Contributors

Sara Vihaji

Lecturer, School of Engineering, RMIT University

Lecturer, School of Engineering, RMIT University

Svante Lundgren

Researcher, Lund University

Researcher, Lund University Svante Lundgren is Associate Professor of Jewish Studies from Åbo Akademi University, Finland, and works as a researcher at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies and the Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University, Sweden. His research interests include modern Jewish history and thought, antisemitism, and Jewish-Christian relations, but also Christian communities in the Middle East, especially Armenians and Assyrians. He has published extensively on the Armenian Genocide and on modern and contemporary Armenian issues. He acted as the narrator in the documentary movie Map of Salvation (1915), which tells the story of five women missionaries who were eyewitnesses to the Armenian Genocide. In 1998 he was awarded with the International Erich Fromm Prize for his book on the religious thought of Erich Fromm.

Selina Robinson

Senior Lecturer in Forensic Investigation, University of Winchester

Senior Lecturer in Forensic Investigation, University of Winchester Selina joined the University of Winchester in 2022 as a Lecturer in Forensic Investigation. She is currently a Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the Forensic Investigation programmes. Selina obtained her BSc (Hons) in Archaeological and Forensic Sciences at Bournemouth University in 2011. After leaving University, she became Project Coordinator with Victim Support for an Anti-Social Behaviour Project focussing on young offenders and victims. She then worked as a Youth Worker supporting young people between the ages of 11-26 in a satellite base in Southampton and led LGBTQ+ Breakout youth sessions. Selina completed a distance-learning Master's degree in Politics of Conflict and Violence with the University of Leicester, with her thesis, 'How Proactive is the cruise shipping industry and the UK Government about the threat of maritime terrorism?' explores the gaps in maritime security. In 2015 Selina joined Hampshire Constabulary as a Counter-Terrorism Prevent Officer in Special Branch, and then trained to become a Crime Scene Investigator (CSI) within the Scientific Services Department, passing her Level 1 & 2 courses (deployable to volume and all major crimes). She was involved in and led several high-profile cases in Hampshire before joining the University of Portsmouth to teach Forensic Investigation. Selina has dedicated her research time to looking at the use of Mixed Realities (MR/VR/AR) by creating a range of virtual simulations to embed into teaching and training, and to understand decision making.

Samuel Amponsah

Associate Professor, Open Distance Learning, University of Ghana

Associate Professor, Open Distance Learning, University of Ghana Samuel Amponsah is an Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working at all levels of education in Ghana and South Africa. He holds a Doctor of Education (DEd) degree in curriculum studies from the University of South Africa. Amponsah currently heads the University of Ghana Distance Education Department. His areas of research focus on Adult Learning, Open Distance Learning and Inclusive Education

Susannah Bruns Ali

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Florida International University

Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Florida International University Dr. Ali is an Assistant Professor who joined the department of public policy and administration in Fall 2014. She received both her Ph.D. and M.P.P degrees from the American University. She had previously worked as a Policy Analyst at the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services where she collaborated with the White House, Congress, various Federal Government agencies, and advocacy groups. Her professional experience includes a position as a Human Resources Developer for a human services nonprofit organization. Dr. Ali’s research focuses on factors that influence public sector employee career choices, with particular attention on the influence of the political environment on careerists’ choices. Her publication has appeared in Public Administration Review. She has presented her research at the annual meetings of the American Society for Public Administration, the American Political Science Association, the Association for Public Policy and Management, the Public Management Research Association, and the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action. Dr. Ali has received several awards, including: Presidential Management Fellowship, Presidential Letter of Commendation, the DHHS Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service, Human Services awards from the State of Maryland, and the American University John D. Young Award for scholarship, leadership, and commitment to public service.

Stacey Havlik

Associate Professor of Education and Counseling, Villanova University

Associate Professor of Education and Counseling, Villanova University Stacey Havlik teaches several counseling courses at Villanova University. Her research interests include homelessness, education, school counseling ; school counselor leadership, advocacy, and preparation; and first generation college students.