Researcher in Marine Governance, Stockholm University Having studied international law and bioinformatics, Erik Zhivkoplias is an interdisciplinary researcher at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. His research focuses on ocean governance and explores how and why marine genetics is important for the functioning of socio-ecological systems. Prior to joining the SRC, Zhivkoplias worked at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, studying the molecular evolution of viruses, and at the Science for Life Laboratory, modeling gene regulatory networks based on motif composition.
Senior lecturer in Disability Studies, Liverpool Hope University Dr Erin Pritchard is a senior lecturer in Disability studies, at the School of Social Sciences at Liverpool Hope University, in the UK. She is also a core member of the Centre for Culture and Disability studies. Her work focuses on the social experiences of people with dwarfism, including how representations of people with dwarfism in the media affect how other members of society perceive and treat them. Erin's work has featured in both academic and non-academic literature, including the Times Higher and the Big Issue. She has also been featured on BBC Radio 4 where she discussed the problem of people photographing people with dwarfism in public spaces.
Lecturer in music, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts Eva was lead singer of The Little Flames, a band that also featured Miles Kane. They toured extensively and supported Arctic Monkeys, The Coral and The Zutons. As a solo artist she’s written and recorded with Guy Chambers and Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant on her album Emerald Green Eyes. Her latest work, Voices of Winter Palace, was recorded with the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. Eva is currently undertaking a practice-led PhD and believes the best way to understand popular music contexts is for students to apply the relevant academic theories to their experiences as practitioners.
PhD Candidate in Media Studies, Western University Effie Sapuridis (she/her) is a Media Studies Ph.D. candidate at Western University and an Adjunct Professor at Adelphi University. Her research focuses on new media platforms, digital storytelling, feminist ethics of care, and data justice. Additionally, she is the Outreach and Communications Editor for Transformative Works and Cultures and the Reviews Editor for the Journal of Fandom Studies.
Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Dr Elianor Gerrard is a Senior Research Consultant working in the Energy Futures team at the Institute for Sustainable Futures. She is a social scientist and development practitioner. Her research focuses on community participation, ownership and social justice in the energy transition. At ISF, Elianor works on projects related to workforce projections, modelling and policy for the clean energy sector. Prior to becoming an energy researcher, Elianor worked in education, communications and community development across Australia and in Spain, Indonesia and Nepal.
Research Fellow in Migration and Climate Change, Aberystwyth University Eli is a migration scholar who studies policies surrounding asylum-seekers and refugees, including border policies and integration policies. Though his initial research focus was on Germany, his research zones have expanded to study global border regimes and refugee rights upon obtaining asylum, with a particular interest in how developed states have securitised their borders. He is currently a Research Fellow with Aberystwyth University's International Politics department.
