Contributors

Elisa Clark

Ph.D. Candidate in Bioengineering, University of Washington

Ph.D. Candidate in Bioengineering, University of Washington Elisa is investigating the molecular regulators of T-cell dysfunction in chronic infection and cancer.

Elise Waghorn

Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University

Lecturer, School of Education, RMIT University I have extensive experience within the Early Childhood Sector, training and research. With over 16 years of diverse involvement in the field, I have worked as a kindergarten teacher, facilitated family day care, and teaching expertise at the tertiary level for the past 8 years. My extensive background allows me to approach my research project, exploring the everyday lifeworlds of children in Australia and their connection to policy and educational experiences in Hong Kong and Singapore, with a comprehensive perspective. Furthermore, my teaching endeavors, with a specific focus on early childhood pedagogical practices, have not only supported and influenced children's wellbeing but have also aspiring educators at the tertiary level. I also have an unwavering dedication to amplifying children's rights and ensuring their voices are heard and respected is a driving force behind her commitment to the field.

Emma Heffernan

Associate Professor in Architecture, University of Sydney

Associate Professor in Architecture, University of Sydney Dr Emma Heffernan is an Associate Professor in Architecture in the School of Architecture, Design & Planning at The University of Sydney. Emma is a UK Registered Architect with over a decade of experience in architectural practice in the UK. Emma has strengths in leadership in Teaching and Learning, and a developing portfolio of pedagogical research. Emma’s teaching and curriculum development are enriched by the experience and knowledge she brings from her first career as an architect, together with her research in sustainable buildings. Emma is a passionate teacher, who supports and challenges her students to apply themselves to real-world problems. Emma’s research has a policy and practice focus, and is underpinned by a concern for how our homes and communities can support healthy, affordable and sustainable lives. Her research interests and expertise include a circular economy in the built environment, construction waste, sustainable construction, energy efficient design in residential buildings, zero carbon homebuilding, net zero apartment buildings, sustainable communities, and collaborative housing.

Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén

Fulbright Scholar and Sweden-America Foundation Research Fellow, University of Southern California

Fulbright Scholar and Sweden-America Foundation Research Fellow, University of Southern California Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén is a Fulbright Scholar and an Anders Zorn Sweden-America Foundation Research Fellow at the School of Cinematic Arts of the University of Southern California. She holds a doctoral degree in Fashion Studies from Stockholm University, a master of arts in cinema studies from the same institution, and a bachelor of science in public relations from U.A.D.E. She is the receipent of the Rettig Prize 2024, granted by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities for her research on the fashion industry and the working functions of the film medium, social analysis in relation to fashion, film and television. According to the institution's press release, "Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén's research, in its wealth of perspective and power, is fundamental to the subject's identity and has given perspective on the possibilities of fashion studies." (Vitterhetsakademin 2024) Her research explores the media dimensions of the historical liaisons between Hollywood and the fashion industry. She is particularly interested in studying how Hollywood's intermedial reach helped propel the international fashion system through the global circulation of cultural and economic capital. Castaldo Lundén departs from the study of discourses originating in public relations, advertising, marketing, and other institutional practices to understand how ideas travel into popular culture and manifest in social and cultural phenomena. Her work contributes to the pool of knowledge about the United States's rise to power in the global arena by circulating popular culture to propel consumer culture during the 20th Century. Her research is heavily driven by archival sources and integrates fashion, cinema, and media history. ​ Her latest book, Fashion on the Red Carpet: A History of the Oscars, Fashion, and Globalisation, historicizes the Academy Awards' red-carpet phenomenon, tracing the liaison between Hollywood and fashion institutions to explain how public relations campaigns and the media articulated fashion discourses around the Oscars leading to the institutionalization of the red-carpet as a global fashion media event. She is currently writing a book about the history of fashion in newsreels.

Erica Borgstrom

Professor of Medical Anthropology, The Open University

Professor of Medical Anthropology, The Open University I am a Professor of Medical Anthropology at The Open Univeristy. My specialist area in research and teaching is death and dying, with an emphasis on end-of-life care and bereavement. I use my anthropological skills to disrupt the normative concepts in end-of-life care by foregrounding people’s everyday experiences and the structural and discursive elements that shape how care is provided. I also lead the university's Open Thanatology group, focusing on education and research about death-related topics. I'm co-editor of the journal Mortality and on the council for the Association for the Study of Death and Society. I am a Fellow the Royal Anthropological Institute and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).

Ellen Baker

PhD Candidate, Nutritional Ecology, University of Oxford

PhD Candidate, Nutritional Ecology, University of Oxford My main research interest is pollination biology and I'm fascinated by understanding what factors influence the relationships we see between pollinators and flowers. This interest was sparked when I read 'The Biology of Flowers' by Eigil Holm during my A levels. My PhD has focussed on collecting nutritional data from a wide range of plants and bees so we can better understand what nutrients bees are obtaining from different flowers. My research career began during my undergraduate degree in Biology at the University of Bristol, after which I pursued my interest in plants by studying for an MSc in Plant and Fungal Taxonomy, Diversity and Conservation at RBG Kew. After completing my masters I left academia for a few years. During this time I worked on systematic mapping projects looking into the impact of sustainability standards, followed by becoming a plant sciences content editor at the Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International. I am in the last year of my PhD which has been in collaboration with RBG Kew.