Contributors

Huchen Liu

Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska Omaha

Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska Omaha Huchen Liu is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska Omaha. His researches American politics, with focuses on interest groups and national political institutions.

Henry Parada

Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Social Work and the Immigration and Settlement (ISS) Graduate Program and Graduate Program Director, Toronto Metropolitan University

Professor, Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Social Work and the Immigration and Settlement (ISS) Graduate Program and Graduate Program Director, Toronto Metropolitan University Dr. Henry Parada Prior to his academic appointment, Dr. Henry Parada spent nine years working as a child protection worker, conducting family counseling, and working as a sexual abuse specialist within Toronto’s social service sector. His academic experience includes working in the Caribbean, Central America, and other parts of Latin America on issues of child protection, human rights, and youth participation. He is a Cross-Appointed Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and has guest lectured in universities in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Honduras. Dr. Parada’s combined research expertise includes the areas of social development, children’s and women’s social welfare, and violence prevention. His ongoing program of research – focused on child protection, family violence, and children’s rights in seven regional areas of concentration – was awarded the SSHRC Partnership Grant for a seven-year, international project titled The Rights for Children and Youth Partnership (RCYP).

Heidi Collins Fantasia

Associate Professor of Nursing, UMass Lowell

Associate Professor of Nursing, UMass Lowell Heidi Collins Fantasia, Ph.D., is an associate professor and department chair in the Solomont School of Nursing, Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. She is a board-certified women’s health nurse practitioner with more than 30 years of experience providing women’s health care in public and private settings. Her research interests include the intersection of violence and reproductive health, including physical and sexual violence and human trafficking. She has numerous publications and presentations related to women’s health issues including sexual risk behaviors, sexually transmitted infections, and intimate partner violence. Dr. Fantasia is a Distinguished Practitioner and Fellow in the National Academies of Practice and a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She previously served on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health from 2019-2021. Fantasia is the editor for the journal "Nursing for Women’s Health" and the lead editor and author for "Protocols for Nurse Practitioners in Gynecologic Settings."

Harry Bennett

Associate Professor (Reader) in History, University of Plymouth

Associate Professor (Reader) in History, University of Plymouth Reader in history – Teacher of Students – All Round Friendly Guy – Keeper of Buster "The History Dog". I've taught history at the University of Plymouth since 1992. It is a great subject, and I'm teaching it at a great university. Author of The War for England’s Shores (United States Naval Institute Press, Annapolis [MD.], 2023). Qualifications BA First Class Hons History Loughborough 1989 PhD Leicester 1993 31 years of teaching experience and a lifetime of research in history. Roles on external bodies Naval and Maritime History is one of my passions (along with "old stuff", stories and places generally) I am one of the trustees of the museum and collections Britannia Royal Naval College.

Huma Saeed

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University Dr. Saeed received her medical degree at King Edward Medical University, Pakistan. She subsequently pursued her post-graduate medical training in the United States, completing her residency in Internal Medicine at University of Chicago (NorthShore), fellowship in Infectious Diseases at Rush University Medical Center and advanced fellowship in Transplant Infectious Diseases at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester. She is ABIM and Royal College board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. Her areas of clinical expertise and research interests include infections in immunocompromised hosts, solid organ and stem cell transplantation and HIV/AIDS. Her research work focuses on evaluating solid organ transplantation outcomes in Patients Living With HIV (PLWH) as well as HIV/Hepatitis B and HIV/Hepatitis C co-infected transplant recipients.

Hayley Gorton

Senior lecturer in Pharmacoepidemiology, Aston University

Senior lecturer in Pharmacoepidemiology, Aston University Dr Gorton’s research is focused on mental health care in pharmacy; and big data epidemiology research. Dr Gorton is an active member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS).