Contributors

George Hook

Research Associate (in process), Canterbury Museum

Research Associate (in process), Canterbury Museum Dr George Hook is an independent, inter-disciplinary researcher, who lives in Akaroa on Banks Peninsula. His interests span the fields of art history, environmental history, natural history and the history of science. George worked as a science author, editor and publisher for over three decades before undertaking academic research in his retirement.

Gemma Horton

Impact Fellow for Centre for Freedom of the Media, University of Sheffield

Impact Fellow for Centre for Freedom of the Media, University of Sheffield Gemma is the Impact Fellow for the Centre for Freedom of the Media (CFOM) at the School of Journalism, Media and Communication, University of Sheffield. She started the position in September 2022. She is also the Assistant Editor for the European Journal of Communication. From 2019-2022, she was a University Teacher in the Department of Communication and Media at the University of Liverpool where she taught on a range of topics including media freedom and human rights. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). She has also worked as a Research Assistant for CFOM. Her work as a research assistant has involved her working on a number of projects. The first project was commissioned by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) and involved ‘Examining the impact of IPSO on Editorial Standards and Complaints’ Handling for the press regulator in the UK.’ She also worked on the ‘Building an African media network with the African Media Initiative’ project. She gained her PhD from the School of Journalism, Media and Communication at the University of Sheffield in January 2020. Prior to that, she graduated with an MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield in 2017 and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of York in 2015. She also achieved a Grade A in her NCTJ Essential Media Law and Regulation exam and her Court Reporting exam. She has had extensive work experience in national magazines and news outlets, such as Radio Times, Closer, heat and Press Association. It was her experience at these publications that influenced her PhD. Gemma’s PhD research focused on the right to privacy of celebrities and how this is balanced with freedom of expression. It explored how celebrities’ privacy rights are protected in law and ethical codes in the UK, with a particular focus on whether anything has changed since the Leveson Inquiry. She adopted a comparative legal analysis for her research, comparing the laws of the UK to the laws of France and the US, alongside using qualitative methods, such as interviews and document analysis. Since then, her work has been published in Communications Law and the Journal of Media Law.

Gregorius Andika Ariwibowo

Researcher in Research Center of Area Studies, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)

Researcher in Research Center of Area Studies, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN)

Gianmarco Contino

University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham Gianmarco Contino is a clinician scientist actively working in the field translational oncology of gastrointestinal cancers and cancer genomic medicine. He has established his research group at the University of Birmingham after training in molecular and surgical oncology at worldwide leading institutions. With his research team, he is tackling structural variation of cancer genomes to exploit the vulnerabilities of aneuploidy and develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for upper gastrointestinal cancers. He is also pioneering the use of structural variation in germline genomes to identify predisposition to cancers. His clinical practice focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of early cancer, advanced endoscopy and genomic-driven precision oncology. Gianmarco is passionate about all kind of science -in particular, genomics, oncology and physics – and cultivates an interest for philosophy, experimental theatre, jazz and classical music. Gianmarco also works in the field of medical epistemology with a focus on machine learning driven medicine and precision oncology. He is co-leading an AI working group initiative at the Von Hügel Institute, Cambridge University, UK.

Gilbert Ouma

Associate Professor, meteorology department, University of Nairobi

Associate Professor, meteorology department, University of Nairobi Prof Ouma is the coordinator of the Institute for Climate Change & Adaptation (ICCA) and an Associate Professor in the department of meteorology at the University of Nairobi. His specific area of specialization is remote sensing and satellite meteorology. His current interests include the use of earth observation data in improving early warning systems for climate change adaptation; optimizing early warning systems for adoption and use by vulnerable communities; and exploring the role of disaster risk management in the sustainability of food and nutrition security for the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. He has run and participated in several adaptation projects working directly with vulnerable communities using participatory action research and trans-disciplinary approaches. Some of these projects have focused on the efficient use of climate information products through the promotion of co-production and collaboration. He has explored the roles that climate information developers and users play in the successful utilization of the information, and how indigenous knowledge enhances the process of adoption of climate information as an adaptation strategy.

Grant Bollmer

Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, The University of Queensland

Senior Lecturer in Digital Media, The University of Queensland Grant Bollmer is a Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the University of Queensland. He has previously taught at North Carolina State University, the University of Sydney, and Massey University. He is the author or coauthor of five books: 'Inhuman Networks: Social Media and the Archaeology of Connection' (Bloomsbury, 2016), 'Theorizing Digital Cultures' (SAGE, 2018), 'Materialist Media Theory: An Introduction' (Bloomsbury, 2019), 'The Affect Lab: The History and Limits of Measuring Emotion' (Minnesota, 2023) and, with Katherine Guinness, 'The Influencer Factory: A Marxist Theory of Corporate Personhood on YouTube' (Stanford, 2024). Among other awards, Grant has been the recipient of a grant from the US National Endowment for the Humanities, a residency at the Media Archaeology Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder, a fellowship from the e-flux Foundation, and was a contributor to an issue of the magazine esse: Arts + Opinions on “Empathy,” which received an honorable mention for “Best Editorial Package” from the Canadian National Magazine Awards/Les Prix du Magazine Canadien.