Profesor Ayudante Específico, Departamento de Comunicación, Facultad de Humanidades, Comunicación y Documentación (UC3M), Universidad Carlos III Doble Graduado en Periodismo y Comunicación Audiovisual por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid en 2014. Miembro del grupo de investigación TECMERIN (2017-actualidad). Doctor en Investigación en Medios de Comunicación por la misma institución en 2021. Programador en el festival FILMADRID (2017-actualidad) y miembro de la Comisión de Ayudas Selectivas del ICAA (2021-2022).
Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University Gavin joined the School of Life Sciences in 2021. He is a Cancer Biologist, with a broad research experience and interests that cover numerous aspects of cancer including development, invasion/migration, diagnosis, drug resistance and identification of novel drug targets. Gavin completed his research training at Imperial College London, being awarded a Masters of Research in Oncology and Cancer Biology and a joint multidisciplinary PhD in Clinical Medicine and Biomedical Engineering. Whilst at Imperial, he developed a comprehensive knowledge of molecular oncology including cancer cell signalling pathways and diagnostics, as well as organic chemistry skills, including the design and development of novel fluorogenic biosensors. Gavin also completed a postdoctoral research role at the Barts Cancer Institute, London. Research explored stem cell evolution and progression to cancer in disease states that predispose to adenocarcinoma, via histopathological means. Gavin has also previously been employed within the medical devices industry, the NHS, and the medical regulatory industry. Gavin is an author on numerous peer-reviewed journals, and is also a Non-Executive Director for the leukodystrophy charity, Alex TLC.
Senior Professor of Biblical Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal Gerald does research in African biblical interpretation. His current project is 'Revisiting the Bible as a site of struggle', which reflects on the work of the Ujamaa Centre for Community Development and Research, and which builds on aspects of his recent book, The Stolen Bible: From Tool of Imperialism to African Icon (2016).
Professor of Psychology, University of Bath My academic work began with undergraduate studies at York University and then postgraduate studies at the University of Western Ontario. At Western, my PhD research tested social psychological implications of the idea that people treat their human values (e.g., helpfulness, equality) as truisms and never interrogate the values directly. Since then, I have examined diverse topics in social psychology. This work has included a number of projects on values, prejudice, family relationships, and attitudes toward children, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and the Templeton Foundation. In addition to publishing this work in academic articles and book chapters, I have also attempted to summarise the broader literatures on values and attitudes by completing a book on values, "The Psychology of Values," and co-writing three editions of a textbook on attitudes, "The Psychology of Attitudes and Attitude Change" (with Geoff Haddock, Cardiff University, and Bas Verplanken, University of Bath). My research team has been undertaking several research projects in the past few years. I am particularly excited about research looking at complexities in the mental representations of values, effects of highlighting substantial value similarities between people on their intellectual humility in debate, and effects of adult mental representations of children on adult prosocial behavior. I am currently Head of Department in Psychology at the University of Bath.
Professor of Political Science and Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, College of Charleston Gibbs Knotts is currently Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the College of Charleston. He joined the Department of Political Science as Department Chair in 2012 and served in this role from 2012-2019. Knotts teaches undergraduate courses in American politics and graduate courses in the public administration program. He has published works on political participation, southern politics, public administration, and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Articles have appeared in a variety of outlets including the Journal of Politics, Public Administration Review, Political Research Quarterly, the American Review of Public Administration, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, PS: Political Science and Politics, Social Science Quarterly, Southern Cultures, Southeastern Geographer, and Social Forces. Knotts also co-edited The New Politics of North Carolina (University of North Carolina Press, 2008), and co-authored The Resilience of Southern Identity: Why the South Still Matters in the Minds of Its People (University of North Carolina Press, 2017). His most recent book, First in the South: Why South Carolina’s Presidential Primary Matters (University of South Carolina Press, 2020), was co-authored with Dr. Jordan Ragusa. Knotts received the College of Charleston’s Distinguished Research Award in 2017. Prior to arriving at the College of Charleston Knotts worked at Western Carolina University where he served in a variety of administrative roles including MPA Director, Graduate School and Research Associate Dean, Political Science and Public Affairs Department Head, and College of Arts and Sciences Interim Dean. While at WCU, he also received the 2004 Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, the 2010 Board of Governor’s Teaching Award, and the 2010 University Scholar Award.
