Contributors

Stephen Ryan

Course Director, MA in Songwriting, University of Limerick

Course Director, MA in Songwriting, University of Limerick Steve Ryan is the course director of the MA in Songwriting at the University of Limerick. He is also an experienced songwriter, guitarist, performer, educator, researcher, and community musician.

Simon Camponuri

PhD Candidate in Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley

PhD Candidate in Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley Simon Camponuri, MPH, is an Environmental Health Sciences PhD Candidate at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health where he studies how climate and environmental change influence infectious disease transmission in California. His current research examines the myriad influences of the environment on Valley fever epidemiology, including the effect of precipitation, heat, and drought on the incidence and seasonal patterns of Valley fever, the importance of occupation in determining pathogen exposure risk, the relationship between land use change and Valley fever risk, the role of animals in the life cycle and surveillance of Valley fever, and the future impact of climate change on Valley fever emergence in California and beyond.

Sayra Cristancho

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Faculty of Education; Scientist, Centre for Education Research & Innovation, Western University

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery and Faculty of Education; Scientist, Centre for Education Research & Innovation, Western University My research program investigates how action teams navigate and respond to disruptive events. My goal is to show how best to support training and practice for resilient teaming. To this end, I developed a unique research approach that cross-pollinates qualitative research, sociobiology, and engineering principles with insights from various industries, including healthcare, tactical/military, and emergency response. I am currently interested in understanding how community volunteer initiatives could augment emergency management in Canada, if we are to attain "whole-of-society resilience". As an author and with my research, I am hoping to contribute to the recent discussion around Canada's approach to emergency management that is taking place in The Conversation.

Sebastian Bonilla

Associate Professor of Materials, University of Oxford

Associate Professor of Materials, University of Oxford Sebastian is an engineer and researcher with a background in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. His career includes internships at CERN and Asylum Research, an MPhil in Micro and Nanotechnology from the University of Cambridge, and a Doctorate in Materials Science at Oxford, focusing on silicon solar cell technology. Postdoctoral work, supported by fellowships like the EPSRC and the Royal Academy of Engineering, contributed to the field of silicon photovoltaics. His research on nanolayer electronic materials has impacted solar cell efficiency globally. As an Associate Professor of Materials at Oxford, with a Tutorial Fellowship at St Anne's College, Sebastian works on electronic interface materials for solar photovoltaic and optoelectronic devices. He leads the Interface and Electronic Materials Laboratory, securing over £4.8m in funding for research that links academic and industrial applications. His work, recognized for its impact, has been featured in journals and PV-Magazine.com and earned the Philip Leverhulme Prize in Engineering. As a Europe Fellow at the International Strategy Forum by Schmidt Futures, Sebastian contributes to discussions on sustainable energy and technology. https://interface.materials.ox.ac.uk/

Shannon Sauer-Zavala

Associate Professor of Psychology & Licensed Clinical Psychologist, University of Kentucky

Associate Professor of Psychology & Licensed Clinical Psychologist, University of Kentucky Dr. Sauer-Zavala is Licensed Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years of experience working with people struggling with anxiety and depression. She is also an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Kentucky (UK) where she develops new treatments for common mental health conditions and tests them in rigorous clinical trials. Dr. Sauer-Zavala is the lead developer of a short-term intervention personality difficulties to address common mental health problems – COMPASS (a loose acronym for cognitive behavioral modules for personality symptoms). Dr. Sauer-Zavala is also the Founder and Director of Compass Mental Health Training & Consulting, through which she has been invited all over the country and the world (Ireland, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, South Africa, Hong Kong, Japan, Russia, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Canada) to train therapists in her potent, parsimonious interventions. Dr. Sauer-Zavala received her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from UK in 2011; she completed her predoctoral residency at Duke University Medical Center and her postdoctoral fellowship at Boston University. Dr. Sauer-Zavala is well-regarded in her field. She has co-authored over 120 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and an academic book on personality. Her research has been supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the Canadian Institute of Health Research, and the Templeton Foundation. You can follow Dr. Sauer-Zavala on Instagram @self.made.personality.

Selma Hedlund

Postdoctoral Associate at Center of Forced Displacement, Boston University

Postdoctoral Associate at Center of Forced Displacement, Boston University I'm a postdoctoral associate at Center of Forced Displacement. She holds a PhD in Sociology from Boston University and advocates for participatory inquiries and research methods that inform social change. My research interests mainly concern migration, immigration policy, and immigrant incorporation, often in relation to health. Prior to moving to Boston, Selma worked as a community organizer in refugee integration in Sweden during the height of the Syrian civil war. She earned an MA in Sociology from Columbia University as a Fulbright Scholar and a BA in Human Rights Studies from Lund University.