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Alana Cattapan is the Canada Research Chair in the Politics of Reproduction and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. Her research examines gendered inclusion in policy making, identifying links between the state, the commercialization of the body, and reproductive labour including the governance of reproduction and reproductive technologies.
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Associate Professor with a joint position in Africana Studies Institute and the Department of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. Director of Research on Resilient Cities, Racism, and Equity at UConn Hartford.
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Ramona Kyabaggu is an epidemiologist and certified Health Information Management (CHIM) professional who works as assistant professor at Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy (University of Regina), where she coordinates the Master of Health Administration major in Health Informatics and Information Management (MHA-HIIM).
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I am a lecturer in political science at Washington University in St. Louis. My research focuses on human rights broadly and migration/immigration, human trafficking, and citizenship more specifically. I am especially interested in the sources of vulnerability (poverty, environment, etc.) that force people to live precarious lives.
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Prof. Dr. Dipak Tatpuje has over 41 years of experience in the field of experiential education, project consulting, and research projects at national and International level by developing models for rural development through empowerment of youths. He completed more than 14 projects with national and international organizations like UNESCO-Bangkok, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), Commonwealth Association of Science, Technology, and Mathematics Educators (CASTME-Asia), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. Visit: http://dipaktatpuje.blogspot.com/
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I am a Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Northwestern University in the USA. My work includes studies of inequality, race/ethnic minorities, and urban segregation.
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Programme Management Officer at UN Headquarters in New York working on policy and guidance development and implementation, organizational learning and lessons learned.
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Dr. Cristina-Ioana Dragomir is a scholar of migration, gender and environment. She is a Clinical
Assistant Professor in Global Liberal Studies department at New York University.
Dr. Dragomir previously taught at Columbia University, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, served as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at SUNY Oswego, and was a Center for Advanced Study of India 2016-2018 Visiting Scholar at University of Pennsylvania. Additionally,
she was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy.
She consults with the United Nations, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and International Organization for Migration.
She received her PhD from New School for Social Research in 2014, for her work on immigration in the U.S., her M.A. in American Studies and her B.A. in Philosophy from Babes Bolyai University in Romania. She is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including NYU Migration Network Research Award, the Ted Robinson Memorial Award, Bucerius Ph.D. Fellowship “Settling in Motion,” and The Global Network Grant from Open Society Institute. Her work has been widely published in books and articles in English, Spanish, Catalan and Hindi.
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Himannshu Sharma is the Founder of Project Education, an organisation engaged in empowering younger generation on sustainable development goals, currently supporting hundreds of schools & students around the world, an organisation which is actively involved in research, policy, and education. Himannshu is a sustainability professional and researcher with extensive background in education, sustainability, businesses, research & statistics. He is experienced in developing and analysing education policy, synthesising and communicating evidence, managing diverse coalitions, and working with government, philanthropy, and other partners to achieve education policy objectives. Himannshu is passionate about education with 20+ years diversified exposure in establishing and nurturing sustainability education and implementation across businesses and industries. He has received many accolades from global leaders and institutions from around the world including honoris causa from top universities around the world.
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Ijenu Benjamin is a Philosopher; Social Entrepreneur, Writer, and Co-founder of Benonee, an agricultural company providing low-cost quality seeds that make life easier for smallholder farmers in Nigeria. Prior to founding Benonee, he taught African literature at Abu College. He holds a B.Phil. in Philosophy from the prestigious Pontifical Urbaniana University, Rome, and is currently a graduate student at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. His research interests include identity, self, and personality in existentialism as a philosophical movement. Past projects include advocacy against the "Baby Factory In Nigeria", a UN Women's UNiTE Campaign to End Violence against Women by 2030. He enjoys activism against GBV, modern-day slavery, forced labor, and human trafficking at the community level, as well as addressing the root causes of food security in Africa.