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Michelle Maroto is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Alberta. Her research interests include social stratification, gender and family, race and ethnicity, labor and credit markets, and disability studies. Her recent projects address the many dimensions of wealth inequality, the complicated dynamics behind social class in Canada, and economic outcomes for people with different types of disabilities..
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I am a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ghana and a Director of Amenfiman Rural Bank Plc. I hold a MSc. Financial Risk Management, PhD Material Science and Engineering, Missouri, USA; and M.S. Light Metals Production, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway. I previously worked for SELEE Corporation as Aluminum Cast House Development Engineer. I teach, research and supervise undergraduate and graduate students as well as consult for various organizations and businesses in projects feasibility, engineering materials and processes and risk management.
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Prof. (Dr) D.A.C Suranga SilvaCoordinator of Sustainable Tourism Unit at the University of Colombo, Currently Professor in Tourism Economics, University of Colombo - Sri Lanka. He is currently the professor in Tourism Economics at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Tourism Economics from the Vrije University Amsterdam (2002) and M.Phil. in Environmental Economics (1998) from Maastricht School of Management, University of Maastricht, the Netherlands. He is a lead trainer of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and a former CEO/Director General of Ministry of Tourism - Sri Lanka.
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Currently I am the Director General of the National University of Education and before assuming duties I was attached to the Department of Education, Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya. Inclusive Education is one of my major specializations and I am teaching the subject more than 20 years at Peradeniya
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Associate Professor Vivienne Anderson is Dean of the University of Otago College of Education, New Zealand. Vivienne has a PhD in education and anthropology and is a former teacher. Her research utilises qualitative and participatory approaches to interrogate questions relating to education pathways and social justice – currently, with refugee-background young people.
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Dr. Michèle Hofmann is the head of the Research Center “Historical and Comparative Childhood and Youth Studies” at the Institute of Education, University of Zurich. Her academic interests include the medicalization of education, the history of (special needs) education in Switzerland, and the history of childhood.
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I am a registered psychologist and teacher. Currently I teach in the Masters in Educational and Developmental Psychology programme, supervise Master's and doctoral students. I am also currently the Director of Academic Programmes in the Institute of Education. I am based in the Palmerston North campus, which is the Central North Island of New Zealand.
My research interests sit within the ambit of inclusive education and social justice. I research in the field of autism and interested in research that ensures that the voices of families and children are heard alongside those of teachers.
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A robotics and AI researcher exploring the use of technology for assisting persons with limited functional independence such as older people with dementia. I also have some experience in policy formulation and advocacy mainly in the area of improving the population of minority ethnic students in postgraduate education in Europe.