Contributors

Ruth Dunn

Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University

Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University Ruth Dunn is a Senior Research Associate at Lancaster Environment Centre. She researches the ecology and conservation biology of marine systems with a focus on marine predators.

Renée Otmar

Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Health, Deakin University

Honorary Research Fellow, Faculty of Health, Deakin University Dr Renée Otmar HLM DE JMM* has been a professional editor since 1989 and has worked extensively in the publishing and related industries as a senior editor, managing editor, publisher, trainer and coach. She has conducted a parallel career in public health research and human research ethics, serving as a board director and on human research ethics committees since 2013. Renée regularly presents guest lectures, workshops and seminars on writing craft, editing practice, and writing and editing for diversity and representation. A certified coach, she provides training and professional supervision for editors and writers working with sensitive, explicit or distressing content. As a consultant and practising editor she works in academic, creative non-fiction and fiction genres (contemporary fiction, historical fiction, crime fiction and romance). She is a writer, ghostwriter and producer of life stories. Her publications include research papers in academic journals (e.g. Osteoporosis International and Lancet Oncology); In Cold Blood: The murder of baby Jordan (true crime, New Africa Books 2007); and Editing for Sensitivity, Diversity and Inclusion: A guide for professional editors (Cambridge University Press, 2023). * HLM – Honorary Life Member, Editors Victoria, a branch of IPEd, 2000 DE – Distinguished Editor, IPEd, 2008 JMM – Janet Mackenzie Medal, IPEd, 2022

René van Westen

Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Physics, Utrecht University

Postdoctoral Researcher in Climate Physics, Utrecht University René van Westen, Ph.D., is a postdoctoral researcher in climate physics and an expert in high-resolution climate modeling and AMOC dynamics.

Rachel Sykes

Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, University of Birmingham

Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature, University of Birmingham Rachel is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Literature and Culture at the University of Birmingham. Their research focuses on debates about the use of autobiographical experience, analysing recent literary and cultural texts – usually through a feminist lens – to question the cultural centrality of disclosure, confession, and transparency in contemporary British and American cultures.

Ray Nickson

Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle

Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Newcastle Law School, University of Newcastle Dr. Ray Nickson is Senior Lecturer at the School of Law and Justice, University of Newcastle. Prior to completing a PhD at The Australian National University, Dr. Nickson was admitted as Barrister and Solicitor in the Supreme Court of South Australia and practiced in criminal law. Dr. Nickson is also a legal practitioner in NSW. Dr. Nickson's research has focused on international criminal justice and transitional justice, restorative justice, and criminal law. His research projects have included an assessment of the impact that a mass literacy campaign for members of remote Aboriginal communities had on interactions with the justice system, and an extensive collaboration with Native American tribes to study their restorative justice practices. Dr. Nickson's current research explores the role of public-funded criminal defence lawyers and their professional experiences in providing justice for the most marginalised members of our communities.

Rainer Groh

Senior Lecturer in Digital Engineering of Structures, University of Bristol

Senior Lecturer in Digital Engineering of Structures, University of Bristol