PhD Student in Developmental Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University Roksana (Roxy) Dobrin-De Grace is a second year PhD student in Psychology at Toronto Metropolitan University. She completed her Specialized Honours BA at York University in Psychology and her BEd at The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and is an Ontario Certified Teacher (OCT). Her research interests include early childhood social cognition and the development of politeness norms in children.
Professor of Natural Resources and Development, University of Bath My research in Sub-Saharan Africa explores the social, political and economic aspects of food production and natural resource management, and their relationships to wider societal change. Much of my recent work has been concerned with the politics of natural resource management in West Africa, with a particular focus on the extractive industries, livelihood change and social conflict. My disciplinary background is in human geography, but my work has largely been interdisciplinary in its approach, drawing principally upon anthropology and politics/political economy. In pursuing my research, I have developed strong international links with a wide range of institutions in Africa, including Fourah Bay College (Sierra Leone), Bayero University Kano (Nigeria) and Makerere University (Uganda). Before joining the International Development Group at Bath, I was a post-doctoral fellow at IDPM, University of Manchester (2007-2009) and IDS Sussex (2005-2007). Current and recent research themes: Socio-economic dimensions of small-scale mining in West Africa Natural resource governance and the extractive industries Community-based resource management, livelihoods and institution building in post-conflict states Youth identity politics and rural development in Sub-Saharan Africa Urban and peri-urban food production and resource management in West Africa Find out more about my research on natural resources in West Africa here PhD Supervison I am interested in supervising PhD students working on topics related to: The environmental and socio-economic dimensions of artisanal and small-scale mining. The dynamics of conflict and competition over natural resources in developing countries. Community based resource management and livelihoods in post conflict states. I am particularly committed to working with students whose research interests lie in West Africa. Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Associate researcher, University of Antwerp Reginas Ndayiragije is an associate researcher and PhD candidate in development studies at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerpen (Belgium). His research interests are post-conflict institutional design, peace, and conflicts. He is in his fourth year of his PhD. His research outputs can be accessed here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=hAOjiu8AAAAJ&hl=fr&oi=ao
Director of the Trinity Centre for Forced Migration Studies, Trinity College Dublin BA (Hons) Linguistic Science; PhD in sociolinguistics, PG Cert HE BSc (Hons) Psychology; PG Cert Cognitive Behaviour Therapy; PG Foundation year in family and systemic therapy: PG Dip Disability Needs Assessment, PGDip Play Therapy; MA Humanistic and Integrative Expressive Arts Psychotherapy and Play Therapy (children and adolescents). I have been working on behalf of Tusla, the Irish Child and Family Agency, as a part-time creative arts child and adolescent psychotherapist with unaccompanied asylum-seeking adolescents since 2016. I am also a full-time academic in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures in Trinity College, Dublin (since 1996), and a faculty member in the Children’s Therapy Centre, Mullingar, Ireland, since 2016. I have recently set up the Centre for Forced Migration Studies in Trinity College, Dublin and deliver modules on the human experience of forced migration (including the potential impact of traumatic events), language and identity and French language.
Science Communications Coordinator, Murdoch University I completed a Bachelor of Molecular Genetics & Biotechnology at Curtin University from 2017-2019, then completed Honours in Environmental Science at Murdoch University in 2020 in partnership with the WA Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions - my thesis investigated the recovery and impacts of soil microorganisms in mine site rehabilitation. In 2021 I worked as a Research Assistant at Murdoch University on a carbon storage in woodland restoration project. I also worked as a Communications Officer at Carbon Neutral, before moving to my current role as Science Communications Coordinator for SoilsWest at Murdoch University. In this role I undertake both research and science extension duties.
