Assistant Professor in Management and Organizational Studies at Huron University College, Western University Richard Bloomfield is passionate about improving the environmental and social sustainability of food production and has taught numerous business management and entrepreneurship courses at the undergraduate level. In addition, he co-founded Urban Roots London in 2017, a non-profit urban farm that is addressing issues around food access. In late 2019 he co-founded Sidetrack: A Wortley Café where many of his passions intersect. Richard completed a Bachelor of Arts in Globalization Studies and his HBA from the Ivey Business School. Later he completed a Masters of Business Administration from Ivey as well. He is currently a PhD candidate in the Geography and Environment department at Western University studying the political economy of agro-food systems and examining current farmland policy, ownership dynamics, and alternative land-use models to support next or first-generation farmers in Ontario.
PhD Candidate in Molecular Biology and Plant Pathology, The University of Queensland I am a current PhD candidate in Molecular Plant Pathology at the University of Queensland, with my thesis focussing on RNA interference-mediated control and exploration of rust fungi. I have an Honours (Class I, Valedictorian) in Molecular Cell Biology, and a Bachelor of Science majoring in Plant Science and Genetics. I have worked for more than 4 years as a research assistant in Molecular Biology, Plant Pathology, and Forest Pathology. I also have several years of experience as a teaching assistant in Genetics, Plant Biotechnology, and Plant Pathology. I have published multiple peer-reviewed papers, spoken at conferences both within Australia and internationally, and participated in science communication and outreach through guest seminars and professional committee roles.
Research Associate - Brexit and UK devolved politics, Cardiff University I joined the Wales Governance Centre in October 2016 to undertake research into Brexit and UK devolved politics. Building on my background in EU politics and governance, I am now addressing questions surrounding the UK's withdrawal from the EU and the implications this will have for the politics and governance of a post-devolution UK. I'm particularly interested in exploring Brexit from a governance perspective, beyond focusing exclusively on what Brexit will mean in legal terms. I have recently been undertaking research into European networks and what Brexit will mean for UK-based actors who currently participate within these. Most recent conference presentation: 'Advancing UK agendas through European networks: Agency, opportunity structures and the hidden European Polity', Political Studies Association: Theorising Brexit, 28th March 2018, research with Dr Paul Copeland (Queen Mary University of London) Prior to joining the Wales Governance Centre, my research focused on EU politics and governance, as part of the Centre for European Law and Governance. From January 2013, I was a Research Associate on the project “Law, Science and Interests in European Policy-making” (LASI), an interdisciplinary research project funded by the European Research Council (PI: Prof. Stijn Smismans). As part of this project, I focused on horizontal governance practices, specifically the Commission's Integrated Impact Assessment, policy evaluation and mainstreaming. I also undertook some sector-specific work for the project, focusing on processes of participation and the use of different types of expertise within European employment policy; including the creation and use of employment indicators. As a complement to this governance research, I have a particular interest in gender and equality. This research builds largely on my PhD thesis on gender mainstreaming in the EU.
Research Fellow in Health Determinants of Research Collaboration, Lancaster University I am a Research Fellow at Lancaster University working with Blackpool Council on a National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Health Determinants Research Collaboration (HDRC). The purpose is to help enable local authorities to become more research-active and to make evidence-informed decisions by undertaking research and evaluation relating to their activities, including synthesising and mobilising existing evidence. My research focus is socio-ecological determinants of health and wellbeing, particularly in low-income urban settings. I am passionate about addressing the unjust deprivations and socio-economic conditions under which people live, grow and work, and the consequent inequalities in health and wellbeing. I have experience assessing vulnerability of the urban population to climatic and other environmental hazards and implementing feasible adaptation measures in different ecological contexts. My research approach involves multidisciplinary methods that combine qualitative and quantitative techniques with spatial analyses
Adjunct lecturer and nutritionist, UNSW Sydney 〰️ Registered Nutritionist with the Nutrition Society of Australia & Adjunct Lecturer @ the School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney 〰️ Conscious & compassionate eating & living 〰️ Use food to improve your life & change the world
Professor, Earth systems modelling, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz My research focuses on global groundwater in the context of global hydrological modeling. I'm interested in surface water body to groundwater interaction, human impact on groundwater resources and the impact of climate change on the hydrological cycle.
