Associate Professor of Analytics and Operations, University of Richmond Shital Thekdi is an Associate Professor of Analytics & Operations in the Robins School of Business at the University of Richmond. She has earned a Ph.D. in Systems & Information Engineering at the University of Virginia; and has earned an M.S.E. and B.S.E. in Industrial & Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. She teaches courses in analytics and decision-making. Her research focuses on risk analysis and management in operations.
Associate Professor, Dianoia Institute of Philosophy, Australian Catholic University, Australian Catholic University I am an associate professor at the Dianoia Institute of Philosophy at ACU. In 2023, I am a research fellow at the Center for AI Safety. My research focuses on the ethical implications of the development of agency in AI systems.
Research Fellow, Deakin University I am an Honorary Research Fellow at Deakin University. I have been a performing artist (dance) and have a BA in Asian Studies from the ANU, a Master's Degree in Critical Theory and PhD in Cultural Studies (Monash University 2004). I was a Senior Lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Arts at Deakin (2004-2017) and have published widely in Arts and Humanities journals and other forums. I translated a major dance reference work from French published as 'Poetics of Contemporary Dance' (Dance Books 2010), and have co-curated numerous conferences and other events including Dance Remains, a monthly foyer series of presentations at MUMA, 2017. I was co-editor of Writings on Dance journal (1985-2012) and am currently co-editor of Palaver books and have co-edited 'Continent Aflame: reflections on an Australian catastrophe' and 'The Voice, A Question for the People'. I am also active in the field of landcare and have recently been involved with Djarra women in the North Central Region of Victoria on a Victorian Government funded cultural burning and women's digging stick farming project, to be continued.
Senior Lecturer, Music Industry, RMIT University Shelley is Senior Lecturer and Program Manager of the BA (Music Industry) degree at RMIT University. She holds a PhD in ethnomusicology. Her research on mothers and music careers is published in the 2022 co-authored book 'Popular Music and Parenting' (Routledge) with Liz Giuffre, and discussed in their 2SER podcast 'Music Mothers and Others', which features interviews with Australian music industry professionals. She is the co-editor of 'Perfect Beat: The Asia-Pacific Journal of Research into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture' (Equinox).
NIHR Doctoral Fellow in Public Health, University of Cambridge I am an NIHR doctoral fellow (2022-25), researching population-level approaches to dementia risk reduction. During my PhD I will be using mixed methods, including quantitative analysis, qualitative interviewing, policy analysis, and systematic reviewing. My background is as an applied public health academic, and I have been training as a public health specialty registrar in the East of England region since 2018. I qualified from Keele Medical School in 2015, and passed an MPhil in Public Health at the University of Cambridge in 2018-19 with distinction.
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University Dr. Sarah L. Eddy is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and is part of the STEM Transformation Institute, an educational research center, at Florida International University. They received their B.S. in Biological Sciences from Purdue University and a Ph.D. in Zoology at Oregon State University. Sarah completed a postdoctoral scholarship in biology education at the University of Washington. In addition to their scholarly publications, Sarah’s work has been featured in the New York Times, The Atlantic, Science, and Insight into Diversity.
