Contributors

Ravi Naidu

Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle

Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle Professor Ravi Naidu is a global leader in contamination studies, studying agricultural and industrial impacts on the environment

Rachel A. Katz

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Salford

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Salford Rachel is a digital media sociologist who specializes in dating apps and a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Health and Society, University of Salford. She investigates the implications of unexpected uses of dating apps, such as the phenomenon of Grindr tourism. Her research has also covered health practices on dating apps, gendered selves online, communication norms, and dating app profile pictures. Her work has been featured on international television and news media. She earned her PhD in sociology from the University of Manchester, her masters in gender studies from the University of Cambridge, and her BA from Columbia University. To learn more, please visit https://drrachelarielkatz.wixsite.com/info

Robert Brulle

Professor of Sociology, Brown University

Professor of Sociology, Brown University Robert Brulle is a Professor of Sociology and Environmental Science in the Department of Sociology and an affiliate Professor of Public Heath in the School of Public Health at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has also taught at Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, at the University of Uppsala, Uppsala Sweden, and George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. In addition, in 1996 and 1997 he served as a consultant to U.S. National Research Council/Marine Board regarding their studies of maritime risk. He has a BS degree in Marine Engineering from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, an MA in Sociology from the New School for Social Research, an MS in Natural Resources from the University of Michigan, and a PhD in Sociology from George Washington University. His research focuses on the U.S. environmental movement, critical theory and public participation in environmental policy making. He is the author of over fifty articles in these areas and is the author of Agency, Democracy and the Environment: The U.S. Environmental Movement from the Perspective of Critical Theory, as well as co-editor, with David Pellow, of Power, Justice and the Environment. In his current position he developed and implemented two academic programs leading to both a BS Degree in Urban Environmental Policy and an MS Degree in Environmental Policy. Prior to his employment in the academic field, Brulle served as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard for twenty four years, where his area of expertise was in the field of environmental response and pollution prevention.

Romain Jolivet

Professeur des Universités, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL

Professeur des Universités, École normale supérieure (ENS) – PSL Mes travaux portent sur l'analyse des déformations de la surface de notre planète, aussi bien à partir de données satellitaires que sismiques. Cela me conduit principalement vers l'étude des zones de faille actives et des séismes associés. Après une thèse à l'Université de Grenoble, Alpes, je suis parti en post-doctorat au California Institute of Technology, en Californie, puis à Cambridge, au Royaume-Uni, avant de prendre un poste de Maître de Conférences, puis de Professeur des Universités à l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de la rue d'Ulm au sein du département de Géosciences et du Laboratoire de Géologie.

Renée Middlemost

Lecturer, Communication and Media, University of Wollongong

Lecturer, Communication and Media, University of Wollongong Renée Middlemost is a Lecturer in Communication and Media at the University of Wollongong, Australia. She is the co-founder of the Fan Studies Network Australasia, and has published extensively on celebrity, fans, cult cinema, and popular culture.

Rachael (Ré) A Mansbach

Assistant professor, Physics, Concordia University

Assistant professor, Physics, Concordia University I am an assistant professor of physics at Concordia University working primarily the field of protein and peptide simulation. I am interested in machine learning for guided drug design and for the fundamental understanding of proteins both beneficial--such as those that can be used for organic nanoelectronics--and harmful--such as those that contribute to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. I have a strong background in undergraduate education and computer programming, in addition to physics and biophysics.