Academic Council

Academic Council

The Academic Council consists of all members and friends of the Association who organize a conference or other events. It also includes the editors of ATINER’s e-journals. In addition, the President may invite academics from all over the world to serve as members of the council. The position is an honorary position and our association cannot pay a salary or cover any other costs. As a non-profit, non-government and non-partisan association, we rely solely on members’ fees and members’ voluntary work to cover our expenses. According to ATINER’s constitution the academic council discusses the academic matters of the Association such as the conference academic subjects, the organization of other events, the publication of books and journals, etc. The academic council members can also assist as editors of ATINER’s Journals and serve as Directors-Heads of the Divisions and Units of ATINER. Currently, the academic council consists of the following members (in alphabetical order):

TitleNameATINERPosition/AffiliationCountry
Dr.Toivo Aavik Academic MemberHead & Associate Professor, Department of Personality and Social Psychology, University of TartuEstonia
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Dr.Nadhir Al-AnsariVice President of Projects, Co-Editor Athens Journal of Sciences & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Technology & EngineeringProfessor, Lulea University of TechnologySwedencv
Dr.Orna AlmogDeputy Head, Politics & International Affairs UnitSenior Lecturer (Retired), Kingston UniversityUK
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Dr.Douglas E. AngusCo-editor, Athens Journal of HealthFull Professor, Telfer School of Management, University of OttawaCanada
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Dr.Vincenzo AseroAcademic MemberAssistant Professor, University of CataniaItaly
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Dr.Thanos AthanasopoulosAcademic MemberSenior Lecturer, De Montfort University LeicesterUK
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Dr.Maria-Irini AvgoulasAcademic MemberCasual Academic, School of Health, Medical & Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia and Cultural Counselling and ConsultancyAustralia
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Dr.Amos Bar-EliAcademic MemberSenior Lecturer, HIT - Holon Institute of TechnologyIsrael
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Dr.Peter Walther BaurDeputy Head, Arts & Culture UnitAssociate Professor, University of JohannesburgSouth Africa
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Dr.Robert BishopHead, Philosophy Unit, ATINERProfessor, Wheaton CollegeUSA
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Dr. Daniel BinnsAcademic Member Lecturer, RMIT UniversityAustralia
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Dr.Sharon Claire BoltonVice President of Research & Head, Management UnitEmeritus Professor, The Management School, University of StirlingUK
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Dr.Zoe BoutsioliVice President of Publications & Associate Editor Athens Journal of Health
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Dr.Glen BrightAcademic MemberDean of Engineering, University of KwaZulu Natal South Africa
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Dr.Philip G. CernyDirector, Social Sciences Division & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Social SciencesProfessor Emeritus, University of Manchester and Rutgers UniversityUK & USA
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Dr.Carol Anne ChamleyHead, Nursing UnitAssociate Professor, School of Health and Social Care, London South Bank UniversityUK
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Dr.Maria Luisa ChiarellaAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, Magna Graecia University of CatanzaroItaly
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Dr.Jayoung CheDirector, Center for European & Mediterranean Affairs (CEMA)Visiting Professor, Hankuk University of Foreign StudiesSouth Korea
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Dr.Kenneth ChristieHead, Politics & International Affairs UnitProfessor, Royal Roads UniversityCanada
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Dr.Jim ClarkHead, Psychology UnitProfessor, University of WinnipegCanada
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Dr.Thomas P. CorbinAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, American University in DubaiUAE
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Dr.Paul ContoyannisHead, Health Economics & Management Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of HealthAssociate Professor, McMaster UniversityCanada
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Dr.Maria Rosaria D’Acierno CanoniciAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, Università degli Studi di Napoli “Parthenope”Italy
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Dr.Nikolaos DimakisDeputy Director, Sciences Division Professor and Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyUSA
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Dr.Bronne DytocAcademic MemberAssistant Professor, Kennesaw State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Mark FagianoDeputy Head, Philosophy Unit, ATINERAssistant Professor, Washington State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Nicole FarrisAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, Texas A&M UniversityUSA
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Dr.Grigorios FountasAcademic MemberLecturer, Edinburgh Napier UniversityUK
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Dr.David A. FrenkelHead, Law Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of LawLL.D., Emeritus Professor, Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, and School of Law Carmel Academic Centre, HaifaIsrael
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Dr.Eliza GardinerDeputy Head, Arts & Culture UnitProfessor, Vancouver Island UniversityCanada
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Dr.Dr. Parisa GazeraniHead, Pharmaceutical UnitProfessor, Oslo Metropolitan UniversityNorway
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Dr.Teodoro GeorgiadisDeputy Head, Environment UnitSenior Research Associate, Institute of BiometeorologyItaly
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Dr.Dimitrios GouliasHead, Civil Engineering UnitAssociate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Studies Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, University of MarylandUSA
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Dr.Patricia HannaVice President of Academic Affairsex-Dean & Professor Emerita, University of UtahUSA
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Dr.José Ángel Hidalgo ArellanoAcademic MemberSenior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityUK
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Dr.Lavinia Olivia IancuAcademic MemberLecturer, Tibiscus University of TimisoaraRomania
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Dr.Melinda IckesAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, University of KentuckyUSA
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Dr.Oidinposha ImamkhodjaevaDeputy Head, Philosophy Unit, ATINERAssistant Professor, Pennsylvania State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Adrian IonescuHead, Computer Science Unit, Co-Editor Athens Journal of Sciences & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Technology & EngineeringProfessor, Wagner CollegeUSAcv
Dr.Frederic JallatDeputy Director, Business, Economics and Law Division, Athens InstituteProfessor, ESCP Business SchoolFrance
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Dr.Peter JonesCo-editor, Athens Journal of TourismProfessor of Management, University of GloucestershireUK
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Dr.Steven JonasCo-Organizer, Public Health ConferenceProfessor Emeritus, Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook UniversityUSA
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Dr.Evangelia KasimatiHead, Tourism, Leisure & Recreation Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of TourismResearcher, Department of Economic Analysis & Research, Central Bank of GreeceGreece
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Dr.Kenneth ChristieProgram Head and Professor, Royal Roads UniversityCanada
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Dr.Chin-Tai KimAcademic MemberProfessor, Case Western Reserve UniversityUSA
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Dr.Maria KosmaHead, Sports Unit & Co-Editor, Athens Journal of SportsAssociate Professor, Louisiana State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Peter KoveosHead, Finance UnitProfessor, Syracuse UniversityUSA
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Dr.Jerzy LadyszAcademic MemberAssistant Professor, Wroclaw University of Science and TechnologyPoland
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Dr.Jesus J. LaraHead, Urban & Regional Planning Unit & Co-editor, Athens Journal of ArchitectureProfessor, Michigan State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Nick LinardopoulosHead, Education Unit & Co-editor, Athens Journal of EducationAssociate Teaching Professor & Public Speaking Course Coordinator, Rutgers UniversityUSA
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Dr. Błazej LyszczarzAcademic MemberAssistant Professor, Nicolaus Copernicus University
Poland
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Dr.Domenico MaddaloniHead, Sociology Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Social SciencesProfessor, University of SalernoItaly
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Dr.Bala MaheswaranDirector, Engineering & Architecture DivisionProfessor, Northeastern UniversityUSA
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Dr.Michael P. MalloyDirector, Business, Economics and Law Division & Co-Editor Athens Journal of LawDistinguished Professor & Scholar University of the PacificUSA
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Dr.Andriana MargaritiHead, Medicine UnitProfessor, Queen’s University BelfastUK
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Dr.Nicholas MarudasHead, Accounting Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Business & EconomicsAssociate Professor, Mercer UniversityUSA
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Dr.Angela McCarthyCo-Organizer, Religion & Theology SymposiumSenior Lecturer in Theology, University of Notre DameAustralia
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Dr.Stamos MetzidakisHead, Literature Unit & Editor Athens Journal of PhilologyProfessor Emeritus of French and Comparative Literature, Washington University in Saint Louis, USA & Adjunct Professor of French, Hunter College-CUNY, USAUSA
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Mr.Athanasios MihalakasCo-Organizer, Development Studies & International Trade SymposiumAssistant Professor, The State University of New York, at BrockportUSA
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Dr.Fouad A MohammadAcademic MemberSenior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent UniversityUK
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Dr.Nikos MourtosHead, Mechanical Engineering Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Technology & EngineeringProfessor, San Jose State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Ampalavanar NanthakumarDirector, Sciences DivisionProfessor, State University of New York at OswegoUSA
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Dr.Radebe NompumeleloDeputy Head, Anthropology & Demography UnitSenior Lecturer and Chair, Department of Anthropology and ArchaeologySouth Africa
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Dr.Jorge Emilio NunezAcademic MemberSenior Lecturer, Manchester Metropolitan UniversityUK
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Dr.Steven OberhelmanEditor, Athens Journal of HistoryProfessor of Classics, Holder of the George Sumey Jr Endowed Professorship of Liberal Arts, and Interim Dean, Texas A&M UniversityUSA
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Dr.Aslı Gül ÖncelAssociate Professor, Galatasaray UniversityTurkey
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Dr.Nicolas PapadopoulosEditor of Marketing BooksDistinguished Research Professor, Carleton UniversityCanada
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Dr.Nicholas PappasVice President of Academic Conferences and MeetingsProfessor, Sam Houston UniversityUSA
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Dr.Paola PartenzaAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, "G. d'Annunzio" UniversityItaly
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Dr.Nicholas PatriciosVice President of Strategic Planning & Analysis & Editor Athens Journal of ArchitectureProfessor & Dean Emeritus, School of Architecture, University of MiamiUSA
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Dr.John PavlikHead, Mass Media and Communication Unit & Co-editor, Athens Journal of Mass Media & CommunicationsProfessor, Rutgers UniversityUSA
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Dr.George PriovolosDirector, Center for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CSME)Professor, Iona CollegeUSA
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Dr.Krassi RumchevAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, Curtin UniversityAustralia
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Dr.Debdatta SahaAcademic MemberAssistant Professor, South Asian UniversityIndia
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Dr.Tennyson SamrajAcademic MemberProfessor, Burman University Canada
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Dr.Chris SakellariouVice President of Finance & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Business & EconomicsAssociate Professor, Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
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Dr.Haiduke SarafianHead, Natural Sciences UnitProfessor of Physics and Endowed Chair of John T. and Paige S. Smith Professor of Science, The Pennsylvania State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Samuel SeamanAcademic MemberProfessor, Pepperdine University USA
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Dr.Virginia SisiopikuHead, Transportation Engineering Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Technology & EngineeringProfessor, The University of Alabama at BirminghamUSA
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Dr.Ian SkoggardAcademic MemberResearch Anthropologist, Human Relations Area Files at Yale UniversityUSA
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Dr.Ori SoltesHead, Arts & Culture UnitProfessor, Georgetown UniversityUSA
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Dr.Gerhard SpeckbacherAcademic MemberProfessor, WU ViennaAustria
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Dr.Valia SpiliotopoulosHead, Languages & Linguistics UnitInstructor, Department of Language and Literacy Education, The University of British ColumbiaCanada
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Dr.Lisa StansbieAcademic MemberDean, The Leeds School of Arts, Leeds Beckett UniversityUK
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Dr.Codruta Simona StoicaHead, Mathematics & Statistics UnitProfessor and Vice-Rector, Aurel Vlaicu University of AradRomania
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Dr.Haralambos SymeonidisHead, Languages & Linguistics Unit, Athens InstituteProfessor, University of KentuckyUSA
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Dr.Seppo SuominenCo-Editor, Athens Journal of SportsSenior Lecturer, University of Applied SciencesFinland
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Dr.Henry ThompsonHead, Economics Unit, ATINEREmeritus Professor, Auburn UniversityUSA
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Dr.Natasa Tomic-PetrovicAcademic MemberProfessor, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of BelgradeSerbia
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Dr.Theodore TrafalisHead, Industrial Engineering Unit & Co-Editor Athens Journal of Technology & EngineeringProfessor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Director, Optimization & Intelligent Systems Laboratory, The University of OklahomaUSA
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Dr.George S. TsagarisDeputy Head, Sociology UnitAssociate Professor, Cleveland State UniversityUSA
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Dr.Tatiana Tsakiropoulou-SummersDirector, Athens Center for Classical & Byzantine Studies (ACCBS)Associate Professor, The University of AlabamaUSA
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Dr.Apostolos TsiachristasCo-editor, Athens Journal of HealthSenior Researcher, Health Economics Research Centre, Nuffield Dept. of Population Health, University of OxfordUK
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Dr.Saif UddinDirector, Center for Environmental Pollution, Climate & Ecology (CEPCE)Senior Research Scientist, Kuwait Institute for Scientific ResearchKuwait
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Dr.Julia UnderwoodCo-editor, Athens Journal of Business and Economics & Co-editor, Athens Journal of EducationProfessor, Azusa Pacific UniversityUSA
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Dr.Demos VardiabasisVice President of Business and Public AffairsProfessor of Economics, Pepperdine UniversityUSA
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Dr.Cleopatra VeloutsouHead, Marketing UnitProfessor, Department of Business and Management, University of GlasgowUK
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Dr.Christo VoslooAcademic MemberAssociate Professor, University of JohannesburgSouth Africa
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Dr.Patrick VynckeCo-editor, Athens Journal of Mass Media & CommunicationsProfessor of Communication Management, Department of Communication Sciences, Ghent UniversityBelgium
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Dr.Andrew WardHonorary Head, Philosophy Unit, ATINERHonorary Life Fellow in Philosophy, University of YorkUK
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Dr.David Philip WickDirector, Arts, Humanities and Education DivisionRetired Professor, Gordon CollegeUSA
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Dr.Anna Winiarczyk-RaźniakDeputy Head, Urban & Regional Planning Unit & Co-editor, Athens Journal of ArchitectureUniversity of the National Education CommissionPoland
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Dr.Timothy YoungDirector, Center for Data Science (CDS) and Head, Agriculture Unit, ATINEREmeritus Professor, The University of Tennessee, USA & CEO and President, T.M. Young Institute, LLCUSA
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Dr.Barbara ZagagliaHead, Anthropology & Demography UnitAssociate Professor, Marche Polytechnic UniversityItaly
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Dr.George ZahariadisDirector, Health & Medical Sciences DivisionAssociate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of NewfoundlandCanada
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