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.
Dr. Shadia Omar
Research Scientist – Virology
Shadia Omar is a postdoctoral scientist in Equine Influenza research team at The Animal Health Trust in the United Kingdom, where she is working to investigate Influenza virus antigenic drift.…
John Peters
Chief Executive
John Peters is a Director of GSE Research and Greenleaf Publishing, based in Yorkshire, England, the leading publisher of online collections, books and journals in sustainability and responsible management. He holds visiting posts at a number of Universities including Nottingham Trent and Glasgow Caledonian, and is a member of the advisory board of the Centre for Governance, Leadership and Global Responsibility at Leeds Beckett University.…
Valentina Leal Montoya
Student of MA in Environment, Development and Policy
Valentina Leal, a professional with degrees in business and economics with 9 years’ experience in the Colombian energy sector and great interest in sustainable development and environment issues.Valentina started to work in the middle of her studies in one of the biggest hydropower generation projects in Colombia.…
Dr. Petru Dumitriu
Inspector
Dr Petru Dumitriu has been a member of the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations system since 1 January 2016. Previously, he was Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva (2011-2014), Representative of Romania in the Executive Board of UNESCO (2010–2011), national coordinator of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (2008–2011), and Director General for Multilateral Affairs and Director General for Global Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania (2006-2010).…
Derek Taylor
Managing Director
Derek is a senior commercial management consultant working at Government, Board and Director level with hands on operational and strategic planning experience in health systems nationally and internationally. With a focus on the disadvantaged he has provided Management Consultancy and Technical Assistance to Governments and Policy makers in improving the delivery and sustainability of their national healthcare service. …
Kelli McGuire
Associate
Kelli McGuire is the Lead Associate at the Centre for Gender Rights at LCILP Global. She has an MSc in Emerging Economies and International Development from King’s College London and a BA in Political Science-International Studies from Kansas State University.…
Lade Olugbemi
CEO
‘Lade Olugbemi is a Human Right activist passionate about raising awareness about mental health in the ethnic minority communities. She has worked in various sectors of the economy. She promotes early intervention for mental illness in the BAME communities and campaigning to remove stigma, negative labelling and stereotyping in accessing support early. …
Ikedinachi Ogamba
Researcher
Ikedinachi Ogamba is a Doctoral Researcher at the University of Strathclyde Business School, Glasgow UK. He has several years of experience in international development with expertise in research, policy advocacy, project management and monitoring & evaluation having worked in various programmes across the world.…
Dr. Sultanul chowdhury
Lecturer in Marketing
Sultanul Chowdhury is the Lecturer in Marketing at University of Hull Business School, recently ranked 1st in the UK for student satisfaction (National Student Satisfaction Survey, 2014). His role includes supervising PhD students, chairing and examining PhD students as well as teaching in postgraduate and undergraduate programmes.…
Dr. Aicha Bammoun
Director of Project
Dr. Aicha Bammoun got her academic qualifications (BSc, MSc, PhD) in the life sciences. A considerable part of her professional career has close links a wide range of national and international organizations.…
Dr. Carly Wood
Lecturer
Dr Carly Jane Wood is a lecturer in Exercise, Nutrition and Health at the University of Westminster, and the Food, Nutrition and Public Health Research Group lead. Her research interests are focused on the roles of exercise and nutrition in influencing health outcomes, and how different
environments can be used to maximise the health gains derived from taking part in physical activity.…
Prof. Anita Häusermann Fábos
Professor of International Development and Social Change
Anita Fábos is an anthropologist who has conducted research and outreach among refugees and other forced migrants in urban settings in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Her scholarship and practice pursues a number of interconnected themes in the area of forced migration and refugee studies: how people make and transform ethnic and racial boundaries and boundary markers, people’s experiences of displacement and challenges to gender norms, historical shifts in citizenship and nationality laws, methods and ethics of research with hidden, vulnerable and mobile populations, transcultural social networks, and refugee narratives and representations.…