Research Scientist for the Sibling Aggression and Abuse Research and Advocacy Initiative at the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center I study families, parenting, mental health, and sexuality, with a focus on the well-being of children and adolescents. Most of my projects involve statistical analysis of survey data, but I also collaborate on mixed methods projects. My work has been published in the Journal of Marriage and Family, Gender & Society, and Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. In my dissertation, Parents as School Supplies: How Support from Mothers and Fathers Contributes to Inequality in College, I examined how the range of support college students report receiving from their mothers and fathers varies by gender, social class, and race/ethnicity. I considered, in turn, how different types of parental support affect degree completion. I also have ongoing collaborative research projects in three areas: (1) sibling dynamics; (2) the support college students give to and get from their families; and (3) social networks, academic success, and well-being in law school.
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Murdoch University I'm holding PhDs in both Earth Sciences (University of Hamburg, 2015) and Political Science (Brunswick University of Technology, 2019). This makes me well suited to explore interdisciplinary questions about climate change, natural resource, peace and conflict.
Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University Olson has received a range of recognition for his work as a music historian, including nine Grammy nominations. He holds a Ph.D. in English and Southern studies and has produced and curated a number of documentary albums of Appalachian music, including four boxed sets for Germany’s acclaimed Bear Family Records label (complete recordings from the 1927-1928 Bristol Sessions, from the 1928-1929 Johnson City Sessions, and from the 1929-1930 Knoxville Sessions, as well as a compilation of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s early recordings); four albums for the Gatlinburg-based Great Smoky Mountains Association; Rhino Records’ 50th anniversary edition of a seminal Elektra/Folkways 1960s-era folk music anthology; and a retrospective collection of Doc Watson’s greatest recordings. Additionally, Olson has written or edited numerous books centered around Appalachian music and folklore, along with numerous articles, essays, encyclopedia entries, reviews, poems, creative nonfiction pieces, and oral histories. He was also music section editor for the “Encyclopedia of Appalachia,” and has served as book series editor for the Charles K. Wolfe Music Series (University of Tennessee Press) since 2008. He is presently co-producer and co-host of the six-part podcast series for the Great Smoky Mountain Association, “Sepia Tones: Exploring Black Appalachian Music.” Olson was co-chair of the curatorial committee for the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival's “Appalachia: Heritage and Harmony” exhibition, which drew a million attendees to the National Mall. From 2003-2005 he was president of the Tennessee Folklore Society, and in 2008 he served as a Fulbright Senior Scholar in American Studies in Barcelona, Spain. He was the committee chair for “Tell It to Me: The Johnson City Sessions 90th Anniversary Celebration,” which received the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association’s Pinnacle Award for Event of the Year for 2019. A solo performer of traditional and contemporary ballads and songs from Appalachia as well as the British Isles, he has performed in a range of music festivals and other educational venues.
Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick Tina Kiefer is a Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Warwick Business School, the University of Warwick. Her main research areas focus on emotions at work, in particular in the context of ongoing radical organisational change and innovation. She focuses on the employees' and leaders' experiences at work, including topics such as understanding justice, wellbeing, or the psychological contract. Her research often takes an everyday event-based approach to understanding the work experience. She uses a variety of qualitative and quantitative research methods, and she works closely with organisations in both private and public sectors to ensure her work is meaningful to practice. She conducted a number of studies researching the impact of ongoing governmental budget cuts and changes to work triggered by the Covid-19 Pandemic. Tina has published her work in the highest ranked journals and received numerous grants and awards. Tina currently acts as the Assistant Dean for widening participation, leading to implement WBS' ambitious strategy to be an inclusive school, offering chances to talented students from under-represented groups.
Lecturer, Faculty of Creative & Cultural Industries, University of Portsmouth Travis Ralph-Donaldson is a lecturer in Video Games in Creative Technologies at the University of Portsmouth. His research includes the gamification of education and the integration of facial depth information to augment AVSR (Audio Visual Speech Recognition). Aside from his lecturing role, he is also the CEO and CTO of Niter Ltd, which develops state-of-the-art gamified AI language pronunciation apps with a wide range of applications in language training and speech therapy. Travis Ralph-Donaldson is currently developing software, DNN (Deep Neural Network) models and articulatory inversion research as part of the ERSC funded DELTEA project which aims to use pioneering AI technology and gamification to teach novel phonemes in French and Spanish to primary school students, in collaboration with the University of Southampton and Reading University. Research interests: • Gamification • Video Game AI • Articulatory Inversion • AVDSR (Audio Visual Depth Speech Recognition) • Neural Network Compression
Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology, Colorado State University After obtaining a DVM, I started a postdoctoral training program at Colorado State University with a two year Clinical Microbiology Residency, followed by a research fellowship in translational science. Currently working towards a second graduate degree (PhD) in Microbiology.
