Contributors

Nancy Bird

Postdoctoral research associate, UCL

Postdoctoral research associate, UCL I am a post-doctoral researcher in the Hellenthal group at UCL Genetics Institute. My research focuses on human population genetics. My PhD, also at UCL, uncovered population structure and admixture in worldwide human groups and tried to relate these to historical factors, with a particular focus on African history.

Natasha Ward

Lead Researcher, RMIT University

Lead Researcher, RMIT University Natasha Ward is an Aboriginal teacher and researcher. They have a passion for Indigenous knowledges being incorporated into western education systems.

Neil Gordon

Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Hull

Lecturer in Computer Science, University of Hull I am a lecturer in Computer Science, with research interests covering areas at the intersection of computer science with mathematics, as well as pedagogic aspects around computer science. I am also an advocate of education for sustainable development, which includes developing an apprecation of sustainability issues in the computing curriculum.

Nichole Barta

Associate Professor of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Gonzaga University

Associate Professor of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Gonzaga University Nichole Barta, Ed.D. is a faculty member in the School of Education at Gonzaga University and the Director for the Center of Teaching and Advising. She collaborates with faculty to integrate the university’s mission and evidence-based practices into their course design and instruction. Dr. Barta has taught high school and college students and has facilitated professional learning opportunities for K-12 teachers and higher education faculty in her 22 years in the education profession. She is the co-author of Designing and Teaching Fitness Education Courses and has co- authored book chapters on curriculum development and evaluation, and quality instruction. Dr. Barta received her Ed.D. in Doctoral Studies in Education and Program Administration Certificate from Seattle Pacific University. She also obtained an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction with a concentration in Teaching and Learning from Seattle Pacific University and B.A.s in Physical Education and Spanish Education with an endorsement in Health education from Whitworth University.

Noah Snyder-Mackler

Assistant Professor of Evolution and Medicine, Arizona State University

Research in the Snyder-Mackler (SMack) lab in the School of Life Sciences and Center for Evolution and Medicine at Arizona State University sits at the nexus of the social environment and the genome. We use molecular genetic techniques to probe the dynamic interaction between the social environment and the genome with the aim of understanding the fitness consequences of behavioral variation.

Niall Ó Dochartaigh

Professor of Political Science, University of Galway, University of Galway

Professor of Political Science and Director of the MA Public Policy at the University of Galway. I have published extensively on the Northern Ireland conflict, on peace negotiations and on territorial conflict. Publications include 'Civil Rights to Armalites: Derry and the birth of the Irish Troubles' and the co-edited books 'Political Violence in Context' and 'Dynamics of Political Change in Ireland: Making and Breaking a Divided Island'. My most recent book, 'Deniable Contact: Back-channel Negotiation in Northern Ireland', provides the first full-length study of the secret negotiations and back-channels that were used in repeated efforts to end the Northern Ireland conflict. It won the 2022 Brian Farrell Book Prize of the Political Studies Association of Ireland, was shortlisted for the 27th Christopher Ewart-Biggs Literary Prize and was awarded a Special Commendation Prize in the National University of Ireland Historical Research Prize.