Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology of Infectious Diseases, University of Kansas My name is Daniel Romero-Alvarez. I am originally from Ecuador and I am in my final year of the PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Kansas. I have a degree as a doctor in medicine but I changed subjects to explore how ecological determinantes might be driving outbreaks and epidemics. I publish academic papers on this subject on different disease systems including anthrax, malaria, and currently leprosy. My work can be reviewed in my personal website: www.romerostories.com
Professor of Chemistry, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences The central theme of my research lies in the advancement of new strategies for the synthesis and functional assessment of structurally complex molecules. Specific goals include the development of NIR fluorophores for fluorescence guided surgery, new light activated anti-cancer agents, and the generation of chemical tools to assist in gaining a molecular level insight into biological processes. My research has its foundations in organic chemistry and chemical biology with strong collaborative links with medical imaging.
Marie-Skłodowska Curie Fellow in Anthropology, Ca' Foscari University of Venice During the last century, the indigenous South American Lowlands have been colonized by steamboats, railways, trucks, chainsaws, fire-weapons and electric generators introduced by missionaries, extractive industries, armies, development projects, and NGOs. However, anthropological and historical research has largely neglected this mechanical colonisation of indigenous life; in particular, there are almost no studies that analyse the current tide of motorcycles that during the last few decades altered dramatically the interethnic landscape, and its social, economic and environmental repercussions which are significantly reshaping current indigenous reality. The goal of my research project is to analyze the effects of motorcycle dissemination among the indigenous peoples of Bolivian Amazonia, and to achieve practical impact regarding public policies on road safety and prevention of accidents in marginal contexts.
PhD Candidate, Department of History, University of Warwick I am currently a PhD candidate in the Department of History at the University of Warwick supervised by Professor Beat Kümin. My PhD is titled "Sustaining body and soul: the early modern English and their water, 1550 - 1750". It focuses on the cultural understandings of water and the relationship that early modern people had with it. Through this it hopes to explore aspects of how early modern people understood themselves, the world around them, and their place in it. My broader research interest include water, drinking history, and religious history, particularly the history of popular beliefs.
Associate Professor of Business, University of Tennessee Don Maier is an associate professor of practice in supply chain management. His professional career included roles in the logistics and supply chain management teams at FedEx, Office Depot, Penske Logistics, Monsanto and Merisant (a division of Monsanto). He was instrumental in the strategic design and leadership of the international logistics operation for North and Central America and managed the design and development of the total productive manufacturing quality culture at Merisant, focusing on the principles of 5S and Lean. During this time, Maier earned a doctorate in organization development and a master’s in organizational behavior from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois, and taught a variety of management-related courses. At this time, he decided his long-term goal was to teach and help students develop and earn a professional career. Maier started his full-time academic career as an assistant professor at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois, where he earned tenure, the Excellence in Teaching Award and the Alumni Board Presidential Award. He also was a member of the Will County Health Department’s Emergency Response Team, where he designed and managed the distribution of pharmaceuticals during the 2009 H1N1 influenza outbreak. He served on Will County Center for Economic Development’s logistics advisory board, helping transform Joliet into the inland empire of the Midwest. He held the rank of professor at two universities and for the past nine years and served as dean for the Maine Maritime and Cal Maritime Academies. As the founding dean for the School of Maritime Transportation, Logistics, & Management at California State University – Maritime Academy, he oversaw programs in marine transportation, international logistics and naval science (Strategic Sealift Midshipmen Program).
Assistant Professor of English Education, Kennesaw State University Dr. Dominique McDaniel (she/her/hers) is an assistant professor of English Education in the Department of English at Kennesaw State University’s College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Studies with a concentration in Teacher Education, and cognates in Literacy and English Education from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2022 and is a former middle grades English/Language arts teacher in North Carolina. Dominique taught for ten years, most recently in middle grades language arts, and holds licensure certifications in Elementary Education, Middle Grades Language Arts, High School English, and Reading. Dominique’s research interests span a number of phenomena, including Black and Latinx teen experiences in educational settings, BIPOC teens’ digital literacy practices, social media literacies and teen activism, and supporting BIPOC teacher candidates. Her dissertation, #OnlineLiteraciesMatter: A multi-case study approach of Black and Brown youths' literacy practices in social media spaces recently won the NCTE College Composition and Communication (CCC) 2023 James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award. Dominique’s newest research, Project Culture, seeks to provide support to BIPOC teacher candidates and prepare English Education preservice teachers to better teach culturally diverse students, fostering classrooms that are more just, affirming, and humanizing. Her recent scholarship can be found in Literacy Research and Instruction, Multicultural Perspectives, Journal of Language and Literacy Education, and has a forthcoming invited piece in Harvard Educational Review. Research interests and background: * Culturally digitized and culturally active pedagogies * Black and Latinx teen experiences in educational settings * Digital literacy practices of BIPOC teens * Activism, Allyship, and Action-oriented literacy practices of BIPOC teens * Social media literacies and teen activism * Supporting BIPOC teacher candidates
