Contributors

Anna Walker

Senior Arts + Culture Editor

Senior Arts + Culture Editor Anna Walker joined The Conversation as senior Arts and Culture editor in November 2022 and was previously the editor of Reader’s Digest UK. She is also an author of non-fiction under the name Anna Lou Walker, including The Little Book of Vaginas. She is based in Yorkshire.

Astrid Poelman

Principal Researcher, Public Health & Wellbeing Group, CSIRO

Principal Researcher, Public Health & Wellbeing Group, CSIRO Dr Astrid Poelman is Principal Researcher Behavioural Nutrition and Team Leader of the Applied Public Health Team at CSIRO Health & Biosecurity, based in Westmead, Sydney. She holds an MSc in Human Nutrition and a PhD in Human Nutrition (Sensory Science) from Wageningen University, The Netherlands. Her research focuses on understanding how knowledge on sensory perception and eating behaviour can be used to enhance human health and wellbeing. She develops behavioural interventions and resources for community settings to support adoption of healthy eating behaviours. A specific research focus is increasing children’s enjoyment of vegetables as a sustainable way to positively influence lifelong vegetable consumption.

Ahmad Al-Mallahi

Associate Professor, Engineering, Dalhousie University

Associate Professor, Engineering, Dalhousie University

Anita Carey

PhD Candidate, School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Portsmouth

PhD Candidate, School of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Portsmouth After gaining a BSc(Hons) in Environmental Science I studied for a MRes investigating pore-water metals from a 19th century copper and arsenic mine. This was followed by a few years working in the wastewater industry, monitoring a range of innovative wastewater treatment projects. In 2022 I moved back to the University of Portsmouth analysing microplastics in seawater samples from Kenya, and around the United Kingdom. I am now in my second year of a PhD, investigating the fate of compostable packaging in home composting systems.

Aino Lilja Petterson

Postdoctoral Fellow of Psychology, University of Oslo

Postdoctoral Fellow of Psychology, University of Oslo Aino's research interests are mainly in the field of social psychology, specifically, political ideology, and intergroup relations. She is especially interested in different factors that influence people's attitudes toward different groups. She is a postdoctoral researcher on a project entitled ‘Downplaying difference? How ethnic minorities navigate discrimination in Norway’.

Aífe Hopkins-Doyle

Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Surrey

Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of Surrey Dr Aífe Hopkins-Doyle is an Assistant Professor in Social Psychology. Her research explores how people understand and experience the social world with a particular focus on the social-cognitive and ideological factors influencing the accuracy of our judgements about gender relations, social issues, and political actions. She is the co-lead of the Psychology of Gender and Sexuality Lab at University of Surrey.