PhD Candidate, Secrecy, Propaganda and Intelligence Gathering, Aberystwyth University PhD thesis title: ‘Secrecy, Propaganda, and Intelligence Gathering: The World of James Johnston and the Glorious Revolution (1687-97).' (Formerly - Gossip, Print and Espionage: The Glorious Revolution in the British Atlantic World) The story of the 1688 Glorious Revolution is an ancient one. Nevertheless, the role of Scottish intelligencers in service of the House of Orange throughout the revolution have been largely overlooked. This project aims to conduct an original investigation into intelligence gathering during the era of the Glorious Revolution. Indeed, it sets out to interrogate how influential intelligence gatherers were during the late seventeenth century through the lens of one extraordinary intelligence operative, James Johnston (1655-1737). In examining the role of Johnston during the revolution, I hope to reveal more about the mechanics of clandestine networks; the sorts of intelligence that contributed to political propaganda; and the conspirators who closely assisted Johnston in his service to William of Orange.
Professor of Rhetoric and Professional Communication, Iowa State University I study communication and learning in pedagogical and workplace interactions. I’ve published four books about writing centers: three about writing center interactions (Talk about Writing, with Isabelle Thompson; The Aboutness of Writing Center Talk; and Writing Center Talk over Time) and one edited collection (Theories and Methods of Writing Center Studies, with Rebecca Day Babcock). Writing Center Talk over Time won the 2019 award for best monograph from the International Writing Centers Association. Theories and Methods won the 2021 award for best edited collection from the Writing across the Curriculum Association. I’ve also written and cowritten numerous articles. My book, Welding Technical Communication: Teaching and Learning Embodied Knowledge was published by SUNY Press in May 2022. I’ve been working part-time as a welder/fabricator at Howe’s Welding and Metal Fabrication in Ames, Iowa, since spring 2022. In spring 2024, I wrote a book about my experiences learning in a fabrication shop, and I'm revising the book now. Learning Skilled Trades in the Workplace, under contract with Springer, will be available open access in 2025.
Research Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh My current research is focused on tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, especially on developing new biomaterials and new drugs to enhance wounded tissue (bone, cartilage and tendon) healing. I understand that successful development of a tissue engineered product requires the integration of new knowledge across diverse fields, such as material science, biochemistry, cellular and molecular biology, pharmaceutical chemistry, and polymer chemistry. I have been fully trained by these multiple fields and have more than 30 years of professional experiences in developing new biomaterials and new drugs for wound healing and tissue regeneration and repair. I have established a proven track record of successfully completing productive research projects with more than 100 published scientific papers, and more than 30 patents. One of my patents (US7264823) has been licensed and the patent products have been approved by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use. Due to my outstanding contribution in research, I was awarded “Pitt Innovator Award” by the University of Pittsburgh for three times, and one of my research papers is warded as an outstanding research paper by American Foot & Ankle Society in 2020.
PhD Candidate, Centre for Ecosystem Science & Water Research Laboratory, UNSW Sydney Jan Kreibich is passionate about turning scientific insights into real-world solutions for conserving and restoring our planet's invaluable ecosystems and the incredible species that call them home. He has an interdisciplinary academic background, having studied geoscience, forestry, agriculture, and water engineering at leading universities in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Portugal, Svalbard, Switzerland, and the United States. Jan has conducted ecosystem science research at renowned institutions such as the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, and the University of California at Berkeley. He also worked as a data analyst for the European Commission's LIFE Environment Programme. Currently, Jan is completing his PhD at UNSW Sydney, where he focuses on large-scale freshwater ecosystem restoration.
Research Professor, Political Economy Research Institute, UMass Amherst I am a labor economist. I specialize in the topics of the U.S. low-wage labor market and the political economy of racism. I received my Economics Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. I am a co-author of, A Measure of Fairness: The Economics of Living Wages and Minimum Wages in the United States (2008). I also co-edited Capitalism on Trial: Explorations in the Tradition of Thomas E. Weisskopf (2013). My journal articles and research reports cover a wide range of topics, including the economics of minimum wage and living wage laws; overtime pay for agricultural workers; the effectiveness of affirmative action policies; trends in racial earnings inequality, the role of the Earned Income Tax Credit on improving population health outcomes; the economics of single payer programs; and the employment-related impacts of clean energy policies. I have been a regular contributor to the magazine Dollars & Sense. I am a board member of the National Economics Association.
