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    Scholars available for speaking opportunities:

    Scholar IDLocationFieldAreas of Expertise
    Afghanistan-518USAPhilosophy, Islamic StudiesHistory of philosophy in Afghanistan, women in classical Islamic intellectualism, political Islam
    Afghanistan-558CanadaEngineering of Agricultural EconomicsAgricultural economics, politics, development, rural poverty, international trade of agricultural products, poppy cultivation policy, food security in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan-597GermanyChemistryFabrication of doped titanium nanotubes with foreign ions, cementitious system
    Afghanistan-599CanadaMedical Physiology, MidwiferyNational family planning, Afghan men's involvement in family planning, neurophysiology, nursing
    Afghanistan-687USANutrition, Public HealthNon-communicable diseases, health policy and strategy, nutrition for behaviors changes, maternal/infant/child nutrition, integrated management of malnutrition, nuclear and radiological material waste management
    Afghanistan-710USAMedia, Journalism, Refugee Mental HealthSocial media and the spread of terrorism in Afghanistan, struggle of Afghan immigrants in the USA, Afghan immigrant children and the US education system
    Afghanistan-777SwedenPsychologyFamily counseling, couples therapy, mental health
    Afghanistan-832ItalyLawPrivate law, civil law, commercial law, private international law, commercial arbitration law, procedural law, arbitration, globalization of law
    Afghanistan-834USAPersian LiteratureContemporary Persian literature of Afghan women,contemporary Afghan literature, gender studies, feminism, gender equality, critical literature in anthropological and sociological studies
    Afghanistan-837USAEconomics, Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable development policy, development economics, microeconomics, behavioral economics, conflict and development in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan-841SwedenLaw & Human RightsRule of law, academic freedom, human rights, minority rights, asylum policies, and migration studies
    Afghanistan-854USAWater Resource ManagementEngineering, watershed modelling and management, human-water systems and socio-economic modeling, artificial intelligence in hydrology, sustainable agriculture, water governance, water security
    Afghanistan-940USAEnglish Literature, Cultural StudiesPoetry, play, translation, journalism, Persian and English literature
    Afghanistan-1605NorwayGender Studies, BusinessEconomic policy, corporate finance, financial management, macroeconomic, gender responsive budgeting, gender issues in Afghanistan
    Afghanistan-2098CanadaForestry & Environmental ProtectionWomen's empowerment, sustainable food systems, alternative food networks and organic farming, sustaiable urban landscapes, land use change, the impact of foreign direct investment
    Bahrain-517FinlandHuman Rights, Interfaith DialoguePolitical theology, human rights advocacy, religion and democracy, faith-based diplomacy, religious texts, human rights within the Islamic framework, religion and politics, religion and conflict resolution
    Colombia-539ColombiaSocial Sciences, Collective Health, Gender StudiesHuman right to health and education, social activism, health and gender, gender-based violence, sexual health, reproductive health, sexual and reproductive rights (Spanish-speaking events preferred)
    Congo(Brazaville)-513USAFilmmaking, Documentaries, Human RightsFilm, cinema, human rights, democracy, authoritarianism, African political history, African studies
    Egypt-608USAHuman RightsAuthoritarian regimes in the Middle East and North Africa, human rights, social movements, criminal justice
    Ethiopia-578USADevelopment, Food SecurityInternational development, food security
    Ethiopia-694USAEconomics, Development, Industrialization, SustainabilityDevelopment economics, investment, trade, industry policy, private sector development, policy and practice of science/innovation/technology (STI), entrepreneurship, small businesses development, job creation
    Ethiopia-704USAInternational LawComparative law, law and society, African studies, international courts, dispute-resolution mechanisms, human rights, supranational legal institutions
    Ethiopia-708DenmarkEconomicsDevelopment, behavioral and experimental economics
    Ethiopia-727Australia Nursing, MidwiferyPalliative care in rural and regional health care settings, adult health nursing, professionalism in nursing, life-threatening illnesses
    Ethiopia-742USALawCriminal and civil litigations, pro bono, political prisoners
    Ethiopia-766NorwayPublic Policy, DevelopmentDemocratic governance, corruption, gender equality, public trust, politics, political economy
    Ethiopia-776NorwayMedia and CommunicationsJournalism
    Ethiopia-781United KingdomMedia and CommunicationsJournalism and communication, media and communication, digital media, social media, new and online media
    Guatemala-503MexicoInternational Law, Human RightsLegal and social sciences, law, notary, international law, indigenous law
    Iran-663NorwayPolitical Psychology, Human RightsPolitical psychology, human rights, democracy and theocracy, theocratic ideology's impact on democratic behavior, women studies, organizational psychology
    Iran-745FinlandWomen and Gender StudiesGender, culture, development, religion, migration, academic freedom and freedom of learning, political and intellectual history
    Iraq-801USAPhilosophyPolitical philosophy, critical theory of social space, Frankfurt school, international relations, minorities in the Middle East, social ecology movement
    Mexico-510USALaw, Human RightsHuman rights, democracy, justice system, gross human rights investigations including enforced disappearance, torture and independence of prosecutors
    Pakistan-618USAJournalism, Human Rights, Asian StudiesHuman rights, journalism, fundamental freedoms, minority rights, non-violent resistance, and democratic policy and procedures, gender equality, religious extremism, freedom of expression in the South Asian region
    Pakistan-628CanadaPublic PolicyReligion and politics, leadership, religious fundamentalism in politics, misuse of religion in politics, non-state human security and emancipation, systems and structures of repression
    Palestine-628ItalyOrganizational SociologyPolitical and economic sociology
    Syria-653SwedenArchaeologyHeritage studies, Middle Eastern archaeology, the Bronze Age, the impact of civil wars on the patrimony and armed conflict, using heritage for peace-building, the misuse of heritage for political ends
    Syria-808NorwayLinguistics, TranslationLanguage and linguistic studies, translation, cultural understanding through translation
    Syria-934FinlandSocial Studies of GenderGender, culture, society, globalized politics of queerness and community-building
    Türkiye-543NorwayLaw, Human RightsHuman rights law, democracy, comparative constitutional law, electoral integrity, theories of constitution-making, Turkish constitutional politics and law, academic freedom, democracy education
    Türkiye-580GreecePsychology, Peace Studies, Childhood Studies, Social PolicyAcademic freedom, psycho-social consequences of personal debt around the world, neoliberal decay in for-profit universities, martyrdom and militarism, university entrance exams in Turkey, children’s rights
    Türkiye-583GermanyPsychologyClinical psychology, gender, sexuality, ethics in research, psychotherapy, mental care within the LGBTI community in Turkey, mental health care access for refugees
    Türkiye-616CanadaEducational SciencesEducational research, professional development of teachers, mentoring, multicultural education, curriculum studies, teaching and learning
    Türkiye-643CanadaHistory, Political ScienceHistory of the Middle East, Turkish politics, international organizations, comparative history, international law, the Cyprus problem and intellectual history
    Türkiye-1321BelgiumMigration StudiesHuman geography, identity, space, history of geographic thought, multiculturalism, minorities, Turkish and Muslim immigration to Europe and North America, religious and ethnic minorities in Turkey, postcolonial theory
    Türkiye-1366NetherlandsPhysicsCondensed matter, nanostructured materials, solar cells, renewable energy, photovoltaics, solid state physics
    Türkiye-1484GermanyEconomicsDevelopment economic, economic growth, regional policies, regional inequalities, economic geography, innovation, university research, socio-economic inequalities
    Türkiye-1585SwitzerlandCriminal JusticePolice and society, crime prevention and evaluation, crime policies, deradicalization, transnational repression, Turkey's democratic backsliding, institutional ethnography, international security
    Türkiye-1640GermanySociologyPolitical sociology, Kurdish mobilization and national struggle, theories of the state, subject formation, social movement theories, youth studies, standpoint epistemology, race, and ethnicity
    Türkiye-1821SwitzerlandMedicineMedical dermatology, general dermatology, dermatoimmunology
    Uganda-535United KingdomHuman Rights Law, Transitional JusticeInternational law, international relations, transitional justice, peace studies, criminal justice
    Uganda-542USATheater, Playwright, Postcolonial StudiesFilm, plays, novels, manuscripts, history, colonialism, anti-homosexuality law, exile
    Ukraine-639USAHistory, Library Science and Information StudiesDecolonization of history, history of Ukraine, history of Russia, USSR and post-Soviet Russia, Russia's war in Ukraine, politics of memory, national narrative, socio-cultural practices and identity, information manipulations and political myths
    Ukraine-783USAPhysicsGeneral relativity, gravitation, cosmology, dark energy, black holes, expanding universe
    Yemen-540USABiotechnologyPolitical psychology, human rights, democracy and theocracy, the impact of theocratic ideology on democratic behavior, women studies, organizational psychology
    Yemen-627ItalyComputer ScienceArtificial intelligence, machine learning, time series forecasting, Generative AI, Large Languge Models (LLMs), software engineering
    Yemen-640GermanyComputer ScienceArtificial intelligence, machine learning, causal inference, time series forecasting, natural language processing, deep learning, bioinformatics, sentiment analysis
    Yemen-674ItalyMicrobiologyMicroorganisms, biomolecules, biological components in immune modulation, wound healing and biomarkers
    Yemen-733SwitzerlandInformation ScienceInternet of Things (IoT), cybersecurity, software engineering, human rights, data protection, promotion of freedom and equality
    Zimbabwe-556CanadaAdult Education, Counseling, Psychology, Public HealthGovernment, civil society organizations, education, HIV/AIDS, HIV/AIDS awareness in schools
    Zimbabwe-565CanadaJournalism, International RelationsJournalism, radio, television, online media; issues of health, human rights, and gender equality