Professor of Sociology, York University, Canada Luin Goldring is a Professor of Sociology at York University. Her research interests include non-citizenship, citizenship and belonging; social inequality; immigrants and precarious work; and critical and transnational migration studies. Goldring's current research examines the multi-level production and negotiations of precarious legal status, and the long-term implications of precarious legal status for social inequality. She is involved in collaborative research on the relationship between precarious immigration trajectories and precarious work, and the experiences of illegalized migrants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent co-authored articles include “From illegalised migrant toward permanent resident: assembling precarious legal status trajectories and differential inclusion in Canada” (Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies) and “Decentering methodological nationalism to survey precarious legal status trajectories” (International Journal of Social Research Methodology). She is the co-editor, with Patricia Landolt, of Producing and Negotiating Non-Citizen Precarious Legal Status in Canada (University of Toronto Press).
Professor in Psychological Medicine, University of Otago Professor Lois Surgenor's research interests are in the area of eating disorders, psychological aspects of long-term and life-shortening medical conditions, and health workforce well-being and regulation. She publishes in a variety of fields including eating disorders, rehabilitation, and workforce health. Professor Surgenor supervises research projects across a range of health and mental health areas. She encourages students to contact her directly to discuss possible research proposals and supervision. Professor Surgenor is the Associate Dean (Academic) in the Health Sciences Division. She is Associate Editor of the Journal of Eating Disorders and on the Editorial Board of Eating Disorders, Journal of Treatment and Prevention. She served on the NZ Psychologist Board between 2002–2011 and previous chair of the Health Regulatory Authorities of New Zealand. Professor Surgenor is course convenor of a number of postgraduate papers including
Researcher,, German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Research programme: Transformation of Political (Dis-)order Function: Researcher Specialisation: Cultural Anthropology Work areas: Civil society organisations and funding relationships Project management and adaptive management Effects of urbanisation on civil society Democratisation processes in Africa
PhD candidate in the Department of Music, University of Bristol L. Holland is a PhD candidate working on queerness in popular music. Their PhD looks at the performance of queer alter egos in pop music, looking at characters used by David Bowie, Prince, and Janelle Monáe. They have taught on hip-hop, gender studies, and music history, and have worked as a researcher on books about a wide range of musicians, from The Streets to Leonard Bernstein. Their work on Prince’s alter ego Camille as a trans* caricature can be found in the Journal of Popular Music Studies (36:1).
Professor of Citizenship & Children's Rights Education, Middlesex University I explore three main themes in my research and writing: 1. Citizenship education I have published work on the development of citizenship education policy, the establishment of citizenship education as a new curriculum subject in England and deliberation as a pedagogic approach. I am on the editorial group of Teaching Citizenship, the journal of the Association for Citizenship Teaching, and editor of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. I have also researched character education and the Prevent Duty in education, and am currently conducting research on how to promote active citizenship through schools in the National Citizenship Education Survey. 2. Children's rights I led a Rights Respecting PGCE at London Metropolitan University, in which the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child were established as a foundation for the teacher education course. I continued to explore this theme in my work at the Centre for Children's Rights at Queen's University Belfast, where I led the MA Children's Rights and coordinated an international research project to establish a baseline assessment of child rights education (CRE) across 26 countries. With Hugh Starkey I have published a book on 'Children's Rights Education in Diverse Classrooms'. 3. Teacher education Having taught on teacher education courses for a number of years I maintain an interest in this area. I coordinate the Special Interest Group on Professional Education and Partnerships at Middlesex and continue to run short courses and training for colleagues in a range of educational issues. I have published on teacher standards, teachers' agency and with Marcus Bhargava I published a book on teachers' medium term planning.
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Missouri-St. Louis Hi there, I'm Lei (Jeremy) Xu, and I'm an Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. In the professional realm, my journey delves deep into the intricate world of entrepreneurship. My research is the flame that fuels my passion, with a sizzling focus on unraveling the mysteries of entrepreneurial ecosystem heterogeneity, the pulse of venture capital organization, and the intricate art of social network analysis. I'm all about igniting ideas and sparking innovation. My personal motto: Stay humble, work hard, and be kind. Google scholar page: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=d9i-FUYAAAAJ&hl=en
