PhD Student in Media and Communications, University of Sydney Premeet Sidhu is a PhD student at The University of Sydney. Her PhD focuses on understanding the modern resurgence and appeal of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons [D&D]. Her current research interests include investigating how meaningful player experiences in both digital and non-digital games can be applied and considered in wider areas of game studies, education, and media.
Research Fellow, University of Ghana Philip-Neri is a research fellow at the Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies, University of Ghana. His research focuses on nearshore coastal processes including coastal erosion and sargassum beaching with the application of remote sensing/GIS and numerical modelling.
Head of School of Social Sciences, University of Westminster Dibyesh Anand is the Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster in London. He is a professor of international relations and the author of monographs "Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination" and "Hindu Nationalism in India and the Politics of Fear" and has spoken about and published on varied topics including Tibet, China-India border dispute, Hindu nationalism and Islamophobia in India, and the colonial occupation in Kashmir. He is co-chair for the Westminster BME network and newly formed EDI committee. He identifies as queer in personal and political terms. He is available on Twitter @dibyeshanand. Dibyesh Anand is the Head of the School of Social Sciences at the University of Westminster in London. He is a professor of international relations and the author of monographs "Geopolitical Exotica: Tibet in Western Imagination" and "Hindu Nationalism in India and the Politics of Fear" and has spoken about and published on varied topics including Tibet, China-India border dispute, Hindu nationalism and Islamophobia in India, and the colonial occupation in Kashmir. He is co-chair for the Westminster BME network and newly formed EDI committee. He identifies as queer in personal and political terms. He is available on Twitter @dibyeshanand.
Post doctoral research fellow, Institute for Health & Sport, Victoria University Dr Patrice Jones is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Genetics, Epigenetics and Exercise group at the Institute for Health and Sport (IHeS) Patrice's research interests are in examining biological differences in exercise responses and related epigenetic and metabolic processes. Her current work focuses on examining the effects of gender affirming hormone therapies on physiological and molecular measures of muscle health and performance in trans individuals. This work aims to advance our understanding of the functional impacts of GAHT and inform evidence-based exercise programs and guidelines aimed at improving physical activity in trans Australians Patrice completed her PhD in the area of nutrigenomics in 2020, at the University of Newcastle, and also undertook a predoctoral training fellowship at NIEHS/NIH (USA) in 2019 exploring the molecular effects of sex hormones in breast tissue. She has published 20 manuscripts (9 as lead author and 5 as second author), and two editorial letters (1 as lead author, 1 as second author).
Paul M. Collins, Jr. is Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in political science from Binghamton University and a B.S. in political science from the University of Scranton. His research focuses on understanding the democratic nature of the judiciary, interdisciplinary approaches to legal decision making, and interest group litigation. The recipient of numerous research awards, he has published articles in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, Journal of Law and Courts, Journal of Politics, Law & Social Inquiry, Law & Society Review, Notre Dame Law Review, Political Research Quarterly, and other journals. His research has been funded by grants from the Dirksen Congressional Center and the National Science Foundation. He is currently a member of the editorial boards of the Justice System Journal and Law & Social Inquiry, and formerly sat on the boards of Law & Society Review and Political Research Quarterly. He is also the President of the Consortium for Undergraduate Law and Justice Programs and was the List Master of the Law and Courts Discussion List from 2014-2020. His research and commentary have appeared in a host of popular media outlets, including CNN, the New York Times, National Law Journal, National Public Radio, San Francisco Chronicle, Time, USA Today, Voice of America, Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. He has also authored articles in SCOTUSblog, Slate, The Conversation, and the Washington Post. Collins is also the author of three books. The President and the Supreme Court: Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump, coauthored with Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, was published in 2019 by Cambridge University Press. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings and Constitutional Change, coauthored with Lori A. Ringhand, was published in 2013 by Cambridge University Press and was recognized by Choice as an 2014 Outstanding Academic Title. Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making was published in 2008 by Oxford University Press and received the 2009 C. Herman Pritchett Award from the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association. This award recognizes Friends of the Supreme Court as the best book on law and courts written by a political scientist.
Assistant researcher, University of Hamburg Pauline Charlotte Reinecke is a doctoral researcher at Hamburg University of Technology. Her research focuses on grand societal challenges related to emerging technologies such as AI and Circular Economy, controversies in discourses around technology development, and processes of technology regulation. Her work has been published in leading management journals such as Journal of Information Technology, Journal of Business Economics and International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management.
