Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington BSc. Geography (University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK) MSc. Quaternary Science (Royal Holloway, UK) MSc. Geographic Information Systems (University of Leicester, UK) PhD. Geology (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand) I am a physical geographer who studies field observations, geochronology, and numerical modelling to reconstruct prehistoric climate changes (paleoclimate) recorded in landscapes, with particular specialism in glacier-climate interaction.
Doctoral Candidate in Global and Area Studies at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University of Berlin Shahar Shoham is a doctoral candidate in Global and Area Studies at the Institute for Asian and African Studies at Humboldt University of Berlin, and an alumna of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and Hans-Böckler-Stiftung in Germany. Her ethnographic research provides a new perspective on the Thailand-Israel labor migration regime by centring the experiences of Thai migrant farmworkers in Israel as well as their sending communities in Thailand. She also conducted research on Israel's externalization policies and deportations of refugees to Rwanda. Her latest article, published in the Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, focuses on the ethics of collaborative public struggles with refugees. Previously, she was the head of the migrants and refugees department at Physicians for Human Rights-Israel. Shoham is a public anthropologist, working closely with civil society actors and grassroots groups. She was interviewed by numerous international media outlets on migration-related issues and has vast experience in consultancy and advocacy.
Senior Lecture and UKRI Future Leader Fellow, University of Liverpool I am a Senior Lecturer and UKRI Future Leader Fellow based in the department of Infection Biology and Microbiomes within the Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool. Before moving to the University of Liverpool, i was lucky enough to spend 7 years at the Centre for Snakebite Research and Interventions at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, first as a postdoc and then as a lecturer. My research interests are in development of therapies for snakebite envenoming, including traditional antivenoms, next generation antivenom and small molecule therapies. I'm particularly interested in replacing venom in antivenom manufacture with rationally designed synthetic antigens.
Research Investigator at the Survey Research Center at the Institute of Social Research, University of Michigan Dr. Patterson’s research addresses whether and how social norms and family composition influence caregiving behaviors for family members. She studies the role of shifting family composition among older adults, such as increasing complexity and kinlessness. She also has a line of work on attitudes about caregiving for older adults. Dr. Patterson is currently completing both demographic and focus group studies regarding family and other unpaid care for older adults with dementia with National Institute on Aging funding. She’s also experienced in knowledge translation and dissemination activities relating to data and research.
Graduate Researcher in Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota I have a Masters in Neuroscience from King's College London, 2 years of research experience at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience, and have been pursuing a PhD in Ecology from the University of Minnesota since 2018. Here, I have worked with my advisor Paloma Gonzalez-Bellido on several projects centered on visually driven hunting behavior in invertebrates
Associate Professor of Theatre, College of the Holy Cross Scott Malia is an Associate Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Theatre & Dance Department at College of the Holy Cross, where he teaches courses on theatre, film and television, with an emphasis on LGBTQ+ identities and comedy. His directorial credits include "She Kills Monsters," "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," "Middletown" and "Cloud 9." His plays "The Interview," "A Few Adjustments" and "Buffering" were featured in the Boston Theatre Marathon, and he has translated Carlo Goldoni’s "The Servant of Two Masters" into metered verse. His writing has been featured in Theatre Journal and New England Theatre Journal, and his book, "Giorgio Strehler Directs Carlo Goldoni," was published by Lexington Press in 2013.
