Contributors

Savitri Taylor

Associate Professor, Law School, La Trobe University

Associate Professor, Law School, La Trobe University Savitri Taylor's research over the past 30 years has focused on refugee law and asylum policy at the national, regional and international level.

Simon McKenzie

Lecturer in Law, Griffith University

Lecturer in Law, Griffith University Simon's research focusses on international criminal law and international humanitarian law, bringing doctrinal rigour together with an engagement with legal theory and more critical perspectives of international law. He is interested in exploring doctrinal dilemmas that reveal the underlying structures or values of the legal regime, and thinking about whether these can be supported or resisted. This has included considering the legal challenges connected with the defence and security applications of science and technology, as well as broader research and teaching interests in related domestic legal regimes.

Sylvester Kaczmarek

Chief Technology Officer, Imperial College London

Chief Technology Officer, Imperial College London Sylvester Kaczmarek is chief technology officer at OrbiSky Systems, where he specializes in the integration of artificial intelligence, robotics, cybersecurity, and edge computing in aerospace applications. His expertise includes architecting and leading the development of secure AI/machine learning capabilities and advancing cislunar robotic intelligence systems. Read more at SylvesterKaczmarek.com

Sarah-Jane Page

Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham

Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Nottingham Sarah-Jane is a sociologist of religion, specialising in gender and sexuality. After working at Aston University for over a decade, she joined the University of Nottingham as an Associate Lecturer in 2023. She is currently working on projects related to abortion attitudes and anti-abortion activism, abuse in religious contexts pertaining to the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, and school protests in relation to sex education teaching. Previously, she completed a PhD on clergy motherhood and Anglican clergy husbands at the University of Nottingham and undertook various postdoctoral positions at Durham University and the University of Nottingham respectively. Between 2009-2011, She worked on the large grant, Religion, Youth and Sexuality: A Multi-faith Exploration, with Professor Andrew Yip and Dr Michael Keenan. Utilising a mixed methods approach, this research focused on 18- to 25-year-olds from a variety of religious backgrounds in order to understand attitudes and practices around sexuality.

Stephanie Eccles

PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, Concordia University

PhD Candidate, Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment, Concordia University Stephanie Eccles is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Concordia University in the Department of Geography, Planning, and Environment. Stephanie is interested in the intersection of the climate crisis, animals, and society. Her dissertation focuses on the emerging biogas industry in North Carolina where she asks what does it mean to make agricultural waste essential in the 'Just Transition'? In addition, Stephanie is also researching farmed animals in disasters in the USA and Canadian contexts.

Sarah E. Turner

Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University

Associate Professor, Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University Sarah Turner is a primate behavioural ecologist whose research focuses on disability and physical impairment, behavioural plasticity, and the impacts of human-induced environmental change. She conducts research on free-ranging Japanese macaques at the Awajishima Monkey Center in Japan, and collaborative research on bearded and blond capuchin monkey behaviour and conservation in Brazil. She has a PhD in Anthropology (Primatology) from the University of Calgary, and was a post-doctoral fellow in Biology at McGill University before starting her position at Concordia University.