Contributors

Juliana S. Oliveira

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Physical Activity, University of Sydney

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Physical Activity, University of Sydney Juliana’s postdoctoral research focuses on physical activity interventions to prevent falls in middle-aged and older people. She currently coordinates a large MRFF-funded trial evaluating the effect of a physical activity intervention among middle-aged women.

Jacqueline Nguyen

Scientific Officer in Ornithology, Australian Museum, and ARC DECRA Fellow, Flinders University

Scientific Officer in Ornithology, Australian Museum, and ARC DECRA Fellow, Flinders University I am an Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow at Flinders University and a Scientific Officer in Ornithology at the Australian Museum. My research interests include the systematics, morphology, and evolution of fossil and modern birds, especially Australian songbirds. I am interested in using a combination of fossils, morphology, and DNA to gain a better understanding of the evolutionary history of birds, both living and extinct.

Jason Sawyer

Associate Professor of Exercise and Movement Science, Bryant University

Associate Professor of Exercise and Movement Science, Bryant University Jason Sawyer, Associate Professor and Exercise and Movement Science Program Coordinator, received his Ph.D. from Springfield College. He has previously taught at numerous institutions, most recently Rhode Island College. An accomplished scholar and presenter, Sawyer’s research interests have recently focused on the effects of exercise on depression in college-aged individuals. He has previously served as the Rhode Island state representative for the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and his coaching experience includes strength and conditioning, Olympic weightlifting, basketball, and martial arts. He received his B.S. from Plymouth State University and his M.S. from Springfield College.

Joseph Soares

Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University

Professor of Sociology, Wake Forest University Joseph A. Soares is a professor of sociology at Wake Forest University. His book, "The Power of Privilege" (Stanford University Press 2007) was instrumental to Wake Forest’s decision to go test-optional in admissions. He organized a national conference on “rethinking admissions” at Wake Forest in April 2009, involving admissions deans and researchers from many universities, including Berkeley, Duke, Georgia, Harvard, Howard, Texas, Virginia, and Yale. Soares has presented his critical findings on standardized tests and college admissions at regional and national conferences of the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools, the College Board, the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling, and to the National Association for College Admission Counseling. An earlier book on universities in the UK, "The Decline of Privilege" (Stanford University Press 1999) won a national award from the American Sociological Association. In graduate school at Harvard University, Soares was a Krupp Fellow of the Center for European Studies; a US Congress Jacob Javits Fellow; and a Visiting Fellow at Nuffield College, Oxford University. Before moving to Wake Forest, Soares taught as a Lecturer at Harvard and was an assistant and associate professor of Sociology at Yale. For most of 2008, he was a member of the national education policy group for Barack Obama’s campaign for US President. His most recent book is an edited collection, "SAT WARS: The Case for Test-Optional Admissions," Teachers College Press, 2012. In 2012 and 2013, the New York Times recommended "SAT WARS" as one of its top ten books for summer reading on college issues.

Jane Menzies

Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast

Senior Lecturer in International Business, University of the Sunshine Coast Jane Menzies completed her PhD at Monash University in 2005, on women’s participation in international assignments in Multinational Enterprises. Jane is now a Senior Lecturer in International Business at the University of Sunshine Coast. Her research interests are in internationalisation of firms, transitional issues of international students, including into and out of University, women’s entrepreneurship, and gender issues in organisations. Jane has published in Thunderbird International Business Review, AIB Insights, International Journal of Consumer Studies, International Journal of Conflict Management, Management International Review, Human Resource Management Review, International Trade Journal, Australian Journal of Career Development, and a range of education journals. Jane published a book with Routledge in 2018 on ‘Innovation and Internationalisation: Australian SMEs in China. ’ Jane has over the years been awarded grants at the Australia China Council (2013) and more recently at the Council for Australia Latin America Relations (2022) both at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Jocelyn Jones

Research Associate in Justice Health and Social Issues, Curtin University

Research Associate in Justice Health and Social Issues, Curtin University Jocelyn comes from a nursing background with a Masters in Epidemiology and is currently a PhD candidate with the Telethon Kids Institute Jocelyn has extensive experience in the fields of Aboriginal primary health care services, health research, policy development and justice services. Her areas of research interest are Aboriginal health, child protection and justice, particularly juvenile delinquency and women in prison.