Postdoctoral Researcher, Psychology, University of Florida Dr. Didem Pehlivanoglu’s research interests involve investigating the role of emotionally and motivationally relevant information on cognition at basic and applied contexts, with a special focus on understanding the contributions of individual differences to cognition-emotion interactions. Her training background is on experimental aging research with focus on examination of cognitive and affective processes across adulthood by employing behavioral (self-report, behavior-based tasks), physiological (eye-tracking), and neuroimaging (EEG/ERP) techniques. Her current research in the Ebner lab focuses on identifying the cognitive, socioemotional, and neurobiological profiles of deception risk susceptibility in aging.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Dan is a professor of mechanical engineering and the co-director of experimental design research in the SUTD-MIT International Design Center, and the faculty advisor for suitability research at the MIT-based Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation (CITE). He is actively involved in design of engineering devices for the developing world, and has worked intensively with colleagues, administrators, and the Singapore Ministry of Education to establish a major new research center for engineering design. Dan holds a PhD in mechanical engineering from MIT, an MS in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado, and a BS in aeronautical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology, University of California, Davis David C. Campbell's research Interests include: • How public policy and community development processes interact at the local level, focusing on governance, civic engagement, and citizenship; • Community food systems; • Collaboration in local youth, social service and workforce development networks; • Evaluation of collaborative community initiatives; • Faith-based community organizing and initiatives. He is the author of "Democracy’s Hidden Heroes: Fitting Policy to People and Place" (Temple Press, 2024). This book tells the story of the local public managers and nonprofit directors who work where bureaucratic hierarchies and community networks meet and often collide. These hidden heroes struggle to align universal rules and compliance demands with the unique circumstances facing their organizations and communities.
Manager, First Nations Health Office, Queensland Health, Indigenous Knowledge Debra Pauza is a proud Kalkadoon woman who was born and raised in Mount Isa, North West Queensland. With over 25 years of experience working in Queensland Government and a background in Project Management, she has built and managed positive working relationships across all levels of government, industry, and non-government organisations to achieve policy outcomes and deliver targeted commitments. She is committed to driving health equity reform to improve the health of First Nations peoples by adopting a social justice and rights-base methodology.
Cardiologist; PhD candidate, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Danielle is a practising cardiologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, Australia, where she sub-specialises in advanced cardiac imaging. Her PhD thesis investigates how care and clinical outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients with cardiac disease can be improved by a novel hospital-based model of care.
