Climate Program Manager, Institute of Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Kate joins ICEDS from Deloitte’s Sustainability and Climate Change Team where she supported the development of the methodology for the ongoing National Climate Risk Assessment, and worked closely with federal government clients on their assessment of physical climate risk. Kate also worked closely with ASX20 diversified mining companies to embed Environmental, Social and Governance policies at an operational level. Prior to her role at Deloitte, Kate worked for ISS ESG as a controversy analyst, where she investigated corporate breaches of human rights and environmental norms, with a focus on the metals and mining sector. As part of this work she engaged with ASX300 companies and their investors to better understand ongoing remediation efforts, and wrote several thought leadership pieces on behalf of ISS ESG, focusing on the Australian mining industry and its relationship with cultural heritage law.
Associate Vice President of Research, University of Iowa I am a Religious Studies-trained Ph.D. and my research and scholarship focuses on religion, migration, and work in the United States. I focus on the cultural history and anthropology of Catholicism and am a specialist in Latina/x/o Catholicisms. I have authored five books and numerous articles and am working on a new book about the value of colleges and universities today, and why the humanities matter more than ever. I have been a college professor since 2001, and have mentored numerous undergraduates and graduate students in the humanities and adjacent fields. I am currently Associate Vice President of Research at The University of Iowa, where I oversee and support faculty and graduate student research and creative work in the arts, humanities, and social sciences.
Assistant professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California I am a cosmologist who focuses on developing tests of fundamental physics theories with astrophysical data. Most of my work has focused on gravitational waves and dark matter. I am currently an Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy at the University of Southern California.
PhD Candidate, University of Bath I am a current PhD student at the University of Bath. My background is in human physiology, and I am investigating the topic of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA), which affects people after a serious knee injury such as an ACL tear.
Senior Lecturer in Zoology, Western Sydney University Senior Lecturer in Zoology at Western Sydney University, Managing Director of Invertebrates Australia, Biodiversity Council councilor, co-chair of the IUCN Grasshopper Specialist Group. Former member of the NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee, former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9375-4527
Professor of Teaching, Department of Language and Literacy Education, University of British Columbia Kedrick James is Professor of Teaching in the Department of Language and Literacy Education at the University of British Columbia. He is also a poet and language software application developer.
