Contributors

Annie Delgado

PhD Student in History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

PhD Student in History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Analiesa (Annie) Delgado is a PhD candidate who researches gender and empire within the Federal Indian Boarding Schools. She is the Henry and Jessica Schuck Graduate Assistant in Public History at UNLV.

Alison Bishop

Lecturer in Positive Psychology Coaching, University of East London

Lecturer in Positive Psychology Coaching, University of East London Dr Alison Bishop is a lecturer in Positive Psychology Coaching at the University of East London. She completed her PhD in psychology, studying resilience in the mothers of children with autism, which resulted in the creation of a kinder model of resilience. Alison previously worked at the University of Suffolk in the childhood studies department lecturing on the health and wellbeing of children. Alison is also a positive psychology coach specialising in coaching people with wellbeing goals.

Ariella Meltzer

Research Fellow in Social Impact, UNSW Sydney

Research Fellow in Social Impact, UNSW Sydney Dr Ariella Meltzer is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact, UNSW. Her research focus is on relationships and social change, with particular interests in disability, young people, siblings and families, mentoring, peer support and supportive community relationships. She also has a core research interest in information accessibility for people with disability. She has been involved in a range of research and evaluation across the social impact sector.

Alysson Watson

Associate lecturer in journalism, University of Newcastle

Associate lecturer in journalism, University of Newcastle Alysson Watson is a former journalist and media advisor who teaches journalism and public affairs at the University of Newcastle. For her PhD she is researching the 'death knock' practice of Australian print and digital journalists.

Alessandro Toffoli

Professor in Ocean Engineering, The University of Melbourne

Professor in Ocean Engineering, The University of Melbourne Prof Toffoli has a wealth of experience in ocean and coastal engineering, physical oceanography and air-sea interactions, which includes research, teaching, consultancy, working at the Universities and industry. With a Master degree in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Turin (Italy) and PhD in Civil Engineering from the KU Leuven (Belgium), he went on working in shipping industry (DNVGL) in Norway and academia (Swinburne University of Technology and University of Plymouth) in Australia and UK, before joining the University of Melbourne.

Alan Thomson

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Physical Education, University of Central Lancashire

Senior Lecturer in Sport and Physical Education, University of Central Lancashire Alan is the Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Sport and Physical Education degree. With particular expertise in understanding teacher interactions and interrelations in physical education departments, his teaching contributes to a range of socio-cultural and pedagogical modules at undergraduate level and to the sociological element of the taught Masters programme. Prior to working at a number of universities, Alan had previously taught in secondary education. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.