ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS

Sudip is also engaged in research in Quantum foundations, which is a mathematical and philosophical enquiry into ontological and epistemological questions, which are foundational to quantum physics. Sudip’s research works can be found at Sudip Patra | Stats (researchgate.net). Sudip’s teaching responsibilities and interests lie is complexity economics, and related PhD supervision. He has been visitor speaker in prestigious institutes, for example IIT Bombay, or Aston University UK, and alike.

Implementing Complexity Patterning with her secondary school students over a number of years as a postdisciplinary knowledge, the educational approach was used in a range of ways. For the teaching and learning of time as a complex phenomenon, for collaborative engagement with classroom culture and dynamics as learning commons, as well as for exploring respectful relationships, and in the study of literature. Overall Complexity Patterning was implemented to enable the students to understand themselves, their world, and all relationships, as interrelated complex phenomena.

Later in doctoral research Complexity Patterning was implemented with diverse cohorts of university students. It was used for professional identity development, cross cultural competence and project management with Global Sustainability students from Long Island university New York, and for studying food generation and distribution systems and challenges in science in the 21st century with Science major students from Australia.

Recently Complexity Patterning was implemented within a unit of study for Interdisciplinary Education with student teachers. Through this research project it emerged that it is time for the work to be developed into full curriculum. Shae’s goal is to create curriculum for new teachers, and for their students across a range of ages, as well as for professional and community groups.

Inspired by the call in a range of literature for education to move away from the outdated mechanistic paradigm of the industrial era, Shae is delighted to be contributing to transformational education based in the deep complexity paradigm.

Living on beautiful Bundjalung Country in Northern NSW Australia, Shae enjoys the rich natural and cultural life of the region with family and friends, as well as time exploring and beach swimming with her grandchildren.

Moreover, she has worked extensively to construct a bridge between science, policy, civil society, and the private sector as a Project Manager of native forests in the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina. This work has strengthened her knowledge about nature conservation, human well-being, and natural resource management through the implementation of an “integral manager plan” for land use in the private sector. This plan takes into account all types of landscapes, as well as including a branch of productive activities, such as agriculture, livestock, silviculture, and tourism. Cultural and social issues formed the background which guided the entire process in contemplation of pre-, existing, and post-intervention activities.

During the past five years, Carla has been working on an alternative project called Spiritual Knowledge based on food production as the main aspect of “Buen Vivir” (in English: right livelihood). This has been a big challenge for her because she has been working almost entirely on her own as an independent researcher during these years. She would like to share and exchange different experiences with a wide trans-disciplinary work-teams, such as in the research domain of NEW PARADIGM SPIRITUALITY, and especially in the sub-domain of EMERGING COSMOVISIONS, WELTANSCHAUUNGEN, and ORIGEN MYTHS of the Laszlo Institute.

Carla’s academic formation began as an Engineer with integral preparation as a manager and researcher of natural resources and the environment, followed by postgraduate study in Geography. This added a territory-based perspective of the interconnection between natural environments and human environments.
She has worked for more than five years as University Lecturer, being part of an interdisciplinary team. This increased her capability to hear other points of view and, thereby generating and guiding richer discussions, in particular, focusing on cultural, social, and environmental issues.

Moreover, she has worked extensively to construct a bridge between science, policy, civil society, and the private sector as a Project Leader of native forests in the Tierra del Fuego region of Argentina. This work has strengthened her knowledge about nature conservation, human well-being, and natural resource management through the implementation of an “integral management plan” for land use in the private sector. This plan takes into account all types of landscapes, as well as including a branch of productive activities, such as agriculture, livestock, silviculture, and tourism. Cultural and social issues formed the background which guided the entire process in contemplation of pre-existing, and post-intervention activities.

Since this experience, she has written several articles, book chapters, and a book. One of the last ones was, ”La Prospectiva de la Patagonia Sur, en retrospectiva. Análisis crítico de una propuesta de Desarrollo Territorial Sostenible“, in 2022, and the other one “El lugar del conocimiento. Saberes ancestrales y conocimiento académico”, in 2020, whose English version she is now working on in cooperation with Cecilia Escribano.

The interest that always guides her research is how to improve our understanding of land use from an academic perspective. But also, her incessant self-reflection and introspection led her to link other tools associated with the search for inner wisdom through art, for example. Knowing if we want to achieve conservation and sustainable development at the same time that we find a new way of living in community with our nature, the shift begins with oneself.

In recent years, Carla has been working as an independent researcher: Spiritual Knowledge from food production as principal aspect to “Buen Vivir” (in English: right livelihood). This research emerged from a fellowship in the University of Osnabrück in Germany in 2016 and the interchange has been continued later with other researchers from the University of Bern in Switzerland. The project is related to food production closer to agroecology and also related to the knowledge that can connect with our inner and ancestral wisdom. With this goal, in the last few months, Carla started a trip around some European countries using Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF), a global community conscious of ecological farming and sustainability practices, learning more about food production, experimenting and interchanging within organic farmers’ lives.

This journey started in England, then Ireland and now continues in Denmark. She would like to share and exchange
different experiences with wide trans-disciplinary work-teams, such as in the NEW PARADIGM SPIRITUALITY.

Currently, she is mentoring students and giving yoga classes, combinging tools from different physical, philosophical and spiritual disciplines. She focuses on personal paths, accompanying and promoting inner development. In the same way, she has worked with children, acknowledging their interests, abilities and emotions as a springboard for their own growth.

Cecilia is moved by an infinite curiosity on inner wisdom and its full expression in our relationship with the environment, both physical and spiritual. Her wish is to be part of a growing global community that transcends the academic and individual boundaries and develops in a shared consciousness.

With Miami University, she taught Composition & Rhetoric while researching and solving ‘learning inhibitors’. During that time, she also toured China on multiple occasions, fine-tuning articulation agreements with partner universities. Upon completion of her MBA, she began teaching Economics. At that point, she moved to the Farmer School of Business’ John W. Alman Institute for Entrepreneurship, where she served as an Assistant Director in Social Entrepreneurship.

In 2020, she published her third peer-reviewed research study, “Curriculum Design for a Productive, Harmonious Society” with Al-Ameed International Centre for Research & Studies, Karbala, Iraq.

Her current study centers on why, despite awareness of the efficacy of student-centered teaching, teachers in developing nations persist with the ineffective lecture-based model. She is working with Mr. Himdad Muhammad, Dean of Salahaddin University in Erbil, Kurdistan, Iraq.

Has participated in various international and national conferences, workshops and training courses.
Has presented and delivered keynote speeches in various international and national conferences, workshops and training courses.

Has 11 published books, including an English learning series and an electronic dictionary (ZAR dictionary)

Has 43 published academic papers

Has translated tens of articles for international and local newspapers and magazines and TVs.

Currently, Staff member in English Department, College of Basic Education, Salahaddin University-Erbil.
President of Kurdistan English Language Teachers’ Professional Network(KELPTN).
Founder and CEO of MegaMind Plus Academy for Education, Training and Consultancy.
Editor-in-chief of Zanco Journal of Human Sciences, published by Salahaddin university for 35 years.
His research interests range from Phonetics, Phonology (MA thesis), Semantics and Pragmatics (PhD dissertation), Applied linguistics/TEFL/TESOL, translation and cultural studies.