Professor of Biogeography, Auckland University of Technology Len Gillman is Head of Science at Auckland University of Technology and a professor of biogeography. His research interests include polar ecology, plant ecology, global patterns in primary productivity and species richness, environmental influences on rates of genetic evolution, and conservation. He has published in international journals including; PNAS, Molecular Biology and Evolution, Global Ecology and Biogeography, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Ecology, Evolution, and Frontiers in Plant Science. He has used drones for ecological and conservation research in Antarctica, Namibia, and Western Australia, and has field experience in environments from the Arctic to Antarctic and from tropical rainforests to tropical deserts. Prior to joining AUT, Len Gillman worked as a campaign manager for a New Zealand conservation organisation, he has an interest in the synergy between Art and Science and has published a YA grounded fantasy novel.
Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, University of Wollongong Lance is a Research Fellow in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child where he explores children's (0-8 years) experiences with digital technology and play based learning. Lance has a background in public health research and completed his PhD in Human Geography in 2022. His PhD explored the lived experience of cyclists in Wollongong and draws on feminist corporeal scholarship.
Associate teaching fellow, Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick Leanne’s research typically explores the intersections between popular music, memory, and nostalgia. She is currently working on her first monograph, which explores memory and materiality in music programming. She has published writing on televised music histories, arts programming and the life of BBC Four, and the television documentaries on Amy Winehouse. She has also written several book chapters on the function and meaning of film scores in Watership Down (1978), and the films of Jane Campion and Julie Taymor. She is also interested in biopics, and performance and stardom. Her forthcoming co-written chapter explores these issues in television dramas on Cilla Black and Shirley Bassey.
Masters student, Psychoeducation, Université de Montréal I am currently completing my master's degree in psycho-education at the Université de Montréal. My research looks at the impacts throughout life of early healthy lifestyle.
Professor, School of Psychoeducation and researcher at CHU Sainte-Justine, Université de Montréal Linda Pagani is a professor with the University of Montreal's School of Psychoeducation, a researcher at the Research Centre at CHU Sainte-Justine (University Hospital Centre), and a member of the Groupe de recherche sur les environnements scolaires (School Environment Research Group) of the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture.
Professor of Media Cultures, University of Portsmouth Following undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Lancaster and Nottingham universities I came to Portsmouth in 2004, when I joined as Lecturer in Media Studies. In January 2007, I become Principal Lecturer in Media Studies and was Subject Leader for the BA(Hons) Media Studies and combined honours degree programmes until 2011. In May 2011, I was made Reader and then in June 2019 I became Professor of Media Cultures. My PhD focussed on Star Trek fans and American culture and my research interests have rested mainly in the areas of science fiction, popular culture, American film and television and fandom. As I have continued to publish on fans and fan practices my research has turned to examine the cultural and creative links between audiences and the media entertainment industries; particularly the affective and nostalgic relationships fans create with media texts through production, preservation and place.
