Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary Yahya El-Lahib came to the Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary after finishing his PhD at the School of Social Work, McMaster University. As a long time disability activist, Yahya’s research, practice and policy background has centred on working on disability issues at all levels of intervention, from frontline work with individuals and families, to community practice, policy development, and research on a variety of issues including education, employment, poverty, political and civic engagement, as well as the impacts of war. Throughout this involvement, Yahya has been closely affiliated with the disability movement in Lebanon working from a grassroots social justice approach which has allowed him to bring to his current community involvement, teaching and research in Canada a critical transnational dimension to social work.
Research Scientist, CSIRO Dr Yuwan Malakar is a research scientist based in Brisbane, Queensland. Dr Malakar's research focuses on the risk governance of future technologies. He applies sociological theories to understand risk behaviours, perceptions, and practices, and how risks associated with these technologies can be assessed, managed, and communicated. His particular interest is in examining unquantifiable risks, their systemic presence, and measures to mitigate them by applying a systems perspective. Dr Malakar does multi-disciplinary research and collaborates with scientists from health, environment, agriculture, and manufacturing sectors.
Professor of Ecology, University of Otago My research interests include urban biodiversity, the impacts of cats and other predators on urban wildlife, viability/distributions of urban wildlife populations, human dimensions of urban biodiversity and the breeding ecology of seabirds.
Dean of Education, Gonzaga University Yolanda Gallardo, Ph.D. began as Dean of Gonzaga University School of Education in July of 2019. Prior to joining Gonzaga, Dean Gallardo was Associate Director for the ESL/Dual Language Program at Kansas State University, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Education and Dean of Education at Georgetown College, and the Robert Billings Endowed Chair of Education Studies at Berea College. Dean Gallardo received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education with a bilingual specialty from the University of Arizona. She went on to receive her master’s degree in Multicultural Education from Northern Arizona University, and her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Kansas State University. Dr. Gallardo taught elementary school in the state of Arizona on the border of Mexico for 12 years. During her years as an educator, she conceptualized, designed, and implemented a dual language program, served as a bilingual consultant and district writing specialist, and assisted in developing a school focused on bilingual/bicultural education.
Postdoctoral Research Associate at School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney After completing my honours degree in Psychology, I went on to undertake a PhD using mixed-methods approaches to conceptualize "ageing well" for adults with autism spectrum disorder. I am currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Justice Health Research Program at the School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney.
Assistant Professor of Ecology, Leiden University Yali Si is an ecologist who tries to understand spatiotemporal ecological patterns and processes, quantify the environmental mechanisms and global change impact on bird distribution, movement and diversity, ecosystem functioning, and disease patterns, and develop sustainable measures to safeguard wildlife and human development.
