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Associate Professor in the Departments of Gender Studies and Political Science, University of Victoria, Canada.
MA and PhD in Political Science from the University of Arizona, USA.
President, Canadian Association for the Study of International Development (CASID).
Gender Consultant, Auditor General of Canada, Commonwealth of Learning, VIDEA, and other NGOs and projects.
Areas of Research Expertise: Gender and International Development & Human Rights (with a focus on Women's Economic Empowerment), Global Political Economy, Global Governance, Feminist and Critical Research Methods.
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Education: PhD in pharmacology; Oxford University. MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Jordan.
is Associate Professor of medicinal chemistry and drug discovery at the University of Jordan. She is an expert in structure-based drug discovery and protein crystallography. Areej is keen on transferring the advanced technologies used in structural biology to Jordan and the region to enhance scientific collaboration in this field. She strongly believes in the ability of science to bring cultures and people together. She is an advocate for women in science and STEM disciplines.
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Dr Katrina McChesney is a senior lecturer in education at the University of Waikato, New Zealand, a council member of the NZ Association for Research in Education, and co-editor of Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education. Her research centres on inclusive higher (particularly doctoral) education. Current projects focus on trauma in doctoral education, doctoral education via distance, and parents in higher education. Katrina uses qualitative, mixed, and trauma-informed research methods. She has previously worked in public education policy and education reform in the UAE.
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Dr Margherita Laera is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre at the University of Kent, Canterbury, where she is co-Leader of the Migration and Movement Research Theme. Her research focuses on the intersections between performance, languages and migration. She has published widely on contemporary European theatre, playwriting, theatre translation and adaptation. She is the author of 'Playwriting in Europe: Mapping Ecosystems and Practices with Fabulamundi' (Routledge, 2022); 'Theatre & Translation' (Red Globe Press, 2019). She is the project lead for www.performinginternationalplays.com.
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Vice President of The Club of Rome. Leading the Emerging New Civilization(s) Initiative (ENCI) and The Fifth Element programme. Also leading the involvement of The Club of Rome in UNESCO MOST BRIDGES Coalition for Sustainability Science and in the UN International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. I am keen to support the work of the Inclusive Policy Lab and to look for synergies between UNESCO and The Club of Rome.
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PhD in Modeling and Public Policy Management. Currently, she is a Research Professor at the Innovation Center of the School of Management at Universidad del Rosario. She has more than ten years of experience as a researcher and consultant in public and private organizations in her areas of interest: Strategic Innovation, Social Entrepreneurship, Public Innovation, Social Innovation, Knowledge Management and Agile Project Management.
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I am an associate professor at the Faculty of Economics, Nha Trang University, Vietnam. I have experience in fisheries economics and biodiversity conservation. My research focuses on the application and development of bioeconomic models for fisheries, the economic performance and productivity of fisheries sectors, and environmental valuation, particularly in marine and coastal ecosystems and marine litter pollution.