Swapnesh Masrani is currently Lecturer at the University of Stirling. Swapnesh is the Deputy Director of the Stirling MBA. His research interests are in management history and strategic management. Swapnesh obtained his PhD from the University of St Andrews where he examined the strategic response of firms to growing international competition in the Dundee jute industry during the 20th century. Currently he is researching the origins and development of governance structures of large businesses in India during the 20th century.
Steve Monk was appointed in 2007 and has research interests in novel neutron detector design, Human replacement robotics in decommissioning environments, and general radioactive environment characterization. He has supervised four PhD students within the subject areas of neutron spectrometry, robotics in decommissioning, Post Operational Clear Out (POCO) at Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant and the design of neutron reflecting blankets for fusion reactors. Before taking up the lectureship, Steve undertook a research associate post building a novel neutron spectrometer with a PhD building a ultra sensitive ethane detector before that. Steve also teaches three undergraduate modules; Nuclear instrumentation, general instrumentation and 2nd engineering projects (know nas the robot project). as well as being the rep. for Lancaster's part of the Nuclear Technology Educational Consortium (NTEC). Steve has a publication record which features this work as well as more left field subjects such as the generation of Bessel beams using an axicon. His work over the years has taken him to such locations as TRIUMF (Vancouver), Los Alamos National Labs (New Mexico), The Jungfraujoch laboratory (Switzerland), The COMSATS institute (Lahore) and The Fukushima research centre (Japan). When not at work, Steve likes to play football with the graduate team and play badminton with the Bailrigg badminton slub.
Stephen H. Jones is a sociologist with interests in religion and social change, faith-based political participation, religion and education and the impact of public policy on religious organisations. He specialises in Islam in the UK. He is currently Research Fellow at Newman University, Birmingham, where he is researching religion and evolutionary science.
Dr Sharron O'Neill joined Macquarie University in July 2011 as a Research Fellow in the International Governance and Performance (IGAP) Research Centre. Sharron came to academia from an established career as a financial accountant, primarily in healthcare and multi-national manufacturing firms where her responsibilities included financial accounting, treasury and the oversight of human resource and accounts payable and receivables departments. Sharron's current research focuses on corporate governance and accountability, particularly corporate social and non-financial performance. Her niche area of expertise is work health and safety (WHS) risk and performance measurement, both financial and non-financial. Sharron's WHS research has examined the measurement, reporting and analysis of WHS inputs, processes and outcomes using both traditional and contemporary performance indicators and has employed a variety of research methods. She has also undertaken and published research in the areas of environmental risk management, financial accounting, management accounting and professions. Sharron is a member of CPA Australia, the Safety Institute of Australia and the National Safety Council of Australia. She actively engages with industry, presenting her research, and providing advice on WHS performance measurement and reporting to members of the accounting, financial services, safety and legal professions as well as sustainability assurers and ASX100 firms. Sharron is currently leading a number of WHS projects that bring together the accounting profession, safety profession and Federal Government with a view to improving WHS governance and the reliability and decision-relevance of WHS performance information. Prior to her appointment to IGAP in 2011, Sharron held academic positions at the University of Sydney and at the University of Western Sydney where she was also Head of Postgraduate Programs. She has developed, coordinated and delivered undergraduate and postgraduate subjects in financial accounting, management accounting, accounting theory, social and environmental accounting and accounting for corporate social responsibility.
Stefan Rother is a researcher and lecturer at the Department of Political Science, Albert Ludwigs University, Freiburg, Germany. His research focus is on transnational migration, global governance, social movements, regional integration and non-/post-Western theories of international relations. He was previously a fellow at the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS) and researcher and editorial manager at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute for socio-cultural research, Freiburg. Rother has conducted extensive fieldwork in Southeast Asia as well as participant observation at global governance fora and civil society events. He is a board member of the German Association for Asian Studies (DGA) and speaker of the working group on migration in the German political science association (AK Migrationspolitik in der DVPW). His latest monograph is “Democratization through Migration? Political Remittances and Participation of Philippine Return Migrants” (Lexington 2016, with Christl Kessler).
An academic, researcher and a lecturer. Completed a PhD at Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute on the topics of transglobal activism and migrants' (dis)connecions with nature. Lecturer in sustainable development and in other humanities disciplines for the Office of teaching and learning. Previously lecturing International Political Economy (Curtin University) and Asian Studies (University of Notre Dame Australia). Employed previously as a researcher at John Curtin Centre of Public Policy and a sustainability consultant. Currently working at Ethics, Equity and Social Justice office, developing and implementing strategies towards equity in higher education. A devoted life-long Go player.
