Contributors

Tivani Mashamba-Thompson

Professor and Deputy Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of Pretoria

Professor and Deputy Dean Research and Postgraduate Studies, University of Pretoria

Tony McNulty

Lecturer/Teaching Fellow, British Politics and Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London

Lecturer/Teaching Fellow, British Politics and Public Policy, Queen Mary University of London Tony McNulty is currently a Teaching Fellow/Lecturer in British Politics and Public Policy at Queen Mary University of London. He had various academic roles such as a Principal Lecturer in Organisational Behaviour at the University of North London and a lecturer in Politics at Kingston University for some years before becoming a Member of Parliament for Harrow East in 1997 until 2010. During his political career, Tony was a government minister in various departments including the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Transport and the Home Office. After securing an M.A in Political Journalism from City University, he took a PhD at Queen Mary University of London looking at the role of ministers in decision and policy making – using his experience in the Home Office as examples. Since returning to the academic world, he has taught in various roles at QMUL teaching mostly British Politics, US Politics, Political Analysis and Foreign Policy Analysis. His research interests include the centrality of the House of Commons in the UK political constitution, party politics and elections, and the politics of the Labour Party. He also has a keen interest in the use of rhetoric in politics and the politics of the French Fifth Republic.

Tiffany Hore

Co-Researcher on Gypsy and Traveller Voices in Music Archives, University of East Anglia

Co-Researcher on Gypsy and Traveller Voices in Music Archives, University of East Anglia Tiffany Hore is a co-researcher on the University of East Anglia's project 'Gypsy and Traveller Voices in Music Archives'. She is the Director of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and its attached archive at the English Folk Dance and Song Society. As custodian of England's national folk archive, she has written on Vaughan Williams and spoken at conferences in the UK, Ireland and Italy. She has also organised international conferences on diversity in folk, re-inventing tradition in folk dance, song collecting, and Vaughan Williams and folk. After studying History at Cambridge University and Library and information Studies at UCL, Tiffany worked in medical libraries for some years, before managing the library and learning resources at London Contemporary Dance School, and working on projects at UCL and King's College London. She has been at the VWML since 2020. She is also a flautist and singer.

Ty Christopher

Director Energy Futures Network, University of Wollongong

Director Energy Futures Network, University of Wollongong Ty Christopher is a former General Manager, Asset Management with Endeavour Energy with over 38 years experience in the electricity supply industry. Ty led the introduction of new technology into the electricity supply industry; such as large scale battery storage, embedded generation, and digital asset management techniques. Ty is now the Director Energy Futures Network at the University of Wollongong, focussing on coordinated education and research into the future of energy supply.

Tash Pocovi

Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University

Postdoctoral research fellow, Department of Health Sciences, Macquarie University Dr Natasha Pocovi is a postdoctoral researcher, physiotherapist, and casual tutor at Macquarie University. Her research interests are in improving care delivery within the physiotherapy profession and preventing musculoskeletal pain. The main trial of her PhD was the NHMRC-funded WalkBack trial, which is examining the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a physiotherapist-prescribed walking and education program for the prevention of low back pain recurrences.

Thomas Davies

Honorary Researcher, Environment Centre, Lancaster University

Honorary Researcher, Environment Centre, Lancaster University Thomas Davies is an Honorary Researcher at Lancaster University and a consultant at Small World Consulting. His role involves conducting carbon footprint assessments for a wide range of organisations, developing carbon calculator tools, and researching the environmental impacts of food, land use, and ICT. He also has a PhD in Plant Molecular Biology from the University of Sheffield.