Mykola Zerov Fellow in Ukrainian Studies, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, The University of Melbourne Iryna Skubii is the inaugural Mykola Zerov Fellow in Ukrainian Studies at the University of Melbourne. She obtained her PhD in History at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario and a Candidate of Science Degree in History at V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University (Ukraine). Previously, Iryna taught in Ukraine and Canada and held visiting research positions in Germany, Poland, Austria, and Canada. Her research projects dealt with the history of consumption, materialities, and human-environmental relationships during the Soviet famines in Ukraine and Soviet social and economic history more broadly. Her first monograph was titled “Trade in Kharkiv in the Years of NEP: economy and everyday life” (Torhivlia v Kharkovi v roky NEPu (1921–1929): ekonomika ta povsiakdennist’) (Kharkiv: Rarytety Ukrainy, 2017). She is also currently working on two monographs, one based on her recent thesis, “Survival Under Extremes: Human, Environmental, and Material Relationships Amidst the Soviet Famines in Ukraine,” and another one focused on her research on consumption and material culture in early Soviet Ukraine. Her new research will explore the economic, environmental, and cultural history of sunflowers in Ukraine.
Associate Professor at the Business Administration Department (A.D.O)., Universidad Rey Juan Carlos I received a PhD in Economics and Business Cum Laude from the University of Granada (with Special Mention for the International Doctorate). I also earned my University Master's in Economics and Business Administration, Bachelor's of Science in Labor Studies, Diploma in Tourism, and CAP (Certificate of Pedagogical Aptitude) from the University of Granada. My research and publications focus on human resources management and leadership in the hotel industry. I worked for two years as a visiting professor and researcher in the Department of Tourism of the University of Guadalajara (Mexico), where I also participated in various research projects with the Mexican Secretary of Tourism. I hold a specialist's certificate in Hotel Leadership and Management from the University Alfonso X El Sabio (Madrid). For 9 years, I held middle management positions in the hotel chains AC Hotels and Marriott International.
Digital Solutions Architect, RMIT University Dr Ian Peake is a digital solutions architect in RMIT University's STEM Centre for Digital Innovation. Ian is passionate about showcasing next-generation technologies for teaching such as motion simulation, virtual and mixed reality, robotics, visualization and cloud services. After receiving his PhD in Software Engineering in 2003 at the University of Queensland, Ian was a research fellow at Monash University then RMIT where he created the Virtual Experiences Laboratory (youtube.com/@vxlabrmit) and now leads project teams of Computing students developing demonstrators.
Senior Lecturer in Psychology , Lund University My primary academic focus is to understand the cognitive and neural processes underlying episodic memory. Episodic memory enables mental time travel, allowing us to relive specific, personally experienced events tied in time and place. With this purpose, I use behavioral and cognitive testing in combination with advanced analysis methods (e.g., multivariate pattern analysis – MVPA) applied to high-temporal resolution brain data (Electroencephalography – EEG). This approach allows the investigation of memory reactivation as it unfolds in time as well as its consequences for current and future thinking and behaviour.
PhD Candidate, Marine Ecology, The University of Edinburgh For my PhD I am investigating the biodiversity of seagrass meadows in Scotland, looking across trophic levels and bridging marine and terrestrial realms. I am interested in novel approaches to monitoring biodiversity, including using semi-aquatic predators such as birds and otters as indicator species, and trialling acoustics to monitor fish and crab activity. I have previously worked on nature-based solutions at the University of Oxford, and hold a bachelors degree in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge.
