Contributors

Stephanie Gomes-Ng

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Auckland University of Technology

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Auckland University of Technology

Samuel Suárez Suárez

Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Área de Psicología Básica, Universidad de Burgos

Profesor Ayudante Doctor, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Área de Psicología Básica, Universidad de Burgos Mi actividad investigadora se centra, fundamentalmente, en la caracterización de los efectos neurocognitivos del consumo intensivo de alcohol (Binge Drinking) en jóvenes y adolescentes sobre distintos procesos cognitivos y emocionales empleando técnicas de neuroimagen como la resonancia magnética funcional (IRMf) o la electroencefalografía (EEG); con especial interés en la interacción entre procesos emocionales y procesos cogntivos de carácter ejecutivo (p.ej., toma de decisiones, control de impulsos, etc.). Además de haber realizado estancias de especialización en la Universidad Jaume I de Castellón y en la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, actualmente, trabaja en la Universidad de Burgos y colabora de forma activa con los grupos de investigación en psicopatología experimental (LEP) de la Université Catholique de Louvain y el grupo de investigación en Neurociencia Cognitiva y Afectiva (NECEA) de la Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4437-3074

Spencer Kimball

Associate Professor of Communications, Director of Emerson College Polling, Emerson College

Associate Professor of Communications, Director of Emerson College Polling, Emerson College Spencer Kimball is the Director of Emerson College Polling and an associate professor of Political Communication at Emerson College.

Salah Ben Hammou

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University

Postdoctoral Research Associate, Rice University Dr. Salah Ben Hammou is a Postdoctoral Associate at the Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute of Public Policy. His research focuses on the politics of military coups, authoritarian regimes, and democratization with a regional focus on the Middle East and Africa. Prior to joining the Baker Institute, Ben Hammou served as a 2023—2024 USIP—Minerva Peace Scholar at the United States Institute of Peace and a Diversity Fellow at the American Political Science Association. His research has appeared in peer-reviewed journals like Armed Forces & Society, Africa Spectrum, International Studies Review, and Journal of Global Security Studies. His public-facing work has appeared in popular outlets like The Washington Post, The Conversation, Just Security, Modern War Institute, Political Violence at a Glance, The Loop, and The Cairo Review of Global Affairs. Ben Hammou received his Ph.D. in Security Studies at the University of Central Florida in 2024, where he taught courses and offered guest lectures on research methodology, authoritarian politics, and military coups. From 2022 through 2024, Ben Hammou served as co-chair of the Status Committee on Graduate Students for the American Political Science Association.

Savannah Dodd

Postdoctoral research fellow, Centre for Creative Ethnography, Queen's University Belfast

Postdoctoral research fellow, Centre for Creative Ethnography, Queen's University Belfast Savannah Dodd, PhD holds an ESRC-funded Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy, and Politics at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB). In 2017, she founded the Photography Ethics Centre, a social enterprise organisation dedicated to promoting ethical, visual, and media literacy. In 2020, her edited volume Ethics and Integrity in Visual Research Methods was published by Emerald. In 2021, she achieved fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. Savannah earned her PhD in anthropology from Queen’s University Belfast (2023), her master's in anthropology and sociology at the Graduate Institute of International Development Studies in Geneva (2015), and her bachelor's in anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis (2012). Savannah is a member of the Ethical Journalism Network’s UK Committee and of the board of Source Magazine. She previously sat on the Ethics Panel for the Environmental Photographer of the Year Award.

Sarah Sinclair

Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University

Senior Lecturer in Economics, RMIT University Dr. Sarah Sinclair is an applied economist at RMIT University, specializing in family economics, fertility decision-making, and the socio-economic factors shaping demographic trends. Her research explores how public policy, labour markets, and economic conditions can influence fertility rates, family formation, and housing markets, with a particular interest on the role of technology in shaping labour markets and supporting family-friendly work environments. Dr. Sinclair's work has been widely published and she frequently engages in discussions on the economic implications of declining fertility, ageing populations, and the impact of technology on socio economic trends.