Research Fellow (Health Economics), Flinders University Working within the NHMRC Partnership Centre for Health System Sustainability, Andrew leads projects to improve the use of economic evidence in the planning of complex service interventions. His previous roles have been in the UK National Health Service (NHS) and SA state government in strategic evaluation, planning and change management. Most recently, he was an evaluator for the Australian Government Pharmaceutical Benefits and Medical Services Advisory Committees (PBAC, MSAC). In addition to his work with Flinders University, Andrew is also an Honorary Fellow at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation (AIHI) in Sydney; is an Editor for the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care; sits on the ethics committee overseeing health services research across NSW Health; is a mentor at the Macquarie University Innovation Incubator; and is on the Health Economic Service Panel for the Commonwealth Department of Health.
PhD Researcher in Communications and Media, School of Communications, Dublin City University I am a PhD Researcher in Communications at Dublin City University, focusing on sports media. I was a 2022/2023 Fulbright Scholar at the University of Maryland, conducting research at the Povich Center for Sports Journalism. I received my Bachelor’s in Journalism in 2017 followed by my Master’s in Social Media Communications in 2019. I have worked for a number of years as a sports journalist, and have been published in national publications like The Journal, Irish Times and Ireland's state broadcaster RTÉ. I was Editor-in-Chief of my university’s newspaper and was named National Press Journalist of the Year at the National Student Media Awards. I was awarded News Journalist of the Year at the Hybrid Media Awards and named on SportforBusiness.com’s ’30 Under 30: Young Leaders of Tomorrow’ in 2018. I took part in the Washington Ireland Programme in 2021 and recently completed a sports policy traineeship with the European Olympic Committee at their EU office in Belgium. I am a Board Member for the International Association for Communication and Sport (IACS) acting as Graduate Student Representative. My research interests are sport, media, journalism and communications.
Senior Environment Editor Since studying biology, Anna has worked in the media for more than two decades, from TV production to magazine journalism and radio broadcasting. As a freelance environmental journalist, she has written regularly for many national publications including The Guardian, BBC Future, New Scientist and Positive News with a focus on solutions. Her first book, Go Toxic Free: Easy and sustainable ways to reduce chemical pollution, was published in 2022. Anna lives in Devon by the sea.
Research Fellow, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University, Deakin University Academic and professional Quals: BA (Melb); Grad. Dip. Business (Edith Cowan); Grad. Dip. Law (Melb); Certificate in Parliamentary Law Practice and Procedure (QUT); Fellow Governance Institute of Australia.I have been a Research Fellow at Deakin University since 2023 and am also Chair of Deakin's Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) Advisory Board. I was the Clerk of the Parliaments and Clerk (CEO) of the Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria until 2022. I am the Chair of the Victorian Branch of the Australasian Study of Parliament Group (ASPG) and an external member of the Australian Senate's Audit Committee.
Associate Professor of Asian Religions, Concordia College I am a scholar of South Asian religions, with particular focus Hinduism and Jainism. I study ritual and embodied practice. I am the author of Demoting Vishnu: Ritual, Politics, and the Unraveling of Nepal's Hindu Monarchy (OUP 2016), and I have a popular-audience manuscript in progress entitled EcoKarma: Environmentalist Lessons from India's Jains.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University Dr. Angela Smith is an interdisciplinary social researcher with expertise in political and human geography, focusing on the relationship between people, place and movement. She brings over a decade of experience as a practitioner working with diverse communities and international organisations. Angela offers a nuanced understanding of migration and belonging, informed by both local realities and global geopolitical dynamics. Her research skills include qualitative and quantitative methods, monitoring and evaluation, research design and research project management. Her research interests include themes of human mobility, colonial histories, and border dynamics, bringing a critical perspective to contemporary global challenges.
