Contributors

Alice Deignan

Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leeds

Professor of Applied Linguistics, University of Leeds Researcher and teacher in applied linguistics, with particular interests in lexical approaches to language analysis and teaching, and applications of corpus linguistics to the study of metaphor, metonymy and pragmatics.

Anne Willis

Professor of Toxicology Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge

Professor of Toxicology Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge Anne obtained a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of London while working in the Imperial Cancer Research Fund laboratories (now CRUK) on DNA repair with Dr Tomas Lindahl. She then moved to Cambridge to work with Professor Richard Perham in the Department of Biochemistry, where she also held a Junior Research Fellowship and then a College Lectureship at Churchill College Cambridge. Anne was appointed to her first independent position as a Lecturer in the Biochemistry Department at the University of Leicester, progressing to Reader in 2002 and Professor in 2004, from 2000-2005 she held a BBSRC Advanced Fellowship. In 2004, she was appointed Director of Cancer Research Nottingham and Chair of Cancer Cell Biology, where she was based in the School of Pharmacy. From 2009-2013 Anne held a BBSRC Professorial Fellowship. In 2010 Anne became Director of the MRC Toxicology Unit. Anne was appointed as a member of the European Molecular Biology Organisation in 2015, and in 2017 awarded an OBE for services to biomedical sciences and supporting the careers of women scientists.

Andrew Page

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), The University of Western Australia

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research), The University of Western Australia Andrew Page is Professor of Psychological Science at the University of Western Australia. He is currently Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) and director of the Suicide Prevention and Reslience Research Centre (SPARRC). He worked as a clinical psychologist in the Clinical Unit for Anxiety and Depression (CRUfAD) and at UWA was co-director of the Robin Winkler Clinic where he was instrumental in developing the clinic’s individual and group treatment programs as a model of science-informed practice. For over 25 years he has been research consultant to the private psychiatric sector, including Perth Clinic’s Clinical Improvement Team. As part of Perth Clinic’s Clinical Improvement Team he has developed the first daily symptom monitoring system for inpatient psychiatric patients. He is director of the suicide prevention organisation, Mates in Construction WA and is a member of their national Research Reference Group. a past National President of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy and the inaugural winner of the Tracy Goodall Early Career Award in recognition of innovation in research. Andrew is currently Associate Editor with Psychotherapy Research and has published over 160 research papers, books, and book chapters. His books include the co-authored the text "Clinical psychology for trainees: Foundations of a science-informed practice" and he has been awarded teaching fellowships for his work in the training of clinical psychologists and developing training opportunities in rural and remote settings..

Aaron MacNeil

Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University

Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University Aaron is a marine ecologist working to solve small-scale fisheries problems in the context of climate change. He has worked extensively on coral reef fisheries throughout the Indo-Pacific and is applying these approaches to a wide range of stakeholder-relevant projects in Canada and internationally. He has been honoured as a Member of the New College of the Royal Society of Canada, the Fisheries Society of the British Isles Medal for his contributions to fisheries science, and a Eureka Prize for interdisciplinary research. Aaron is Professor and Tier II Canada Research Chair in Fisheries Ecology and currently heads the Integrated Fisheries lab at Dalhousie University.

Alistair McTaggart

Research Fellow, The University of Queensland

Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Alistair is a mycologist and fungal geneticist. He studies magic mushrooms and how their genetic diversity can be manipulated to benefit humans. He has research experience in Australia, Europe, South Africa, and the United States.

Audrey T. Lin

Research Associate in Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution

Research Associate in Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution My research focuses on ancient DNA, domestication, molecular evolution, and viruses. I am based at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC and am a Research Associate at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.