PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice, University of Canterbury I hold a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Laws and a Master of Criminal Justice (Distinction) (University of Canterbury) and my interests lie in prisons, punishment of criminal offending, and criminal justice systems. Prior to returning to academia to undertake my graduate studies, I practiced law and worked across various state agencies in Aotearoa New Zealand as a public servant.
Associate Professor of Accounting and Future Fund Fellow, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary Luminita Enache is an Associate Professor (with tenure) and a Future Fund Fellow. She joined the Haskayne School of Business in July 2018 as an Assistant Professor of Accounting. Her research interests lies at the intersection of accounting and finance, with a focus on empirical research that is closely guided by economic theory. Luminita is broadly focused on firms' information environment in capital markets, on the role intangibles plays in shaping the new economy firms, corporate governance and more recently on the health economics. Prior to joining Haskayne School of Business, Professor Enache worked at Tuck School of Business and for the Master of Health Care Delivery Science Program at Dartmouth College. Luminita held visiting positions at the MIT, at the University of Michigan and at Columbia Business School in New York. Moreover, she has been a Lecturer of Accounting in New Zealand, at Victoria University of Wellington. Professor Enache received her PhD in Economics and Management (with a concentration in Accounting) from the University of Padua (Italy) after spending part of her research period as a Visiting Ph.D. Scholar at the University of Michigan (U.S). Her dissertation won the European Institute for Advanced Studies (EIASM) Best Junior Contribution to the Development of Intangibles and Intellectual Capital Theory and Practice. Dr Enache also earned a B.A. in Finance and Banking and a B.S. in Nursing. Prior to joining academia, Luminita has worked as a Credit Analyst and as a Junior Relationship Manager for Raiffeisen Bank Romania.
Senior Lecturer, The University of Queensland Dr Levon Blue is employed as a Senior Lecturer in the Office of the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) at The University of Queensland. Her PhD focused on the financial literacy education practices in an Aboriginal community in Canada (that she is a member of) as a case study. Levon’s research focuses on financial literacy education practices and pathways to success in higher education with Indigenous peoples in Australia and Canada.
Research Assistant, School of Social Work, Toronto Metropolitan University Laura Perez Gonzalez is a research assistant in the School of Social Work at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her research focuses on education, immigration, women’s empowerment, and their intersectionalities in the experiences of youth.
Research Associate, University of Tasmania Following many years as advocate, policy analyst and manager working across the non-government sector, focusing particularly on climate, high seas and antarctic issues, Lyn undertook a PhD at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania and is now a research associate at IMAS and member of Centre for Marine Socio-ecology
Educational Developer, Mount Saint Vincent University Leigh-Ann MacFarlane is an educational developer at Mount Saint Vincent University as well as an instructor in the Biology department.
