Contributors

Mandy Hopkins

Adjunct industry fellow, University of Southern Queensland

Adjunct industry fellow, University of Southern Queensland

Mike Alleyne

Professor Emeritus of Popular Music Studies & Music Business, Middle Tennessee State University

Professor Emeritus of Popular Music Studies & Music Business, Middle Tennessee State University Recording Industry Professor Mike Alleyne is the author of numerous books on popular music and recording artists, including "The Essential Hendrix" (2020) and "The Encyclopedia of Reggae" (2012). Born in London, England, to parents from the Caribbean nation of Barbados, he has lectured and presented conference papers internationally (e.g. Denmark, Finland, Sweden, U.K., Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica and South Africa) and serves as a visiting professor at the Pop Akademie in Germany. His publications include Popular Music & Society, Rock Music Studies, the Journal on the Art of Record Production, the award-winning Grove Dictionary of American Music, Popular Music History, Ethnomusicology Forum, the Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Social and Economic Studies, Small Axe, Billboard magazine, and in the SAGE Business Case Series in Music Marketing issued online. His book chapter contributions appear in "Rihanna: Barbados World-Gurl in Global Popular Culture" (2015), "Sound and Music in Film and Visual Media: An Overview" (2009), "Globalization, Diaspora & Caribbean Popular Culture" (2005), "Bob Marley: The Man & His Music" (2003), and "Culture and Mass Communication in the Caribbean" (2001). Dr. Alleyne contributed track notes to the groundbreaking nine-CD box set, the "Smithsonian Anthology of Hip-Hop and Rap" (2020).

Matthew Robert Borths

Curator of the Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History, Duke University

Curator of the Duke Lemur Center Museum of Natural History, Duke University Dr. Borths is Curator of the DLC Museum of Natural History. He earned his bachelor's degrees from The Ohio State University (Geological Sciences and Anthropology) and his Ph.D. from Stony Brook University (Anatomical Sciences). Matt is a paleontologist who studies the evolution of animals in Africa, particularly the evolution of carnivorous mammals and primates. He has been part of field projects in Egypt, Madagascar, Oman, Kenya, Tanzania, Wyoming, and North Dakota. He is also interested in the sustainability of natural history collections and the integration of specimen databases. Matt is also the co-host of Aye-Aye Pod, the official podcast of the Duke Lemur Center.

Mark Charlton

Net Zero Research Theme Director, De Montfort University

Net Zero Research Theme Director, De Montfort University Dr Mark Charlton currently holds the role of Net Zero and Climate Action Research Theme Director at De Montfort University. Mark is also Associate Director of Sustainable Development Goal Impact and also teaches policy in the department of Politics. He leads the United Nations Academic Impact Global hub for Sustainable Development Goal 16, based at DMU. Mark’s current research looks at efforts to tackle climate change through political participation in marginalised communities. His current research is working with amateur football clubs to help them achieve Net Zero. Mark also leads a project focussed on refugee advocacy.

Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson

Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University

Professor of Political Science, Wayne State University Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson is a professor of Political Science at Wayne State University. Her research focuses on state legislative term limits and legislative oversight of the executive branch. She was the principal investigator on a major study of term limits in Michigan that involved interviews with 460 state legislators over 10 years as Michigan implemented a state term limits ballot initiative. She participated in two studies of legislative oversight of the executive branch in collaboration with the Levin Center at Wayne State University’s Law School, a 50 state study of oversight and a study of contract monitoring in selected states. She also serves as the Academic Director of the State Oversight Academy at the Levin Center for Oversight and Democracy.

Megan MacDonald

Professor of Kinesiology and School Head, School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences, Oregon State University

Professor of Kinesiology and School Head, School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences, Oregon State University Megan MacDonald, Ph.D. is a professor of kinesiology, the School Head for the School of Exercise, Sport, and Health Sciences and the OSU IMPACT for Life faculty scholar - all housed within the College of Health. Her vision is that every child is active and accepted. Megan works to achieve her vision by conducting high-quality research, teaching and outreach focused on youthful activity for all people. Her research has been published in high-impact academic journals in her field, and she has disseminated her work at academic and professional meetings nationally and internationally. Her work has also been supported through distinguished funding mechanisms, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education programs. Megan earned her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2011, and she disseminates her ideas to the public through various mechanisms, including articles and essays, news interviews, presentations, lectures and op-eds. Her opinions have been featured widely, including U.S. News & World Report, The Hill and the Los Angeles Times.