Contributors

Tharina Guse

Professor of Psychology and Head of Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria

Professor of Psychology and Head of Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria

Timothy Matthews

Lecturer in Psychology, University of Greenwich

Lecturer in Psychology, University of Greenwich Dr. Timothy Matthews completed his PhD at King's College London in 2017, where he conducted research into loneliness in adolescence and early adulthood. He was subsequently awarded a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship to continue his work in this area at KCL, and then joined the University of Greenwich in 2023 as a lecturer in psychology. His research output to date has focused on how loneliness in young people is associated with impairments in multiple areas of health and functioning, ranging from mental and physical health problems to employment prospects. Dr. Matthews' research is highly inter-disciplinary, and integrates methods from diverse scientific disciplines including epidemiology, behavioural genetics, immunology and computer science. His current research aims to investigate how novel technology can inform ways of measuring and combating loneliness in the digital age. His research has previously received coverage in The Guardian, BBC Science Focus and New Scientist, and was also featured in the BBC Radio 4 documentary, 'The Anatomy of Loneliness'.

Twila A. Moon

Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder

Deputy Lead Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Twila Moon is Deputy Lead Scientist and Science Communication Liaison at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, part of the University of Colorado Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. Dr. Moon is a world-renowned scientist with a primary focus on the Greenland Ice Sheet and the Arctic. Her research has appeared in high-impact journals such as Science and Nature and received global media coverage. Also an accomplished science communicator, she has testified for the U.S. Congress, is a lead editor for the annual NOAA Arctic Report Card, and spearheads efforts on scientist-stakeholder knowledge exchange. Web: www.changingice.com.

Tom F. Wright

Reader in Rhetoric, University of Sussex

Reader in Rhetoric, University of Sussex I research the ways that people argued about ideas and politics in the past. A cultural historian of nineteenth century Britain and America, I am interested in how debates about speaking and education from this period can inform contemporary policy issues. You can read my publications at www.tomfwright.academia.edu.

Toyin Clottey

Professor of Supply Chain Management, Wayne State University

Professor of Supply Chain Management, Wayne State University Toyin Clottey, is a Professor of Supply Chain Management. He holds a PhD in Operations Management and an MS in Statistics from The Ohio State University. His research interests are in sustainable operations, supply forecasting, information sharing for assembly systems and survey research methods. His publications have appeared in top supply chain and industrial engineering journals, including Production and Operations Management, IIE Transactions, Decision Sciences, Journal of Business Logistics, and others. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute, INFORMS and the Production and Operations Management Society. Before joining academia, he worked for Maersk Logistics for several years in Ghana.

Tenelle Porter

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rowan University

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Rowan University Our knowledge is neither perfect nor complete. We are often confused, ignorant, mistaken, or completely wrong. What determines whether these moments will lead to growth and discovery, or defensiveness and discouragement? I am interested in the psychological processes that make growth possible for imperfect humans navigating imperfect systems. My work combines behavioral studies of children, adolescents, and adults and large field experiments. I also have expertise in evaluation science. I completed a PhD at Stanford University, an IES postdoctoral fellowship at UC Davis, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania funded by my grant from the John Templeton Foundation.