Contributors

Ilias Trispiotis

Professor of Human Rights Law, University of Leeds

Professor of Human Rights Law, University of Leeds Dr Ilias Trispiotis is Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Leeds. He has published widely in the areas of international human rights law and discrimination law.

Isaac Elking

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Houston-Downtown

Associate Professor of Supply Chain Management, University of Houston-Downtown Isaac Elking is an associate professor of supply chain management at the University of Houston – Downtown’s Marilyn Davies College of Business. Prior to receiving his doctorate in Supply Chain Management from the University of Maryland, he worked in Contracting & Procurement for Shell Oil Company. His research interests include buyer-supplier relationships, innovation, and sustainability in supply chain management. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Supply Chain Management, the Journal of Business Logistics, the International Journal of Logistics Management, and Transportation Journal.

Ishara Casellas Connors

Assistant Professor, Public Service and Administration, Texas A&M University

Assistant Professor, Public Service and Administration, Texas A&M University Dr. Ishara Casellas Connors joined the Bush School’s Department of Public Service and Administration in 2021. Dr.Casellas Connors has an extensive background in higher education administration and in diversity and equity policy, having previously served as Associate Director for the Institute for Democracy and Higher Education at Tufts University and as Assistant Dean for Diversity at Texas A&M University’s College of Geosciences. Casellas Connors holds a PhD from Boston College in Higher Education, an MA from Columbia University in Higher and Postsecondary Education, and a BA from Clark University in Business Management. Dr. Casellas Connors’ research examines issues of equity higher education, focused on state and institutional policy related to minority serving institutions. This work addresses the organizational efforts to address diversity and equity within complex policy and organizational landscapes. Finally, Dr. Casellas Connors considers the experiences of displaced learners, such as refugee and asylum students, in U.S. higher education to frame how state and institutional policy create a context for student success.

Ilan Zvi Baron

Professor of International Political Theory, Durham University

Professor of International Political Theory, Durham University Ilan Zvi Baron is a Professor of International Political Theory at Durham University, where he is also Co-Director of the Centre for the Study of Jewish Culture, Society and Politics. He has held visiting posts at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of British Columbia. His most recent books are “How to Save Politics in a Post Truth Era” and “Obligation in Exile: The Jewish Diaspora, Israel and Critique.”

Ignat Kulkov

Postdoctoral researcher, EDHEC Business School

Postdoctoral researcher, EDHEC Business School Analyzing the future landscape with critical insights and creating plausible scenarios. Join me in shaping the future with technology - one research at a time! Advancing the frontier of new technologies, leveraging the power of AI, virtual and augmented reality, digital twins and beyond, to create sustainable value for various industries (health care, drug development, manufacturing, construction, etc.).

İbrahim Özdemir

Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University; Visiting Professor, Clark University

Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University; Visiting Professor, Clark University Dr Ibrahim Özdemir is professor of philosophy at Uskudar University, Istanbul, an environmental philosopher and Senior Advisor to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). He is the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Uskudar University, where he is head of its Forum for Environmental Ethics. He is also visiting assistant professor at the Center for Gender, Race and Area Studies at Clark University. Previously he was director-general at the Department of Foreign Affairs in the Turkish Ministry of Education. He was a lead member of the drafting team for the Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change endorsed by the UN United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), and a lead member of the drafting team behind the Al-Mizan Covenant for Earth documented adopted by the UNEP’s Faith For Earth Initiative.