Senior Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London Daniel joined Queen Mary University of London as a lecturer in 2019. His research focuses on British politics, with a particular emphasis on the UK parliament and constitution. Prior to taking up this position he has held a number of research roles. Between 2011 and 2015, and again in 2019, he worked at the Constitution Unit at University College London. His research there included a major investigation of the UK parliament’s policy impact on government legislation, resulting in his co-authored monograph Legislation at Westminster (OUP, 2017), and parliament’s role on Brexit. Between 2015 and 2016 he worked at the Mile End Institute at Queen Mary, researching the introduction of ‘English Votes for English Laws’ in the House of Commons. He also completed his PhD at Queen Mary, on the topic of Christian pressure groups in UK policymaking.
Assistant Professor of Kinesiology, McDaniel College I study social, cultural, and historical elements of sport and physical activity in the United States, with particular interest in the workings of power, gender, ideologies, and hidden histories.
Postdoctoral Fellow in Philosophy of Science, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis I hold a PhD in philosophy with a specialization in the cognitive sciences and AI. My dissertation topic was on the nature of physical computation-- a topic that is found at the intersection of philosophy, computer science, AI, and the psychological and brain sciences. I have published several papers in philosophy of science (specifically on topics in neuroscience and cognitive science) as well as on the nature of technology.
Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University David Rentz received his PhD in Entomology from the University of California, Berkeley and worked in Philadelphia and San Francisco before moving to Australia. From 1976 to 2001 he was Curator of Orthopteroid Insects in the Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra (CSIRO). His research specialty, the katydids (family Tettigoniidae) has resulted in numerous papers and three volumes of a Monograph of Australian Tettigoniidae. Now retired, he lives in Kuranda, Queensland and continues his studies and contributes to a blog: http://www.bunyipco.blogspot.com.au/ that documents the natural history of the rainforest in which he lives. He is past president of the Friends of the Cairns Botanic Gardens. He is an Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, School of Marine & Tropical Biology, James Cook University where he advises students and participates in University life.
Professor of History of Art and Film, University of Leicester Formerly a Fellow of Balliol and Corpus Christi, Oxford, since 2004 I have taught at the University of Leicester, but I spent the years 1991 to 1997 working for Christie's and was Editor of Apollo magazine from 1997 to 2004. Among my most recent books are The Italian Renaissance Altarpiece: Between Icon and Narrative (2021) and Albrecht Dürer: Art and Autobiography (2023). I have also organised or co-organised numerous exhibitions and written their catalogues, including Bronze (2012) at the Royal Academy and - with Tom Henry - Raphael (2022) at the National Gallery, and served as a Trustee of the National Gallery, Tate, and Sir John Soane's Museum. In 2017-18, I was the Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Oxford.
Associate Dean Māori Advancement | Professor Māori Health, Auckland University of Technology Denise is an Associate Dean Māori Advancement and Professor of Māori Health at Auckland University of Technology. Denise advocates and undertakes research focused on improving health and social outcomes for whānau (extended family networks) Māori (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand), especially those affected by violence and trauma, and improving health and social service engagement, cultural responsiveness, and workforce development. Denise is a member of Te Pūkotahitanga (the Tangata Whenua Ministerial Advisory Group for Family Violence and Sexual Violence Prevention). Denise has been a member of the Family Violence Death Review Committee, the Chair of the Family Violence Prevention Investment Advisory Board, the Deputy Chair of the Family Violence Prevention Expert Advisory Group, and a member of the Health Quality & Safety Commission's Te Rōpū Māori (Māori Advisory Group). Denise is a Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi, American Academy of Nurses, and College of Nurses Aotearoa (New Zealand).
