Assistant Professor, School of Education, Durham University Dr. Daniel is deeply committed to advancing research in the field of education, with a particular focus on teacher professional development, inclusive education, and the development and testing of reading programs for pupils, including those at-risk of learning difficulties such as dyslexia. With a wealth of expertise, Dr. Daniel has been part of research projects aimed at enhancing reading comprehension skills, inference making abilities, addressing factors such as anxiety management that impact student outcomes, and measuring longitudinal academic outcomes for students with special educational needs. Dr. Daniel holds a Ph.D. in Special Education and an M.Ed. in Educational Psychology, both awarded from The University of Texas at Austin. He also has an M.Ed. in Special Education from Vanderbilt University.
Lecturer in Economics and Politics, Leeds Beckett University Josh Moos has been a Lecturer in the Business School for 6 years. He is currently the Module Lead for 'Introduction to Political Economy' and 'Government in the UK'. Josh read Sociology at the University of Sussex between 2005-8 and continued at the University of Sussex to read International Relations for his Masters. Before joining Leeds Beckett, Josh worked in under-16 education in inner-London and subsequently as a youth worker. In 2015, Josh moved to Leeds to undertake a Post-Graduate Diploma in Youth and Community Work at Leeds Beckett. At the same time, Josh started working part-time in the Leeds Business School. Having completed his PGDip, Josh continued to work at Leeds Beckett while also working in money advice services. In 2019, Josh was made a permanent Lecturer in the Business School.
Postdoctoral fellow, Kinesiology & Health Studies, University of Regina I am a Postdoctoral fellow at the University of Regina with interests in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular physiology in relation to respiratory disease and mild traumatic brain injuries. I am also interested in the endocannabinoid system and it's implications to human health.
Director emerita, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology At the end of 2022, Prof. Janet Hering retired as Director of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology (Eawag) and Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETHZ) and Lausanne (EPFL). Prior to moving to Switzerland in 2007, Prof. Hering was a faculty member at Caltech and UCLA. She is a former Associate Editor of Environmental Science & Technology and former member of the Board of Reviewing Editors for Science. She is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and Academia Europaea. Over her career, Prof. Hering’s research interests have included the biogeochemical cycling of trace elements in natural waters, treatment technologies for the removal of inorganic contaminants from drinking water, and knowledge exchange at the interface of science with policy and practice. She has also been very engaged in promoting diversity in academia, particularly in supporting women in academic leadership. She received a Distinguished Women in Chemistry or Chemical Engineering Award from the IUPAC in 2015. Prof. Hering was the founding Vice Chair of the ETH Women Professors Forum, serving as Vice Chair from 2012 – 2016 and Chair from 2016 – 2020.
Senior lecturer, Bournemouth University José M. Blázquez is a practitioner and Senior Lecturer in media production. Previously, he held two postdoctoral research positions at the Faculty of Media and Communications at Bournemouth University. His work has been published in academic journals, newspapers and other publishing venues as well as screened and exhibited internationally. His second monograph, ‘Participatory Worlds: The Limits of Audience Participation’, was published by Routledge in October 2023. Additionally, José has been teaching and supervising students at Bournemouth University (2019- ), University of Nottingham (2016-2019) and the University of Valladolid (2010-2011) and held research-oriented roles at the University of Granada (2010-2012) and the University of Nottingham (2014-2019). José’s main research interests revolve around the study of audience/citizens participation and the intersection with new technologies and digital media, covering topics such as creative industries and practices (publishing, film, comic, videogame and photography), transmedia and interactive storytelling, game studies and immersive media. He has also been involved in research projects examining the representation of immigration in news, film and literature and the impact of transmedia narratives in creative industries. José worked with Professor Anna Feigenbaum and other colleagues in the AHRC-funded project ‘Comics in the time of COVID-19: How public health messages are communicated through web-based Comics’. He also led the ACE-funded project 'Press Start', in which he examined three transformative gaming practices (machinima, in-game photography and gamics) and the possibilities they offer to learn digital literacy skills. Additionally, José worked on the project 'Digital Narratives of the Amazon' with other BU and international colleagues of the University of Las Americas in Quito, Ecuador. This project, which also involved a Summer School, led to multiple media outputs co-created with students with the aim of helping native communities in the Amazon to preserve and share their culture, language, folklore and history.
Chair, Anishinaabeg Knowledge and Assistant Professor at Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies, Trent University Jack Hoggarth is a ceremonial leader, a member of the Midewiwin, and an academic. He currently holds the position of Chair of Anishinaabeg Knowledge and Assistant Professor within the Chanie Wenjack School for Indigenous Studies at Trent University. Jack's communities are Curve Lake First Nation, Kawartha Nishnawbe First Nation, Teetlit Zheh (Fort McPherson, NT), and Old Crow First Nation (YT). He is of Anishinaabeg and Gwich'in (Dinjii Zhuh) descent, in which he holds his membership with the Tetlit Gwich'in Band in Fort McPherson, Northwest Territories. Jack is currently the spokesperson of the Marten Clan for Kawartha Nishnawbe First Nation.
