Past Speakers
Dr. Alma Karasaliu
Department of Foreign Languages, Faculty of Education and Philology, Fan S Noli University, Korca, Albania.
Topic: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Translation and Education
Dr. Alma Karasaliu is a full-time lecturer at Fan S. Noli University in Korça, Albania. She is a member of the Faculty of Education and Philology, specializing in Translation and ESP. She holds a doctorate degree rewarded in 2016 from Tirana University. Her research interests include audio-translation, comparative translation, ESP, and Stylistics.
Dr. Lori Simons
Distinguished University Professor and a Professor of Psychology in the Social Science Department at Widener University
Topic: Reassessing the Value of Experiential Learning: Benefits for Students and Universities
She is an Educational Psychologist and serves as both the Coordinator of the Psychology Department’s Practicum/Internship Program and the Co-Director of the University’s Academic Service-Learning Faculty Development Program. Dr. Simons serves as President of the State of Pennsylvania’s Certification Board and is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor and a Certified Co-Occurring Disorders Professional Diplomate. Dr. Simons has worked as a professor in higher education for over two-decades. She teaches courses in Careers in Psychology, Multicultural Psychology, Educational Psychology, and Practicum/Internship courses. Her research focuses on assessment and evaluation, pedagogical impacts, and student learning. She has authored over 50 peer review articles and book chapters on the impacts from service-learning, diversity learning, and experiential learning on student development of cultural competence and civic engagement. Her work has been disseminated at several International and National Conferences. Dr. Simons is the recipient and nominee of several teaching, research, and civic engagement awards.
Dr. Shimon Azulay
Senior lecturer in Ono Academic College (Israel) and teaches in the department of philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Topic: To Be a Player of Meaning: Mistakes and Solutions towards 21th century Challenges in Education
His main research focuses on the concepts of meaning and community and their various applications in education and leadership.
For the last twenty years Dr. Azulay developed pedagogical programs in Branco Weiss Institute (Israel) and leads applications of the unique model he developed (Community of Meaning) in a variety of organizations.
PROF. DR.OLIVIA CHISATO OGAWA
Senior Associate Professor at University of Aizu, Japan
Title: A Solution-focused Team Meeting Method with Business Facilitation: from Japanese Educational Settings
Olivia Chisato Ogawa is a senior associate professor at University of Aizu, Japan. She is researching in the areas of clinical sports psychology and business administration. Her research includes the interaction between athletes’ mental health, psychological development and educators’ skills from clinical psychology, in order to build effective human resource strategies. She holds a PhD in business administration and a master’s degree in clinical psychology.
