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Florian Justwan

Associate Professor of Political Science

University of Idaho

Foreign policy and international politics, Political Science, Public Opinion

Florian Justwan is an associate professor of political science at University of Idaho. His work focuses on political psychology. In particular, his core research agenda is devoted to the study of foreign policy attitudes and political misperceptions. Recently, he and his team collected data to determine how supportive Americans are towards more financial and military aid to Ukraine and how this breaks down by likely Trump and Biden voters. 

Available to speak on:  

  • Public opinion toward international affairs (ongoing and emerging international crises, including the war in Ukraine, international agreements and organizations).
  • International conflict (causes of interstate conflict, management and resolution of interstate conflict, U.S. role in existing international security crises).
  • Political misinformation in the U.S. (causes and consequences of false beliefs about political topics broadly defined).

Kathryn Sawyer, PT, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Science

Tufts University

Back Pain, gait analysis, Neck Pain, Physical Therapy, risk of falls

Kathryn Sawyer is certified as an orthopedic clinical specialist by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties and serves as the director of clinical education for Tufts University School of Medicine's Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) program in Seattle. Sawyer has practiced in both inpatient and outpatient orthopedic settings since 2007. Her primary clinical interests include evaluation and treatment of neck and low back pain, and she has collaborated extensively with spinal surgeons to enhance postoperative rehabilitation protocols for patients undergoing spinal surgery. As a clinician, Sawyer mentored numerous DPT students, and she holds advanced clinical instructor certifications from the American Physical Therapy Association and the Texas Consortium for Clinical Education. Her research interests are varied and currently include gait analysis and fall risk reduction in persons with Parkinson’s Disease as well as contemporary issues in DPT clinical education. 

Marla C. Levine, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Director Point of Care Ultrasound

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Emergency Medicine, Pediatric, physician wellness

 

Dr. Marla Levine is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the division of Emergency Medicine at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.  She is also the director of Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) within their Pediatric Emergency Department.  After completing her pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children’s National Medical Center and Emergency Ultrasound fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center, she has been recognized as a leader within the field of Pediatric Emergency medicine (PEM) POCUS, particularly as an educator in emergency ultrasound, regionally, nationally, and internationally.  

She has authored numerous papers on the utility of POCUS in the care of pediatric patients, as well as having helped create educational guidelines for how to incorporate POCUS into educational curricula.  Her passion is teaching POCUS, especially the vital role that POCUS can serve in resource limited settings.  As a Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist, she is passionate about injury and illness prevention. Her intention is to use her platform as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine specialist to provide families with helpful information and guidance that can help keep children safe and healthy. 

Ben Roberts, PhD

Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA)

Loughborough University

Air Quality, Energy Policy, Ventilation

An MSc in Energy Policy at the University of Exeter first got me thinking seriously about energy use in buildings. My research into consumer acceptance of a short-lived retrofit policy, the Green Deal, helped me understand the human side of the problems we face in reducing energy use in homes.

A knowledge transfer partnership position followed at the Global Sustainability Institute (Anglia Ruskin University) where I evaluated effective marketing strategies for new Green Deal customers in a project funded by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (as it then was). The industry host for my KTP was an insulation and heating engineering company. I learned how businesses are run, how they are affected by government policy and the way they interact with academic research.

I then joined Loughborough University to pursue a PhD in the London-Loughborough Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Demand. I completed an MRes degree as a prerequisite to the PhD measuring the energy-saving potential of zonal heating controls.

Mitigation of summertime overheating in existing UK homes, without using air-conditioning, was my PhD research area. The intention of my PhD was to provide recommendations to occupants for maintaining safe, healthy, and comfortable environments in homes during heatwaves and to create a resource of data using CIBSE TM59 window opening schedules and gain profiles to validate models.

I am currently an EPSRC Doctoral Prize Fellow and since 2019 have been a Research Associate working on a range of projects.

Epidemiologist, neuropsychologist, Psychology

Eef Hogervorst did her PhD at the University of Maastricht on the modelling of age-related cognitive decline.

She subsequently worked at the Universities of Oxford (1998-2005), Arkansas Medical Sciences USA, and Cambridge as a neuropsychologist and epidemiologist, investigating risk factors for Alzheimer's disease and age-related cognitive decline.

Culinary, Exercise, health science, Nutrition, Sport

I have spent the last 23 years working with Elite Sport, some of the World's best wellness resorts, done a few TV shows, including the popular Biggest Loser and a cooking show alongside legendary Masterchef Paul Bocuse. Most of my career has been spent working with athletes, spas, resorts, restaurants, television and contract catering developing recipes, menus and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.

I would like to use my global experience and skills in culinary nutrition and fitness to help future employers- either as a consultant or full time.

Specialties: healthy cooking, weight loss programs, improving athletic performance, spa cuisine

Drama, English

Catherine joined Loughborough University in 2007, straight after her PhD at Aberystwyth University, which focused on the playwright Martin McDonagh. She is programme leader for MA Theatre. 

Catherine's main research activity is in the field of contemporary British and Irish Theatre. She has published widely on the plays and films of Martin McDonagh, and also on the work of Harold Pinter and Sarah Kane. Her main research interest is in theatre and gender, nationalism, political theatre, and applied theatre. She is the author of three monographs - on theatre and adaptation, the plays of Harold Pinter, and contemporary British Drama - and is currently preparing a fourth monograph on the topic of Martin McDonagh for Routledge.

Her work in applied theatre includes working on interdisciplinary projects with external partners to explore the effectiveness of applied approaches to eating behaviour, typically under 18s and older adults.

Consumer Economics, Food Marketing, Food Policy, Food Prices, food system, supply and demand

is an agricultural and consumer economist who studies what we eat and why we eat it. She is especially interested in how food marketing and domestic food policy influence consumer preferences and demand. She applies this knowledge by working with folks up and down the supply chain and sharing the field with students in the classroom.

Affiliations: Kalaitzandonakes is an assistant professor in the in the at the . 

Robert-Paul Juster, PhD

Professor Department of Psychiatry and Addictology

Universite de Montreal

Cardiology, Psychiatry, Psychology, Sexuality, Social determinants of health, Stress

Robert-Paul Juster is a neuroscience researcher. His research mainly focuses on the study of chronic stress by considering the effects of gender, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity.

Dr. Juster's research interests include the study of allostatic load, a measure of the long-term consequences of the effects of chronic stress in people. In his studies, he takes into account variables linked to gender and sex to identify possible differences and explanations. Doctor Juster is interested in both the biological and social determinants of chronic stress. In addition to being a researcher, he is director and founder of the Center for Studies on Sex*Gender, Allostasis, and Resilience (CESAR).

 

Tomas Paus, PhD

Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience

Universite de Montreal

Developmental Pediatrics, Neuroscience

Tomas Paus is professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of Montreal and researcher at the CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center.

In the first 20 years of his scientific activities, he worked on the functional and structural organization of the human brain using various approaches, including studies of brain-injured patients, functional and structural brain imaging, and brain stimulation. .

For the past 20 years, his work has integrated population neuroscience, which combines epidemiology, neuroscience and genetics, to advance knowledge of brain health. This research draws on data acquired from a number of cohorts based in North America, South America and Europe.

The published work of Tomas Paus and his colleagues has been well received by their peers, having been cited more than 71,000 times. In 2013, Springer published Dr. Paus's book  Population Neuroscience . The researcher received the Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award, the Gold Medal of Masaryk University, is an elected member of the International Symposium of Neuropsychology and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He is an associate editor of the scientific journals Human Brain Mapping and Social Neuroscience and serves on several scientific advisory boards in Europe and North America.

Marie-Colombe Afota , PhD

Professor, Industrial Relations

Universite de Montreal

Working Conditions

  • Master's degree in industrial relations - Administration and management sciences Social sciences Social sciences: intervention
  • DESS in industrial relations – Administration and management sciences Social sciences Social sciences: intervention
  • 2nd cycle microprogram in health and well-being at work – Administration and management sciences Social sciences Health sciences
  • DESS in occupational health and safety – Administration and management sciences Health sciences Environment and sustainable development

Clare Norins, B.A., M.S.W., J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Clinical Assistant Professor & First Amendment Clinic Director

University of Georgia

Civil Rights, Constitutional Rights, First Amendement, First Amendment Clinic, Law, legal education, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Arguments, Supreme Court Case

Clare R. Norins is an assistant clinical professor and the inaugural director of the School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic, which represents clients in federal and state court on a range of First Amendment and media law issues. Representative matters include social media blocking by government officials, retaliatory arrest, the right to record, challenges to unconstitutional permit requirements, assertion of the journalist privilege under the Georgia Shield law, and defamation defense.

In 2021, Norins was a co-recipient of the national Clinical Legal Education Association’s award for  in recognition of collaborative advocacy on behalf of noncitizens retaliated against for speaking out about medical abuse they experienced in a Georgia detention center. And in 2022, Norins obtained a 3-year grant from The Legal Clinic Fund for Local 麻豆传媒 to expand the clinic’s support for local journalism in Georgia.

Norins’ scholarship has been published in the University of Pennsylvania Journal of Constitutional Law and the George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal

She is a board member of the Georgia First Amendment Foundation and a member of the bar in the following jurisdictions:

Georgia State Bar
Georgia Supreme Court
Georgia Court of Appeals
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Norins joined the law school faculty with 15 years of civil rights experience in private practice, government enforcement, and higher education. At Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, she served as class counsel on behalf of 1,200 political demonstrators, journalists and bystanders arrested during the 2004 Republican National Convention. Norins then moved to the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Office of the Attorney General, receiving a 2012 Louis J. Lefkowitz Award for outstanding performance. Immediately prior to launching the First Amendment Clinic, Norins was assistant director of UGA’s Equal Opportunity Office.

Norins graduated Order of the Coif from the School of Law at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She clerked for Judge Michael H. Dolinger in the Southern District of New York.

Carlos Pinto

Chair, ambulatory medicine and theriogenology at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine

Tufts University

animal reproduction, Theriogenology

Carlos Pinto, D.V.M., Ph.D., started at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in August of 2023 as chair of ambulatory medicine and theriogenology. He completed a residency in comparative theriogenology at Louisiana State University and achieved certification by the American College of Theriogenologists. Pinto spent six years as an assistant professor at North Carolina State University before moving to The Ohio State University. After five years as an associate professor at Ohio, he returned to Louisiana as a professor of comparative theriogenology.

Pinto has been an active researcher, clinician, and teacher throughout his academic career, including acting as service chief and departmental graduate advisor. Pinto is internationally recognized for his theriogenology research, which includes work with horses, cattle, and small animals. He has published 52 peer-reviewed articles, 86 abstracts, and 74 book chapters. Pinto’s work includes clinical research, case studies, and gene therapy, with a primary focus on pharmacologic control of reproduction and infertility treatments. His research has been supported by the USDA, National Institutes of Health (NIH), and nongovernmental research organizations. He has received support from human health research-, equine-, and small animal organizations, as well as industry.

Pinto is a board-certified diplomate of the American College of Theriogenologists. He has been awarded five times for teaching, with honors including the LSU Vet Med Dean’s Teacher Merit Honor Roll (2014–2022), The Ohio State University Fox Family Award for Excellence in Teaching (2011), and North Carolina State University American Association Equine Practitioners of the Year (2006).

Pinto earned his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree at State University of São Paulo in São Paulo, Brazil. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy at Louisiana State University.

Susan Brown, M.S, R.N.

Senior Director, Health Information & Publications

Susan G. Komen

Breast Cancer, breast health, Health Information

Susan Brown serves as the Senior Director of Health Information & Publications where she oversees a team responsible for providing relevant breast cancer and breast health information to patients, caregivers, the public, and others through various channels. She provides direction and oversight in the design, development, implementation, and coordination of breast cancer and breast health messages for educational materials, programs, projects, and training. Susan ensures all breast cancer information and messaging associated with Komen is safe, accurate, current, consistent, based on scientific evidence, reader-friendly, and culturally responsive, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders for diverse audience's needs.  

 

Prior to Komen, Susan worked as a professional registered nurse in oncology, focusing on breast cancer exclusively since 1987. As a breast cancer survivor, Susan brings a unique perspective and dedication to advancing breast health globally.

Dennis Becker, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor of Natural Resource Policy

University of Idaho

Natural Resources

Dennis Becker's research focuses on the assessment, monitoring and evaluation of social and economic impacts of natural resource policies related to environmental review, forest management, biomass utilization, wildland fire, watershed planning and related land use change policies

Eva Strand, Ph.D.

Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management

University of Idaho

Chemical Engineering, Natural Resources, Remote Sensing

Eva Strand is the manager of U of I's GIS Teaching Lab. Her research focused on the landscape-scale dynamics of woody encroachment in juniper/sagebrush-steppe rangelands and as part of her extensive research she developed and modeled a new state and transition model of aspen succession.

She can speak about rangeland ecology including vegetation and fuels management and post-fire effects.

Leda Kobziar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Wildland Fire Science, Director, Master of Natural Resources

University of Idaho

ecosystem science, Environmental Science, fire ecologist, Forest

Leda Kobziar’s research explores how fire and fuels management affect vegetation communities, soil carbon cycling, tree mortality and atmospheric smoke transport of living microbes. She is willing to speak on fire ecology, fire and fuels management, prescribed burning, smoke and fire microbiology.

Randall Brooks, Ph.D.

Extension Professor of Forestry and Extension Forestry Specialist

University of Idaho

Biofuels, Forest, Forestry, Sleep

Randall Brooks is an experienced Extension specialist whose current research focus in logger and wildland firefighter health, safety and performance.

He is willing to speak about firefighter health and safety, sleep, fatigue and body composition changes on the fire line.

Charles Goebel, Ph.D.

Professor of Forest Ecosystem Restoration and Ecology and Department Head of Forest, Rangeland and Fire Sciences

University of Idaho

Ecology, Fire ecology, Forest, Forestry, Natural Resources, restoration ecology, Riparian Ecology, wildland fire

Charles Goebel is available to speak on forest ecology, ecosystem restoration, riparian ecology, management and restoration, wildland fire and undergraduate education, including new Associate of Science degrees.

Robert Keefe, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Director, University of Idaho Experimental Forest

University of Idaho

Treatment Costs

Robert Keefe develops new research that advances and improves operational forestry. He works with students to manage and administer over 8,000 acres of productive, working forestland in Idaho and helps forestry students develop long-term careers with timberland owners, consultants, agencies and mills. He facilitates research integrated with active forest management by faculty and students in the College of Natural Resources.

He is available to speak on forest and fuels management, treatment costs, prescribed fire use and wildland firefighter safety.

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