Contributors

Kate Simpson

Sessional academic, Bond University

Sessional academic, Bond University Kate Simpson is a Provisional Psychologist and Sessional Teaching Fellow at Bond University. Kate is currently completing her Master of Psychology (Clinical) while tutoring in psychology subjects. Kate has published evidence-based research on nostalgia, food and mood.

Kora DeBeck

Distinguished Associate Professor, School of Public Policy; Dorothy Killam Fellow; CIHR Applied Public Health Chair, Simon Fraser University

Distinguished Associate Professor, School of Public Policy; Dorothy Killam Fellow; CIHR Applied Public Health Chair, Simon Fraser University Kora DeBeck, PhD, is a Distinguished Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University and Research Scientist at the BC Centre on Substance Use. She is a Dorothy Killam Fellow and CIHR Applied Public Health Chair. DeBeck has been conducting research involving people who use drugs for over fifteen years and has published over 200 peer-reviewed studies in the area of substance use and drug policy.

Kate Diesfeld

Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology

Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology

Kristina Thompson

Assistant professor, Health & Society, Wageningen University

Assistant professor, Health & Society, Wageningen University I have degrees in economics, health sciences and history, although my research is most at home in health demography. In my research, I explore long-run changes in health and mortality, and use statistical and computational methods to do so. My Ph.D. project (alongside Bjorn Quanjer) focused on explaining how the Dutch have grown to be the tallest nation in the world, and what consequences this might have for social, economic and health outcomes.

Kate Brantley

Research Area Specialist, University of Michigan

Research Area Specialist, University of Michigan Kate Brantley, MSW, is a research area specialist at Housing Solutions for Health Equity at the University of Michigan. Their work focuses on eviction injustice, the consequences of forced displacement for mental health and community well-being, and structural change that affirms housing as a human right.

Kate Huppatz

Professor in Sociology, Western Sydney University

Professor in Sociology, Western Sydney University Professor Kate Huppatz is Associate Dean, Research (School of Social Sciences), and Research Lead of SAGE/Athena Swan at WSU. She specialises in the study of gender (especially women and girls), labour, care and occupations. Her recent empirical research has explored gendered violence in workplaces and relationships, gender equity in academia, and labour market inequalities for western Sydney women, having impact on policy and practice. Dr Huppatz's publications include the books: The Good Mother' (with Sue Goodwin, 2010), 'Gender Capital at Work' (2012), 'Identity and Belonging' (with Hawkins and Matthews, 2016), and 'Gender, Work and Social Theory' (2023).