Research Scientist in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology I am a Research Faculty member at Georgia Institute of Technology. I work in the Structured Information for Precision Neuroengineering Lab (SIPLab) within the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. I work at the intersection of neurotechnology and psychiatry with the aim of developing brain stimulation therapies for psychiatric disorders. I received my PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Florida. Prior to joining Georgia Tech, I was a post-doctoral research associate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, working in the Carolina Center for Neurostimulation (spun off from Frohlich Lab). I enjoy photography, travel (to a certain extent) and (re)learning history.
Research Fellow (Asian Security), Australian National University Dr Stuti Bhatnagar is a Research Fellow (Asian Security) at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) at ANU. At SDSC she will also act as the Coordinator for the Graduate Research and Development Network on Asian Security (GRADNAS). She has previous experience as a Researcher and sessional academic with the University of New South Wales, Sydney and the University of Adelaide in South Australia. With a PhD in politics and international relations from the University of Adelaide, she specialises in Indian foreign policy and South Asian politics. She has several peer-reviewed academic publications to her credit and is the author of India’s Pakistan Policy: How Think Tanks Are Shaping Foreign Relations published by Routledge in 2020.
Associate Professor of Social Work, Associate Member, Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, York University, Canada
Professor of Clinical Psychology, Griffith University Research expertise: Substance misuse and mental health Psychosis and substance use Parenting in high risk families Impulsivity and substance use Biological basis of personality
Associate Professor in Sustainable Development Governance, Monash University Shirin Malekpour is a social scientist with expertise in strategic planning and governance for sustainable development. She has been Chief Investigator in multiple transdisciplinary research projects focusing on infrastructure planning, transformative adaptation, futures thinking, scenario planning under deep uncertainty, collaborative governance and localising the SDGs. In 2020, Shirin was appointed by the UN Secretary-General to a scientific advisory role and as one of the 15 members of the Independent Group of Scientists tasked with writing the 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report. In 2018, she was recognised as one of the top 25 young scientists in the world in the field of sustainable development and received the international Green Talents award. She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy – flagship publication of the C40 initiative. She also co-leads a working group on sub-national SDG implementation in the Earth Systems Governance Network. Shirin has an interdisciplinary background and has previously worked as a civil engineer in large urban water infrastructure projects in Africa and the Middle East.
Ph.D. Student, Developmental Psychology and Education, University of Toronto Ph.D. student focusing on access to and quality of early childhood education and care settings in Canada. Moreover, how these experiences shape the development of young children.
