PhD Candidate, University of Sydney Talara Lee is a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, interested in gender, employment relations and the future of work. Her current research projects focus on gendered careers in the professions, and the intersection of employment relations policy with women's working lives. Talara holds a Master of Social Policy from the University of Melbourne and brings to her research over ten years' industry experience in employment relations and public policy across all levels of government and in the private sector.
Chair of the Department of Religion and Professor at the Department of Religion and the Center for African Studies, University of Florida Dr. Terje Østebø is a Professor in the Department of Religion and the Center for African Studies, University of Florida. He is the founding director of the Center for Global Islamic Studies and currently the chair of the Department of Religion.
Associate Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, Florida State University I am committed to seeking sustainable pathways to reducing risk and building socio-ecological resilience to natural and industrial hazards. My research intends to promote grassroots level capacities through community outreach and participatory engagement. I work to build new bridges between scholarship and practice to uncover the intricacy of issues facing highly vulnerable localities while engaging and empowering communities to identify and direct their pathways towards shaping more resilient places. My teaching philosophy is guided by a desire to expand critical thinking, technical competence and hands-on engagement in order to advance inclusive and socially just solutions to environmental problems faced by marginalized and vulnerable groups.
Research Associate in Public Policy, University of Liverpool Tom joined the Heseltine Institute in 2020 after completing his PhD at the Department for Planning and Environmental Management at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on central-local relations and sub-national governance, with a particular focus on the scalar politics of infrastructure planning and development. He has published on regional policy and the ‘levelling up’ agenda and led research projects on topics such as social infrastructure and place-based policy. Alongside his research Tom is also the editor of the Heseltine Institute’s policy briefings. Tom was part of the research team in the UK2070 Commission inquiry into regional inequalities and, before entering academia, spent almost a decade in public affairs and policy roles across Northern England.
Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Toronto The focus of Tracey Galloway's research program is the assessment of chronic disease risk and the reduction of the impact of chronic disease through applied and health policy research to reduce health inequities and promote health system improvement in northern Indigenous populations.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Bournemouth University I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Bournemouth University. My research focuses on investigating the movement behaviour of free-ranging animals using GPS and radio technology, to understand their behaviour. I am currently working on various animals including snakes, birds, and cattle. I am particularly interested in invasive species, all things reptilian, and conservation. I co-host a weekly science podcast about reptiles and amphibians called Herpetological Highlights.
