Chair of Respiratory Medicine, King's College London Mona Bafadhel is the Director of the new King’s Centre for Lung Health, and the Chair of Respiratory Medicine at King’s College London. She is also a consultant respiratory physician with a clinical and research interest in chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) and asthma. Mona is an international academic leader in respiratory medicine, with a passion for translating science to clinical practice to improve outcomes for patients. Her work in COPD and COVID-19 has translated to changing clinical practice affecting millions across the world. In 2018, Mona was awarded the Goulstonian Lectureship from the Royal College of Physicians for excellence in the Clinical Sciences. She is only the 4th woman and the 1st from an ethnic minority in the Royal College of Physician near 400 year history to have achieved this accolade. Mona was appointed as co-lead of the King’s Health Partners Respiratory & Allergy Clinical Academic Group in March 2022. Specific Research Interests: Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) Exacerbations Asthma and Airways Disease Endotypes Eosinophils Airway Inflammation Translational Respiratory Medicine
Lecturer of Marketing in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, Wilfrid Laurier University Melise Panetta is a lecturer in Marketing at the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics. Melise earned her Honors Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Western Ontario and Master of Business Administration at York University's Schulich School of Business. Melise's research interests are focused on consumer behavior, specifically in the area of evolving consumer megatrends and their influence consumer choices, perceptions, and behaviors. Her work has been showcased in Strategy Magazine, Business of Cannabis and Forbes Magazine, among other publications as well as in key industry forums. Melise is a tenured Business Executive with a 20+ year proven track record of success in Fortune 100 Global CPG companies including PepsiCo, General Mills and SC Johnson, where she held senior positions including Chief Commercial Officer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing and President. Her forward-thinking mentality has led to innovative strategies that break down consumer and customer barriers. Her recent focus has been on publicly traded start-ups, where she has developed corporate strategy and infrastructure with a consumer and customer-inspired approach to achieving revenue growth. Recognized as an innovator and advocate for education, Melise continues to serve the industry by cultivating the next generation of emergent business leaders in higher education. Melise has served as Lecturer at esteemed academic institutions including Wilfrid Laurier University's Lazaridis School of Business (current), McMaster University's DeGroote School of Business as well as Niagara College where she also serves as industry advisor.
PhD candidate in Education, Simon Fraser University I am a PhD candidate in the Faculty of Education of Simon Fraser University. My scholarship is in adult education and digital technologies with a focus on digital equity, adult literacy, second language education, and newcomer settlement. My research interest is in documenting adult learners’ experiences with digital access and use of resources and services online. Since earning a BA from Concordia University in 1999 and a MA from UQAM in 2003, I have worked for non-profits in the basic skills and newcomer settlement sectors as project coordinator, researcher, and evaluator on provincially and federally funded projects in Canada. I also work as a research consultant for blended distance learning projects in the US. I have published in English, French, and German.
Professor of History, Miami University Michael L. Carrafiello is Professor of History at Miami University, Ohio. He holds a B. A. from Rollins College (Honors), and his graduate degrees (M. A., Ph. D.) are from Vanderbilt University. He has published and spoken widely on early modern English history and antebellum American history. Dr. Carrafiello’s articles have appeared in the Historical Journal, the Catholic Historical Review, and Pennsylvania History, among other periodicals. From 2000-09, he served as inaugural director of Miami University’s Michael J. Colligan History Project. His current long-term project concerns the administration of President James Buchanan and its role in fostering Southern secession during the winter of 1860-61.
Deputy Business & Economy Editor Matthew is passionate about making business and finance news more meaningful, relevant and approachable for a greater number of Australians. He holds both a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance, Management) and Master of Journalism from the University of Melbourne. Before joining The Conversation, Matthew produced financial journalism covering a range of sectors for market intelligence firm Field Research.
PhD student, Department of Cultural Anthropology, University of the Western Cape PhD student at University of Western Cape In Cultural Anthropology department Student number 4280646 Research interests Mental healing, coloniality and decoloniality of knowledge production, traditions and social norms in transformative religion
