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Experts on NotedSource with backgrounds in cultural studies include Bernadette Marie Calafell, Ph.D., Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer, Cory Young, Ryan Howell, Mark Ryan, Jennifer Aaker, C. Malik Boykin, Ph.D., Dr. James C. Kaufman, Dr. Christian Waugh, Ph.D., ARNOLD RAYMOND, Anna Jobin, Sonja Lyubomirsky, Dr. Abbas Poorhashemi, Rosalind Hackett, Kathleen Gerson, Ludovica Cesareo, Patrick Sharkey, Miguel Ramirez, Dr. Kleio Koutra, Beth Bell, Regine Bendl, Laurence Steinberg, Christophe Schinckus, Dr. Claudia Sánchez-Gutiérrez, and Balmurli Natrajan.

Bernadette Marie Calafell, Ph.D.

Spokane, Washington, United States of America
Chair and Professor, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Gonzaga University
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (17)
Performance Studies
Queer of Color Critique
Latina/o/x Studies
Monstrosity and Monsters
Women of Color Feminisms
And 12 more
About
I am the inaugural Chair and Professor of Critical Race and Ethnic Studies at Gonzaga University and Editor of the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. I was Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Denver from 2006-2019. I served as department chair, associate chair, and director of graduate studies at the University of Denver.  <br> In 2003 I graduated from the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an emphasis in Performance Studies, and a secondary concentration in queer Latina/o literature and performance.  Prior to earning my doctorate at UNC-CH, I finished undergraduate and master's degrees in the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication and Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University. I have published articles in several journal including Text and Performance Quarterly, Critical Studies in Media Communication, Cultural Studies <=> Critical Methodologies, The Communication Review, Communication, Culture, and Critique, Journal of Communication Inquiry, Voces: A Journal of Chicana and Latina Studies (Now Chicana/Latina Studies), Latino Studies, Review of Communication, and the Journal of International and Intercultural Communication. My book Latina/o Communication Studies: Theorizing Performance was published by Peter Lang in 2007 as part of the series on Critical Intercultural Communication edited by Dr. Thomas Nakayama. In 2015 I published Monstrosity, Performance, and Race in Contemporary Culture. I have also co-edited several books. I was awarded the 2009 Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Research in Oral Interpretation and Performance by the National Communication Association. In 2009 I was presented with the Out Through the Mind Award for tenure track faculty at the 4th Annual LGBTQIA Gala at the University of Denver.  In 2010, I was selected by the Latina/o Communication Studies Division and La Raza Caucus of NCA as the Latina/o Communication Studies Scholar of the Year. The same year I was also given the Outstanding Faculty Award by the Center for Multicultural Excellence at the University of Denver. In 2014 I was awarded the Provost's Champion of Change Award for my Social Activism and Advocacy for Inclusive Excellence at the University of Denver. I received the Lambda Award for outstanding contributions to the LGBTQ community from the Caucus on Gay and Lesbian Concerns of the National Communication Association in November 2017. I received the Francine Merritt Award from the Women's Caucus on NCA in November 2018. I received the 2018 Outstanding Article Award, Feminist and Women’s Studies Division of the National Communication Association for “From Failure to Allyship to Feminist Solidarities: Negotiating Our Privileges and Oppressions Across Borders,” a Presidential Citation for Exceptional Commitment to Social Justice and Activism within the National Communication Association, and the 2018 Monograph of the Year Award, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Communication Studies Division of National Communication Association for “Queer Utopias and a (Feminist) Iranian Vampire: A Critical Analysis of Resistive Monstrosity in A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night,” co-authored with Shadee Abdi and published in Critical Studies in Media Communication. In November 2019 I received the Faculty Mentorship Award from the Rhetorical and Communication Theory Division of the National Communication Association.
Most Relevant Publications (17+)

65 total publications

Mentoring and Love: An Open Letter

Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies / Nov 01, 2007

Calafell, B. M. (2007). Mentoring and Love: An Open Letter. Cultural Studies ↔ Critical Methodologies, 7(4), 425–441. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532708607305123

Monstrous Femininity

Journal of Communication Inquiry / Apr 01, 2012

Calafell, B. M. (2012). Monstrous Femininity. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 36(2), 111–130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0196859912443382

Latina/o discourse in vernacular spaces: Somos de Una Voz? edited by Michelle A. Holling and Bernadette M. Calafell

Latino Studies / Dec 01, 2013

Cisneros, J. D. (2013). Latina/o discourse in vernacular spaces: Somos de Una Voz? edited by Michelle A. Holling and Bernadette M. Calafell. Latino Studies, 11(4), 615–617. https://doi.org/10.1057/lst.2013.43

Darth Vader Made Me Do It! Anakin Skywalker’s Avoidance of Responsibility and the Gray Areas of Hegemonic Masculinity in theStar WarsUniverse

Communication, Culture &amp; Critique / Mar 01, 2009

Atkinson, J., & Calafell, B. (2009). Darth Vader Made Me Do It! Anakin Skywalker’s Avoidance of Responsibility and the Gray Areas of Hegemonic Masculinity in theStar WarsUniverse. Communication, Culture &amp; Critique, 2(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-9137.2008.01026.x

Intersectionality and Quare Theory: Fantasizing African American Male Same-Sex Relationships inNoah's Arc: Jumping the Broom

Communication, Culture &amp; Critique / May 31, 2014

Eguchi, S., Calafell, B. M., & Files-Thompson, N. (2014). Intersectionality and Quare Theory: Fantasizing African American Male Same-Sex Relationships inNoah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom. Communication, Culture &amp; Critique, 7(3), 371–389. https://doi.org/10.1111/cccr.12054

Latina/o Communication Studies: Theorizing Performance by Bernadette Marie Calafell

Communication, Culture &amp; Critique / Sep 01, 2009

Martinez, K. (2009). Latina/o Communication Studies: Theorizing Performance by Bernadette Marie Calafell. Communication, Culture &amp; Critique, 2(3), 384–386. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-9137.2009.01044.x

Mocking Mexicans for Profit

Latino Studies / Mar 01, 2006

Calafell, B. M. (2006). Mocking Mexicans for Profit. Latino Studies, 4(1–2), 162–165. https://doi.org/10.1057/palgrave.lst.8600149

“Feeling Brown, Feeling Down”: Honoring the Life and Legacy of José Esteban Muñoz

QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking / Oct 01, 2014

Calafell, B. M. (2014). “Feeling Brown, Feeling Down”: Honoring the Life and Legacy of José Esteban Muñoz. QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking, 1(3), 133–137. https://doi.org/10.14321/qed.1.3.0133

On invitations and possibilities

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication / Apr 07, 2020

Calafell, B. M. (2020). On invitations and possibilities. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 14(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513057.2020.1748881

Cisnormativity, Whiteness, and the Fear of Contagion in Academia

QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking / Feb 01, 2020

Calafell, B. M. (2020). Cisnormativity, Whiteness, and the Fear of Contagion in Academia. QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking, 7(1), 68–74. https://doi.org/10.14321/qed.7.1.0068

Here is something you can't understand: the suffocating whiteness of communication studies

Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies / Apr 02, 2020

Calvente, L. B. Y., Calafell, B. M., & Chávez, K. R. (2020). Here is something you can’t understand: the suffocating whiteness of communication studies. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, 17(2), 202–209. https://doi.org/10.1080/14791420.2020.1770823

The Critical Performative Turn in Intercultural Communication

Journal of Intercultural Communication Research / Mar 24, 2020

Calafell, B. M. (2020). The Critical Performative Turn in Intercultural Communication. Journal of Intercultural Communication Research, 49(5), 410–415. https://doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2020.1740292

Narrative Authority, Theory in the Flesh, and the Fight over The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking / Jun 01, 2019

Calafell, B. M. (2019). Narrative Authority, Theory in the Flesh, and the Fight over The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson. QED: A Journal in GLBTQ Worldmaking, 6(2), 26–39. https://doi.org/10.14321/qed.6.2.0026

The imperative for examining anti-Muslim racism in rhetorical studies

Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies / Oct 02, 2018

Yousuf, S., & Calafell, B. (2018). The imperative for examining anti-Muslim racism in rhetorical studies. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, 15(4), 312–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/14791420.2018.1533641

Brownness, kissing, and US imperialism: contextualizing the Orlando Massacre

Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies / Apr 03, 2017

Calafell, B. M. (2017). Brownness, kissing, and US imperialism: contextualizing the Orlando Massacre. Communication and Critical/Cultural Studies, 14(2), 198–202. https://doi.org/10.1080/14791420.2017.1293957

What Is This “Post-” in Postracial, Postfeminist… (Fill in the Blank)?

Journal of Communication Inquiry / Jun 10, 2010

Squires, C., King Watts, E., Douglas Vavrus, M., Ono, K. A., Feyh, K., Calafell, B. M., & Brouwer, D. C. (2010). What Is This “Post-” in Postracial, Postfeminist… (Fill in the Blank)? Journal of Communication Inquiry, 34(3), 210–253. https://doi.org/10.1177/0196859910371375

Buscando para nuestra latinidad: UtilizingLa Lloronafor Cultural Critique

Journal of International and Intercultural Communication / Nov 01, 2008

Moreman, S. T., & Marie Calafell, B. (2008). Buscando para nuestra latinidad: UtilizingLa Lloronafor Cultural Critique. Journal of International and Intercultural Communication, 1(4), 309–326. https://doi.org/10.1080/17513050802344647

Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer

Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Classics professor at UChicago and Director of IFK
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (11)
History and Philosophy of Science
Political Science and International Relations
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Literature and Literary Theory
And 6 more
About
Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer works on Roman imperial literature, the history of rhetoric and philosophy, and on the reception of the western classical tradition in contemporary China.  She is the author of 5 books on the ancient novel, Neronian literature, political theatricality, and Stoic philosophy, the most recent of which is Persius: A Study in Food, Philosophy, and the Figural (Winner of the 2016 Goodwin Award of Merit).  She has also edited or co-edited 7 wide-ranging essay collections (two of them Cambridge Companions) and the “Seneca in Translation” series from the University of Chicago. Bartsch’s new translation of Vergil’s Aeneid was released from Random House in 2021; in 2022, she is publishing a monograph on the contemporary Chinese reception of ancient Greek political philosophy.  Bartsch has been a Guggenheim fellow, edits the journal KNOW, and has held visiting scholar positions in St. Andrews, Taipei, and Rome. Starting in academic year 2015, she has led a university-wide initiative to explore the historical and social contexts in which knowledge is created, legitimized, and circulated.
Most Relevant Publications (2+)

20 total publications

Les facettes d’un tyran

Critique / Jan 01, 2017

Bartsch, S., Balibar, F., & Roger, Ph. (2017). Les facettes d’un tyran. Critique, n° 846(11), 919. https://doi.org/10.3917/criti.846.0919

Jamie Romm. Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero. New York: Knopf, 2014. 336 pp.

Critical Inquiry / Jun 01, 2015

Bartsch-Zimmer, S. (2015). Jamie Romm. Dying Every Day: Seneca at the Court of Nero. New York: Knopf, 2014. 336 pp. Critical Inquiry, 41(4), 897–898. https://doi.org/10.1086/681792

Mark Ryan

Digital Ethics Researcher at Wageningen Economic Research
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (39)
Digital Ethics
Philosophy of Technology
Environmental Ethics
AI Ethics
Data Ethics
And 34 more
About
Ryan’s primary research focuses on the ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence and digital technology. He has published numerous papers on the topic, and has presented his work at various international conferences. He is also a member of the Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE). Mark was previously a researcher at KTH University (Stockholm), the University of Twente (the Netherlands), and the National University of Ireland, Galway (Ireland). While at Twente, he worked on an interdisciplinary  project (SHERPA), involving 11 partners from 6 European countries. This project was a European Union Horizon 2020 project (2018-2021, budget €3 million) and focused on the ethical, social and human rights implications of smart information systems (data analytics and artificial intelligence) within a European context. He has published on topics, such as the ethics of smart cities, self-driving vehicles, agricultural data analytics, social robotics, and AI. In his previous research, he has also published a 2016 monograph: Human Values, Environmental Ethics and Sustainability.
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

40 total publications

Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines

The European Legacy / Aug 01, 2013

Ryan, M. (2013). Prime Movers of Globalization: The History and Impact of Diesel Engines and Gas Turbines. The European Legacy, 18(5), 675–676. https://doi.org/10.1080/10848770.2013.804733

Dr. James C. Kaufman

Professor at University of Connecticut, Expert in Creativity
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (51)
Creativity
giftedness
personality
intelligence
meaning
And 46 more
About
James C. Kaufman is a Professor of Educational Psychology at the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. He has written or edited more than 50 books. These include: the recently published *The Creativity Advantage* (Cambridge); the forthcoming *Lessons in Creativity from Musical Theatre Characters* (with Dana P. Rowe; Routledge); two editions of *Cambridge Handbook of Creativity* (with Robert J. Sternberg) and five other Cambridge Handbooks; two editions of *Creativity 101* (Springer); and a book on terrible baseball pitchers with his father and a book on pseudoscience with his wife. James has developed many theories, most notably the Four C’s (with Ron Beghetto). He has developed several self-report measures of creativity and is currently focusing on positive outcomes of creativity. James has won many awards, including Mensa’s research award, the Torrance Award from the National Association for Gifted Children, the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children’s International Creativity Award, and APA’s Berlyne, Arnheim, and Farnsworth awards. He co-founded two major journals, *Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts* and *Psychology of Popular Media Culture* and is the current Senior Associate Editor for *Creativity Research Journal*. He has tested Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s creativity on CNN; written the book and lyrics to the musical *Discovering Magenta* (which played NYC and has a cast album); and appeared onscreen, complete with white lab coat, in the comic book documentary *Independents*.
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

227 total publications

Blurring Boundaries: Bisexual Versus Lesbian and Heterosexual Women's Self-Assessed Creativity

Journal of Bisexuality / Jul 01, 2012

Ben-Zeev, A., Dennehy, T. C., & Kaufman, J. C. (2012). Blurring Boundaries: Bisexual Versus Lesbian and Heterosexual Women’s Self-Assessed Creativity. Journal of Bisexuality, 12(3), 347–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2012.702614

ARNOLD RAYMOND

Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, University of Central Florida, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (24)
CFD
FEA
Turbo machinery
Applied Mathematics
Computer Science Applications
And 19 more
About
Arnold Raymond is a professor of English at Swansea University. He received his PhD in English from the University of Cambridge in 2001, and his AM in Celtic Languages and Literatures from Harvard University in 1997. He also holds a BA in English and American Studies from the University of East Anglia.
Most Relevant Publications (3+)

21 total publications

'Assimilation through Self-Assertion': Aspects of African American and Welsh Thought in the Nineteenth Century

Comparative American Studies An International Journal / Jun 01, 2010

Williams, D. G. (2010). “Assimilation through Self-Assertion”: Aspects of African American and Welsh Thought in the Nineteenth Century. Comparative American Studies An International Journal, 8(2), 107–125. https://doi.org/10.1179/147757010x12677983681352

Introduction: Celticism and the Black Atlantic

Comparative American Studies An International Journal / Jun 01, 2010

Williams, D. G. (2010). Introduction: Celticism and the Black Atlantic. Comparative American Studies An International Journal, 8(2), 81–87. https://doi.org/10.1179/147757010x12677983681271

Another lost cause? Pan-Celticism, race and language

Irish Studies Review / Feb 01, 2009

Williams, D. G. (2009). Another lost cause? Pan-Celticism, race and language. Irish Studies Review, 17(1), 89–101. https://doi.org/10.1080/09670880802658174

Rosalind Hackett

Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (12)
General Arts and Humanities
History
Sociology and Political Science
Religious studies
Religions of Africa
And 7 more
About
Rosalind I. J. Hackett is an Extraordinary Professor at University of the Western Cape, South Africa (Desmond Tutu Centre for Religion and Social Justice). She was professor and head of religious studies and adjunct in anthropology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. From 2003-08 she was a Distinguished Professor in the Humanities. She received her PhD in religious studies from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1986, and prior to that taught at Nigerian universities for eight years. In 2000-01 she spent a year at Harvard University as a Liberal Arts Fellow in Law and Religion, Harvard Law School, and was a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of World Religions at HDS. She was a Rockefeller Research Fellow at the Kroc Institute of International Peace Studies at the University of Notre Dame in 2003-04. She was appointed a Mellon Fellow at the University of Cape Town in Religious Studies in May 2014. Dr. Hackett has published widely on religion in Africa, notably on new religious movements, religious media, gender and religion, regulation of religious diversity, and religion and conflict. She has been very active in the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR) and was reelected President from 2010-15). She is the cofounder of the IAHR Women Scholars Network. She was a founding member of the African Association for the Study of Religions and has also served as President of the North American Association for the Study of Religions. She is part of the founding steering committee of the African Consortium on Law and Religion Studies, founder/coordinator of the Jazz for Justice Project and the UT Gulu Study and Service Abroad Program in Northern Uganda.
Most Relevant Publications (3+)

11 total publications

Religion and the Internet

Diogenes / Aug 01, 2006

Hackett, R. I. J. (2006). Religion and the Internet. Diogenes, 53(3), 67–76. https://doi.org/10.1177/0392192106069015

Discourses of Demonization in Africa and Beyond

Diogenes / Aug 01, 2003

Hackett, R. I. J. (2003). Discourses of Demonization in Africa and Beyond. Diogenes, 50(3), 61–75. https://doi.org/10.1177/03921921030503005

Religious Plurality in Africa: Essays in Honour of John S. Mbiti

The International Journal of African Historical Studies / Jan 01, 1995

Hackett, R. I. J., Olupona, J. K., & Nyang, S. S. (1995). Religious Plurality in Africa: Essays in Honour of John S. Mbiti. The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 28(3), 680. https://doi.org/10.2307/221214

Patrick Sharkey

William S Tod Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs, Princeton University
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (22)
Sociology and Political Science
Demography
Multidisciplinary
Law
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
And 17 more
About
Patrick Sharkey is a professor of sociology at Princeton University. He received his Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Policy from Harvard University in 2007. His research focuses on issues of urban poverty and inequality, racial stratification, and violence. As a journalist he has written extensively on inequity and the roots of racial disparities in the American city. He is the recipient of numerous academic awards, including the National Science Foundation's CAREER Award, the J.S. Guggenheim Fellowship, and the William Julius Wilson Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Urban and Inequality. His first book, Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress Toward Racial Equality, won the Robert E. Park Book Award for the best book in urban sociology. He has also served as an advisor to policymakers, foundation leaders, and community organizers across the United States.
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

73 total publications

Survival and Death in New Orleans: An Empirical Look at the Human Impact of Katrina

Journal of Black Studies / Mar 01, 2007

Sharkey, P. (2007). Survival and Death in New Orleans: An Empirical Look at the Human Impact of Katrina. Journal of Black Studies, 37(4), 482–501. https://doi.org/10.1177/0021934706296188

Miguel Ramirez

Ward S. Curran Distinguished Professor of Economics, Trinity College
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (56)
Foreign Direct Investment
Latin American Economics
Public investment
Marxian economics.
Development
And 51 more
About
Professor Ramirez is a native of Chile and a naturalized U.S. citizen since 1990. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1984 and has been at Trinity College since 1985. He has held visiting positions at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana (Summer 1991 and 1992), Haverford College (Spring 1992), Vanderbilt University (Spring 1999), and Yale University (Spring 2006). His teaching interests are primarily in the areas of Latin American economic development and international finance and open economy macroeconomics. At the College he usually offers Latin American economic development and Structural Reform in Latin America during the fall term, while international finance and open economy macroeconomics is taught during the spring term. He also teaches a course in Time-Series Analysis every other spring term, with particular emphasis on unit root and cointegration analysis, error correction modeling, and forecasting. Insofar as his research is concerned, it is primarily dedicated to analyzing the challenges and opportunities that Latin American nations face as they attempt to stabilize and reform their economies in an increasingly globalized world. In particular, his work has reviewed and analyzed the impact of IMF-sponsored adjustment and stabilization measures in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico, as well as the mixed success of structural reform programs such as privatization of state-owned firms, deregulation of economic activity, and liberalization of trade and finance. His research has also focused on the economic and institutional determinants of foreign direct investment in Argentina, Chile, and Mexico, as well as the impact of these flows on private capital formation and labor productivity growth in Latin America. Another important focus of his work in recent years has been the growing role of remittance flows in financing private investment spending and boosting economic growth in countries such as Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Jamaica, and Mexico. Finally, he has published work in the history of economic thought relating to Marx's important analysis of wages and cyclical crises, his theory of absolute and differential ground rent, his analysis of the falling rate of profit, Marx's controversial writings on the so-called Asiatic mode of production, and his conception of capital as a social process.
Most Relevant Publications (1+)

90 total publications

Mexico's Economic Crisis: Its Origins and Consequences.

The Hispanic American Historical Review / Aug 01, 1990

Bortz, J., & Ramirez, M. D. (1990). Mexico’s Economic Crisis: Its Origins and Consequences. The Hispanic American Historical Review, 70(3), 508. https://doi.org/10.2307/2516646

Dr. Kleio Koutra

Associate Professor of Social Work Public Health, Department of Social Work, Hellenic Mediterranean University
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (26)
Community Social work
Public Health
Community Development
Social capital
Immigration
And 21 more
About
Dr. Kleio Koutra is an Associate Professor of Social Work and specializes in Public Health. She serves as Vice Academic Coordinator of the International Relations Office of the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU), Director of the Social Applied Research and Social Work lab, and a member of the MiStory International group. She has a degree in Social Work, an MPH in Public, and a Ph.D. in Social Medicine from the Department of Medicine, University of Crete. She has worked on more than 15 funded EU projects on children protection,  immigrant health, professionals’ social work skills and competencies. Dr Koutra teaches at the undergraduate program of Social Work, Community Development, Social planning and Needs Assessment, Resilience and Global transformation, and at the graduate level Gender, Health and Social Work. Her main research interests are public health and health promotion, social capital, gender-based violence, and trauma recovery, NSSI and post-traumatic stress. Dr. Koutra has presented in numerous international and national conferences and has published over 25 papers in  peer-reviewed journals
Most Relevant Publications (2+)

33 total publications

A cross-sectional study comparing predictors of non-suicidal self-injury among college students in the United States and Greece

International Journal of Culture and Mental Health / Nov 28, 2016

Kokaliari, E. D., Roy, A. W., & Koutra, K. (2016). A cross-sectional study comparing predictors of non-suicidal self-injury among college students in the United States and Greece. International Journal of Culture and Mental Health, 10(1), 50–61. https://doi.org/10.1080/17542863.2016.1259339

Conceptual Development and Content Validation of a Multicultural Instrument to Assess the Normalization of Gender-Based Violence against Women

Sexuality &amp; Culture / Jun 07, 2021

Rodelli, M., Koutra, K., Thorvaldsdottir, K. B., Bilgin, H., Ratsika, N., Testoni, I., & Saint Arnault, D. M. (2021). Conceptual Development and Content Validation of a Multicultural Instrument to Assess the Normalization of Gender-Based Violence against Women. Sexuality &amp; Culture, 26(1), 26–47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12119-021-09877-y

Regine Bendl

Vienna
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (7)
Applied Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Gender Studies
Sociology and Political Science
History and Philosophy of Science
And 2 more
About
Dr. Regine Bendl is Professor and Head of the Institute for Gender and Diversity in Organizations. She was visiting research fellow at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Oxford University and Auckland University of Technology. She got several national and international awards for her research. Currently she is Editorial Board Member of several journals and Editor of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion – An International Journal. She is also President of the Austrian Society for Diversity (ASD).
Most Relevant Publications (7+)

36 total publications

An indisputable “holy trinity”? On the moral value of equality, diversity, and inclusion

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal / Jun 18, 2018

Köllen, T., Kakkuri-Knuuttila, M.-L., & Bendl, R. (2018). An indisputable “holy trinity”? On the moral value of equality, diversity, and inclusion. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 37(5), 438–449. https://doi.org/10.1108/edi-04-2018-0072

Minority Rights and Minority Protection in Europe

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal / Sep 18, 2017

Köllen, T. (2017). Minority Rights and Minority Protection in Europe. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 36(7), 692–696. https://doi.org/10.1108/edi-05-2017-0113

Bisexuality and Diversity Management—Addressing theBin LGBT as a Relevant ‘Sexual Orientation’ in the Workplace

Journal of Bisexuality / Jan 01, 2013

Köllen, T. (2013). Bisexuality and Diversity Management—Addressing theBin LGBT as a Relevant ‘Sexual Orientation’ in the Workplace. Journal of Bisexuality, 13(1), 122–137. https://doi.org/10.1080/15299716.2013.755728

National Differentiations of Diversity Management: A Historic–institutional Framework for a Comparison of Europe and South America

The International Journal of Organizational Diversity / Jan 01, 2013

Góis, J., Hanappi-Egger, E., & Köllen, T. (2013). National Differentiations of Diversity Management: A Historic–institutional Framework for a Comparison of Europe and South America. The International Journal of Organizational Diversity, 12(3), 41–52. https://doi.org/10.18848/2328-6261/cgp/v12i03/40167

European Disintegration: Tendencies of Renationalization within the European Union and its Impact on the Common Labor Market and EU Consumer Markets

The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review / Jan 01, 2012

Köllen, T. (2012). European Disintegration: Tendencies of Renationalization within the European Union and its Impact on the Common Labor Market and EU Consumer Markets. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review, 11(5), 117–138. https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/cgp/v11i05/39047

Diversity Management: Economically Reasonable or "Only" Ethically Mandatory?

The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review / Jan 01, 2007

Hanappi-Egger, E., Köllen, T., & Mensi-Klarbach, H. (2007). Diversity Management: Economically Reasonable or “Only” Ethically Mandatory? The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review, 7(3), 159–168. https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/cgp/v07i03/39399

Part of the Whole?: Homosexuality in Companies’ Diversity Policies and in Business Research: Focus on Germany

The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review / Jan 01, 2007

Köllen, T. (2007). Part of the Whole?: Homosexuality in Companies’ Diversity Policies and in Business Research: Focus on Germany. The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations: Annual Review, 7(5), 315–322. https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9532/cgp/v07i05/39464

Laurence Steinberg

Distinguished Professor and Expert in Family, Adolescence, and Psychology
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (35)
Adolescence
History and Philosophy of Science
General Psychology
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Education
And 30 more
About
Adolescent development, parent-adolescent relationships, adolescent brain development, adolescent decision-making
Most Relevant Publications (4+)

99 total publications

We Know Some Things: Parent-Adolescent Relationships in Retrospect and Prospect

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Mar 01, 2001

Steinberg, L. (2001). We Know Some Things: Parent-Adolescent Relationships in Retrospect and Prospect. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 11(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1111/1532-7795.00001

Psychological Control and Autonomy Granting: Opposite Ends of a Continuum or Distinct Constructs?

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Mar 01, 2003

Silk, J. S. (2003). Psychological Control and Autonomy Granting: Opposite Ends of a Continuum or Distinct Constructs? Journal of Research on Adolescence, 13(1), 113–128. https://doi.org/10.1111/1532-7795.1301004

Judgment and Decision Making in Adolescence

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Feb 15, 2011

Albert, D., & Steinberg, L. (2011). Judgment and Decision Making in Adolescence. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21(1), 211–224. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00724.x

Patterns of Competence and Adjustment Among Adolescents from Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, and Neglectful Homes: A Replication in a Sample of Serious Juvenile Offenders

Journal of Research on Adolescence / Mar 01, 2006

Steinberg, L., Blatt-Eisengart, I., & Cauffman, E. (2006). Patterns of Competence and Adjustment Among Adolescents from Authoritative, Authoritarian, Indulgent, and Neglectful Homes: A Replication in a Sample of Serious Juvenile Offenders. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 16(1), 47–58. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-7795.2006.00119.x

Balmurli Natrajan

Professor of Anthropology
Most Relevant Research Interests
Cultural Studies
Other Research Interests (15)
Caste
Race
Cultural Theory
Development
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
And 10 more
Most Relevant Publications (6+)

32 total publications

Caste, Class, and Community in India: An Ethnographic Approach

Ethnology / Jul 01, 2005

Natrajan, B. (2005). Caste, Class, and Community in India: An Ethnographic Approach. Ethnology, 44(3), 227. https://doi.org/10.2307/3774057

Contesting the Politics of Ethnography: Towards an Alternative Knowledge Production

Journal of Communication Inquiry / Apr 01, 1997

Natrajan, B., & Parameswaran, R. (1997). Contesting the Politics of Ethnography: Towards an Alternative Knowledge Production. Journal of Communication Inquiry, 21(1), 27–53. https://doi.org/10.1177/019685999702100102

Racialization and ethnicization: Hindutva hegemony and caste

Ethnic and Racial Studies / Jul 20, 2021

Natrajan, B. (2021). Racialization and ethnicization: Hindutva hegemony and caste. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 45(2), 298–318. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2021.1951318

Masking and Veiling Protests

Cultural Dynamics / Jul 01, 2003

Natrajan, B. (2003). Masking and Veiling Protests. Cultural Dynamics, 15(2), 213–235. https://doi.org/10.1177/0921374003015002004

Index to Volume XLIII, 2007

Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies / Nov 01, 2007

Index to Volume XLIII, 2007. (2007). Seminar: A Journal of Germanic Studies, 43(4), 570–572. https://doi.org/10.3138/seminar.43.4.570

Religion and Dalit Liberation: An Examination of Perspectives. By John C. B. Webster. New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 1999. 124 pp. Rs.150, $18.50 (cloth).

The Journal of Asian Studies / Feb 01, 2002

Natrajan, B. (2002). Religion and Dalit Liberation: An Examination of Perspectives. By John C. B. Webster. New Delhi: Manohar Publications, 1999. 124 pp. Rs.150, $18.50 (cloth). The Journal of Asian Studies, 61(1), 322–323. https://doi.org/10.2307/2700281

Example cultural studies projects

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