WASD has built a strong network of researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from all parts of the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss current developments and challenges. This directory include all people who either participated in any of our various events (conferences, seminars, workshops, debates, etc) and/or contributed to one of our publications (books and journals). If you are interested in joining the WASD network directory, please complete the application form. Please check your details in our directory after 48 hrs and if you can not find your name, please contact the directory coordinator at admin@wasd.org.uk.
Alexander Soderholm
Policy Analyst
Alexander Soderholm is Policy analyst at LSE IDEAS International Drug Policy Project, previously worked with UNODC Tehran, MSc. International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies from the LSE.
Salma Hassan
Executive
A seasoned Marketing professional with experience both on client and agency sides in private and non-profit sectors. Salma has extensive hands on experience in marketing communications, corporate communications and PR, and a proven record of accomplishment in managing multiple accounts on the agency side, and working with a portfolio of renowned brands including (Coca-Cola, Unilever Lipton & Knorr, Kraft, Mitsubishi, KIA, Caterpillar, GSK Panadol) among others. …
Prof. James Dickins
Professor of Arabic
Prof. James Dickins is a Professor in Arabic. He is involved in doctoral research supervision since 1987, and have successfully supervised 14 doctoral theses in the following areas as Arabic and general linguistics, The Arabic linguistic tradition, Arabic/English translation: political, literary, and religious translation (Quran translation), linguistic aspects of Arabic/English translation, Arabic dialectology and sociolinguistics, English Language Teaching in the Arab World.…
Matthew Foster
Director
Matt is Director of The Open University’s International Development Office (IDO), which manages the development of large scale capacity-building programmes in developing countries. Working closely with faculties across the OU, Matt oversees an extensive range of development programmes, which combine academic expertise with learning approaches designed to reach large numbers of people.…
Olivia Joseph-Aluko
CEO
Olivia Joseph- Aluko LLB, B.L, MA (law) is a lawyer, migration scholar, social justice advocate with a strong proclivity for the Human Security Pillars. She started her career in law in Nigeria, Africa, where she qualified as a Solicitor and Barrister of the Supreme Court in Nigeria.…
Dr. Basma ElSafi
Consultant
Basma ElSafi studied Medicine at the University of Bucharest, Romania. She is a Consultant in Acute Medicine
at Kings College Hospital in London. She holds MBBS, MD (MRCP equivalent), and the Diploma of the Faculty of Family Planning (DFFP).…
Dr. David Rubens
Managing Director
Dr. David Rubens DSyRM, CSyP, FSyI is a leading authority on the strategic management of complex operations in crisis environments. He gained his MSc in Security & Risk Management from Leicester University in 2006, and was subsequently a Visiting Lecturer and Dissertation Supervisor on their Terrorism, Security and Policing MSc programme (2006-12), and a Visiting Lecturer on the Strategic Leadership Programme at the UK Defence Academy (2010-11).…
Dr. Nicholas Andreou
Lead
Nicholas leads the Insight & Impact function at Balloon Ventures. He leads on all monitoring and evaluation, research, innovation and programme quality activities. Example projects include overseeing a randomized control trial of Balloon’s programmes in collaboration with Stanford University, and piloting a psychometric tool designed to identify high potential entrepreneurs in the informal sector alongside experts from UCL. …
Dr. Stephanie Mary SANDLAND
Senior Lecturer
Dr. Stephanie has been awarded a UEL Teaching Fellowship for excellence in Learning, Teaching and Assessment based on her work in developing electronic learning materials. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. …
Dr. Joanne Fiona Murray
Researcher
Joanne Fiona Murray is a graduate of the University of Sydney where she first completed a BSc (Hons) in Agricultural Science specialising in the animal production and then completed a PhD.…
Dr. Pramod R. Regmi
Public Health Researcher
Pramod Regmi is a Public Health Researcher and currently works as a Research Fellow at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University, England. His areas of expertise are diabetes, the health of ethnic minority populations, young people’s sex and relationships, health promotion, ethics in population health research and qualitative research.…
Cordelia Osewa-Ediae
Senior Consultant
Cordelia Osewa-Ediae Following a first degree in Politics, Cordelia worked in the private sector before acquiring a second degree in Business Management. Graduating with a First Class and an Outstanding Achievement award, she joined the Digital Inclusion team at the UK Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) where her remit included managing relationships with key Digital Inclusion stakeholders.…
Dr. Jane Naufahu
Lecturer
Dr. Jane Naufahu is a Graduated from the University of Westminster with a first class Honours degree in Nutrition and Exercise Science and thereafter undertook a PhD which focused on the role of circulating Melanin Concentrating Hormone (MCH) in humans.…
H. E. Mohammed Idris
Ambassador
Ambassador Mohammed obtained his Master of Arts in Peace and Development Studies from Juba University in 2010 and Diploma of International Relations from the University of Khartoum, Sudan in 1995.
Languages: Arabic, English, Kiswahili
Work Experience:
March 2018 to Sept.…
Emily Fivian
MPH Student
I am a Master of Public Health (MPH) student at the Imperial College London, specialising in Global Health. My current research project (MPH thesis) is exploring the prevalence and determinants of the triple-burden of malnutrition among adolescents in India, with use of secondary data from the National Family Health Survey.…
Dr. Alma Swan
Director
Alma Swan has a PhD in cell biology from Southampton University and an MBA from Warwick Business School. After a lecturership at Leicester University, and senior managing editor position at Pergamon Press (later Elsevier Science), in 1996 she jointly founded the consultancy Key Perspectives Ltd, which undertakes business development and market research work in scholarly information, with a particular emphasis on Open Access and new forms of web-based communication.…
Vijay Parmar
Director/Co-Founder
Policy Advisor & Progamme Manager with strong international experience in policy development (drafting, inter-agency & national coordination & adoption of policy) business development, programme (development, management & evaluations), operational, stakeholder & knowledge-management & communications strategies (ICTs, publications & video documentaries).…
Dr. Robin Ireland
Consultant Haematologist
Dr. Ireland is a Consultant Haematologist at King’s College Hospital. He has been the Lead Clinician for the Haematological Malignancy Diagnostic Centre (HMDC) since March 2007. The HMDC provides an integrated diagnostic and reporting service for haematological cancers, supported by a custom-built IT system.…