Contributors

Laure Poncet

Research officer, UNSW Sydney

Research officer, UNSW Sydney Laure Poncet is a research officer and science communicator at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes.

Leah McCoy

Professor of Education, Wake Forest University

Professor of Education, Wake Forest University Dr. Leah McCoy is a mathematics educator with prior experience at the middle school and high school level. Her particular areas of research interest are technology tools for teaching mathematics and equity issues in mathematics education. She enjoys working with teachers to design and implement instructional materials that engage and empower students in learning mathematics.

Luke Jones

Professor of Economics, Valdosta State University

Professor of Economics, Valdosta State University Luke Jones joined the Valdosta State University faculty in August 2011. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy in economics from the University of Tennessee, a Master of Arts in economics from the University of Tennessee, and a Bachelor of Arts in economics with a minor in mathematics from Salisbury University. He is a tenured Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics and Finance and the Director of the Valdosta Experimental Economics Laboratory.

Lydia Brown

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, The University of Melbourne Lydia is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychological Sciences and a practicing Clinical Psychologist. After receiving her PhD on self-compassion and menopause in 2015, she completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and The University of Melbourne on healthy aging. Her research focuses on understanding and enhancing well-being during the menopause transition, and in the second half of life more generally. Alongside research, Lydia has worked as a Clinical Psychologist for a number of years, supporting adults to manage mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and recovery from trauma. She teaches primarily into postgraduate programmes at the university, helping train the next generation of psychologists in clinical skills. Lydia’s research on menopause has been covered by media outlets internationally including The Chicago Tribune, Reuters Health, The Daily Mail and Mindful Magazine. She has appeared as an expert mental health commentator on Sky News, Nine News Australia and The ABC. She has also sat on the International Advisory Board for Headspace, one of the world’s leading mindfulness apps and creator of the Netflix series Headspace Guide to Meditation.

Laurent Palka

Maître de conférences, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN)

Maître de conférences, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (MNHN) Je suis spécialiste des protistes, procaryotes et champignons mycorhizogènes, dans le domaine de l'écologie des sols et de l'écologie urbaine (toits végétalisés). Crédit photo : Patrick Lafaite.

Laura Scherer

Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University

Assistant Professor, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University Laura Scherer is an assistant professor at Leiden University's Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML). She is interested in research on impact assessment and prioritization related to biodiversity, water, climate, and animal welfare, with applications especially in the food sector. She contributed to reports of FAO and UNEP and currently works in the Global Guidance for Life Cycle Impact Assessment Indicators and Methods (GLAM) project hosted by UNEP. She leads a work package on climate and health impacts of shifting lifestyles within the Horizon 2020 project 1.5° Lifestyles and co-leads the Horizon Europe project BAMBOO, which focuses on biodiversity impacts of non-food biomass along global supply chains. Her team's main research contribution to the BAMBOO project is the development of impact assessment methods for functional diversity. Professional experience Laura obtained her PhD from ETH Zurich in 2016. During her doctoral studies, she analysed the environmental impacts of water consumption and degradation at regional and global scales. She applied her research to the agriculture and energy sectors. Afterwards, as a postdoctoral researcher at VU Amsterdam, she coordinated the European research project VITAL where she evaluated the opportunities and constraints for sustainable intensification of agriculture in Europe.