Dr. Yuan Cao

Dr. Yuan Cao, a Chinese artist, is currently studying for a PhD in contemporary Art and Philosophy at Lancaster University in the UK. Previously, she received her undergraduate degree in Painting and her master’s degree in Copperplate Printing from Shandong Academy of Fine Arts in China. Her artworks have been selected for exhibitions such as the 36th World Miniature Prints and Ex Libris Invitational Exhibition. Her current research focuses on Lacan’s psychoanalysis to explore the question of the unique conditions under which the gaze occurs in contemporary subcultural art phenomena.

Dr. Nathan Andrews

Dr. Nathan Andrews is an Associate Professor of International Relations at McMaster University and a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of Scholars, Artists and Scientists. Dr. Andrews’ research focuses on the global political economy/ecology of natural resource extraction and development as well as the scholarship of teaching and learning, with emphasis on epistemic hegemony, racism and whiteness in knowledge production and dissemination. He has published in journals such as International Affairs, Resources Policy, World Development, Energy Research & Social Science, Business & Society Review, Third World Quarterly and Globalizations including recent co-edited books, Natural Resource-Based Development in Africa: Panacea or Pandora’s Box? (University of Toronto Press, 2022).

Dr. Shameer Kasim

Dr. Shameer Kasim, is currently pursuing a PhD in European Union Law at Magna Graecia University, Catanzaro, specializing in migration and refugee law. He has worked with refugees in France and Bangladesh, witnessing their struggles firsthand. In 2023, he was a speaker at the Jean Monnet Activities Closing Conference on EU Law & Policies in Managing Migration. He also hold certifications in Arbitration and International Dispute Settlement from the Bureau for the Empowerment of Arbitration and Mediation.

Dr. Zakira Jahantab

Dr. Zakira Jahantab is an Assistant Professor in the Translation and Interpretation Department at the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan, and a focal person for student affairs. She holds multiple degrees, including a PhD, MPhil, and a Bachelor’s in Arabic literature and linguistics from the same university, as well as a Master’s in English linguistics from the National University of Modern Languages, and additional degrees in Islamic Studies and Political Science from Punjab University. She completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the International Research Institute, Islamabad. Her research focuses on translation and Arabic-English literature and linguistics, and she teaches subjects like diplomacy, marketing, legal, business, and scientific translation, as well as applied linguistics and machine translation. She also works as a simultaneous translator at national and international conferences, recently serving at the Saudi-Pakistan Seminar on Investment. Dr. Zakira has translated numerous books between Arabic and English and has published 20+ articles in Scopus, Web of Science, and ISI-indexed journals, collaborating with researchers from Egypt, the Netherlands, Iran, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. She is a frequent speaker at global conferences and serves as a researcher, reviewer, and editor for various academic journals, including Dirasat – Al-Islamia, Afkar Journal, and Journal of Translation and Languages.

Mr. Werede Tareke Gebregergis

Mr. Werede Tareke Gebregergis is a lecturer at the Department of Psychology and Educational Administration, Asmara College of Education, Eritrea. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD studies at the Institute of Psychology, University of Debrecen, Hungary. His research focuses on positive psychology in higher education, wellbeing, cultural and emotional intelligence, multicultural personality, intercultural adaptation of student sojourners, and educational sciences.

Mr. Mehmet Özlap

Mr. Mehmet Özlap is a doctoral student at Marmara University Institute of Educational Sciences, Guidance and Psychological Counseling program. At the same time, He works as a research assistant at the National Defense University Naval Academy in İstanbul, Türkiye.
He is interested in psychological counseling, communication, positive psychology, educational sciences, multivariate statistics.

Ms. Yujia Zhu

Ms. Yujia Zhu is a seasoned social entrepreneur, business strategist, and a trailblazing Woman in STEM with over 12 years of experience in the humanitarian sector. She is the sole founder of For A Safer Space (FASS), a federally registered Canadian nonprofit, and the visionary creator of FASSLING AI Platform (Fassling.ai)—the world’s first comprehensive, all-in-one AI platform for human care services. At just 25, Yujia established a scholarship at University of Toronto in her name to support international students from China, further demonstrating her commitment to education and social impact. Currently a Ph.D. Candidate at Sofia University, Yujia is a strategic disruptor, life explorer, curious student, and resilient survivor. As a multifaceted social entrepreneur, business strategy advisor, executive coach, and philanthropist, she brings a unique blend of experience and insight to her work. She embraces her identity as a perfectly imperfect human being with a deep commitment to innovation, ethics, and social impact. Her areas of interest span religion, spirituality, business ethics, industrial-organizational psychology, social cybernetics, social entrepreneurship, asexuality, human-centered interaction, psychology, and holistic human care. Yujia’s leadership is guided by a unique fusion of technical expertise, ethical insight, and strategic vision, with a strong commitment to fostering inclusivity, promoting restorative justice, and building sustainable, mission-driven organizations. Through her work, Yujia exemplifies integrity, creativity, and an unwavering dedication to achieving transformative outcomes—challenging the status quo and redefining what is possible in the intersection of technology, ethics, and social innovation.

Mr. Caique Franzoloso

Caique Franzoloso is a psychologist and professor of Psychology and Medicine at the Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe (FPP). He is the founder of the Mental Health and Solidarity Economy Network of Curitiba and the Metropolitan Region (LIBERSOL). He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), with a fellowship in progress at the Center for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra, in Portugal. He holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), and has researched the following topics: Solidarity Economy; Mental Health; Psychiatric Reform; Social Inclusion; Education and Public Policy. He works as a clinical psychologist with 10 years of experience in Body Psychology and Bioenergetics.

Mr. Zhi Han

Mr. Zhi Han is an artist from China, and is currently studying for a PhD in Contemporary Art and Philosophy at Lancaster University. Previously, he received his undergraduate and master’s degrees from the Shandong Academy of Fine Arts in China, where he focused on the field of copperplate printmaking. The current research focuses on the concept of The Uncanny, and by using the dialectical approach of ‘failure’ as a methodological approach to the creation of conceptual art.Currently, the main work focuses on exploring its expression in visual art forms under the theme of ‘waiting-failure’, as well as conducting book writing on the methodology of conceptual art with Hegelian dialectics and psycho

Mrs. Fatma Melike Alsaç

Mrs. Fatma Melike Alsaç is a graduate of Selçuk University and is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw. In addition to her studies in linguistics, she works as an English teacher in Poland , where she applies her linguistic knowledge in practice. Her research interests include postmodernism, poststructialism, and language acquisition and she is committed to advancing her expertise in language education and linguistics. Melike aims to contribute to the field through her research and teaching experience.

Dr. Yunhan Hao

Dr. Yunhan Hao is a PhD student from the College of Foreign Languages at Shanghai Maritime University, China, currently serves as a Visiting PhD student funded by China Scholarship Council at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw, Poland. Her areas of interest include English for Specific Purposes and Maritime English. She has experience publishing academic papers in A&HCI/SSCI-indexed international journals.

Dr. Victoria Tuzlukova

Dr. Victoria Tuzlukova is currently on an English language faculty at the English for Humanities Department of the Centre for Preparatory Studies, Sultan Qaboos University. Her research interests are in socio-cultural aspects of language and language pedagogy. In 2020, she was awarded the Best Researcher Award by Sultan Qaboos University.

Assistant Professor Panitee Karnsomdee

Assistant Professor Panitee Karnsomdee, Ph.D., is a full-time academic lecturer in the Public Administration program at Kasetsart University, Thailand. She completed the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Development Administration (International) at School of Public Administration, National Institute of Development Administration. Her specialties include leadership, new public management, and local government organization.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. F. Senem Gungor

Assoc. Prof. Dr. F. Senem Gungor is working as a faculty member at Baskent University, Faculty of Communication, Ankara, Gungor has national and international publications in the fields of Intercultural Communication, Crisis Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Public Relations and Communication Studies. Moreover, Gungor has designed many projects for corporations on reputation and crisis management both in Turkey and USA.

Prof. Dr. Kristian Pérez Zurutuza

Prof. Dr. Kristian Pérez Zurutuza hold a PhD in English Philology, various MA degrees in Philology, Pedagogy, and Translation; and BA degrees in English Philology, Spanish Philology, Pedagogy, and Psychology. He is currently a teacher of Spanish Language and Literature and researcher into Gothic Literature, Language acquisition, and pedagogy. He has published scientifical articles in magazines and books on a diversity of topics.
His current areas of research are American and British Gothic Literature, Gender Studies, Masculinity Studies, Pedagogical Systems, PBL, Comparative Mythology, Language Acquisition, L2 and L3, Music.

Dr. Dimitar Popov

Dr. Dimitar Popov is a Stylistics and Applied Linguistics professor at the Faculty of Humanities at Episkop Konstantin Preslavsky University in Shumen, Bulgaria. He is also head of the Laboratory for Applied Linguistics and the Department of Bulgarian
Studies. His research interests are in the fields of Stylistics, Applied Linguistics, Experimental Phonetics and Forensic Linguistics. He has authored several books and numerous scientific articles and participates in the creation of a series of digital linguistic resources.

Prof. Velka Popova

Prof. Velka Popova, PhD teaches Linguistics and Psycholinguistics at Episkop Konstantin Preslavsky University in Shumen. As a researcher at the  university`s Laboratory for Applied Linguistics, she works in the field of Developmental Psycholinguistics, Cognitive Linguistics and Corpus Linguistics. She has authored several books and numerous research papers and participates in the creation of a number of digital linguistic resources.

Dr. Yasmine Salah El-Din

Dr. Yasmine Salah El-Din teaches academic skills and applied linguistics at the American University in Cairo. She has an MA and a Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics. Her interests include research writing, academic reading and writing, sociolinguistics and pragmatics. She has presented at local and international conferences.

Prof. Dr. Suat Sungur

Prof. Dr. Suat Sungur was born graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Publicity in 1997; Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Journalism in 2004; Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Radio, Television and Cinema in 2007 and received the title of “doctor”. In 2014, he became an associate professor of Communication Studies. Since 2007, he has held academic and administrative positions in various state and foundation universities. He has articles and conference papers in the field of communication science, communication studies. He is currently working as a full-time faculty member and Head of the Department of Visual Communication Design at Istanbul Kent University, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Visual Communication Design.

Dr. Jennifer Fisch-Ferguson

Dr. Jennifer Fisch-Ferguson holds a doctorate in Digital Rhetoric and Professional Writing. Dr. Ferguson currently serves as the Director of Mott Community College’s Center for Teaching and Learning. She is passionate about digital literacy and is an active presenter. She is a researcher and advocate for professional learning.

Dr. Janet L. Anthony

Dr. Janet L. Anthony holds a doctorate in Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment. She is an Associate Professor at Chadron State College in the Teacher Education program. Dr. Anthony is passionate about learning and designing innovative lessons to improve student learning experiences. She holds certifications in online teaching and literacy development.

Dr. Michail St. Fountoulakis

Dr. Michail St. Fountoulakis holds a PhD in English Language & Literature from the University of Athens and an MA from the University of Warwick. He is a faculty member at the Hellenic Police Officers School and a registered instructor at the National School of Public Administration & Local Government.

Ms. Jessica A. Wagner

Ms. Jessica A. Wagner is a third-year Ph.D. Student at the Institute for Doctoral Studies in Visual Arts (IDSVA), intertwining the ideas of philosophy and visual culture. She is also an Art Professor at South Suburban College in South Holland, Illinois, and holds an MFA from the Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Ms. Rebecca Yunjia Luo

Ms. Rebecca Yunjia Luo is a writer, director, theatre practitioner, and graduate student from the MA Applied Theatre at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama. Her dissertation offers a comprehensive examination of multilingual dramaturgy within a community theatre for British Chinese migrants. This research emphasizes the “埠Bu” community devising project and incorporates a qualitative research component to delve into the nuances of multilingual theatre production dramaturgy. Rebecca is the co-founder of FullyPlay Applied Theatre (China) and is actively seeking a PhD research position in the fields of theatre and migration, multilingual theatre, and dramaturgy for international young adults.

Dr. Shaweta Anand

She is a freelance researcher with a PhD from the School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Her area of interest is child welfare and protection. She was a journalist before she switched to academics in an attempt to better comprehend the world we inhabit.

Dr. Mamta Anand Kumar

Dr. Mamta Anand Kumar, PhD English, is Assistant Professor- Grade I in English at Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing, Jabalpur. M.P. India. She got a Fulbright Doctoral Fellowship in 2008, researched at Harvard University, USA. She has written seven books. Some of her stories are taught in universities.

Dr. Sumalee Pumpinyo

Dr. Sumalee Pumpinyo, PhD (Environmental Management) from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Thailand and is currently Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her area of interest: Environment Management, its implication on an aging society, and Project Evaluation.

Dr. Edyta Wolny-Abouelwafa

Dr. Edyta Wolny-Abouelwafa is as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Prince Mohammad bin Fahd University in Saudi Arabia. She is specialized in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Her PhD dissertation dealt with teaching Islam in Egyptian primary schools in the years 2013/2014 – 2015/2016. In May 2022 she received the honorary title “The Ambassador of the Initiative Etkallem Arabi in Poland” from the Egyptian Minister of Emigration. Her scientific interests include: contemporary Egyptian mass culture (with special emphasis on Ramadan TV series and patriotic songs), the socio-cultural situation of contemporary Egypt, globalization in the Arab world, dialects in Egypt, everyday life in Arab countries and issuing fatwas in the Muslim countries.

Dr. Morena BRAÇAJ

Dr. Morena BRAÇAJ is Graduated from Faculty of Education, Department of English Language Teaching, in Ankara/Turkey. She finished her Master studies in Technical Literary Translation and Interpretation in English Language, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Tirana, and holds the scientific degree “Doctor” in the field of Linguistics.
She has several years of experience as a lecturer in university level for the subjects: Advanced English, Applied Linguistics, Academic Language Skills, and English for specific purposes, etc. She is currently engaged in teaching English at the Mediterranean University of Albania.
Her Research areas are Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, English for Specific Purposes, Translation Theories.

Dr. Ilaria Iannuzzi

Dr. Ilaria Iannuzzi (Ph.D.) is Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Sociology at the Department of Political Sciences of Sapienza University of Rome and Adjunct Professor at the University of International Studies of Roma (UNINT). She is Assistant Editor of the “Rivista Trimestrale di Scienza dell’Amministrazione. Studi di teoria e ricerca sociale” (class A).

Dr. Martin Mujinga

Dr. Martin Mujinga is the General Secretary of the Methodist Church in Zimbabwe. He is also a Research Fellow for Stellenbosch University. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the Midlands State University. His research interest is in the fields of Methodism, the role of religion in transforming societies, theologies of migration, human trafficking, chaplaincy, and ecotheology.

Ms. Karen Leong

Ms. Karen Leong is a Doctoral student at University of Hertfordshire
Her current position is Head of HBS Online, University of Hertfordshire. Her areas of Interest: culture, women studies, Chinese values, Confucianism, ethnography. Her research focuses on culture and women studies exploring the impact of Chinese values/beliefs inherently influencing women’s agency. Her experience and knowledge of the culture and challenge of managing multiple responsibilities is insightful in highlighting the importance of relationships in our lives as we remain true to ourselves.

Ms. Adela Petrovic

Adela Petrovic is a Ph.D. candidate, lecturer and junior researcher at Charles University, Department of Social Geography and Regional Development, and Internationalisation Coordinator at the Geographical Institute (Czech Republic). She holds a Bachelor’s in Political Science and two Erasmus Mundus Master’s degrees, Comparative Local Development (CoDe) and Urban Studies (4CITIES). Her dissertation title is “Socio-spatial approach towards understanding identity construction: urban transformations in Prague Urban Region”. She is a principal investigator of a project funded by the Grant Agency of Charles University (GAUK), which focuses on gentrification and changing identities of former working-class neighbourhoods in Prague. As a member of the Urban and Regional Research Laboratory (URRlab), she participated in research projects funded by the Czech Science Foundation focusing on the integration and status of foreigners, suburban gated communities and current conditions of the socialist housing estates. Methodologically her research derives from mainly qualitative methods, particularly media and policy discourse analysis and interviewing. Her approach is interdisciplinary, with a slight inclination towards sociology, geography and political science.

Ms.Joana Solipa Batista

Ms.Joana Solipa Batista Degree is in International Relations and Master’s in Social and Cultural Anthropology from the University of Coimbra. Her professional and research experience in the areas of education for
development and human rights, digital communities, urban studies and collaborative methodologies. She is a doctoral student in Anthropology at FCSH / NOVA.

Dr. Tatjana Vukelić

Dr. Tatjana Vukelić is a professor of English language and literature and Russian language and literature at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, The Republic of Croatia. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Rijeka and her doctoral thesis titled Race, Gender, and Sex Discrimination of Black Women in the Literary Works of African American Women Writers covers the fieldwork in the range of African American culture, tradition, and literature. She is the author of a book titled The Scars of Black America and several articles, both in English and Russian, published in Croatia and abroad.

Dr. Fedaa Mohamed

Fedaa Mohamed is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at the Faculty of Mass Communication, Ahram Canadian University, Egypt. She holds a Ph.D. in Journalism, Faculty of Mass Communication, Cairo University with a First Class Honors Degree & Recommendation to Exchange it with other Universities in 2018.
Mohamed is a reviewer for many Scopus-indexed and international journals such as Newspaper Research Journal, Atlantic Journal of Communication, Journal of Scientific Research and Reports, Journal of Humanities and Applied Social Sciences, Asian Journal of Economics, Finance and Management and Asian Basic and Applied Research Journal, etc… She is in the international advisory board of the Global Media and Social Sciences Research Journal.
Mohamed has presented research papers at several international academic conferences. Also, she has published in several international journals. Her research papers’ interests include international journalism, discourse analysis, coverage trends, news writing and editing, and specialized journalism.

Mr. Tianqi Yin

Mr. Tianqi Yin is a student researcher at Beijing National Day School’s Middle Eastern Studies Department. His research focuses on discussing the currents of revolutions in the Middle East and artistic means to resolve ethnographic conflicts such as Palestinian hip-hop.

Ms. Mahima Ghosh Hazra

Ms. Mahima Ghosh Hazra graduated from University of Calcutta in the year 2019, then pursued a Masters Degree from University of Calcutta and passed out in 2021.
Currently she is working with the Bengal Women Welfare Association to help and create awareness on Ecofeminism and conducting her independent research on the very subject as well. Her area of interest are Feminism, Environmental studies, Indian Mythology.

Mr. Nathan M. Moore

Mr.Nathan M. Moore is a History graduate student at Louisiana Tech University. He also has an avid interest in podcasting, doing a show on New Books Network. Moore studied American Literature & Culture, and the History of Science & Medicine at UCLA. Science-fiction writing is one of his favorite activities.

Mr.Noko Reagan Mojela

Mr.Noko Reagan Mojela completed BA Honours in Media Studies, currently working on completing MA in Communication Science. Working as a Junior Lecturer at the University of South Africa. His research interests are; representation of LGBTIQ+, visual semiotics analysis, decoloniality, and gender and media representation. He is a member of SACOMM (South African Communications Association).