Contributors

Suzanne Whitten

Lecturer in Political Theory and Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast

Lecturer in Political Theory and Philosophy, Queen's University Belfast Working within political theory, my current area of research examines freedom of speech, academic freedom, and neo-republicanism. I have a BA(Hons) in Philosophy, an MA in Moral, Legal, and Political Philosophy, and a PhD in Philosophy, all gained at Queen's University Belfast.

Sheri Lambert

Professor of Marketing, Temple University

Professor of Marketing, Temple University Prof Sheri Lambert is a faculty member in Marketing and Supply Chain Management at the Fox School of Business of the Temple University where she teaches Marketing Strategy, Digital Innovation in Marketing and Consumer Buyer Behavior at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels. Repeatedly recognized by her students for outstanding instruction, Sheri is a recipient of several awards for excellence in teaching. She is founder of the Fox MSMR Industry Advisory Board (IAB) a partnership among business leaders, faculty and students that generates knowledge about the market research industry through educational programs, global forums and research. Sheri also is one of the faculty advisors to Temple University's American Marketing Association (TU AMA) collegiate chapter. In addition, Sheri is Managing Director of the Fox Center for Executive Education partners with organizations to strengthen their management, executive and board-level leadership teams. Prior to joining the Fox School, she served as Chief Marketing Officer at Big Sofa Technologies and a member of its Global PLC Board. With her executive management and high-level experience, including years of market research consulting engagements in both consumer and B2B sectors across a wide range of industries and methodologies, her areas of expertise are strategic planning, organization, development and management. Sheri has held Senior Leadership positions within some of the world’s largest marketing research consulting firms. Including, Ipsos and Kantar Group. At Ipsos, she was the Global Head and Executive Vice President of the Travel & Leisure Sector and Global Loyalty Practic. At TNS she served as Managing Director of its North America Transportation, Travel & Hospitality Sector and was President of TNS NFO Plog Research Company. Sheri received her Master of Business Administration in Marketing from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.

Samantha Holmes

Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York Samantha joined the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR) in September 2023 as the Generating Respect Hub Coordinator and Research Associate. The Hub focuses on enhancing norms compliance in armed conflict through innovative socio-legal research. She is also a Researcher for the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict – a network that strives to end rights violations against children in war zones. Samantha completed her LLM in International Human Rights Law and Practice at the University of York in 2023 and she also holds an LLB from Queen Mary University of London. Prior to joining CAHR, Samantha conducted human rights practice for organisations in Southeast Asia. She was the Asia Advocacy and Communications Officer for ARTICLE 19 (2021 - 2022) and a Legal Consultant for the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (2019 - 2021). Samantha also provides consulting services to local and international non-governmental organisations on the human rights situation in Cambodia, specialising in advocacy through engagement with UN mechanisms. Samantha was awarded the CAHR Scholarship 2022/23 and during her studies was a recipient of the Sam Pegram Human Rights Placement Award for commitment to reflexive human rights practice and centering the voices of those involved. Her completed research projects include qualitative and quantitative legal research into fundamental freedoms compliance in Cambodia, group research into the realisation of disabled people’s rights and the prevention of terrorism in York, and independent research into strategic lawsuits against public participation and lawfare in Cambodia. She has also been published in The Diplomat and the Southeast Asia Globe.

Samantha Grover

Senior Lecturer, Environmental Soil Science, RMIT University

Senior Lecturer, Environmental Soil Science, RMIT University Soil scientist, connector, creator; seeking sustainable solutions to social ecological challenges by combining technical innovation with deep stakeholder engagement.

Sarah Treby

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, RMIT University

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, RMIT University Postdoctoral Researcher in Soil, Peatland, and Restoration Science

Sally Friedman

Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, State University of New York

Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, State University of New York Professor Friedman, who teaches courses in a variety of areas of American politics and methodology, is particularly interested in aspects of political representation and the processes associated with a representative democracy. Thus, her 2007 book Dilemmas of Representation is an effort to highlight the balance of local and national elements that make up the home styles of current members of Congress. While many scholars (rightly) highlight the importance of staying “local” as one goes about the business of “representing” constituents, in the modern era of strong parties, diverse groups and polarizing issues, in-depth case studies document how members of Congress additionally incorporate national elements in their presentations of self to constituents. The work also suggests that in fact the local and national elements of politics may be more connected than much previous literature has emphasized, and the case studies highlight the multi-faceted ways legislators have found to represent constituents. In several other publications and papers, Professor Friedman has delved into other aspects of representation. Thus, questions she has researched have included: Do social backgrounds—in particular a background in business—impact legislative behavior (see Friedman and Witko—Congress & the Presidency). What factors impact the home styles of Latino representatives (see Friedman in Erikson forthcoming and Friedman, paper presented at the American Political Science Association meetings, 2008). In a partisan era, what factors lead some legislators to cross the aisle to work in a bipartisan manner (see Friedman and Ferradino, paper presented at the Midwest Political Science Association, 2008). In her efforts, Professor Friedman enjoys working with a variety of methodological approaches, including both qualitative and quantitative research.