Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Political Science, UCL As well as his UCL role, Noah is a Research Fellow at the Grantham Research Institute of the London School of Economics. He is a publicly-engaged researcher on climate change and climate litigation. He holds a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Manchester. During his PhD, Noah spent a semester at the Harvard Kennedy School as a Visiting Research Fellow in the Program on Science, Technology and Society. Alongside academic work, he is engaged in climate justice advocacy. Noah’s work focuses on the knowledges and notions of responsibility at stake in discussions about climate change. His research follows climate justice claims between climate change impacts, courts and UN climate summits from an ethnographic perspective, exploring how legal activism reframes climate politics.
PhD Candidate, School of Law and Politics, Cardiff University Nicola's PhD research focuses understanding the impact of the military's response on the bereaved military family following a death in the line of duty. She has a background as a mental health nurse, specialising in working with psychological trauma. In addition to her research activities, she works as an advisor to both statutory and non-statutory organisations, in the UK and overseas, to support the development of trauma informed organisational responses following a traumatic incident.
PhD Candidate in Management (Organizational Behaviour), University of Guelph Nabhan is a PhD Candidate in Management at the University of Guelph (Guelph, ON). Previously, Nabhan has completed an M.A. in Experimental Psychology at the University of Regina, and a B.A. in Psychology at the University of Ottawa. Nabhan is particularly passionate about how individual experiences of disadvantage effect how we view the world, how we feel about each other, and how we react to our environments. He believes that focusing on individual needs is a pathway to creating a more equitable society. His research spans a number of relevant fields, including psychology, criminology, and business administration, and has been published in top-tier academic journals and presented in a variety of academic spaces.
Senior Research Scientist, Human Health, CSIRONicholas Archer joined CSIRO as a Post-doctoral fellow in 2012 after successfully completing his PhD at the University of Technology Sydney in human genetics and cell biology. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist working in the Human Health programs Diagnostic Group in Health and Biosecurity (since 2021) and previously with the Sensory and Consumer Science team in Agriculture and Food (2015-21). Nicholas has broad research interests that span the breadth of his research experience, including human physiology, genetics, nutrition, precision nutrition/medicine, human phenotyping, food and consumer science. As a research scientist at CSIRO, Nicholas has designed, led and managed many small and large-scale, multidisciplinary, human studies evaluating flavour perception, food preferences, eating behaviour, personalised nutrition, satiety, flavour release and determinants of obesity. A focus of these studies included the development of novel phenotyping methods, the collection of diverse range of clinical samples and analysis techniques (e.g. RNA-seq, real-time PCR, SNP genotyping), and the integration of digital technologies. Additionally, he has demonstrated the ability to continually develop relevant original/novel scientific ideas, led and contributed to a number of food industry based projects, developed extensive project management skills and the ability to lead diverse multi-disciplinary teams.
Professor Reading and Early Childhood Development, The Open University Natalia I. Kucirkova is Professor of Early Childhood Education at The Open University, UK and at the University of Stavanger, Norway. Natalia’s research concerns innovative ways of supporting children’s book reading, digital literacy, and exploring the role of personalisation in the early years. Natalia’s research takes place collaboratively across academia, commercial and third sectors. Her latest book is "Inspirational Women in Academia Supporting Careers and Improving Minority Representation" by Routledge. Photo: Anne Lise Norheim AYF
Research Fellow, Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre, La Trobe University Dr Nancy Sadka is a Research Fellow at La Trobe University's Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre (OTARC), primarily in the Identification and Diagnosis research program. Dr Sadka' research originally focused on cognitive and curriculum development until she developed a passion for, and an interest in, autism. Dr Sadka gained a Bachelor of Arts in Human Development (Early Childhood Education) with Distinction from the Lebanese American University. Dr Sadka has two minors in graduate Theology and Psychology and is fluent in French and Arabic. She was then awarded a scholarship to study in the United States, where she received her Masters and PhD from Bob Jones University in the areas of Cognitive Development and Curriculum Instruction. Dr Sadka lectured on play and early development at the graduate department of the University of South Carolina and the subject of creative dramatics and learning at the Lebanese American University. Dr Sadka has a passion for research on autism spectrum disorder, where this research can be translated into the community to help support parents and carers of people on the autism spectrum across the lifespan. She also has an interest in co-occurring conditions in the early years including, but not limited to, Sleep Challenges, Anxiety, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Intellectual Disability. In addition to her work in academia, Dr Sadka serves on several boards in the community for strategic planning and implementation of support for people with disabilities. She is also committed to working with faith-based communities for disability inclusion.
