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  • #28 The Facts Behind Weather & Climate Modelling - Theodore Giannaros | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Theodore Giannaros is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the National Observatory of Athens in Greece. His work centres around the development of computational models to predict the weather and climate.   


    He especially focuses on studying extreme meteorological events like urban heat islands, extreme weather like droughts, etc.   

    To learn more about his work, please visit his website at https://tmgiannaros.github.io/

    32 min
  • #26 Restoration Ecology: Literally Saving the World - Charlotte Reemts | The Knowledge Archives

    Charlotte Reemts is an Ecologist and Science Project Director at The Nature Conservancy, a global conservation nonprofit. Her work involves on-the-ground activities in managing invasive species and fire risk in the ecosystems of Texas. On top of this, she also conducts research in restoration ecology, especially when analysing different methods to manage ecosystems.


    To learn more about Charlotte's work, please visit www.researchgate.net/profile/Charlotte_Reemts or learn about The Nature Conservancy at www.nature.org

    34 min
  • #25 Psychosis: Beyond the Myths - Laura Adery | The Knowledge Archives

    Laura Adery, Ph.D. is a Clinical Instructor and Postdoctoral Scholar with the Center for Assessment and Prevention of Prodromal States (CAPPS) in the UCLA Department of Psychiatry.  


    She has worked with individuals with developmental disabilities in both research and clinical settings with special interest in inclusion in the arts and cultural community. Her postdoctoral work focuses on expanding treatment and intervention resources and investigating self, identity and community inclusion for adolescents at risk for psychosis.  

    To check out more of her work, you can visit the PEERS Clinic website: https://www.semel.ucla.edu/peers

    23 min
  • #23 Sexual Health: Breaking the Stigma - Caroline Pukall | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Caroline Pukall is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Director of the Sex and Relationship Therapy Service at the Psychology Clinic at Queen’s University.   


    Caroline’s research lab—the Sexual Health Research Laboratory—conducts inclusive research projects examining various aspects of sexuality, including vulvodynia, persistent genital arousal, sexual arousal, women’s health issues (e.g., postpartum pain and sexuality), and other topics.  

    You can check out more of her work at: https://www.sexlab.ca

    37 min
  • #22 Game Theory & Analysing Cooperative Behaviour - Alexander Smith | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Alexander Smith is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in the US. His research focuses on studying prosocial behaviour like cooperation with tools like game theory and experimental economics.  


    He's especially interested in studying the factors that lead people to contribute to providing public goods that help society as a whole!  To learn more about Dr. Smith's work, please visit: http://adksmith.weebly.com/

    25 min
  • #21 From Evolutionary Rituals to Children's Education - Mark Nielsen | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Mark Nielsen is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Queensland in Australia. His research focuses on the socio-cognitive development of children, especially through the lens of evolutionary psychology and the influences of ritual and culture on children.   


    To learn more about Dr. Nielsen's work, please visit: https://psychology.uq.edu.au/profile/2458/mark-nielsen

    24 min
  • #20 Understanding Our Pasts To Predict Our Futures - Signy Sheldon | The Knowledge Archives

    Dr. Signy Sheldon is a cognitive neuroscientist and assistant professor in psychology at McGill University in Montreal. Her research mainly focuses on discovering how and why we remember events and episodes with behavioural and neuroimaging experiments.


    She was recognized as a “Rising Star” for 2016 by the Association for Psychological Science, won the 2019 CSBBCS Vincent Di Lollo Early Career Award, and has been awarded a Tier II Canada Research Chair in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory for 5 years.  

    To learn more about her work, you can check out her lab website: https://www.sheldonmemorylabatmcgill.com/ 

    26 min

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