Estudiante de doctorado, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Gemma Simón i Mas is a PhD student at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (ICTA-UAB) and a founding member of City Lab Barcelona. Her research is on urban cycling among children and youth and in particular their perceptions and experiences. As an urban cycling activist, she has led workshops and training events on cycling issues, and taken a leadership role as president for ConBici, a national cycling group in Spain. She has worked as a cycling instructor with the method 1Bici+ developed by Factoría de Ciclistas and has worked at the cycling cooperative Biciclot (2018-2021). She has also worked with the Urban Ecology Agency of the City of Barcelona on the implementation of the Superblocks (Superilles) program. Her undergraduate degree is in Environmental Science from the University of Valencia and she holds a Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies on Environmental, Economic, and Social Sustainability from ICTA-UAB.
PhD Candidate in Curriculum Studies, University of British Columbia Gabrielle is a PhD candidate and SSHRC doctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy Studies. Her research interests revolve around whole school approaches to school food education, food literacy and food citizenship. Gabrielle has a background in agriculture and food security holding a B.Sc. in Agriculture from the University of Saskatchewan and a M.A. in Human Development and Food Security from Roma Tre University in Italy. Gabrielle has a background working in the non-profit sector through her work as a Program Coordinator with Agriculture in the Classroom – Saskatchewan and as a Volunteer Coordinator with Allan Brooks Nature Centre. She is also involved in food security advocacy work and has been volunteering with the Canadian Food Grains Bank since 2016. Gabrielle is passionate about about food and environmental education and empowering the next generation to be actors of change in their communities.
Professor of Medicine, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences Professor McElvaney has a strong track record in translational research and has published widely in the areas of cystic fibrosis (CF), alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD), infection, immunity, and lung inflammation. Under his directorship the Respiratory Research Division has attracted national and international funding, including grants from the Health Research Board, Science Foundation Ireland, The Higher Education Authority, The CF Association of Ireland, and the US Alpha-1 Foundation. His unit has a well-established track record in research into CF and AATD and their work on lung defenses has led to interactions with pharmaceutical companies interested in translational research. For example in 1999 Beaumont Hospital was the first site worldwide for intravenous administration of transgenic alpha 1-antitrypsin to individuals with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. 2004 saw the first Phase 1 study in Beaumont Hospital of Lomucin, a medication developed to block abnormal mucin production from bronchial epithelium. This work arose directly from research carried out in the Respiratory Research Division. In 2001 Professor McElvaney founded the Alpha One Foundation of Ireland. Subsequently he received funding from the Department of Health and Children to establish the first targeted detection programme for alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency in Europe. This genetic condition is associated with risk for lung, liver and skin problems, and Professor McElvaney has been carrying out research into AATD for over 20 years.
Lecturer, History, University of Bristol Gonzalo Velasco is an historian of global medieval and early modern history with a particular focus on political, religious, social and racial processes across the Spanish Empire. He is especially interested in understanding how the legislation devised and enacted by the king’s government was received and applied both in Spain and in colonial settings and what this meant for the everyday lived experience of Spanish subjects across the Empire. He also researches early modern Catholicism, identity and early modern Anglo-Iberian relations. Gonzalo is the author of "Habsburg England: Politics and Religion in the Reign of Philip I (1554-1558)" (Brill, 2023).
Postdoctoral Fellow, Shaping AI, Institut national de la recherche Scientifique (INRS) I am a political anthropologist interested in science and technology studies. During my PhD, I examined the techno-politics of the right to food in India. My research received two accolades: York University's best dissertation award (2019) and a place on the shortlist of the International Convention of Asian Scholars's Best Dissertation Award (2018-21). Since then, my research interests turned towards the social construction of AI. First, I completed a first postdoctoral fellowship (Centre interdisciplinaire de recherche sur la science et la technologie; 2018-2020). In collaboration with a transnational humanitarian organization, my ethnographic research focused on digital humanitarianism and the introduction of AI in humanitarian workflows. Then, I pursed my academic journey on a multinational and multidisciplinary project called Shaping 21st Century AI, at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS; 2020-23). Specifically, my research looks at the social construction of Ai in Canadian legacy media between 2012 and 2021. On April 17 2023, after two years of qualitative and quantiative research, we are launching the first report of the project called Training the News: Coverage of Canada's Hype Cycle (2012-2021). My work has been published in PoLAR, Engaging STS, Réseaux, and Le Devoir. I also have published an edited book called Attentes et promesses technoscientifiques (PUM, 2022).
Associate Research Scientist, Maurice & Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University Graham Wright is an associate research scientist at the Steinhardt Social Research Institute and the Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies. He received his PhD and MPP from the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. Graham has published articles on American political attitudes and political theory in the journals Political Behavior and The Journal of Public Deliberation, articles on survey methodology in the journals Survey Practice and The Journal of the International Association for Official Statistics, and has co-authored a number of articles related to Israel attitudes and Jewish life in Contemporary Jewry, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, and The Jewish Journal of Sociology. His work at CMJS primarily focuses on the ongoing evaluation of Birthright Israel and studies of US undergraduates. He teaches classes in quantitative design and analysis, survey research methods, and multilevel modeling at the Heller school. His other research interests include American public opinion and ideology, social science research methods, and epistemology.
