Susan E. and William P. Distinguished Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Professor of History Emerita, Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis I received my Ph.D. from the History of Ideas Department at Brandeis University in 1975, working under the direction of the philosopher, Alasdair MacIntyre. My first teaching position, from 1973-1974, was in the Philosophy Department at The University of Lancaster, Lancaster England. I began researching and teaching about Women and Gender Studies in the late 1970s when I was on the faculty at The State University of New York Albany. In January of 2000 I joined the faculty of Washington University in St. Louis as the Susan E. and William P. Stiritz Distinguished Professor of Women and Gender Studies and Professor of History. I have written and edited many books and articles about gender, including, my first book, Gender and History: The Limits of Social Theory in the Age of the Family (Columbia University Press, 1986), Identity Before Identity Politics (Cambridge University Press, 2008), and The Second Wave: A Reader in Feminist Theory ( Routledge, 1997). I was the editor of a 32 volume book series titled "Thinking Gender" with Routledge. My writings have been translated and published in French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese, Turkish and Serbo Croation.
Development Economics Researcher, University of Antwerp I am a PhD student in Development Economics working on natural resources, deforestation and armed groups in Eastern DRC. I have experience doing field research in North Kivu and working on large RCTs.
Researcher: Institut Metropoli, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona Dr Laura Calvet Mir has a PhD in environmental sciences (UAB, 2011), master’s in ecological economics (UAB, 2007) and degree in environmental sciences (UAB, 2006). Her research has mainly focused on urban and rural agriculture, agroecological transitions and biocultural diversity in a context of global change, with particular attention to climate change. In the study of local socio-ecological systems, she has combined ethnographic approaches with quantitative methods such as statistics and social network analysis. Her main research interests are agrobiodiversity, agroecology, ecosystem services, ethnoecology, political ecology and traditional ecological knowledge. Since 2014, she has been the coordinator of the postgraduate programme in local agroecological revitalisation at the UAB and since 2017, part of the SGR Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA Lab) at the UOC. Since June 2022, she has been part of the Urban Sustainability team, focusing on food systems.
PhD Candidate in Forensic Psychology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Linda is a Pacific researcher of Samoan descent completing her PhD in Forensic Psychology. She is developing a descriptive model of youth offending and utilises narratives from predominately Māori and Pacific justice-involved male youth. Linda is also completing her Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Clinical Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington.
Professor Emeritus in Psychology, Clemson University Leo Gugerty has 32 years of professional experience (including 23 years at Clemson University) conducting research in cognitive and human-factors psychology. His recent research and teaching has focused on critical thinking, how political ideology and trust in science influence reasoning and beliefs about controversial political topics
Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organizational Theory, Mount Royal University Dr. Leda Stawnychko is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organizational Theory at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business. Her research interests include leadership effectiveness and development, organizational performance, and transformative learning. Before her tenure at Mount Royal University, she accumulated over 25 years of leadership experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, advancing local and international strategic initiatives. Drawing upon these extensive experiences, Leda creates vibrant and engaging learning environments in her university courses and professional workshops. Dr. Stawnychko has held designations as a Qualified Mediator, Practicing Mediator, and Family Mediator from the ADR Institute of Canada and the Alberta Family Mediation Society. She volunteers her time providing coaching and support to individual community members navigating challenging family transitions and to non-profit organizations, including the Community Mediation Calgary Society and the Canadian Immigrant Women’s Association. Currently, Leda is a board member of the ADR Institute of Alberta and a member of Mount Royal University’s General Faculties Council and the Academic Planning and Budget Committee.
