Medical Doctor. Interdisciplinary Lecturer. PhD Student, History and Philosophy of Science., University of Sydney I am a medical doctor with a Bachelor of Science (majoring in physics and microbiology), Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Masters of International Health. I am also a PhD student studying science communication, specifically the importance of human stories and the compatibility with the scientific view of determinism. I am currently an Interdisciplinary Lecturer at the University of Sydney, having delivered projects on health equity and youth development, and am currently working on projects with the Australian Space Agency and Australian Science Communicators. My other roles include being an academic at Torrens University teaching health communication and diagnosis, as well as being the Chair of Youth and Future Leaders for the Rotary Club of Sydney Cove. My main research interests are health anthropology and approaches to science communication.
Research Fellow, Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology Casey is a research fellow at the Australian Centre for Health Law Research, Queensland University of Technology and the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with qualifications in biomedicine, population health and law. She has a strong research interest in all aspects of health law. She is particularly interested in end of life, abortion, genetics and conscientious objection.
Lecturer, The University of Melbourne My PhD was conferred by Deakin University in February 2023. My research looks at how STEM teaching and learning occurs in bush kinders. My PhD was 'by publication' and included 10 academic articles. I also have contributed to a number of book chapters and practitioner publications. Bush kinders are a nature-based early childhood education context where 3 to 5 year old spend time in nature.
Professor of Marine Biology, University of Southampton I am a professor of Marine Biology at the University of Southampton - I explore how animals interact with their environment by reading clues coded in the chemistry of their tissues. I am especially interested in how temperature influences the energetics of fishes and other animals, and how this might help us predict some consequences of global climate change.
Director, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists & Adjunct Lecturer, UNSW Sydney Dr Celine Steinfeld is a geographer specialising in freshwater science and policy in Australia. Celine completed her honours and PhD research in river management in the Murray-Darling Basin at the University of New South Wales. She won the University Medal in 2008, the NSW Government Peter Cullen Postgraduate Scholarship in 2009 and the international River Management Young Achievers Award in 2012. After graduating, Celine worked in policy implementation at the Murray-Darling Basin Authority. She is now Director at the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, a not for profit organisation with the goal of linking science to public policy. She continues her research as an Adjunct Lecturer at UNSW Sydney’s Centre for Ecosystem Science.
Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations, University of Windsor Catherine Vanner is an Assistant Professor of Educational Foundations and the Vice President of Research and Innovation Research Chair for the Faculty of Education at the University of Windsor. She uses qualitative and participatory research to study the relationship between gender, education, and violence in diverse country contexts.
