Senior Lecturer in Industrial and Organisational Psychology, Nelson Mandela University I am a registered Industrial Psychologist with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). I have extensive experience in areas such as Psycho-Legal, Organisational Development, and HR Consulting. I have published research articles in various areas, including psychobiography, career psychology, graduate employability, labour market experiences, self-initiated expatriates, and human capital development in local and international journals. My research interests are in women's health issues and mental disorders in the workplace, graduate employability, psychobiography, and logotherapy (meaning-centered therapy).
Director, Indigenous Initiatives, MacEwan University Tansi, I’m Terri Cardinal (she/her) and I’m from Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Treaty 6 Territory. I just completed a one year contract, working on a meaningful project as the Indian Residential School Coordinator with Blue Quills University. I have now returned to MacEwan University, where I am the been the director of Indigenous Initiatives for the last 6 years. I have a clinical MSW specializing in trauma and I am now pursuing my PhD in Social Work with the University of Calgary. My research and passion focus on ceremony is healing, grief and loss traditional practices, Indigenous social work, and identity. In my aspirations, I am a co-host and co-creator of “2 Crees in a Pod”, a Podcast that amplifies Indigenous voices to honor Indigenous helping practices. In addition, along with my co-host and colleague Amber Dion, we deliver nêhiyaw trauma informed practices & Indigenous love workshops for front line workers across the country.
Graduate Research Assistant, School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia I am currently a graduate research assistant at the University of British Columbia's Sustainability Hub. My research primarily revolves around equity and justice in climate adaptation. Alongside this, I am a current masters student in public policy and global affairs with a concentration on the intersection of climate and human rights policy.
Professor of Philosophy, Monash University I am a philosopher of mind and cognitive science, with a particular interest in the nature of consciousness. I am currently Professor of Philosophy at Monash University (Melbourne), having taught previously at Macquarie University, the University of Western Ontario, the University of Manchester and the University of Oxford. I am the author of The Unity of Consciousness (2010) and Thought: A Very Short Introduction (2013), and an editor of Delusion and Self-Deception(2008), The Oxford Companion to Consciousness (2009) and Cognitive Phenomenology (2011). My current research concerns the measurement of consciousness, and whether it is possible to build a consciousness meter. Other research interests include the nature of conscious thought, disorders of consciousness and taxonomy in psychiatry. I am a member of the CIFAR Brain, Mind and Consciousness program.
Associate Professor of Journalism, University of Galway Tom Felle is an Associate Professor of Journalism at the University of Galway, Ireland. He has a diverse background in journalism, having worked as a journalist and foreign correspondent for various media organisations in Ireland, the UK, Brussels, Sydney and Beirut for more than a decade before transitioning into academia. He was formerly based at City, University of London, and from 2018 to 2023 was Head of the Department of Media at the University of Galway. His research interests encompass digital news, verification, data-driven journalism, so-called “fake news” and disinformation, and democracy-related topics such as trust, transparency, and accountability. He has provided advice and testimony to national governments and the EU, and collaborated with the United Nations migration agency, IOM, as the lead academic partner for the Global Migration Media Academy from 2020-2022. He has authored or edited five books on journalism and democracy issues. He is currently a Fulbright Scholar based in Los Angeles for the 2023/24 academic year.
Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum Dr. Tallal Saeed received his Bachelor degree in Architecture in 2000 from the University of Khartoum, and his Doctorate in 2007 from the Illinois Institute of Architecture. Since then, Dr. Saeed had assumed leading professional and academic positions, such as the Secretary General of the Sudanese Institute of Architects (2012-2018), the Deputy-Dean of the Faculty of Architecture (2014-2017), the Head of the Department of Architectural Design (2014-2021), and the Coordinator of the MSc in Architecture Program (2013 - 2021). Dr. Saeed possesses a wide local and international experience. He had collaborated with (SHG) as a sustainability specialist, in numerous projects in the US, UAE and China, and was a project architect with Chicago’s Architectural Services Group (ASG) for three years. Dr. Tallal, also, collaborated with the Qatari’s Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD) as a sustainability specialist. Dr. Tallal manages Sudarch, an architectural consultancy firm, with branches in Khartoum 2010 and Juba 2011. Since 2010, Sudarch studio has been working in numerous residential and institutional projects in both Sudan and South Sudan. Dr. Saeed engages in teaching several design studios, and teaches several classes on architectural science, building construction, as well as the contemporary architectural theory.
