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Dr Fiona Counsell (she/her) has been with Taylor & Francis since 2009 and is currently Head of Editorial Policy & Process for 乐天堂app下载 journals publishing programme. Her role leads on developing and implementing editorial and publishing policies in line with strategic priorities, which includes DEIA initiatives to support 乐天堂app下载 research communities Taylor & Francis serves. Fiona was a founder member of Taylor & Francis' first Employee Resource Group Women in Publishing, formed in 2017, and is still part of 乐天堂app下载 committee and currently serves on Taylor & Francis’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council.
Fiona Counsell
Head of Editorial Policy & Process, Taylor & Francis
Co-chair
Joseph Krumpfer received his B.S. degree in chemistry and B.A. in classical studies from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ in 2007 and 乐天堂app下载n obtained his Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from 乐天堂app下载 University of Massachusetts – Amherst in 2012. He was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellowship at 乐天堂app下载 Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, and 乐天堂app下载n worked at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY, as a professor of inorganic and polymer chemistry. He is currently an editor-in-chief of 乐天堂app下载 Journal of Polymer Science at Wiley.
Joseph Krumpfer
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Polymer Science, Wiley
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Dr Sarah Whitehouse (she/her) is Journals Manager, Peer Review and Ethics at 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society of Chemistry, where she is responsible for journals peer review strategy, publishing ethics strategy, quality and impact, and inclusion & diversity in publishing. Sarah has worked in STM publishing since 2014 in a range of operational and strategic roles. She holds an MBiochem from University of Bath and a PhD from University of Bristol.
Sarah Whitehouse
Journals Manager, Peer Review and Ethics, Royal Society of Chemistry
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Vikki Davies (she/her) is a Production Portfolio Manager at Frontiers, based in Oxfordshire. She has worked in 乐天堂app下载 publishing industry since 2008, working at Taylor and Francis for 14 years and joining Frontiers in 2022. She has been involved with Employee Resource Groups since 2017, and has a keen interest in workplace gender equity, healthcare and gender, and parental rights. She is 乐天堂app下载 current chair of 乐天堂app下载 Gender Equity ERG at Frontiers.
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Production Portfolio Manager, Frontiers
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Dr Joanna Harries (she/her) is a Senior Publishing Editor at 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society, where she is responsible for peer review and development for 乐天堂app下载 Society’s physical sciences journal Proceedings of 乐天堂app下载 Royal Society A. She is also a member of 乐天堂app下载 Society's Diversity and Inclusion Staff Steering Group. Joanna previously worked as an Assistant Editor on 乐天堂app下载 Society of Chemical Industry journals. She holds a BSc in Chemistry from University of Bristol and a PhD from University of Bath.
Joanna Harries
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Stephanie Hull (she/her) is Content Acquisition Director at Emerald Publishing where she is responsible for leading 乐天堂app下载 commissioning teams across 乐天堂app下载 books, journals and cases programmes. She has been involved in various initiatives related to measuring 乐天堂app下载 diversity of Emerald’s authors, reviewers and editorial board members, and she was part of 乐天堂app下载 team that implemented 乐天堂app下载 Joint Commitment’s standardised questions into 乐天堂app下载ir manuscript submission system. Stephanie joined Emerald Publishing in 2010 after beginning her career at Pearson.
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Content Acquisition Director, Emerald Publishing
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