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The GUA Judging Category Chairs 2024

These exceptional individuals lead our 25 Judging Panels and play a pivotal role in ensuring fairness, integrity, and impartiality in our judging process. Their discerning eye and keen insights help our equally exceptional, completely voluntary, panels of judges identify the most deserving winners across all categories.

Our Category Chair Judges lead the way in upholding the highest standards of assessment and celebrating the remarkable achievements of the individuals vying for our prestigious award of Global Winner.

If you are interested in joining one of our subject categories we are always looking for academics, industry specialists and past winners to encourage our Undergraduate entrants strive for greatness.

Assoc. Prof. Simon Twose

Architecture & Design Chair

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe

Art History & Theory Chair

Dr. Shirley-Ann Hazlett

Business & Economics Chair

Assoc. Prof. Wonsun Ahn

Computer Science Chair

Dr. Jason McNulty

Chemical & Pharmaceutical Sciences Chair

Dr. Katja Winger

Classical Studies & Archaeology Chair

Prof. Paul Glover

Earth & Environmental
Sciences Chair

Dr. Irda Nalls

Education Chair

Dr. Jennifer Bruton

Engineering Chair

Prof. Andreas Leutzsch

History Chair

Dr. Alan Brener

Law Chair

Dr. Ashley Driver

Life Sciences Chair

Prof. Wendy Anderson

Linguistics Chair

Dr. Kevin De Ornellas

Literature Chair

Prof. Marco Sonzogne

Mass Communications Chair

Prof. Eric Nnditshedzeni

Mathematics & Physics Chair

Prof. James Coulson

 Medical Sciences Chair

Dr. Peggy Shannon

Music, Theatre & Film Studies Chair

Assoc. Prof. Tammy Page

Nursing, Midwifery & Allied Healthcare Chair

Dr. Martine Berenpas

Philosophy
Chair

Prof. Emerita Yolanda Sadie

Politics & International Relations
Chair

Assoc. Prof. Mei-Hua Lin

Psychology Chair

Prof. Sonia Chinn

Social Science: Anthropology & Cultural Studies Chair

Dr. Cynthia Meersohn Schmidt

Social Science: Sociology & Social Policy Chair

Prof. Lisa Winstanley

Visual Arts Chair
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Assoc. Prof. Simon Twose

Associate Professor at the School of Architecture

Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington

Simon Twose is an architect and Associate Professor at the School of Architecture, Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington.

His work focuses on drawing, particularly in the territories between art and architecture practices. Twose researches through creative works, which have transitioned from buildings to spatio- temporal installations.

Twose has published and exhibited widely, including contributions to five Venice Architecture Biennales and PQ15, the Prague Quadrennial of Performance Design and Space.

Prof. Emeritus Dr. Rhodri Windsor-Liscombe

Associate Dean of Graduate Awards and Scholarships

University of British Columbia

Currently the Associate Dean of Graduate Awards and Scholarships at the University of British Columbia, he previously chaired the Interdisciplinary Graduate Studies Programme and headed UBC’s Department of Art History, Visual Art, and Theory. He has supervised numerous graduate students and served on various national and international adjudication committees, including the Canada Council and SSHRC.

A graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art, he has taught at London and McGill Universities. He has numerous major publications, curated exhibitions, and contributions to journals and anthologies. His research on Modern Movement design and British imperial policy earned him a J.S. Guggenheim Fellowship and a SSHRC Research Grant.

He was commissioned to write the lead position paper on “The Ideal City” for the World Urban Forum in 2006 and organised a related lecture series. His studies also explore the association between aesthetic and technological design, focusing on the jet engine and automobile culture, funded by a SSHRC Insight Grant. He has served as Vice President and President of the Society for the Study of Architecture in Canada and chaired the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Society of Architectural Historians. He has received the Killam Teaching Prize, the Killam Senior Research Award, and the Margaret Fulton Award. Elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1988, he is also a Life Member (Fellow) of Clare Hall at Cambridge University.

Dr Shirley-Ann Hazlett

Associate Dean of Internationalisation

Queen’s Business School (QBS), Belfast

Dr Shirley-Ann Hazlett Associate Dean of Internationalisation at Queen’s University Belfast and is the returning Chair Judge for the Business Category. She is a Subject Leader and Co- director of the Centre for Leadership, Ethics and Organisation (CLEO) in Queen’s Management School. Shirley-Ann teaches at undergraduate, postgraduate and executive education levels.

Assoc. Prof. Wonsun Ahn

Teaching Associate Professor in Computer Science

University of Pittsburgh

Wonsun Ahn is a Teaching Associate Professor at the Computer Science Department in the School of Computing and Information at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests are hardware processor design, hybrid
compiler-hardware optimisations and optimisations for quantum computing.

His research work was recognized by an IEEE Micro’s Top Picks award publication. He has authored more than a dozen journal and conference papers that have appeared in top venues, and he also has two industry patents from his work in IBM Research.

He also has an extensive service record, having served on 20 program and organisational committees of conferences and journals.

Dr Jason McNulty

Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry

University of St Andrews

Dr Jason McNulty is an Education Focused Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry at the University of St Andrews since 2021. Prior to this he studied and worked in the field of solid – state chemistry with a particular focus on hybrid organic – inorganic materials.

His research now looks at pedagogical approaches to chemistry and development of laboratory experiments.

Dr Katja Winger

Leader of the Heinrich Schliemann Memorial, Germany

Heinrich Schliemann Memorial, Germany

Dr Katja Winger has been a GUA Judge since 2020 and this will be her first year as Chair. She studied Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at the Martin – Luther – University Halle/Wittenberg and completed her PhD in Prehistoric Archaeology at the Goethe – University Frankfurt.

She is currently the leader of a small museum dedicated to 19th century archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann at his birthplace, Neubukow.

Prof. Paul Glover

Chair of Petrophysics & Director of Leeds University Petrophysics Laboratory

University of Leeds

Professor Glover is a specialist in the physical properties of rocks, with a special interest in the flow of fluids and electrical current through rocks as well as the electro-kinetic properties of rocks.

His work encompasses theoretical development, modelling, laboratory experimentation and the development of new petrophysical apparatuses. There are industrial and academic applications of these phenomena, including the exploration for, and management of, oil, gas, water, geothermal and CO2 storage reservoirs, earthquake mechanisms, volcano prediction and the structure of the Earths continental crust.

Professor Glover currently holds the Chair of Petrophysics and is Director of Leeds University Petrophysics Laboratory. His other interests extend to Archaeometry, particularly with respect to the use of geophysical techniques to find and map the remains of vernacular buildings from the Early Anglo-Saxon period, as well as collecting minerals on stamps.

Dr Irda Nalls

Lecturer, School of Humanities Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Dr Irda Nalls is a multilingual queer educationist who is passionate about sociolinguistics and its complex socio-cultural politics.

To Dr Nalls, language is more than just rhetoric; when used in communication, language choice reveals a cultural practice and one’s identity. Knowledge of multiple languages translates into a cacophony of complex identities. In addition to linguistics, Dr Nalls is interested in educational studies, identity, and critical theories, believing in empowering marginalised communities through education.

Dr Nalls’ lived experience of colourful intersectionality from the US and Singapore is a constant reminder of their goals in life: to envision a better space for their niece and nephews. Dr Nalls believes that the world is beautiful and can be better, as change should be the only constant pursued. Tomorrow will be better than today, and today is definitely better than yesterday. Dr Nalls is still learning to be a decent human being.

Dr Jennifer Bruton

Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computing

Dublin City University

Dr Jennifer Bruton is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Computing and a member of the Senior Management Group of Dublin City University. Her disciplinary background is electronic, mechatronic, software engineering and higher education quality and leadership. Throughout her academic career, Jennifer has been involved in many innovative programme developments, with particular strength in technology enhanced teaching, and is passionate about quality in teaching and learning.

Jennifer has represented DCU as an Associate on the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and is also a member of Engineers Ireland’s Accreditation Board. Her higher education research focuses on the quality of the student experience and engineering education.

Professor Andreas Leutzsch

Fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)

Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania

Professor Andreas Leutzsch has served regularly as a judge since 2014, and is now returning as a chair judge for the third time in the History category. He has taught as Fellow of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Professor and Lecturer at universities in Germany, Hong Kong, China, Russia, and Romania.

Associate Prof. Alan Brener

Faculty of Laws

University College London

Dr. Alan Brener is a returning judge. Marking 2023 as his first year as Chair Judge. Alan is Associate Professor at University College London’s Laws Faculty and he is also Deputy Director of the Faculty’s Centre for Ethics and Law.

Besides his LLM from UCL and PhD from Queen Mary University London he is also a qualified Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

He is also a Fellow of the Chartered Banker Institute and member of the Institute’s Quality and Standards Committee.

Dr Ashley Driver

Assistant Professor in Biology

University of Scranton

Dr. Ashley Driver is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at the University of Scranton. She holds a Ph.D. in Dairy Science from the University of Wisconsin, Madison where she studied the role of imprinted genes on bovine embryo development.

She completed a Postdoc at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital where she specialised in mammalian forebrain development. Her current research focuses on the role of cholesterol biosynthesis enzymes in mammalian neural cells.

Prof. Wendy Anderson

Professor of Linguistics

University of Glasgow

Wendy Anderson is Professor of Linguistics in the English Language & Linguistics subject area at the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and also Assistant Vice Principal (Learning & Teaching).

She teaches at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a particular focus on semantics, metaphor, and corpus linguistics, and supervises final year and Masters dissertations on a wide range of topics.

Her research in recent years has centred on metaphor in English, but she has also at different times carried out research in corpus linguistics, Scots and French.

Dr Kevin De Ornellas

Lecturer in English

University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

A Lecturer in English at Ulster University since 2006, specialising in drama and the representation of animals and the environment in literature and drama. He has published a monograph, a pedagogical book, two edited essay collections, and numerous peer-reviewed essays, reviews, and encyclopedia articles.

He has also presented numerous papers at academic conferences. Dr. De Ornellas serves on several committees, including the Steering Committee of the Irish Renaissance Society, the Management Committee of the Riverside Theatre in Coleraine, the Board of the Aberystwyth Bibliographical Group, and the Cambridge University Press Shakespeare Editions Panel.

He also co-owns a cat named Fluffy Junior.

Prof. Marco Sonzognie

Professor in Translation Studies

Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington

Professor Marco Sonzogni (OMRI, Officer) is an award-winning scholar, literary translator, poet, and editor. He is a Professor in Translation Studies at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington (Aotearoa New Zealand), where he teaches evolutionary translation and intercultural communication.

Additionally, he teaches translation and intercultural communication theories and practices at the Communication University of Zhejiang in Hangzhou, China. He is the editor of the critically acclaimed “The Translations of Seamus Heaney” (Faber 2022 and FSG 2023).

Prof. Eric Nnditshedzeni

Professor of Physics

University of Venda

Eric Nnditshedzeni is a Professor of Physics at the University of Venda, where he has been on the academic staff since 2013. He currently serves as the director of the Green Technology Confucius Institute at the university.

As a physicist and science communicator, he is President Elect of the South African Institute of Physics Council, a member of the IUPAP Commission on Teachers Education, and a board member of the South African Association of Science & Technology Centres. At UNIVEN, he has led projects to enhance physical sciences in secondary schools and engage the public in science, including the Kagiso Trust teachers upgrading projects, South Africa National Science Week, the SAIP teachers upgrading project, and the Regional and National Science Fair. He also served as Deputy Chair and Chairperson for the HDM international workshop in 2013 and 2017.

His research focuses on computational studies of semiconductors, energy materials, and dye-sensitised solar cells, including dye uptake on TiO2, band gap engineering, and charge transfer at TiO2/dye interfaces. Additionally, he develops renewable energy systems for rural areas.

Prof. James Coulson

SProfessor in Clinical Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology

Cardiff University

Professor James Coulson is a Professor in Clinical Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology at Cardiff University. He serves as an honorary consultant physician at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.

Professor Coulson is the Clinical Director of the All Wales Therapeutics and Toxicology Centre and Chair of the New Medicines Group, an independent scientific advisory committee to the All Wales Medicines Strategy group.

Professor Coulson is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London, a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh, and is a Fellow of the British Pharmacology Society and the Royal Society of Biology.

Dr. Peggy Shannon

President of NSCAD

NSCAD University

Over the past two and a half decades, Dr. Shannon has served as a tenured Professor of theatre and Associate Vice Provost at the University of California, Davis. Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University. Chair of the School of Performance at Toronto Metropolitan University and is currently, President of NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Dr. Shannon has directed major musical concerts, plays and musicals at numerous professional theatres across the United States and Canada.

She has served as the Artistic Director of two professional American theatres: A Contemporary Theatre (Seattle) and the Sacramento Theatre Company (Northern California.) She also served as the Associate Producing Director of L.A. Theatre Works where she directed and produced over
thirty plays for national public radio.

DAssoc. Prof. Tammy Page

Assoc. Prof of Nursing, Innovations in Quality and Safety

 

University of Adelaide

Dr. Tammy Page is a hospital trained Registered Nurse with most of her clinical experience in the plastics and reconstructive surgery area. She worked with the Joanna Briggs Institute for 2 years writing literature and systematic reviews and was the Nursing Quality Manager at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.

Tammy moved across to Academia in 2012, held the nursing
pre-registration coordinator position and is now the Assoc. Prof of Nursing, Innovations in Quality and Safety a joint position between St Andrew’s Private Hospital and the University of Adelaide.

Dr Martine Berenpas

Lecturer of Ethics and Politics Leiden Universit

Dr Martine Berenpas completed her PhD at Leiden University and is a lecturer of Ethics and politics at Fontys, University of Applied Science
in Tilburg. She specialises in continental and Chinese Philosophy, with a particular focus on comparative intercultural thinking.

Professor Emerita Yolanda Sadie

Department of Politics and International Relations

University of Johannesburg

Yolanda Sadie is currently Professor Emerita in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Johannesburg, where she previously served as department head. She has also been a council member of the former Africa Institute of South Africa, chaired the Research Committee on “Women, Politics, and Developing Nations” of the International Political Science Association, and served on the council of the South African Association of Political Studies.

Professor Sadie has an extensive publication record and has supervised numerous doctoral and master’s students. Her primary research interests encompass various aspects of democracy and democratisation in the developing world, with a particular focus on Africa, policy analysis, and the role of women in African politics.

Her current research project investigates voter behaviour in the 2024 South African elections, constituting the fifth national longitudinal quantitative survey on this topic. She has served as a judge for the Politics and International Relations category for four years before assuming the role of Chair Judge

Associate Prof. Dr Mei-Hua Lin

Department of Psychology

Sunway University, Malaysia

Associate Professor Dr Mei-Hua Lin is the Associate Dean for Employability & Engagement for the School of Medical and Life Sciences, Sunway University. She is also the Programme Leader for the Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology.

She obtained her MSc and PhD in Human Factor/ Industrial- Organizational Psychology from Wright State University, USA.

Her research focuses on trust and distrust in the workplace, employability, national differences in cognition and work behaviours, and job attitudes.

Prof Sonia Chinn

Professional Learning Lead

University of Texas at Austin

Sonia Chinn is a Professional Learning Lead at the University of Texas at Austin. She is also a doctoral candidate for the Cultural Studies programme at the University of Texas.

Additionally, Sonia is the Human Rights Seat for the American Anthropological Association and a Fellow at the Royal Anthropological Institute.

She has a master’s degree in Russian studies from Harvard University and a second Master’s in Educational Leadership from the University of North Texas.

Dr Cynthia Meersohn Schmidt

Associate Lecturer Sociology

University of York

Dr. Cynthia Meersohn Schmidt began her academic journey in social anthropology, completing her undergraduate and master’s degrees at the University of Chile. Due to the unstable job market of the late 2000s, she diversified her experience through various research and consultancy projects. These included studies on urban marginalisation ethnography, oral history and multiculturalism, the experiences of early childhood education professionals, youth
substance abuse prevention policies, and the productive reconversion of mining communities.

Her explorations eventually led her to the field of social gerontology, where she participated in projects focusing on quality of life, interventions in aging communities post-natural disasters, and experiences of widowhood. Driven by a keen interest in methodology, she also undertook a one-year training in quantitative methods during this period.

In 2011, Dr. Meersohn Schmidt commenced her PhD at Durham University in the UK, researching social imaginaries of aging transitions. Following this, she held positions as a Sociology LSE Fellow and Teaching Fellow at Durham University. Currently, she is a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of York, a position she has held since 2019.

Prof. Lisa Winstanley

Assistant Professor, School of Art, Design and Media

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

With 20 years of commercial experience and over a decade of international research and teaching, she explores ethical and collaborative design practices and pedagogies.

Her creative work has received over 90 international design awards, including the Red Dot Design Award, 5 A’ Design Awards, 3 Gold Graphis Awards, 2 iF Awards and a Platinum Spark Award. Her work has been internationally showcased at over 130 exhibition venues in 27 countries, such as the Oculus, New York, Moholy-Nagy University of Art & Design, Budapest, the National Museum of Art, Bolivia, and the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, South Korea. Lisa’s scholarly research investigates transformative pedagogical approaches for interdisciplinary collaboration, with an emphasis on developing visual literacy. More specifically, she explores ethical challenges in visual communication by addressing visual plagiarism.

She advocates for visual integrity, promoting ethical mindsets in the production and consumption of art and design to support design communities and foster positive change.

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