Epidemiologist, National Institute for Communicable Diseases Dr. Ismail is a Field Epidemiologist with formal training as a Medical Scientist, Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr. Ismail works at the Centre for Healthcare-Associated Infections, Antimicrobial Resistance and Mycoses at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in Johannesburg, South Africa. Dr. Ismail has accumulated over ten years’ worth of experience in surveillance and outbreak response. Dr Ismail is currently involved in surveillance projects for antimicrobial resistance, one of them being the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance System.
Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, Anglia Ruskin University Harley Jean’s main interests are Coaches’ Decision-Making, Research Methods, Coach Education/Learning and Pedagogy. Her specialist area is in Sports Coaching, and she is driven by the curiosity of researching and balancing her role as a lecturer/researcher across higher education and working with National Governing Bodies. PhD topic: Exploring Coaches’ Cognitively and Socially-Rooted Decisions within a Professional Sports Team Context.
Professor of Seismology and Geohazards, University of Washington Harold Tobin holds the Paros Endowed Chair in Seismology and Geohazards in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences at University of Washington, where he is the Director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network. He is also the designated Washington State Seismologist. His research involves the study of tectonic plate boundaries with a focus on how faults work and the conditions inside them that lead to earthquakes. He focuses particularly on subduction zones, where the planet’s largest earthquakes and tsunamis take place. Tobin’s research has taken place in Japan, Costa Rica, New Zealand, Alaska, and Barbados, as well as onshore and offshore the PAcifc Northwest. He is an international leader in scientific applications of deep drilling to study faults from within.
Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Lancaster University Hayley is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at Lancaster University. Her research focuses on the social and cultural aspects of consumption, with a particular interest in influencer culture and celebrity culture. Her research has looked at the production and consumption of celebrities and celebrity brands, the popularity and appeal of YouTube celebrities, the fan communities that surround social media stars, and consumers' responses to social media endorsements.
Lecturer in speech pathology, University of Technology Sydney Dr Helen L. Blake is a lecturer in speech pathology at University of Technology, Sydney. A certified practicing speech pathologist, she is a member of the working party that developed Speech Pathology Australia’s national position paper and clinical guidelines for Working in a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Society and a member of the International Expert Panel on Multilingual Children’s Speech. Helen’s research focuses on English proficiency, intelligibility, and participation of multilingual speakers in Australia. Helen has previously led the Speech Intelligibility Clinic, University of Newcastle. Helen’s work in Intelligibility Enhancement in multilingual speakers is informed by her previous role as a standardisation officer in Air Traffic Control.
Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Alabama at Birmingham Heith Copes is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his PhD in sociology from the University of Tennessee in 2001. He uses qualitative methods and narrative theory to examine drug use and crime. He has published over 100 refereed journal articles in journals such as British Journal of Criminology, Criminology, European Journal of Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and Social Problems. He has been a visiting scholar and speaker at universities across the United States and Europe, including the University of Queensland, University of South Wales, Aalborg University, University of Oslo, and the Centre for Alcohol and Drug Research at Aarhus University. He has recently been invited to be a visiting scholar at the University of Malmo and at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law. In 2014, he received the Outstanding Educator Award from the Southern Criminal Justice Association. He also received the 2017 Ireland Award for Scholarly Distinction from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the past president of the Southern Criminal Justice Associations. He is currently the Co-Editor of the journal Deviant Behavior.
