Assistant Professor of Economics, McGill University Nicolas Ajzenman is an Assistant Professor at McGill (Economics Department) and an affiliated professor at J-PAL and IZA. Previously, he was an Assistant Professor at the Sao Paulo School of Economics-FGV. Ajzenman is an applied microeconomist, working at the intersection of development economics, behavioral economics, and political economy. His research has appeared or is forthcoming in top scientific journals such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, Economic Journal, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Development Economics, The Journal of Law and Economics, Economics of Education Review, and Health Economics. He was a Visiting Scholar in the Behavioral Economics Group of the Inter-American Development Bank. He has also worked and consulted for multilateral development organizations, such as the World Bank and the EBRD. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics (Sciences Po), a Master in Public Administration-International Development (Harvard University), a Master's degree in Economics (Universidad de San Andres), and a BA in Economics (Universidad de Buenos Aires).
Senior Postdoctoral Data Scientist, Twin Research & Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London Nathan Cheetham is a quantitative researcher studying the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic on health. Nathan is focused on understanding the role of social factors on health outcomes in the United Kingdom. Since 2021, Nathan has been at King's College London, where he has worked with the TwinsUK and COVID Symptom Study Biobank studies, researching immune response to COVID vaccination and the long term effects of COVID infection on cognition and everyday functioning. Nathan has a background in physical sciences, completing his MSci in Natural Sciences at Durham University in 2013. He then moved to Imperial College London where he earned his PhD in Physics in 2018, researching new materials for solar energy applications. Following his PhD, Nathan moved to NHS North East London Clinical Commissioning Group in 2019, working as a data analyst and manager. During the coronavirus pandemic, Nathan developed a mathematical model to estimate the effects of easing restrictions on hospital admissions (Cheetham et al., Scientific Reports, 2021), created a interactive tool for senior leadership to track COVID-19, and joined the North East London vaccination program team to help set up and deliver COVID-19 vaccinations.
Global Journalism Fellow, University of Toronto Norma Hilton is an independent journalist covering everything from murder suicides to K-pop. She is a Global Journalism fellow and Investigative Journalism Bureau reporter at the University of Toronto.
Emeritus Research Professor of African Ecology, University of the Witwatersrand Norman Owen-Smith was Research Professor in African Ecology at Wits University until his retirement, and continues to be actively involved in research in this field. His research focus has been particularly on the ecology of large mammalian herbivores and their interactions with vegetation in African savanna ecosystems.
Professor, Child and Adolescent Psychology, Director, Krongold Clinic (Research), Monash University Nicole Rinehart is Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychology and Director of the Krongold Clinic (Research)
Senior Research Fellow, Monash University PhD in Finance (La Trobe University) MBA (La Trobe University) Bachelor of Commerce (The University of Melbourne) Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder since 2011. Consultant to the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group in Corporate Governance Senior Research Fellow, The Monash Centre for Financial Studies, Monash Business School, Monash University
