Lecturer and Researcher, Bahir Dar University Endalcachew Bayeh is a lecturer and researcher in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Bahir Dar University. He holds a BEd in civics and ethical education from Bahir Dar University (2010), an MA in international relations from Addis Ababa University (2014), and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) from Ambo University (2016). Currently, he is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at Bahir Dar University. His research interests include geopolitics, hydropolitics, human rights, gender equality, democracy, and peace and security studies. He has published numerous articles in national and international peer-reviewed journals. He can be reached at endbayeh@gmail.com.
Professional Teaching Fellow in Social Work, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau I am a registered social worker and Professional teaching fellow at the University of Auckland. I am also an Honorary Academic at the University of Waikato. My Doctoral research involved looking at how recent advances in child development knowledge (neuroscience, epigenetics and the developmental origins of health and disease - and developmental psychology more broadly) were operationalised in child protection practice and policy in Aotearoa during the 2010s. This research involved consideration for how policy and practice favoured a social investment approach while excluding and marginalising Mātauranga Māori, and blamed parents, especially mothers, for structural oppressions like colonisation, poverty, and misogyny. I am particularly interested in how parents, particularly mothers, are blamed in child protection and parenting discourses more broadly. Recent work includes consideration for how substance using mothers are particularly demonised in child welfare. My research interests and focus areas also include sex, gender, and sexuality. I spent two years with Waikato University as a Research Fellow considering the experiences of people with variations in sex characteristics (intersex) and have published material related to this. I currently teach into the Bachelor of Social Work and Masters of Social Work Professional programs at the University of Auckland and I am a member of the Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work Journal editorial committee.
Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Exeter My PhD and initial postdoctoral research were focused on the analysis of functional genetic variants in psychiatric disorders; although this approach has been relatively successful it has become apparent that there are other factors at play in complex disorders. During my time as a post-doctoral fellow in Toronto, funded by a University of Toronto International Fellowship, I was involved in a ground-breaking study investigating parent-of-origin DNA methylation in mouse brain which was published in Cell (Xie et al. 2012). On returning to London I was able to continue my research into epigenomics and joined Professors Mill’s lab at the Institute of Psychiatry where I spearheaded the first systematic analyses of genome-wide DNA methylation differences in monozygotic twins discordant for psychiatric illnesses. After relocating with Professor Mill to Exeter in 2012 I continued my research into psychiatric epigenetics and was promoted to Lecturer at the University of Exeter Medical School in 2015 and then Senior Lecturer in 2021. My current research focus aims to elucidate regulatory genomic variation associated with disease using novel tools such as epigenomic tools based on the CRISPR-cas9 system to understand the role epigenetics play in brain disorders. Another important aspect of my work involves enabling the profiling of the regulatory landscape of discrete cell populations derived from post-mortem brain samples. This project holds significant potential in providing valuable understanding of both neurodegeneration and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Professor in Southeast Asian Politics, Australian National University I am a specialist in the politics of Indonesia, and president of the Asian Studies Association of Australia.
Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine, University of Sheffield My research focuses on the function of the endometrium, the lining of the womb, in determining pregnancy outcomes. I studied undergraduate Human Biology (Loughborough University, UK) followed by a Masters degree in Assisted Reproduction Technology (University of Nottingham, UK) before obtaining my PhD from the University of Nottingham, UK. I undertook Postdoctoral positions at the University of Southampton, looking at the role of maternal environment on offspring development and long-term health, and then at the University of Warwick, where I investigated the role of the endometrium in recurrent miscarriage. I joined the University of Sheffield in October 2023 as Lecturer in Reproductive Medicine.
Research Scientist, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary Dr. Liz Baker is a Research Scientist at the University of Calgary and the Executive Director at PREVNet. She received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Kent State University and completed her post-doctoral training at the University of Calgary. Her research focuses on preventing dating violence, youth suicide prevention, promoting youth health, dissemination science, and program evaluation. She also works alongside policymakers to inform evidence-based decision making for social issues.
