Meet our current visiting scholars
Florent Pépin-Proulx
Canada
Florent Pépin-Proulx earned his PhD in Political Science at the University of Geneva in 2024. He is a postdoctoral researcher with the Swiss National Foundation, completing his research stay at the O'Neill School under the supervison of Professor Aaron Deslatte. Pépin-Proulx is conducting research on the electoral impact of the inflation reduction act (IRA) and on supply-side, investment-driven energy transition more broadly.
Eduardo Luiz Heinzen
Brazil
Eduardo Luiz Heinzen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Program in Animal Health and Production in the Amazon at the Federal Rural University of the Amazon (UFRA), conducting research in the Brazilian states of Amapá and Pará. He holds a BSc in Animal Science (Zootecnia) from the State University of Western Paraná (UNIOESTE), a graduate specialization in Higher Education Teaching (META), and an MSc in Animal Science from the Federal University of Ceará (UFC). At UFRA, he is a member of GERFAM (Study Group on Ruminants and Forage Production of the Amazon). He is also an extension agent and animal scientist at the Institute for Rural Extension, Technical Assistance and Rural Development of Amapá (RURAP), an institution affiliated with the Government of the State of Amapá, and is currently on study leave to pursue his Ph.D.
He is currently conducting part of his doctoral research at Indiana University (IU) under the supervision of Professor André Franco. His work focuses on indicators of soil carbon sequestration, soil quality, and soil microbiota in Amazonian pastures, using multivariate analyses and structural equation modeling to integrate and interpret the relationships among these components.
Onkgopotse Senatla Madumo
South Africa
Onkgopotse Senatla Madumo is a seasoned scholar, serving as an Associate Professor of Public Administration at the School of Public Management and Administration at the University of Pretoria. He has previously worked at the University of Johannesburg as a Senior Lecturer in Public Management, Governance and Public Policy. He possesses a Bachelor's and an Honours Degree in Public Management, a Master's Degree in Public Administration, and a Doctorate in Public Administration, all from the University of Pretoria.
Madumo currently serves as an Associate Editor of the Local Economy journal and also serves on its editorial board in an ex officio capacity. Prof. Madumo is also a member of the editorial committee of Administratio Publica, an esteemed journal in the discipline of Public Administration.
He is the leader of a research cluster that is supported by the South African BRICS Think Tank (SABTT) and the National Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) (2020–2028), where he received a grant to conduct research on a comparative study of Public-Private Partnerships. Madumo served as an interim Chief Editor of the Administratio Publica journal (January–June in both 2021 and 2023). He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters. He has further presented research papers at both domestic and international conferences.
Madumo has been invited as a keynote speaker in various fora, including the Western Cape Provincial Department of Local Government; Gauteng Provincial Legislature; Gauteng Department of Finance; and Mandela Washington Fellowship Convening. He has supervised numerous master’s candidates and has a few PhD candidates. He has also examined numerous postgraduate dissertations and theses and acts as a moderator for coursework modules for other universities.
Moreover, he has served as a consultant for several research projects, including the South African Local Government Association’s Social Cohesion project; SANRAL’s Road Safety Education Project; and the Determination of the Roles and Functions of the Different Spheres of Government by the Office of the President in South Africa. He is further involved in numerous research projects with collaborators from other universities and research entities in South Africa, as well as some from East Africa, the United Kingdom, Russia, and North America.