Contributors

Shurlee Swain

Professor of Humanities, Australian Catholic University

Professor of Humanities, Australian Catholic University Shurlee Swain is a social historian who has researched extensively in areas relating to treatment of women and children in the past.

Sean O'Byrne

Associate Professor, Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney

Associate Professor, Deputy Head of School (Research), School of Engineering and Information Technology, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney Sean O'Byrne is an Associate Professor and Deputy Head of School (Research) in the UNSW Canberra School of Engineering and Information Technology. Research Experience Hypersonics and re-entry physics Sensors for hypersonic flight testing Laser spectroscopy Tuneable diode laser absorption spectroscopy Laser-induced fluorescence Laser-enhanced ignition in high-speed diffusive flames Laser-based sensors for emissions monitoring, engine diagnostics Thermal and chemical nonequilibrium in hypersonic flows Aviation safety - laser pointer attacks on pilots Teaching Experience Research-led, project-based teaching Courses taught include - Hypersonics, Microcontroller-based instrumentation Additional Experience NRC Postdoctoral fellow NASA Langley Reserach Center, Hampton, VA, USA (2002-2003) New South Global Postdoctoral Fellow, UNSW@ADFA, Canberra Australia (2004-2006) Consulting Interests Industrial application of laser-based diagnostics Gaeous mixing and pollutant dispersion measurement Hypersonic technologies and their applications

Simone Pedrini

Lecturer in ecological restoration, Curtin University

Lecturer in ecological restoration, Curtin University Simone Pedrini is a lecturer in environmental restoration at the School of Molecular and Life Sciences a Curtin University. His primary focus is optimising the native seed supply chain for ecological restoration, from seed collection and production, seed processing, quality testing, dormancy treatment, seed enhancement, and seed use in the field. He was co-founder and managing director of the first Italian native plant nursery and seed supplier, Flora Conservation (2012 to 2015). He obtained a PhD in "Seed enhancement technology application to native seeds" from Curtin University (2015-2019). Simone is a certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner, Chair of the International Network for Seed-Based Restoration and advisor to the European Native Seed Producers Association.

Sunil Gurmukh

Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Western University

Visiting Lecturer, Faculty of Law, Western University Sunil Gurmukh is a human rights lawyer and Visiting Lecturer at Western Law, where he is leading the Hidden Racial Profiling Project and teaching courses on hate speech in Canada and racial profiling in policing. He has worked on significant human rights cases at the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario and all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He has a B.Comm. from Queen's University (2005) and an LL.B. from Western University (2008). He articled at Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP and was called to the bar in 2009. Sunil is currently on leave from his role of Counsel at the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC). Prior to joining the OHRC in 2011, he worked at the African Canadian Legal Clinic as a Staff Lawyer. He has been recognized for his human rights work as a winner of the 2016 Precedent Setter Award and 2017 Hennessy V.S.O.P. Privilège Award and member of Bay Street Bull’s 2017 Power 50 Guide. In 2019, he was named as one of country's top 25 most influential lawyers by Canadian Lawyer Magazine. He also won Western’s Young Alumni Award in 2021.

Suzi Malan

Manager: Partnerships and Projects at Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria

Manager: Partnerships and Projects at Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria Dr Suzi Malan is currently working for the University of Pretoria in a multi-disciplinary academic environment with a focus on sustainable community development, particularly in the field of primary healthcare and One Health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she acted as project manager of two large collaborations with mine companies to support mine communities and mineworkers with providing homebased care. Suzi thrives in environments focused on finding holistic policy solutions related to any of the country’s environmental and societal challenges.

Saiendhra Moodley

Public Health Medicine Specialist and Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria

Public Health Medicine Specialist and Senior Lecturer, University of Pretoria Dr Saiendhra Moodley is a public health medicine specialist and a Senior Lecturer in the Division of Behaviour and Health Management Sciences, School of Health Systems and Public Health at the University of Pretoria. He has a broad range of health systems experience and has worked at the Office of Health Standards Compliance, in the Department of Public Health Medicine at Steve Biko Academic Hospital/University of Pretoria, and in the Provincial Department of Health in the Western Cape. He has previously served as Vice-President and President of the Public Health Association of South Africa, and is the current President of the College of Public Health Medicine (SA). His research focus areas are public mental health and human resources for health.