440 About the Contributors Paraskevi PapadopoulouisProfessorofBiologyatDeree-TheAmericanCollegeofGreece.She holdsBiologydegreesfromtheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesandfromtheUniversityofAthens andaPhDinBiophysicsandCellBiologyfromtheUniversityofAthens.ShehasservedasHeadof thedepartmentofScience,TechnologyandMathematicsatDeree-TheAmericanUniversityofGreece for6years.HerresearchinterestsarefocusedinthefieldsofStructuralBiology/MolecularBiophysics andBioinformatics,onstructuralandself-assemblystudiesoffibrousproteins.Shehasalsocontributed tothedevelopmentofgenetictestingprotocolsforgeneticdiseasessuchasTuberousSclerosisandof Neurofibromatosistype1.Hercurrentresearchengagementisonenvironmentalhealthissues,sexually transmitteddiseases,Mediterraneanbiodiversityandgreenroofs,andinnovativewaysofteachingand learninginSTEMdisciplinesplusonbigdataanalyticsinbioinformaticsandmedicine.Inaddition,she teachesintroductoryandadvancedcoursesinbiologysuchasmolecularbiology,humangeneticsand cellandmolecularneurobiologyandenvironmentalstudiescoursessuchasnaturalsciencesresearch .methodsfortheenvironmentalstudiesprogram Christina Maroulistudiedbiochemistry,urbanandenvironmentalpolicy(M.A.)andsociology .M.AandPhD)intheUSA–withaspecialisationontheenvironment,healthandsocialinequalities) -Herpresentresearchinterestsincludeeducationforsustainability,sustainable,healthy,smartcities,en vironmentalbehaviorsandsocialchange.SheisteachingtheEnvironmentalStudiesProgramofDeree -AmericanCollegeofGreece(ACG)andsheisthefounderandex-DirectoroftheCenterofExcel– lenceforSustainabilityatACG.SheisalsoarecipientofaFulbrightawardinthecontextofwhichshe didresearchonmulticulturalenvironmentaleducationprogrammesintheUSAincollaborationwitha Turkishprofessor.Shehasextensiveconsultingexperienceonenvironmentalandoccupationalhealth issues.ShehasalsoworkedinNGOsonwomen’sandchildren’sissuesasDirectororexpertandshe .wasaco-founderoftheEmergencyResearchCenter Anastasia MisseyanniisAssociateProfessorofEnvironmentalStudiesatDeree–TheAmerican CollegeofGreece(ACG).SheholdsaChemistrydegreefromtheUniversityofAthensandgraduate .(degreesinBiochemistryfromtheUniversityofParis7(DEA)andtheUniversityofMarburg(PhD Shehasalongcareerinteachingduringwhichshehasdevelopedandtaughtasignificantnumberof -undergraduate natural science and environmental studies courses with emphasis on chemistry, bio logicalchemistry,environmentalscience,ecology,waterresourcesandmethodologyforenvironmental studies.Shehasconductedresearchinthefieldsofprotein-DNAinteractionsandhormone-regulated geneexpression.Shehasalsobeenactiveinthescholarshipofteaching.Herpresentresearchinterests   About the Contributors -includeMediterraneanbiodiversityandgreenroofs,environmentalhealthissues,sustainabilityinitia tivesinhighereducation,innovativeteachingandlearningstrategiesinSTEMdisciplines,activeand experientiallearning.ShecoordinatedthedevelopmentoftheDereeEnvironmentalStudiesprogram andhasservedasitsprogramcoordinatorsince2010.Sincefall2014,shehasservedastheHeadofthe DepartmentofScienceandMathematicsatDeree-ACG.Shehascontributedtoeffortsandinitiatives .topromotesustainabilityatACG *** ,Radostina A. Angelova(M.Sc.,Ph.D.,D.Sc.)isanassociateprofessorattheDepartmentofTextiles -TechnicalUniversityofSofia(Bulgaria).ShealsoworksattheCentreforResearchandDesigninHu .(manComfort,Energy,andEnvironment(CERDECEN -Anisah Bagasra,PhDteachesawide-rangeofpsychologycoursesandmentorsstudentsonun dergraduateresearchprojects.Dr.Bagasraworksintheareaofmentalhealthdisparities,focusingon perceptionofmentalillnessandbarrierstohelp-seeking.Herresearchinterestsincludementalhealth -issuesaffectingreligiousandethnicminoritiesintheUnitedStates,acculturationissues,andcross culturalandinterfaithdialogue.MuchofherresearchhasbeenconductedintheMuslimAmericanand AfricanAmericanfaithcommunitiesintheSouth.SheestablishedClaflin’sPsychologyMajorin2013 anddevelopedandtaughtthefirstfully-onlinecoursesattheUniversity.AsInterimDirectorofOnline Education,sheworkedtolaunchfourfullyonlineundergraduateandtwofullyonlinemaster’sdegree programs. Omar BagasraisaPakistani-AmericanMolecularBiologist,Biotechnologistandauthor,known forhisinnovationsinthePolymeraseChainReactionmethodandpopularpublicandscientifictalksin biotechnology.HeisalsoknownforhisroleasanindependentinvestigatorintheHIVtrialinLibya,an .importanteventofinternationalsignificanceinimmunology,medicalcriminologyandhumanrights .HeisaresearcherandProfessorofBiologyatClaflinUniversity Alka Bali,Dr.,isworkingasanAssociateProfessorofPharmaceuticalChemistryattheUniversity .InstituteofPharmaceuticalSciences(UIPS),PanjabUniversity,Chandigarh.ShedidherB.Pharm.,M Pharm.(PharmaceuticalChemistry)andPh.D.fromthesameinstitute.Shehasarichacademicand researchexperiencespanningmorethan21yearsofundergraduateandpostgraduateteaching.Shehas -expertiseinthefieldsofpharmaceuticalanalysisandmedicinalchemistry.Herresearchareasofinter estincludepharmaceuticalanalysiswithfocusonmethoddevelopmentandvalidation,spectroscopic characterizationofimpuritiesindrugsanddrugproducts,syntheticmedicinalchemistryencompassing computer-aided drug designing (CADD), QSAR, synthesis and pharmacological evaluation of new .chemicalentitiesintheareaofantipsychotics,anti-inflammatoryagentsandangiotensinIIantagonists Shehastwobooks,threebookchapters,over40researchandreviewarticlesinreputedinternational andnationaljournalsand60conferencepaperstohercredit.Sheisanavidparticipantinmanynational .andinternationalconferencesandisonreviewerpanelofseveralreputedinternationaljournals 441 About the Contributors -Reyhan CafriisanAssistantProfessorinEconomicsatIskenderunTechnicalUniversity.Herre searchinterestsincludedevelopmenteconomics,spatialeconometrics,andpaneldataeconometrics.Her publicationshaveappearedinsuchjournalsasSocial Indicators Research,Tourism Economics,Journal .of Applied Sciences,Inte’rnational Journal of Management Economics and Business Arpitha Chikkannaworksonthestudyofmicrobialrolesinbio-mineralizationandbio-weathering .ofrocks.Researchareaincludesmicrobiologicalculturesandtheirapplicationsinbio-geochemistry Ashok Kumar Ghosh,Dr.,isworkingasProfessorandHoD,ResearchatMahavirCancerInstitute andResearchCentresince1stJuly2016.HeistheProfessor-in-ChargeofDepartmentofEnvironment andWaterManagement,A.N.College,Patna,Indiaon30thJuneafter44yearsofactiveservice.Heis anadviserofEastZoneWaterpartnership,anaffiliateofGlobalWaterPartnership(GWP).Currently heisworkingonaDSTsupportedresearchprojectonbioremediationofarsenicsludge,andalsoa multinational(Indo-Dutch)researchprojectDELTAPforarsenicmobilizationinGangeticfloodplains ofBiharsupportedbyNWO-Wotro–ThefundingagencyofTheNetherlandsGovernment.Dr.Ghosh isalsoworkingonDST-UKIERIsupportedprojectNutri-SAMjointlywithUniversityofSalford,UK andanotherIndo-GermanprojectINNOWATERsupportedbyDST,GovernmentofIndia.InOctober -Dr.GhoshwasawardedanotherinternationalprojectfromNewton-BhabhaFundincollabora,2017 tionwiththeUniversityofManchester,UK.Dr.Ghoshhaspublishedmorethan50researchpapersand ,presentedhisresearchfindingsininternationalseminars/conferencesinIndiaandabroad(USA,UK Australia,Ireland,Bangladesh,Spain,Germany,Turkey,TheNetherlandsandSweden).Hehasalso authoredfivebookchapterspublishedbyinternationalpublishers.Dr.Ghoshisoneofthecoordinators ofEuropeanCommissionsponsoredproject“ErasmusMundusEurindiaandIndia4EUIIProgram”-a -worldwidecooperationandmobilitythataimstoenhancequalityinhighereducationandpromotein terculturalunderstanding.Dr.GhoshhasbeenawardedErasmusMundusFellowshipin2010,2014and 2015forcollaborativeresearchwithUniversityofAppliedSciences,Karlsruhe,GermanyandRoyal InstituteofTechnology,Sweden.Dr.GhoshhasbeennominatedasChairmanofSEAC,Bihar(State EnvironmentalImpactAssessmentAuthority)byGovernmentofIndiain2014.HeisalsoChairmanof -BiharStatePollutionControlBoardsinceJanuary2018andmemberofRegionalEmpoweredCommit teeofMoEF&CC,GovernmentofIndiasince2015.HewasawardedforExcellenceinWaterShowcase Finalat7thWorldWaterForumin2015heldatDaegu,SouthKoreaforhisresearchrelatedtoarsenic .mitigationinruralBihar Devanita Ghoshisabiogeochemistryenthusiast,fascinatedbythemicrobialdiversityandtheir .interaction,participationinvariousbiogeochemicalcycles,evolutionoflifeandbiodiversityonEarth -Herresearchisbasedonstudyingtheroleofarseniteoxidizingbacterialassemblagesinarseniccon