Contributors

Majid Hashemi

Adjunct assistant professor, Economics Department, Queen's University, Ontario

Adjunct assistant professor, Economics Department, Queen's University, Ontario

Mladen Zecevic

Lecturer at the School of Policing Studies, Charles Sturt University

Lecturer at the School of Policing Studies, Charles Sturt University Lecturer, assessor and curriculum developer at the School of Policing Studies, Goulburn, NSW, Australia.

Mark Schaller

Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia

Professor, Psychology, University of British Columbia Dr. Mark Schaller (he/him/his) is a Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia. In recent years his research has focused on human motivational systems (e.g., the “behavioral immune system,” the parental care motivational system) and their implications for social cognition and social interaction (e.g., impression formation, moral judgment, prejudice, conformity). His research also addresses broader questions about evolutionary foundations of psychological processes, and about the impact of psychological processes on human culture.

Maria Flinder Stierna

PhD candidate, Norwegian University of Life Sciences

PhD candidate, Norwegian University of Life Sciences I am an economist working within the humanitarian-development nexus. My publications focus on the socioeconomic lives of refugees and those hosting them in East Africa. For my PhD (2023–), I am studying food systems in refugee-hosting contexts in the same region. My professional background includes the University of Oxford, the Tanzanian government (through ODI), UNICEF, and FAO. In my interdisciplinary research and project management roles across Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Malawi, and Tanzania, I have witnessed the value of research for improved decision-making and the many remaining data gaps. This motivates my academic work, in which I strive to fill such gaps to inform policies. I hold a double master’s degree in economics (The Norwegian School of Economics) and international management (CEMS), have completed further coursework on experimental methods with MIT/J-PAL, and have taught quantitative methods at the graduate level at Oxford.

Masood Khodadadi

Reader (Associate Professor) in Tourism, Culture and Society, University of the West of Scotland

Reader (Associate Professor) in Tourism, Culture and Society, University of the West of Scotland Masood is a Reader (Associate Professor) in Tourism, Culture, and Society at the School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland (UK). His expertise encompasses cultural heritage, policy, and planning within tourism studies. With a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research profile, Masood has an extensive publication record in top-tier academic journals. He currently serves as the Associate Editor for the Ecotourism Section of the Journal of Frontiers in Sustainable Tourism and is a member of the editorial board of a number of prestigious journals. In addition, Masood is the Associate Lead (Output) for UWS’s UoA24 REF (Research Excellence Framework) 2029 submission. In this role, he supports the UOA Lead in managing the peer-review process and leads the selection and preparation of research outputs. His commitment extends to nurturing staff success, fostering research development, and championing the open access agenda at UWS. Professionally, Masood is affiliated with the Higher Education Academy and the British Institute of Persian Studies as a Fellow. Drawing from over a decade of hands-on experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, he has contributed his expertise to organisations such as Gleneagles, Hilton, and the G1 Group. Additionally, Masood served as an invited expert judge on the second series of BBC's Scotland's Greatest Escape, further demonstrating his reputation and expertise within the tourism industry. Area of academic expertise: - Tourism and UNSDGs - Tourism Policy & Planning - Cultural/Heritage Tourism - Responsible Tourism - Regenerative Tourism - Destination Marketing/Branding Masood is currently working on a number of collaborative research project focusing on - Destination Image - Tourism and National Identity - Heritage Tourism and Communities

Matthew White1

Lecturer and Researcher Australian Catholic University, Australian Catholic University

Lecturer and Researcher Australian Catholic University, Australian Catholic University Matthew White is a lecturer and researcher in Inclusive Education. He is an experienced teacher and school system leader. He has held roles guiding inclusive education and school attendance. His experience also includes supporting national and cross sector school policy as a senior policy officer with the NSW Department of Education. His research centres on the interconnection of school wellbeing and inclusion, with a strong emphasis on multi-tiered system of supports and supporting students with attendance difficulties. His PhD study "Support for Students with Learning Difficulties Through a Universal Intervention Framework" examined the effectiveness of a systems approach to supporting the academic self-concept of adolescents with learning difficulties". Matthew is particularly passionate about implementation science and the embedding of effective practices across educational settings.