John Kraft
Dean · Georgia Southern University
John Kraft is the interim head of the college of behavioral and social sciences and has written about human social behavior.
Ethics in Psychology Conflict Resolution Program Development Human Behavior Social Psychology
Dr Graeme Hayes
Reader in Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Dr Hayes focuses on environmental protest movements, climate change, direct action, civil disobedience & criminal trials of activists.
Social Transformation Disobedience Climate Change Contemporary Social Movements Direct Action
Dr Elisabeth Schimpfössl
Senior Lecturer · Aston University
Dr Schimpfössl's research interests are the sociology of elites as well as power and social inequality.
Philanthropy Social Inequality Sociology Elites Russia
Dr Felicity Deamer
Research Fellow, English · Aston University
Dr Deamer's research explores the linguistic and communicative dynamics of police interviews.
Linguistics Mental Health Use of Language
Tom Mills
Lecturer in Sociology and Policy · Aston University
Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.
Corporate Power Elites BBC Impartiality Sociology Media Communications
Dr Joseph Yannielli
Lecturer, History · Aston University
Dr Yannielli’s main fields of interest are slavery and abolition, with a special focus on America during the nineteenth century.
Social Movements Slavery in the United States Slavery Abolition Slavery in West Africa
Dr Tahmineh Tayebi
Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics · Aston University
Dr Tayebi is interested in online offensive and abusive language and similar phenomena, such as cyberbullying, trolling and hate crime.
Language Aggression British Immigration Trolling Cyberbullying Citizenship Policy
Dr Caroline Gray
Lecturer in Politics and Spanish · Aston University
Dr Gray specialises in the politics of Spain and wider Europe, focusing on territorial politics and party systems.
Basque Country Catalonia Spanish Culture Spanish Politics European Politics
Dr Daniel Fitzpatrick
Lecturer, Politics and International Relations · Aston University
Dr Fitzpatrick's research explores theories of the state, nationalism and identity, and higher education policy and reform.
Political Party Systems Politics of Sport and Football Public Policy British Politics Regulation
Dr Emily Chiang
Postdoctoral Research Associate · Aston University
Dr Chiang's research focuses on linguistic expressions of identity in online criminal contexts.
Corpus Linguistics Move Analysis Dark Web Linguistic Identity Forensic Linguistics
Professor Imran Awan
Professor of Criminology · Birmingham City University
He is one of the UK’s leading criminologists and experts on Islamophobia and countering extremism.
Conspiracy Theories of Lockdown Bigotry Extremism Islamaphobia Crime
Wang Feng
Professor of Sociology · UC Irvine
Wang Feng is a leading expert on demography, aging, and inequality - particularly in China.
China Post-Communist Societies Social Inequality Social Demography Contemporary Chinese Society
Ronald Rogge
Associate Professor of Psychology · University of Rochester
Rogge's research focuses on understanding dynamics within romantic relationships and families.
Marriage and Close Relationships Couples Behavior Family Psychology Romance Couples and Families
Emma Zhang
Goizueta Foundation Term Associate Professor of Information Systems & Operations Management · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Marieke Van Willigen
Department Chair, Sociology and Anthropology · Georgia Southern University
Marieke Van Willigen writes about the mental and physical health of adolescents, women and disaster survivors.
Natural Disaster Assessment Social Statistics Gender and Society Mental Health
Jennifer Tupper
Dean, Faculty of Education · University of Regina
Associate Professor and Dean of Education at the University of Regina specializing in anti-oppressive teaching and learning.
Education and social justice
Kristy Towry
John M. & Lucy Cook Chaired Professor of Accounting · Emory University, Goizueta Business School
Managerial Accounting Internal Audit Behavioral Economics
Elle Boag
Associate Professor of Applied Social Psychology · Birmingham City University
Elle Boag's research has an attachment-related basis, and covers topics that extend her PhD research on prejudice and discrimination.
Antisocial and Prosocial Behaviour Prejudice & Discrimination Diversity Relationships Attachment Theory
Mairead Sullivan
Associate Professor and Chair of Women's and Gender Studies · Loyola Marymount University
Bellarmine College of Liberal Arts
Naoko Wake
Professor · Michigan State University
Naoko Wake is a historian of gender, sexuality, and medicine in the Pacific region.
Gender, Sexuality, and Medicine in the Pacific Region Scientific Approaches to Sexual Diversity