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Abdullah Alosaimi

PhD candidate

Institution School of Health Sciences
Department/faculty University of Tampere

Alosaimi is an Epidemiologist

Projects

Epidemiological studies of Maternity Health in Yemen with a reference to adolescents

Salla Atkins

Associate professor

Institution Tampere University
Department/faculty Faculty of Social Science/ Health Sciences

Salla Atkins is a social scientist and professor of Public Health (especially Global Health) at the Faculty of Social Sciences. She is also a research specialist at the department of Global Public Health Sciences at Karolinska Institutet. For the past 16 years Salla has researched issues related to the social determinants of health, poverty, inequity, health systems and policy in low, middle, and high-income countries. Her interest is in mixed-methods and register research, especially multisectoral interventions to improve health and life course effects of social inequalities. Salla has coordinated large EU projects during her postdoctoral work and currently has projects in Finland in addition to collaborations with partners in Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, India, and South Africa on various projects related to health equity. Her work is situated in the space between international, national and regional policy, and individual lives.

Alex Cisneros

PhD student / Social Specialist

Institution Tampere University / Wardell Armstrong International
Department/faculty Philosophy

Alex is a PhD student in social philosophy at Tampere University and an associate director - social specialist at Wardell Armstrong International. His research involves introducing critical theory approaches (e.g., Recognition theory, decolonial and critical gender theories), to implement novel practices in environmental, social, community health and human rights impact assessment studies. His work in ESG consultancy is largely conducted in the Global South, evaluating impacts from renewable energy, oil and gas, mining and infrastructure projects, with a focus on vulnerable groups.

Weiyi Feng

PhD

Institution University of Jyväskylä
Department/faculty Information Technology

My name is Weiyi Feng. I am a PhD student in Information Technology at the University of Jyväskylä. My research interests primarily focus on 1.The application of AI in STEAM education, focusing on the impact of generative assessment tools on student learning motivation and a comparison between human and machine assessment; 2.Educational equity and teacher professional development, focusing on the professional challenges and identity construction of female STEM teachers in international contexts. Several empirical studies have been conducted in related fields, aiming to explore educational equity and assessment justice under the intervention of technology.

Anaïs Georges

Doctoral researcher

Institution University of Helsinki
Department/faculty Faculty of Educational Sciences

I am a doctoral researcher in the Doctoral program in School, Education, Society and Culture (SEDUCE) of the University of Helsinki. My research focuses on equity in academic partnerships between Global North and Global South higher education institutions. I am more specifically interested in understanding the temporalities of academic partnerships, time conceptions informing partnership time frames, and how partnership time frames either support or undermine equitable collaboration.