Academic Editor
Dr Lars Cornelissen joined the ISRF in October 2018. As Academic Editor, Lars is responsible for assisting the Director of Research in academic matters, editing the termly Bulletin, assisting in the academic management of competitions and commissioning and producing content for the Foundation’s website. One of his key tasks is to encourage and facilitate the wide dissemination of research funded by the ISRF. To this end, he works closely with The Conversation.
Lars received his PhD from the University of Brighton in May 2018. His thesis discusses the philosophical foundations of neoliberalism, preparing the ground for a new critical approach to the history of neoliberal thought.
Recent publications include Post-War Ordoliberalism, Race and the Politics of Development (in Thomas Biebricher et al. (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Ordoliberalism, Oxford University Press, 2022) and Neoliberal Imperialism (in Politics, 2023)
Academic Events & Fellowship Coordinator
Baindu Kallon joined the ISRF in December 2024 as Academic Events & Fellowship Coordinator. She is responsible for the coordination of the ISRF events programme, including congresses, conferences, lectures and seminars, as well as for the ongoing management of alumni relations and outreach initiatives. She also leads on the External Assessment process of competition processing, in liaison with academic colleagues.
Baindu previously spent over three years as Research Engagement and Impact Officer based at Coventry University, working with the UKRI-funded MIDEQ Hub to identify and enhance impact arising from their research as well as deepening engagement and dissemination of MIDEQ’s work.
Baindu has a wealth of experiences working in research, communications and business development within international development, specifically focused on Sub-Saharan Africa. She holds a BSc from Northwestern University and a Masters’ degree from SOAS, University of London where she studied the political economy of regional integration and migration policies in West Africa.
Director of Research
Professor Chris Newfield joins the ISRF after 31 years at the University of California, Santa Barbara, most recently as Distinguished Professor of Literature and American Studies.
His academic work has focused on critical university studies, American literature since 1990, California culture and society, quantification studies, and the status of literary knowledge.
Publications include The Great Mistake: How We Wrecked Public Universities and How We Can Fix Them (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016), The Limits of the Numerical (with Anna Alexandrova, and Stephen John; Chicago University Press, 2022) , and Metrics That Matter (with Zachary Bleemer, Mukul Kumar, Aashish Mehta & Chris Muellerleile; Johns Hopkins University Press, 2023).
Administrator
Stuart Wilson oversees the general administration of the ISRF’s operations. He supports the Director of Research in the implementation of the Foundation’s funding strategy and activities.
He is an experienced administrator whose previous employers include University College London and King’s College London. He Has a BA in History from Goldsmiths, University of London (2007).
Away from the ISRF, Stuart is Executive Director & Editor of todolist.london.