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Heather Douglas is a philosopher of science who works on the relationships among science, values, and democratic publics. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Michigan State University.
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Professor, Hult Int'l Biz School | Harvard Social Scientist at HKS & IQSS & Davis Center | Public Policy Scholar MBRSG & Georgetown | Sr. Advisor Strategy& (PwC) | Thinkers50 | Tech Entrepreneur | Fellow, Cambridge & UCL
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I am a Professor of Applied Chemistry, and I am currently the Director of the African Centre of Excellence for Water and Environmental Research (ACEWATER), Redeemer's University. I have a BSc and MSc in Industrial Chemistry and a PhD in Chemistry. My current research expertise is in environmental engineering with a focus on developing functional materials for the treatment of water and remediating other areas of the environment. I am also involved in assessment of the distribution of micropollutants in the environment.
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Academic and industry specialist in emerging technologies, with 20+ years of R&D experience with an emphasis on the healthcare sector. PhD in Physics from the University of Padova (2001). Full-time academic at Brunel University London. Former staff member at University College London and Lund University. Former Honorary Research Scientist with the UCL Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Visiting Scientist at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Centre, and project leader in industry. I have collaborated closely with large multinational technology companies such as QinetiQ.
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Nalini Chhetri is a clinical professor in the School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the School of Sustainability, Arizona State University. She is also the interim Chair of the Innovation in Global Development PhD program, and Senior Global Futures Scientist at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Lab. She holds a doctorate in education policy studies with a minor in demography, and an MSc in cyto-genetics. Chhetri’s work centers on climate impacts and communication, technology in developing nations, knowledge systems, gender, and urban sustainability. Her career also included overseeing large sustainable development programs for international nongovernmental organizations. She works with think-tanks and agencies in Nepal, India, Guyana, Sierra Leone, China, Ghana, and Jordan, and the USA. She has consulted for United Nations and European bilateral agencies.
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Professor at University of South Florida. Her research examines equity and social justice in educational institutions serving urban students. More specifically, she focuses on the qualities, dispositional attributes and supports that enable urban teachers to remain in high-poverty, low-performing schools (“teacher persistence”) affected by individual dispositions, leadership, school districts and policy. Moore is a co-founder of the National Urban Special Education Leadership Network, a national network of progressive educational leaders in Special Education and Leadership.
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Kim Lam (PhD) is a Postdoctoral Associate Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation. She is also Stream Coordinator of the 'Youth, Diversity and Wellbeing in a Digital Age Stream' of the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies. Her work focuses on youth religiosity, Buddhism in Australia, youth digital participation, belonging, identity and participation.
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Instructor in the Department of Architectural Technology, The Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State Nigeria with teaching and research experience for over 20 years as an Architect and Urban and Regional Planner.
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Associate Professor of Economics at Bogazici University, Istanbul.
PhD in Economics 2009 - University of Washington.
Works on the political economy of social policy and economic development.
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Raymond Trau is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at Macquarie University. His research focuses on diversity and inclusion. In particular, Raymond is interested in the impact of psychological and contextual influences on the workplace experiences of women, minorities and stigmatised groups, and the extent to which these experiences shape their wellbeing, work attitudes, career development and job performance.