Contributors

D'amy Steward

Master's Student in Biology, University of Guam

Master's Student in Biology, University of Guam Steward is a master’s student at the UOG Marine Laboratory. Her research focuses on coral reef restoration through sexual propagation of corals and novel settlement substrate for coral larvae. Her project aims to understand how ecological processes and resilience influence coral restoration with sexually propagated corals.

David Kaufer

Professor Emeritus of English, Carnegie Mellon University

Professor Emeritus of English, Carnegie Mellon University David Kaufer has published five books, four textbooks, and over 100 refereed articles on text analysis, rhetorical analysis, writing theory, and writing and technology. His research focuses on digital approaches to text analysis and collaboration. He has built large-scale digital dictionaries (the DocuScope default Libraries) to analyze and assess writing that have been used by ETS, RAND, The Folger Library, and the Stanford Literary Lab. Researchers from the English department and the Computer Visualization Lab of the University of Wisconsin received a Mellon grant specifically to make it possible for textual researchers worldwide to run his dictionaries in their various research projects.With Ananda Gunawardena of the Princeton Computer Science department, Kaufer also co-invented Classroom Salon, a web-based application used to support textual annotation and collaboration in the humanities and STEM fields. That project currently has a user-base of 20,000 and has been supported by the Heinz Endowment, NSF, the Gates Foundation and Google. In addition to being a descriptive expert in the rhetorical patterns of English writing, Kaufer is an expert in the normative principles underlying effective written communication and has written three textbooks on the subject.

Deborah Husbands

Reader, Social Sciences, University of Westminster

Reader, Social Sciences, University of Westminster Dr Deborah Husbands is a sociocultural psychologist focusing on race and ethnicity. She engages with critical race theoretical frameworks such as intersectionality and uses qualitative research methods to explore the experiences of marginalised and minoritised groups. Deborah is a co-investigator on several research projects that include motivations for sharing political disinformation on social media, museum experiences and broadening participation through co-created inclusive digital museum audio, utilisation of a chatbot for advice on sexual health in minoritised ethnic populations, and boosting COVID-19 vaccination intentions through exposure to cultural facemasks in public health messages. Deborah’s current research investigates the role the impostor phenomenon might play in maintaining the awarding gap in racially-minoritised students in higher education. She works collaboratively with other universities to address issues contributing to an awarding gap. Additional research interests include the benefits of reverse-mentoring for improving outcomes for racially-minoritised students, decolonising the curriculum and exploring students’ sense of belonging. Deborah is a Chartered Psychologist, holds a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Deborah is also a Co-Chair for the EDI Committee, Outreach Coordinator for the School of Social Sciences, Co-Chair of the BME Network, and Lead for the Black History Year programme, all at the University of Westminster.

Dorit Donoviel

Executive Director/Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Executive Director/Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine As Executive Director for the Translational Research Institute for Space Health (TRISH), Dorit Donoviel, Ph.D., leads a $0.25B NASA-funded innovation R&D program that finds, funds, and facilitates disruptive human health and performance solutions for astronauts traveling in deep space. In her previous role as deputy chief scientist of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI), Dr. Donoviel led both domestic and international research programs that bridged academic, industry, and government resources to deliver fast and cost-effective tangible results. Dr. Donoviel is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology and the Center for Space Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) where she lectures and mentors graduate and medical students. She was recently named a BCM Woman of Excellence, was a long-time Faculty Senator, and was named a Health Policy Scholar for the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at BCM. Dr. Donoviel received several awards from the NASA Human Research Program and is the recipient of the NSBRI Pioneer Award. Dr. Donoviel continues to author science thought leadership articles in academic journals as well as in the popular press.

David Sturrock

Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies David joined the IFS in 2016, working in the Pensions and Public Finance sector. His current research examines household wealth, the intergenerational transmission of inequailty, and the impact of longer working lives on health. Previously, David was an economist at HM Treasury, working on fiscal policy, analysis of Scottish independence, and strategy for the 2015 Spending Review.

Diogenis Baboukardos

Associate professor in accounting, management control and economics, Audencia

Associate professor in accounting, management control and economics, Audencia My research interests lie in the broad field of corporate reporting with a particular focus on issues related to sustainability and climate change reporting. My research has been published in various academic journals (such as Journal of Accounting & Public Policy, British Accounting Review, Regional Studies and Accounting Forum) and it has been funded by professional bodies and regulators (such as the UK Financial Reporting Council, the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland).