PhD Candidate in Public Health, University of California, San Francisco
I am a PhD candidate at the University of California, San Francisco. Currently I work on the Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health team at UCSF. I leverage causal inference, social science, and epidemiologic research methods to policy-relevant issues in reproductive health. My current research examines the safety, effectiveness, patient experience, and health equity implications of novel methods of abortion care.
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Professor of Education, Wake Forest University
Dr. Leah McCoy is a mathematics educator with prior experience at the middle school and high school level. Her particular areas of research interest are technology tools for teaching mathematics and equity issues in mathematics education. She enjoys working with teachers to design and implement instructional materials that engage and empower students in learning mathematics.
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Research Officer in School of Health Sciences, Bangor University
Health services, social care, policy and qualitative methods researcher.
Interested in a wide range of health and social care services, policy and health systems research.
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PhD Candidate and Student Occupational Therapist, Western University
Leah is a CIHR Canada Graduate Scholar. Her current research focuses on physical activity in young children with disabilities, playground inclusion, and practical applications of the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years as a tool for occupational therapy. Leah has previously published work examining children's environments for enabling physical activity.
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Professor of Law and Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation, Harvard University
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Professor of Law, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Leah Chan Grinvald is Dean of the William S. Boyd School of Law and Richard J. Morgan Professor of Law.
Dean Grinvald is an internationally recognized intellectual property law scholar, whose research focuses on the enforcement of intellectual property law, and the potential negative impacts of related laws on small businesses and entrepreneurs. Her work has appeared in some of the nation’s leading law journals. Dean Grinvald’s most recent work focuses on the intersection of the “right to repair” and intellectual property law.
Dean Grinvald has previously taught courses in Contracts, Copyright, International Intellectual Property, Negotiation, Trademark Law and Trademark Practice at her prior institutions, Suffolk Law and St. Louis University School of Law.
Before joining academia, Dean Grinvald began her career in the private sector after clerking for The Honorable Frank Sullivan, Jr. (ret) of the Indiana State Supreme Court. She served as the global corporate counsel at TaylorMade Golf Company, and as a corporate associate at two international law firms, Latham & Watkins LLP and at Clifford Chance US LLP in their San Diego offices. Dean Grinvald received her JD from New York University Law School and a bachelor’s degree from The George Washington University.
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Professor Associado III de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA)
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CEO, Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Land Council, Indigenous Knowledge
Leanne Brook is a proud Murramarang and Yuin Woman. She is the CEO of the Ulladulla Local Aboriginal Council.
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Associate Professor in Physiotherapy, University of Sydney
Associate Professor Leanne Hassett (PhD; MHlthSc(NeuroPHTY); BAppSc(PHTY))
Leanne is an Associate Professor in Physiotherapy at the University of Sydney. She also co-leads the Implementation Science Academy within Sydney Health Partners, an accredited National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre. Leanne conducts her research within the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health, leading the research theme of physical activity for people with disabilities. She also holds an Honorary Senior Research Fellowship position in South Western Sydney Local Health District, where she worked clinically for 15 years in adult traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation.
Leanne’s current research focuses on synthesis of evidence, and testing effectiveness and implementation of physical activity interventions in healthcare and in the community. She has made a significant contribution to the understanding of how to deliver and promote physical activity in people with moderate to severe TBI through the conduct of clinical trials, systematic reviews and the recent development of a national clinical practice guideline.
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Associate Professor in Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of Portsmouth
My research expertise is in animal behaviour and welfare. I enjoy trying to find ways to determine what animals understand about their social world. Many of my projects focus on domestic horse, donkey and mule communication and cognition. I'm also fascinated by the field of comparative thanatology – the study of animals’ responses to death.
As well as studying animal minds, I'm passionate about conducting applied research to improve animal welfare. Taking a One Welfare approach that acknowledges the interconnectedness of animals, humans and the environment, I work with international NGOs to improve the welfare of working equids and the people whose livelihoods depend on them.
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Lecturer in Microbiology, Nottingham Trent University
Dr. Leanne Timpson is a Lecturer in Microbiology at Nottingham Trent University. She has a PhD in Microbial Biotechnology from University College Dublin, Ireland. During her PhD (2007-2011), Leanne focused on the production of novel enzymes from extremophilic microorganisms for biocatalytic applications. She published her findings in the journals Extremophiles and Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.
Leanne subsequently spent 5 years (2012-2017) working as a Fermentation Research Scientist for the Danish Biotech company, Novozymes. She then shifted her attention to Education. She held Associate Lecturer positions at the University of Lincoln and the University of Leicester (2015-2017) and was a Lecturer for 6 years in Further Education and Higher Education at Nottingham College (2017-2023), United Kingdom. Leanne holds a Level 5 Diploma in Education and Training and QTLS status.
Leanne's current position at Nottingham Trent University is Teaching and Scholarship focused. Leanne explores themes such as methods for approaching work-like experience and enhancing student employability skills. Leanne is interested in student transitions from Further Education to Higher Education. She is also exploring links between microbiology and creative disciplines.
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Nottingham Trent University
Leanne is a Research Fellow and lecturer in fashion and textiles, School of Art and Design, Nottingham Trent University where she completed her PhD focussing on conserving ‘Designer Intent’ as a way of evaluating authenticity in contemporary fashion history made with postmodern materials. She is a trained textile and fashion conservator with a specialism in modern materials with previous experience working for institutions like The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Philadelphia Museum of Art. In addition, Leanne's career includes a background in commercial fashion design (10 years exp.). Her current research focuses on conserving and interpreting (post)modern materials and fashion artefacts for museum archives.
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Associate teaching fellow, Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick
Leanne’s research typically explores the intersections between popular music, memory, and nostalgia. She is currently working on her first monograph, which explores memory and materiality in music programming.
She has published writing on televised music histories, arts programming and the life of BBC Four, and the television documentaries on Amy Winehouse. She has also written several book chapters on the function and meaning of film scores in Watership Down (1978), and the films of Jane Campion and Julie Taymor. She is also interested in biopics, and performance and stardom. Her forthcoming co-written chapter explores these issues in television dramas on Cilla Black and Shirley Bassey.
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Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organizational Theory, Mount Royal University
Dr. Leda Stawnychko is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Organizational Theory at Mount Royal University’s Bissett School of Business. Her research interests include leadership effectiveness and development, organizational performance, and transformative learning.
Before her tenure at Mount Royal University, she accumulated over 25 years of leadership experience in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, advancing local and international strategic initiatives. Drawing upon these extensive experiences, Leda creates vibrant and engaging learning environments in her university courses and professional workshops.
Dr. Stawnychko has held designations as a Qualified Mediator, Practicing Mediator, and Family Mediator from the ADR Institute of Canada and the Alberta Family Mediation Society. She volunteers her time providing coaching and support to individual community members navigating challenging family transitions and to non-profit organizations, including the Community Mediation Calgary Society and the Canadian Immigrant Women’s Association. Currently, Leda is a board member of the ADR Institute of Alberta and a member of Mount Royal University’s General Faculties Council and the Academic Planning and Budget Committee.
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Professor of Aquatic Science, University of Leeds
I am Professor of Aquatic Science. Within the River Basin Processes and Management research group, I lead research on river ecosystems and aquatic ecology. Through my research I aim to increase understanding of how aquatic ecosystem biodiversity and functional processes respond to environmental change.
I am a freshwater ecologist with a particular interest in river ecosystems. My work crosses several research fields (population and community ecology, hydrology and geomorphology). I am particularly interested in river ecosystems in cold regions (alpine, arctic), the effects of catchment management (e.g. artificial drainage, vegetation burning, environmental-flows) on rivers, and aquatic food webs. Administratively, I have previously held the roles of Director of Research and led the school’s submission to REF2021.
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Associate Professor in Games, Anglia Ruskin University
Lee Cheng is an interdisciplinary artist-teacher and researcher. His research and artistic interests include computer game, music, technology, education, immersive and interactive media, digital and sonic arts, law and policy.
Lee Cheng received his Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Law, Postgraduate Diploma in Music Therapy, Postgraduate Diploma in Education, Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Business Administration from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK).
Apart from his current title, he also serves different roles in multiple organisations including board member and executive committee member of the International Society for Music Education (ISME), co-opted council member of the Royal Musical Association (RMA), Theory Examiner of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), Arts Education Examiner of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC), and editorial board member of the International Journal of Music Education (IJME) and Journal of Music, Technology and Education (JMTE).
Research interests:
Music Education
Music Technology
Gamification
Virtual Reality
Immersive media
Sound art
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Regius Chair of Chemistry, University of Glasgow
Research in the Cronin Group is focussed on the potential of complex chemical systems derived from non-biological building blocks to have a major impact on our fundamental understanding of the interplay of chemical systems and to revolutionise modern technologies. To this end the Cronin group works within three major research "themes" of Synthesis and Self Assembly, Molecular Devices and Complex Chemical Systems. The Cronin Group believes in a synergistic approach to research with research themes and projects reinforcing each other to enable fundamental advances to be made.
This research feeds into a number of major applications being investigated in the Cronin group with the intention of realising the real-world benefits of the fundamental science being conducted. These applications range from developing materials for solar fuel devices to producing potential drug and drug delivery candidates.
This Research would not be possible without the wide range of state of the art research equipment routinely used by the Cronin Group. Having recently moved into a purpose built facility within the School of Chemistry at Glasgow university the Cronin Group is at the forefront of developing cutting edge synthetic and analytical techniques for the study of complex inorganic Chemical systems. These advances include the use of low temperature (cryospray) ESI MS techniques to observe chemical transformations and highly reactive intermediate reaction structures and using purpose built flow reactors to study the self-assembly of polyoxometalate systems.
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Lecturer in Biomedical Sciences, University of Plymouth
I have 12 years of experience in the fields of environmental and medical microbiology, parasitology and biochemistry. My PhD thesis examined the role inorganic sulfur oxidation had on bacterial physiology, biochemistry and biogeochemistry. I have been a lecturer in Biomedical Sciences for 4 years where I teach foundation to maters level, predominately in the fields of microbiology and parasitology.
My research interests include novel antimicrobial discovery from hot springs and the biology and pathology of the intestinal parasite Giardia intestinalis. I am currently collaborating with The Roman Baths (Bath, UK) studying the microbiology and antimicrobial potential of this unique site, with a PhD student starting on this project in October 2024.
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Professor of Citizenship & Children's Rights Education, Middlesex University
I explore three main themes in my research and writing:
1. Citizenship education
I have published work on the development of citizenship education policy, the establishment of citizenship education as a new curriculum subject in England and deliberation as a pedagogic approach. I am on the editorial group of Teaching Citizenship, the journal of the Association for Citizenship Teaching, and editor of Education, Citizenship and Social Justice. I have also researched character education and the Prevent Duty in education, and am currently conducting research on how to promote active citizenship through schools in the National Citizenship Education Survey.
2. Children's rights
I led a Rights Respecting PGCE at London Metropolitan University, in which the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child were established as a foundation for the teacher education course. I continued to explore this theme in my work at the Centre for Children's Rights at Queen's University Belfast, where I led the MA Children's Rights and coordinated an international research project to establish a baseline assessment of child rights education (CRE) across 26 countries. With Hugh Starkey I have published a book on 'Children's Rights Education in Diverse Classrooms'.
3. Teacher education
Having taught on teacher education courses for a number of years I maintain an interest in this area. I coordinate the Special Interest Group on Professional Education and Partnerships at Middlesex and continue to run short courses and training for colleagues in a range of educational issues. I have published on teacher standards, teachers' agency and with Marcus Bhargava I published a book on teachers' medium term planning.
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Researcher, Translational Microbiome, Quadram Institute
I obtained a first class degree in Microbiology at the University of East Anglia in 2011, and joined the Quadram Institute Science in the same year to do a PhD looking at the effects of Brassica vegetables on the human gut microbiota. Following my PhD I joined the Translational Microbiome group as a research scientist to work with Professor Arjan Narbad to examine how pathogenic bacteria interact with the human gut microbiota, and investigate the potential of next generation sequencing as a clinical diagnostic tool.
I am currently involved in a successful collaboration with the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital providing bacteriotherapy to patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. In addition to this I am using in vitro colon models and 1H NMR to examine the effects of gut pathogens, such as Salmonella typhimurium, on the gut microbiota through metagenomic and metabolomic analyses.
My current interests are focused on the role of the gut microbiota in health, specifically host-microbe and microbe-microbe interactions, and how this research can be translated to improved health outcomes for the general public.
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Professor of Accounting, University of Wollongong
Lee joined the School in 2001 after completing her undergraduate and Masters degree in Accounting. She has a PhD in accounting focussing on the debtor and creditor relationship in the third world debt crisis. Prior to the position in the School, Lee worked as a medical diagnostic radiographer. Her current research interests include accountability for the environmental and social aspects of corporate activities, accounting for asbestos liabilities and death care.
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American Politics Program Director, United States Military Academy West Point
Lieutenant Colonel Lee Robinson is the Director of the American Politics Program and an Academy Professor within the Department of Social Sciences at West Point. Lee teaches the introductory course to American politics and the capstone course on public policy. He is a 2000 graduate of the United States Military Academy and holds an MPA from Cornell University and a PhD in Public Administration and Policy from the University of Georgia. Prior to service as an Academy Professor, Lee served for over 20 years as an Army Aviation Officer including two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan. Lee commanded the 603D Aviation Support Battalion in the 3rd Infantry Division from 2019-2021 and served as a strategist for the Army Talent Management Task Force from 2021-2022. His research focuses on strategic human resource management, public management and organizational performance, and civil-military relations.
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Senior Lecturer, Finance, Curtin University
Lee Smales is a senior lecturer in Curtin University's School of Economics & Finance. Before joining Curtin, Lee was an associate lecturer with University of New South Wales where he also completed his PhD in finance.
Prior to embarking on his academic career, Lee spent 8 years working for a major U.S. investment bank trading foreign-exchange and interest rate derivatives. Lee’s research interests are closely aligned with this prior career and focus on financial markets, and in particular the market response to news-events and the impact of prevailing sentiment and microstructure on this reaction.
Lee has published in leading journals including the Journal of Banking & Finance, Journal of Financial Research, Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Accounting & Finance, The Economic Record, and the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money.
Lee has won awards for research (CBS New Researcher of the Year, 2013) and teaching (CBS New Teacher of the Year, 2014) and is also a CFA Charterholder.
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Visiting Professor, City, University of London
Lee White is an Organisational Psychologist with over 25 years of experience as a consultant. His focus is on the creative application of psychological research and techniques to help individuals, teams and organisations. He consults, coaches and teaches with clients from different industry sectors around the world. Lee is a Health Professions Council Registered Occupational Psychologist in the UK, a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
In addition to his consultancy work, he is a Honorary Research Fellow at City, University of London and visiting faculty at INSEAD business school. He has a first degree in Psychology with an MSc in Occupational Psychology from Cardiff and MSc in Research Methods from Swansea. He also has a PhD in Psychology form Swansea University. In research he is working on a number of projects including looking at how collective emotions influence the execution of organisations’ strategic initiatives, modelling constructive cognitive processes in decision making and investigating the psychology of change and organisational decision making. Lee has published research in journals such as Cognition, the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition and Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A.
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Research Fellow, New Zealand Policy Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology
I am a Research Fellow at the New Zealand Work Research Institute (NZWRI, AUT). I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University. My field is labour economics, with a primary focus on inequality and discrimination, particularly in the context of women's and LGBTQ+ rights. My research examines how social norms, cultural dynamics, and policy landscapes shape intrahousehold bargaining and labour supply choices. My proficiencies encompass the skillful handling of micro-level household and personal data, adept application of quantitative econometric methodologies, and versatile programming proficiency across multiple languages and computing paradigms.
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Scientia Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
I lead an internationally recognised research group investigating molecular mechanisms underpinning rapid evolution and invasion success, contributing to innovative solutions for the management and control of invasive species, and improving the management of conserved species. I am the current President of the Genetics Society of Australasia.
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Professor of Biology and Distinguished Arts and Science Scholar, University of Louisville
I'm an evolutionary biologist and a historian of science in the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville. I have lectured about my research and my books at more than 175 venues around the world, including in New Zealand, Australia, Mongolia, Cuba, Russia, Romania, Turkey, The Czech Republic, Croatia, Taiwan, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, and many other countries. I'm the author of twelve books and more than 200 articles, in such journals as Nature, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and The Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, and I'm a contributing author to Scientific American, The American Scientist, The New Scientist and The Washington Post. The New York Times Book Review called my book, How to Tame a Fox and Build a Dog, "Sparkling... A story that is part science, part Russian fairy tale, and part spy thriller… it may serve — particularly now — as a parable of the lessons that can emerge from unfettered science, if we have the courage to let it unfold.”
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Clinical Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, University of North Dakota
Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, PhD, CRC, CFLE is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Education, Health and Behavior Studies Department at the University of North Dakota. She serves as Program Director of Undergraduate Rehabilitation and Human Services Program. Dr. Williams has extensive academic experience working with programs focusing on disability and rehabilitation at various universities. In addition, her professional experiences include over 20 years of work in the field of rehabilitation in the areas of blindness and low vision, general rehabilitation counseling, human resource training/development, and in corporate. Further, Lee Ann has worked with K-12 educational environments focusing on student services and wellness.
Dr. Williams has held a variety of leadership positions at the local, state, regional, national, and international levels for professional rehabilitation associations. She has published research in peer-reviewed journals and co-authored two books focusing on case and caseload management in rehabilitation.
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Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee
Han is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and an Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) Collaborating Scientist at the University of Tennessee (UT). His fields of expertise and research interests include traffic engineering, application of advanced technologies to transportation, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), system modeling and simulations, traffic flow theory, traffic operations, transportation data and information systems, emergency evacuation and management, crash records and analysis, transportation logistics, operations research, and 3D visualizations.
Since 1985, Han has been actively involved in research activities in the area of transportation and traffic engineering. In terms of externally sponsored projects, he was instrumental towards securing, managing, and conducting research studies. The total expenditure of all the projects he is involved in tops $10 million during the past decade.
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Associate Research Professor of Molecular Parasitology and Medical Entomology, University of Notre Dame
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PhD Candidate, Political Science and International Relations, Curtin University
Leena is a PhD candidate and academic at Curtin University. Her current research focuses on the Middle East and North Africa region, specifically women's political participation during regime transitions.
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Senior Research Fellow, Southern Cross University
Dr Lei Liu, also known as 'Ben', completed his PhD on 'Phytochemical and Pharmacological Perspectives of Wheat Grain and Lupin Seed' in 2010. Currently, Dr Liu is a senior research fellow at Southern Cross University, Australia. He has a wide research interest in biologically active phytochemicals. Dr Liu has proven expertise in the isolation, identification and quantification of bioactive metabolites. He has studied cereal grain quality, starch digestion, lipidomics, cotton, coffee, macadamia, seaweed, Australian native plants, Chinese traditional medicine and natural pesticides. Dr Liu has published more than 70 peer-reviewed journal articles.
Dr Liu has devoted himself to studying health-promoting functional food, nutraceuticals, and environmentally sustainable agriculture. He has worked with several local farmers to identify possible ways to add value to their products. Dr Liu has supervised 10 PhD, 2 Masters and 3 honours to completion. He is currently supervising 4 PhD and 1 Masters students. He is aiming to train all his students to be careful observers, critical thinkers and more independent researchers.
Dr Liu has also developed an undergraduate unit "Analysis of Food and Natural Products" in 2022. He has been teaching that unit and several other undergraduate units at Southern Cross University. Dr Liu currently serves as the Deputy Director of Higher Degree Research Training (HDRT) for the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Southern Cross University. This role is dedicated to managing and facilitating the PhD and Master by Thesis programs within his Faculty.
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