Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Amsterdam Dr. Yuval Engel is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam. He also leads the Amsterdam Startup Lab. Yuval’s research, published in high-impact academic journals, focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion in startups, entrepreneurial networking, and the effects of meditation practice on entrepreneurs and their ventures. He is teaching the courses startup psychology (BSc), startup scaleability (MSc) and scaling up businesses (MBA).
Research Assistant in Human Rights, University of Leeds Ying Zhang is a research assistant on the “Understanding Human Rights: Implications for Management of Supply Chains” project. Her interest lies in the areas of sustainability, big data and innovation, from research to industry and frontline business.
Research Fellow, Institute for Global Health, UCL Researcher looking at the intersection between climate change and population health. I am a nurse by background, hold a Master of Public Health and PhD in Global Health. The purpose of my research is to get more insights into historic relationships between climate and health and potential changes in future scenarios. Also, I explore how the planetary health approach could be a good opportunity to re-think the health of the planet; therefore, the health of humans.
Postdoctoral Research Associate in Entomology, Mcguire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida My research is about how moths and butterflies sense the world. I want to understand how their eyes and brains have evolved to complicated visual tasks in light-limited environments. I use an integrative approach looking at their genes, behavior and in the light of evolution to understand how butterflies’ and moths’ visual systems function. Like many other nocturnal animals, moths get disoriented and entrapped by light. I study the effects of light pollution on nocturnal insects and how we can combat this issue. I also help with citizen science and biodiversity monitoring in India.
Assistant Professor, Christopher Newport University I'm a quantitative social scientist specializing in survey analysis and methodology. Broadly speaking, my research examines how race, ethnicity, and religion affects social and political outcomes in the US. I have particular expertise on the American Muslim experience with deep historical, empirical, and personal understanding of this community's ebbs and flows in society. Other substantive interests include studying support for democratic norms, particularly political tolerance, in established and emerging democracies. In addition to my academic appointment at CNU, I am an affiliated scholar with the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding and 2023-24 Public Fellow with the the Public Religion Research Institute.
