Contributors

Seyram Avle

Associate Professor of Global Digital Media, UMass Amherst

Associate Professor of Global Digital Media, UMass Amherst My research focuses on digital technology cultures and innovation across parts of Africa, China, and the United States. This work primarily takes a critical approach towards understanding how digital technologies are made and used, as well as their implications for issues of labor, identity, and futures.

Simon Cameron

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast

Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast My research involves the application of mass spectrometry to health and disease. I have a particular focus on human milk profiling and developing methods to take a systems biology approach to understanding the role that different components of human milk play in the development of the infant microbiome.

Simon Wilmot

Senior Lecturer, Film, Deakin University

Senior Lecturer, Film, Deakin University Simon makes films that explore self-making, identity and place, especially in the context of settler-colonialism. He is also interested in documentary film as a placemaking practice. He is currently working with Dr James Barry on documentary films about Muslim's Anzacs.

Shoba Ittyipe

Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computing, Mount Royal University

Associate Professor, Mathematics & Computing, Mount Royal University Shoba Ittyipe is an associate professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta. Her expertise lies in developing innovative techniques to extract meaningful insights from complex datasets. Her work also extends beyond traditional data analysis to foster inclusive environments and advance equity in the computing field, addressing barriers and promoting diversity in the field of computing.

Simon Francis Thrush

Director of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

Director of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Professor Simon Thrush is Director of the Institute of Marine Science and Director of the George Mason Centre for the Natural Environment at the University of Auckland. Professor Thrush has a strong research focus on the interactions between ecosystems and society as we seek to identify effective processes for change that will help society make informed choices about how we restore, conserve and use marine ecosystems. He is interested in the positive potential we have to actively restore degraded coastal ecosystems by generating the ecological knowledge needed for successful restoration, identifying the ecosystem benefits this will provide and in sustaining engagement of society. Professor Thrush obtained a BSc (Hons) from the University of Otago and a PhD from the University of East Anglia, England. He has over 30 years’ experience in the development and implementation of strategic ecological research to influence resource management and improve societal valuation of marine ecosystems. He has worked in New Zealand, Europe, USA and Antarctica, has contributed to over 200 publications in the peer reviewed scientific literature and collaborates with colleagues around the world.

Sibonokuhle Ndlovu

Lecturer, University of Johannesburg

Lecturer, University of Johannesburg I hold a PhD in inclusive education, and my research focus is disability and gender. I am a lecturer at the University of Johannesburg, at Ali Mazrui Centre of higher education.