Humanities - Political Science/Politics
Session Chair: Ephraim David
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Al-Islah and the Construction of Collective Identity Through Education in Somalia (110251)
Shoki Hayir is an external doctoral researcher, who is interested in politics, social change, and social movements. His project examines Somalia’s Islamic movements, with emphasis on the relationship between Islamic ideology and collective identity.
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The Image of the White Man in Slave Narratives: A Structural and Analytical Study (108694)
Dr. Hasan Alfaify, a faculty member at King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. My specialization is Arabic literature and criticism, with a focus on international travel writing. I completed my PhD in the United Kingdom, receiving my degree from the University of Leeds in 2014.
I have been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature at King Saud University since 2014. My publications include:
1. My PhD dissertation, "The Image of (The Other) in Arabic Travel Writing in the 17th Century AD".
2. A published article titled: "The Arab Woman in the Mirror of the English Woman: Writings of the Travelers Anne Blunt and Freya Stark about the Arabian Peninsula".
3. "The Image of the European 'Other' in the Travelogue of Abdullah Al-Jumah - (Tales of a Saudi in Europe [Hakaya Saudi fi 'Uwruba]): A Critical Perspective".
4. I worked as head of the team that compiled the Khawlani lexicon, published in Riyadh under the auspices of the Saudi Ministry of Culture in 2025. This lexicon contains a selection of vocabulary from Faifi Language and neighboring tribes in southern Saudi Arabia.
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13:05 –
Political Empowerment Through Representation: The Role of Indigenous Peoples Mandatory Representative in Local Government Unit (109864)
Dr. Carlos is currently active in trifocal areas: teaching Philippine history, Political Science, Indigenous Peoples' Studies, Contemporary World and other Socia Science discipline; extension and researches focus on indigenous peoples and governance
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Democracy and the Mixed Constitution (105801)
Ephraim David Professor (emeritus) of History, the Department of General History, University of Haifa. Research interests are focused on ancient Greek history, with a special emphasis on Sparta and on the Athenian democracy: social and political history, history of ideas, mentalities, semiotics of communication and anthropology. My current project is a book on Sparta's impact on political theory. General interests include literature and the world of Italian opera.
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Session 4 |
UCL Torrington, B07 (Basement Floor) | Curriculum Design and Development
Session Chair: Salman Ali
14:10 –
Designing Game-Based Online Courseware for Workplace Chinese Communication in a University Context (107910)
Dr Hon Fong Poon is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at The University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong
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14:35 –
Student Learning and Engagement: Downstream Effects of Academic Development (107842)
Professor Newman Wadesango is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at University of Limpopo in South Africa
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15:00 –
Using a Constructivist Theory to Design Teaching of Mathematics and Physical Science in High Schools (105020)
Professor Deonarain Brijlall is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Durban University of Technology in South Africa
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Evaluating Simulation-Based Learning in Management Education: Evidence from Student Perceptions (109121)
Salman Ali is an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode. His areas of expertise are in Strategic Management and International Business.
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UCL Torrington, B08 (Basement Floor) | Implementation of AI in Education
Session Chair: Maria Tsakeni
14:10 –
Leveraging Generative AI in Statistics Teaching: A Classroom Experience in Higher Education (108421)
Helena Sofia Rodrigues is an Adjunct Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo. Her interests include statistics education and AI in Higher Education. She is currently involved in the pedagogical project EPIC.
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Process-Oriented Collaborative Essays: Empowering Undergraduate Students Through Assessment Redesign in the Age of Generative AI (110269)
Dr. Fahima Alam Lecturer in Business Analysis and Digital Technology.Focused on integrating AI into higher education, particularly chatbots, analytics, and digital innovation. Currently working on two journal publications.
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15:00 –
The Impact of Generative AI on Assessments in Computational Science and Engineering (109630)
Dr Marijan Beg is a Senior Teaching Fellow at Imperial College London (UK), teaching on MSc computational science and engineering courses.
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The Role of Literature Review Assessments in Artificial Intelligence Integrated STEM Preservice Teachers’ Learning Environments (107530)
Dr Maria Tsakeni is an Associate Professor and Head of the Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Technology Education Department in the Faculty of Education at the University of The Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
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UCL Torrington, B09 (Basement Floor) | Professional Development in Education
Session Chair: Anastasia (Natassa) Raikou
14:10 –
Preparing Preservice Teachers for the Unexpected Through a Crisis Management Course: Implications and Recommendations (110267)
Dr. Glory Ovie is currently an Assistant Professor of Education at the Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
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14:35 –
From Shortages to Satisfaction: Drivers of ECEC Staff Well-Being in Three Countries (110204)
Dr. Samuel Bader is a research associate at the International Centre Early Childhood Education and Care (ICEC) at the German Youth Institute.
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Adult Social and Emotional Learning in Preschool Education: Insights from a Collaborative Research Study (107341)
Professor Marie-Andrée Pelletier is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Université TÉLUQ in Canada
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Critical Reflection and Inclusive Education: A Semester-Long Implementation of Brookfield’s Four Lenses in Teacher Education (106956)
Dr. Natassa Raikou is currently an Assistant Professor of Pedagogy at the University of Thessaly, Greece
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UCL Torrington, B17 (Basement Floor) | Public Policy
Session Chair: Kristin Thorarinsdottir
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Aging with Dignity: A Political Economy of Later Life in Kerala (110374)
Harishma A. Gireesh is a Doctoral Research Scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Institute of Technology, Warangal. She holds an MA in English and Comparative Literature and completed her MPhil with a focus on Trans narratives and ageing. Her doctoral research is situated within Age Studies, with particular emphasis on ageing narratives in celebrity memoirs and the intersections of illness, gender, and later-life writing. Her research engages critically with contemporary debates on ageism, gendered ageing, and cultural constructions of later life. She has published scholarly articles and book reviews in reputed academic journals, including SAGE publications, with particular interest in memoirs that explore illness, vulnerability, and ageing. She is currently preparing a research article for the forthcoming Palgrave edited volume New Imaginaries of Ageing: Confronting Ageism and Sexism. In addition to her research, she has presented her work at several international conferences and actively contributes to scholarly discussions through reviewing and engaging with emerging debates in Age Studies and literary humanities. She serves as the Additional Secretary of the Humanities and Social Sciences Society at NIT Warangal, where she plays an active role in organizing academic events and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue.
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A Systems Approach to Promoting Healthy Ageing in India: Rationale and Design (110119)
Dr Divya Sivaramakrishnan, Chancellor's Fellow with the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy, University of Edinburgh. Research interests: Intervention development/evaluation, public health, healthy ageing, sedentary behavior
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Older Persons’ Perspectives on Constrained Participation in Health Care: A Framework Synthesis (110383)
Dr. Kristín Thórarinsdóttir is currently an Associate professor at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Akureyri, Iceland.
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Beyond Care Recipients: Older Migrants’ Contributions to Family in Australia (110369)
Anjana Lamichhane is a PhD student in School of Nursing and Midwifery at Western Sydney University. Her research interests include migrants and ageing, with her PhD topic focusing on "The caregiving experiences of older South Asian migrants to their families and its impact on their healthy ageing."
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UCL Torrington, G08 (Ground Floor) | Culture, Inter/Multiculturalism
Session Chair: Anupama Devendrakumar
14:10 –
Supporting Diverse Students in Southwestern Manitoba Schools Through Culturally Responsive Leadership (110141)
Susanna Michelle Kolbe (Michelle) is currently a grade 8 classroom teacher in Manitoba, Canada and a third year EdD student at Western University. Michelle's professional teaching career has 25 years of experience, including German language instruction, a Past President of the Manitoba Teachers of German, a former small school principal, English as an Additional Language teacher/coordinator and Indigenous education representative for her local union association (current).
Her hobbies include outdoor recreation such as cross country skiing, snowshoeing and hiking. One of her best memories is hiking Ireland's Kerry Way. Michelle's interests also span from camping in Canada's wilderness to new pursuits and interests that are presented such as attending music festivals, art exhibits and theatre productions. Michelle is currently focusing on her Dissertation in Practice and planning a three day long outdoor education-based camping trip for Grade 8's in her Manitoba school.
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Testing the Edges of Youth Work: What Recent Crises Reveal About the Promise and Limits of Non-Formal Education (108835)
Dr Yaron Girsh is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel
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Can University Be ‘On Sale’? Strategies and Questions for the Overseas Expansion of Korean Higher Education Institutions (109294)
Hayoung Shin, Ph.D in Education, is an assistant professor at Semyung University, South Korea. Her research interests focus on diversity and inclusion issues including gender and minority people, educational policy, educational administration.
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Examining the Impact of Academia-Industry Collaboration on Teaching Cultural Heritage: A Case Study of Vietnam’s Ethnic Minority Community (110308)
Dr. Anupama Devendrakumar is currently a Senior Lecturer of Global Political Economy at the College of Arts and Sciences, VinUniversity, Vietnam.
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UCL Torrington, G09 (Ground Floor) | Languages Education and Applied Linguistics
Session Chair: Gawie Schlebusch
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Exploring the Fluency-Comprehension Relationship Among Linguistically Diverse Learners: A Study in Tea-garden Schools in a Northeastern State of India (105164)
Archita Gogoi is a PhD student in the Department of English Language Teaching, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India. Her research explores English reading pedagogy in linguistically diverse classrooms where maximum of the learners are least familiar with the medium of instruction.
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English Language Classrooms as Sites of Global Citizenship Education: Developing Intercultural Competence in Multilingual Learning Contexts (109248)
Prerna Sihag is an English Language Teacher with the Ministry of Preschool and School Education, Uzbekistan. Her research interests include ELT, global citizenship education, intercultural competence, and AI in education. Her current project explores
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Cultural Background, Self-Determination and Life Satisfaction Among Jewish and Arab Undergraduate Students in Israel (110390)
Dr. Sawsan shalaby, Teaches in a Master’s program in the Department of Educational Management and Leadership, as well as in the Bachelor’s program in the Department of Special Education. Her recent research interests include self-determination among teachers, and professional identity among educational staff and school principals.
In addition to her professional activities, she engages in swimming, long-distance running, and cycling, which help her maintain a healthy work–life balance
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Limited English Proficiency in South African Schools: Towards Mother Tongue-based Bilingual Education (108666)
Professor Gawie Schlebusch is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Central University of Technology in South Africa
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UCL Torrington, G10 (Ground Floor) | Teacher Education
Session Chair: Lois George
14:10 –
Are Teachers Getting Smarter? International Evidence on Changes in Teacher Cognitive Skills and Student Achievement (107526)
Sebastian Reinartz, doctoral candidate at IWH studying education economics. Current project with Erik A. Hanushek, Andreas Schleicher, and Simon Wiederhold: examining changes in teacher cognitive skills and student achievement over time.
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Evaluating the Feasibility of a ‘Super Prac’ for Primary Initial Teacher Education Students (107881)
Dr Joanne Riley is currently the Professional Experience Coordinator for the Early Childhood and Primary programs in the School of Education at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
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Does More Coursework Mean Better Preparation? Examining Course Availability and Opportunities to Learn Inclusive Practices in Teacher Education (107592)
Dr. Melike Yozgatlı Gülüm is a researcher working at the Directorate General for Special Education and Counseling Services within the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye. She holds a PhD in Special Education from the University of Kentucky, US.
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From Specialising to Justifying: In-service Teachers’ Engagement with Mathematical Thinking in a Graduate Mathematics Education Course (109094)
Dr. Lois George is a Senior Lecturer in Mathematics Education at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. Her research focuses on mathematical thinking, teacher learning, and early numeracy development.
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UCL Torrington, G12 (Ground Floor) | Arts - Visual Arts Practices
Session Chair: Shuchi Shen
14:10 –
Photomontage, Affective Fragments, and Urban Encounters (108218)
Peisen Ding is a sessional lecturer and PhD candidate in Art Education at the University of British Columbia. Peisen's research explores art practices engaging the built environment, identity, and affect within educational contexts.
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Threading Inwards, Reading Outwards: the Politics of Care in Contemporary Craft Curatorial Practice (110261)
Shifei Zhang is currently a PhD student in Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research lies in contemporary craft, embodied ceramic practice, and material narrative, particularly the relationship between self, place, and precarity.
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Visual Myth and Modernity: The Zhiying Art Studio (1920s-1940s) and the Dual Construction of Female Figures in Calendar Posters (110303)
Shu-Chi Shen, Associate Professor of Fine Art. Her research spans modern Chinese ink painting and commercial visual culture (consumerism, gender). Her current project studies Shanghai calendar posters and visual modernity.
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UCL Torrington, G13 (Ground Floor) | Humanities - Teaching and Learning in Intercultural Context
Session Chair: Fotini Diamantidaki
14:10 –
Fostering Global Citizenship Through Intercultural Dialogue and Collaborative Learning: Evidence from Ghanaian Higher Education (107569)
Stella Daah Siaw is an Assistant Lecturer at the Department of TVET, Wesley College of Education, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She holds two Masters of Philosophy degree (MPhil) in Home Economics from the University of Cape Coast and (MPhil) in Fashion Design and Textiles from Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, Kumasi Ghana. She is currently a PHD student in Fashion design technology at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana. Her research interests include compliance to global best practices, sustainability in the fashion industry, and supply chain management in the fashion industry, technologies used in apparel production.
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Micro-credentials at the Higher Education – Work Interface: From Intercultural Communication to Transnational Communicative Competence (108370)
Dr Niina Kovalainen is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Laurea University of Applied Sciences in Finland
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Artefacts in Motion: Intercultural Learning and Translanguaging Through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) (109137)
Dr Fotini Diamantidaki is an Associate Professor of Language Learning and Intercultural Communication at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London UK. Her current project focuses on Creative arts, media and intercultural communication.
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UCL Torrington, G20 (Ground Floor) | Humanities - Literature/Literary Studies
Session Chair: Yuwen Su
14:10 –
Making AI Great Again: Trump, Masculinity, and Techno-nationalism in Fiction (102650)
Lucy Stevens is a PhD candidate at the University of Brighton, UK researching depictions of U.S. presidents in the Manhattan novel. This study combines literature, political science, and sociology in an interdisciplinary framework.
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Soviet Cultural Diplomacy in the Stalinist Era: Soviet Georgia as a Case Study (107511)
Researcher, Lecturer at Tbilisi State University
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Bridging Margins for Global Sustainability: Investigating U.S. Consumer Perceptions of Chinese Solar Technologies Through a TPB–TAM Integrated Model (105917)
Dr. Yan Zhuxuan is an assistant professor at the School of Journalism and Communication at Shanghai International Studies University.
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When Care Leaves No Room for the Self: Motherhood and Autonomy in the Awakening (106142)
Yuwen Su (Sophie) is an assistant professor in the Department of English at Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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UCL Torrington, B07 (Basement Floor) | Technology and Assessment in Academic Writing
Session Chair: Ayako Nakai
16:05 –
The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing Professional Writing Education in Hong Kong (107848)
Dr Olivia Ching-man Shum is currently a lecturer at College of Professional and Continuing Education, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She participates as a member of the project Bridging Silos in Teaching Cantonese as a Second Language: A Glob
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Epistemic Authority in Transition: AI, Feedback Literacy, and Student Agency in Saudi University EFL Writing Classrooms (108572)
Dr Raees Unnisa is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Qassim University in Saudi Arabia
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16:55 –
Effects of Handwriting on Improving English Writing Fluency and Motivation in Higher Education (109168)
Professor Ayako Nakai is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Toyo University in Japan
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UCL Torrington, B08 (Basement Floor) | Design and Development of Technologies in Education
Session Chair: Nurseit Zhunissov
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Teaching Students Nanomedicine Fundamentals and Synthesis Through a Remote-Controlled Robotic Laboratory (109205)
Egor Egorov is a PhD candidate in Nanotechnology at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Delayed Attainment Effects of a Large-Scale 1:1 Device Programme: Pupil-Level Evidence from a Longitudinal Study in England (110290)
Jessica Talalay is a PhD researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University and an ONS Accredited Researcher, studying the impact of a 1:1 iPad initiative in disadvantaged primary schools using national data. Interests include EdTech, inequality, SEND
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Gamification Technology in Teaching Science Subjects (110245)
Head of the Department of Computer Engineering, IKTU. Turkistan Kazakhstan
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Development and Evaluation of a Gamified Digital Platform for Science Education in Secondary Schools (110235)
Zhunissov Nurseit Mukhidinovich - PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Engineering, Khoja Ahmet Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Turkestan, Kazakhstan.
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UCL Torrington, B09 (Basement Floor) | Educational Policy, Management and Administration
Session Chair: Devasheesh Mathur
16:05 –
Designing for Impact: A Design Thinking Approach to Multidisciplinary Research Translation in Higher Education (110385)
Robert Ludgate is Research Impact Co-ordinator at MTU and PhD Candidate at UCC. Bioeconomy researcher, sustainability advocate, and North Kerry gardener. Enjoys travel and walks with his three dogs.
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Reconciling Caring and Market Imperatives in Global Early Childhood Education and Care Practice: A Systematic Literature Review (110297)
Shiraz de Vreede is a doctoral student at UCLA's School of Education and Information Science. Her research explores the role of governing logics in early care and education systems. She also teaches intl development and global studies courses at UCLA
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Boosting Learning with Cost-Effective Management: Experimental Evidence (109113)
Felipe Galvão Puccioni is a judge at the Rio de Janeiro Court of Accounts. Interested in public administration, causal inference, and education policy. Currently studying how randomised school-management experiments in Brazil affect learning.
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Quo-Vadis B-Schools? A Systems Analysis of Generative AI and Learner-Teacher-Learning Continuum in Business Schools (104558)
Prof. Devasheesh Mathur is currently an Assistant Professor of Strategy, International Management Institute, New Delhi, India. He teaches entrepreneurship, innovation, and strategic foresight. He's working on thimplications of AI in business schools.
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UCL Torrington, B17 (Basement Floor) | Resilience
Session Chair: Dominik Sikirić
16:05 –
Fostering Self-Compassion Across Generations: Development of a Dyadic Parent-Child Program (108208)
Ms Sin, PhD student at School of Nursing and Health Sciences, HKMU. Research interest: self-compassion
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Mapping Ageism in Media Representations of Older Adults in Italy: An Interdisciplinary Media-Analytical and Health Psychology Analysis (107944)
Pamela Giannetta is currently a PhD student in Health and Longevity at the University of Bergamo, Italy. Her research focuses on ageism, media representations of aging, and psychosocial well-being.
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Social Capital in Care Homes in Zagreb: How Functional Vision Shapes Informal Support and Everyday Rituals (107936)
Dominik Sikirić, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Univ. of Zagreb. Interests: psychosocial drivers of independent mobility in visual impairment. Project: qualitative study.
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UCL Torrington, G08 (Ground Floor) | Sustainability Issues in Education
Session Chair: Felicity Kelliher
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From University to Community: Indigenous Teachers and AI in the Peruvian Amazon (107816)
Dr Angela Giattino specialises in the anthropology of higher education, epistemology, youth, ethnicity, sustainability, health, migration, and autoethnography, with a longstanding expertise on Latin America, particularly Peruvian Amazonia, alongside the Mediterranean, primarily southern Italy. Dr Giattino's current Leverhulme research project examines how pioneering “intercultural” universities incorporate Indigenous knowledge systems into environmental science training for Amazonian youth in Peru –one of the world’s top five countries for Indigenous diversity. This work documents the very first generation of environmentally educated Indigenous Amazonians, exploring higher education’s importance in pluralising knowledge and fostering sustainable development worldwide. The future of human development lies in progress that preserves our natural world.
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Education for Sustainable Development in Addressing Climate Change and Food Security (107826)
Dr Glen Lentikile Legodu, Senior Lecturer and Programme Director at the University of the Free State. His interests include Science and Agricultural Education, PCK, inquiry-based teaching, and ESD. His current work focuses on curriculum alignment and
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Effectiveness of a Biomimicry-Based Virtual Educational Escape Room (VEER) in Promoting Pro-Nature Attitudes and Learning (107028)
Dr Vered Yeflach Wishkerman is currently senior lector at Kaye Academic College for Education ,Israel.
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Into the Blue: Exploring the Development of a Coastal Sustainability Micro Credential Underpinned by Innovative Digital Pedagogical Design (110479)
Dr Felicity Kelliher is a Professor of Management Practice and Academic Lead at the Faculty of Business BRIM-RIKON research Centre, South East Technological University, Ireland. Felicity is currently the academic lead on the SeaLabHaus project.
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UCL Torrington, G09 (Ground Floor) | Language Development and Literacy
Session Chair: Ai-hua Chen
16:05 –
Using Music to Promote Foundational Literacy Competencies (107624)
Dr Maria Kay is currently an educational consultant and a freelance teacher-trainer, offering bespoke training programmes. She is interested in everything education-related, especially literacy, and is a prolific writer.
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Reconceptualizing Read-Alouds: Children’s Meaning-Making in a Post-Disaster Early Childhood Context (109685)
Dr Vahide Yigit-Gencten is currently working as an assistant professor at Emirates College for Advanced Education in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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Play, Imagination, and Learning in Rave Culture: An Integrative Literature Review (107300)
Dr. Brian Mooney is a teacher-educator, scholar, and author from the United States. He is an Assistant Professor of Education at Fairleigh Dickinson University. His research explores the intersections of language, literacy, and culture.
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Recontextualizing CLIL as Policy–Practice Translation: Multimodal Translanguaging, Structural Inequality, and Disciplinary Mediation in Primary Bilingual Classrooms (110346)
Dr. Aihua Gina Chen is an Associate Professor in the College of Foreign Languages at Providence University, Taiwan.
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UCL Torrington, G10 (Ground Floor) | Higher Education
Session Chair: Yahya Alharbi
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Argumentation in Initial Teacher Education: University Instructors’ Explanations (105013)
Mr Ingrid González-Palta is a University Doctoral Student at Universidad Alberto Hurtado in Chile
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Beyond the Economic Lens: Assessing Social and Environmental Research Impact in Irish Higher Education (110392)
Robert Ludgate is Research Impact Co-ordinator at MTU and PhD Candidate at UCC. Bioeconomy researcher, sustainability advocate, and North Kerry gardener. Enjoys travel and walks with his three dogs.
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Beyond Definitions: Operationalizing Interdisciplinarity, Innovation, and Social Responsibility Through a Systematic Review in Higher Education (110258)
Dr. Nataly Cisternas San Martín is currently the Curriculum Advisory Coordinator at the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Concepción, where she also leads a research project focused on the development of generic competencies.
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A Development Framework for Enhancing Scientific Publishing Among Faculty Members in Saudi Universities (105012)
Dr Yahya alharbi is a University Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer at Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University in Saudi Arabia
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UCL Torrington, G12 (Ground Floor) | Arts - Arts Theory and Criticism
Session Chair: María Eugenia Rabadán Villalpando
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The Legacy of “Uncanny Spirits” in the Music Academy: Two Theories of Harmony (108389)
Dr Linda Schwartz is a Independent Scholar at Ambrose University in Canada
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The Logic of Images — How Did William Hunter Edit the Images of His Anatomia Uteri Humani Gravidi (1774) (109437)
Dr. Zhang is currently a lecturer of Wenzhou Business College, China. Her interests include the scientific images, the images of female body in medical books and the history of books.
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The Ready-mades, Abstract Paintings and the Paradigmatic Change that Revolutionized Representational Landscape Paintings into Abstract and Conceptual Landscapes (110298)
Dr. María Eugenia Rabadán Villalpando is Full Profesor of History of Art at the Cultural Studies Department, Universidad de Guanajuato, México. Member of the National System of Researchers, Secretariat of Science, Humanities Technology and Innovation
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UCL Torrington, G13 (Ground Floor) | Humanities - Teaching and Learning
Session Chair: Nicholas De Jager
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Jing Si Aphorism Family–School Humanistic Education Model in Tzu Chi Da AI Kindergarten and Parent-Child Bonding Class, Malaysia (110413)
Chua Soo Sien is a doctoral researcher at the University of Malaya in the Department of Chinese Studies,focuses heavily on the intersection of humanistic education and traditional values, character development.
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Selling Curriculum Reform in Colour: Multimodal Packaging of English Policy Texts in Hong Kong (2017-2025) (109659)
Catherine Wong Shee-hei is currently a Lecturer in the School of Education and Languages at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU).
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Making Space for Children’s Voices Through Picturebooks: Exploring Rights Through Talk, Making and Poetry (110020)
Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves is currently a Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester. Her interests lie in empowerment of children through classroom practice, in particular through poetry and children's literature.
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Worth a Thousand Words: Visual Texts and the Creation of an Extensive Analytical Word Bank (110286)
Dr Nic de Jager is currently a lecturer at Akademia Institute of Higher Education, Pretoria, South Africa.
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UCL Torrington, G20 (Ground Floor) | Ethnicity and Identity in the Arts and Humanities
Session Chair: Nuning Yanti Damayanti
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The Effect of Colonial Oppression and Cultural Erasure on the Indigenous Bayung Rai People’s Segro Ceremony in Nepal (108883)
Mr Bali D. Rai, a Doctoral Candidate. My general Interests are Indigenous research, painting, singing and travelling. I am working on my doctoral dissertation that examines the interrelationships between the ancestors, nature, cosmos, and the spirit in the Bayung Rai's Segro ceremony and also investigates the cultural erasure due to colonial oppression in Nepal.
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Postcolonialism and Korean Shakespeare (109741)
Dr Scott Shepherd is Assistant Professor of English in the Hokma Liberal Arts Center at Chongshin University in Seoul
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Stitching Memory and Identity: Memorializing the Everyday in Philippine Contemporary Art Through Hand Sewing (109268)
Jose Basil Malicsi is an Assistant Professor at Department of Visual Communication, College of Fine Arts, the University of the Philippines-Diliman. His interests include fashion where he runs his RTW namesake brand, Basil Manila, for 10 years now.
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The Aesthetic Value and Meaning of Batik Kompeni Motifs as a Sociological Narrative of the Dutch Colonial Period in Indonesia (108896)
Dr.Nuning Yanti Damayanti, currently is an Associate Professor at Faculty of Visual Art and Design, Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) in Indonesia. Dr.Damayanti actively research in the field of Visual Arts and Cultural Heritage and community service.
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