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Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University
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Yira Vargas is a clinical psychologist and educator from the Dominican Republic. She has been working in Dominican academia since 2004 and has extensive experience promoting the inclusion of people with disabilities in Dominican society. She has also worked in violence prevention in schools. She is currently an International Family and Community Studies doctoral Student at Clemson University. She also has a Master’s Degree in Education Management and an undergraduate degree in Clinical Psychology.
She was the recipient of a New York University pre-doctoral fellowship in 2004, and has been recognized by Altice Hispaniola and Orange Foundation for her work towards bettering the lives of people with autism in the Dominican Republic. Her work has also received accolades from Vidas Solidarias Foundation for her contributions to professional training in psychology, and by the 1st Psychiatric Child and Adolescent Residency for her humane and academic contributions to their professional training.
She is the current Chair of UNIBE’s UNESCO Chair on Inclusion of people with Disabilities, Chair of the Psychology Department which hosts undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as the Director of UNIBE´s Center for Behavior Studies and Intervention (CESIC). She Lives in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
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My name is Lucia Sanchez-Diaz, I am the academic coordinator of the psychology program at INTEC. I am a clinical psychologist with a specialty and master's degree in crisis and trauma intervention.
My line of research is in gender studies and I am working in the team for inclusion in my university.
We still have a long way to go in terms of inclusion in our country, but INTEC is one of the institutions that are committed to improving inclusive education for vulnerable people.
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I work on transboundary water cooperation, sustainable hydropower development, flood management, and the water-energy-food nexus. I am currently involved in several international research projects on the sustainability of river deltas, water security in the ASEAN region, and sustainable hydropower development in Africa and Southeast Asia. I have a particular interest in the question of how to localize the SDGs and how diverse stakeholder groups understand the meaning of sustainable development.
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Teacher and researcher in Higher Education with an interest in language, culture, diversity and inclusion.
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PhD in Global Governance and Sustainable development. Financial economist at the European Commission. UNESCOYouth Researcher Fellow.
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I am an Emmy-nominated producer/writer/director that is based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that has been working to advocate for the inclusion of the creative industries in economic policy in Ethiopia. My work focuses on building the local media ecosystem environment across the continent and making a case for how and why the creative sector is critical for safeguarding democracy and spurring economic growth throughout Africa.
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An academic with more than 20 years experience in educational technology and inclusive approaches to education. My main research interests are the linguistic integration of adult migrants and digital literacy I am working as part of a team to develop a European literacy and language learning reference guide below A1.
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Rama works as a Vice Chancellor Senior Fellow at Newcastle Business School. His research interests span across areas such as social entrepreneurship, smart cities and organizational behaviour.
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Anil Duman is currently an Associate Professor at Central European University, Budapest. She has received her M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Her broad research interests include political economy, industrial relations, welfare state policies, and redistribution. In her recent research, she has been specializing on the interrelations between labor market status and socio-economic inequalities. Her previous research focuses on analysis of skill formation, skill distribution, and their relation to individual policy preferences across countries and over time. She is also involved in research projects examining the transformation of social protection regimes in several transition countries.