Contributors

Diana Kuchinke

Lecturer in Ecology, Federation University Australia

Lecturer in Ecology, Federation University Australia My research is on the impact of fire on birds in the heathy dry forests of central Victoria.

David Hekman

Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, University of Colorado Boulder

Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership, University of Colorado Boulder David Hekman earned his Ph.D at the University of Washington's Foster School of Business and is an Associate Professor of Organizational Leadership and Information Analytics at the University of Colorado's Leeds School of Business. He is focused on improving organizational health by examining sources of professional workers’ (e.g. doctors, lawyers, and professors) motivation, sources and outcomes of virtuous leadership, and remedies for pervasive workplace racial and gender biases. His research has been published in a number of leading journals including Academy of Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of Applied Psychology, and Journal of Business Ethics, and has been featured in a number of media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, the Chicago Tribune, and National Public Radio.

Denielle Perry

Associate Professor, School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University

Associate Professor, School of Earth and Sustainability, Northern Arizona University With a political ecology lens and through use of multiple methods, I investigate river governance issues around the globe. Such research at the nexus of policy, discourse, and spatial analysis is a powerful platform for solving some of the most pressing environmental problems of our time related to the interconnected freshwater, biodiversity, and climate crises, as well as environmental justice and sustainability concerns. My current projects examine how the creation and application of protection and restoration policies on river systems around the globe can engender ecosystem service protection, climate adaptation, riverine ecosystem resilience, and social-ecological sustainability.

David A Mitchell

Clinical Profess CDU MENZIES School of Medicine and Faculty of Health Science, Charles Darwin University

Clinical Profess CDU MENZIES School of Medicine and Faculty of Health Science, Charles Darwin University Prof David Mitchell is a consultant psychiatrist, health leader, academic and community advocate. He has a special interest in Veteran Psychiatry that evolved through his 10 years' experience as a commissioned officer in the RAAF. He He is a Clinical Professor at CDU and an Associate Professor at Flinders University. He is currently the Chief Psychiatrist of the Northern Territory. The Northern Territory is a remote region of Australia with complex health needs, including a large burden of mental illness. It has a substantial first nation population with their own important health concerns. It is also a region with the largest proportion of military personnel. The Chief Psychiatrist is the senior leader for mental health within the NT jurisdiction and is committed to improving the mental health and understandings of mental health for all NT residents.

Daniel Bressington

Professor in Mental Health, Charles Darwin University

Professor in Mental Health, Charles Darwin University Professor Dan Bressington is a Professor in Mental Health at the Faculty of Health, Charles Darwin University. He is also an Adjunct Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) and Chiang Mai University (Thailand). He previously worked at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the Institute of Psychiatry (King's College London) and Canterbury Christ Church University (UK). Dan is a UK registered Mental Health Nurse with 30 years of experience, he publishes extensively and is an active journal editor and reviewer. He has around 150 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and is Associate Editor for Frontiers Public Mental Health (specialty section of Frontiers in Psychiatry). He is also is an Editorial Board Member for the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, BMC Psychiatry, British Journal of Mental Health Nursing and Nursing Reports (MDPI). His research interests include trauma, multimorbidity in people with severe mental illness, developing/testing psychosocial interventions to improve mental health and mental health literacy/stigma

Diana Tolmie

Senior Lecturer of Professional Practice, Griffith University

Senior Lecturer of Professional Practice, Griffith University Dr Diana Tolmie is Senior Lecturer of Professional Practice at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, D’Addario International Artist, and Chair of the Juror Council for the Australian Women in Music Awards. Passionately teaching and researching performance, pedagogy, musicians’ health and vocational preparation, her ongoing nation-wide investigation in the Transferable Skills of Musicians has seen her deliver a TEDx talk and guest on ABC radio. Her teaching excellence has been nationally recognised by: a University Australia Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2018), a 2021 Australian Universities Award for Teaching Excellence (Creative Arts) - the most recognised national teaching award in her field, and more recently the 2023 AFR Higher Education (Employability) Award. She continues to lead an exciting life as a freelance woodwind specialist in a multitude of genres, performing in countless interstate and international tours, plus appearing in live radio and television broadcasts as performer and speaker. For more information please visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-tolmie/