Contributors

Tyler Brown

Researcher, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences Te Kura Matū, University of Canterbury

Researcher, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences Te Kura Matū, University of Canterbury

Tamara Iungman

PhD researcher, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

PhD researcher, Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) I am a Biologist with a Master in Public Health and Health Management and another in Environmental and Occupational Health. I am very curious and that has led me to explore different disciplines. Throughout my academic and professional training, I have developed strong data analysis skills including multiple statistical, epidemiological and spatial analysis tools, as well as the development of an integrative and multidisciplinary approach in everything I do, which enriches any type of project. I am currently doing my PhD at the Barcelona Institue for Global Health. The overall aim of the thesis is to expand the evidence on the association between urban green areas, the urban heat islands, the urban design and health. Passionate about evidenced-based policies and building more resilient, sustainable, healthy and fair systems through innovative solutions.

Tori Trajanovski

PhD student, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada

PhD Student focusing on the gaps between teacher training programs and practical teaching. My research investigates how beginning teachers navigate the realities of writing and enacting Individual Education Plans (IEP). My Masters thesis examined gender discourses and ideologies present in contemporary primary education and how teachers address students based on gender during managerial (eg., IEP writing) and instructional times. As a teacher, my responsibilities include writing and enacting Individual Education Plans for students and liaising with stakeholders (parents, school special education team). In order to best serve students and parents, I examined a breadth of research to inform my practice.

Thomas James Vaughan Williams

Postgraduate Researcher - Part-time lecturer, University of Huddersfield

Thomas James Vaughan Williams had completed his MSc in Investigative Psychology with a distinction and had been offered a fee waiver for a PhD at the University of Huddersfield. Thomas is currently working towards gaining his Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology, while also working as a part-time lecturer in Investigative Psychology at the University of Huddersfield.

Tahlia Johnson

Cultural Navigator and Community Researcher, Flinders University

Tahlia Johnson is a proud Warramunga midwife with clinical experience from Kaurna Country, passionate about Indigenous women’s health, particularly birth and postpartum. Tahlia works as an academic teacher and cultural navigator at Flinders University, educating health students around incorporating culture in practice. She works as a researcher focusing on Indigenous curriculum, women’s and family health, as well as researching colonisation in health systems and services. She specialises in implementing qualitative Indigenous research methods across research teams. Tahlia’s goal is to find the evidence we need to make positive changes to the health services we provide Indigenous families in mainstream health.

Taru Manyanga

Assistant Professor-Physical Therapy, University of Northern British Columbia

Assistant Professor-Physical Therapy, University of Northern British Columbia Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, University of Northern British Columbia and affiliated with the University of British Columbia. Research includes the surveillance of movement behaviors (sleep, sedentary time, physical activity) among healthy and clinical populations, using context-specific measurement instruments, especially in rural/remote and resource-limited settings. Overall goal is to combine clinical physical therapy and epidemiological/population health approaches in developing and implementing lifestyle behavior interventions to promote active healthy living across the life-course. Also interested in global/international comparisons of movement behaviors among children and adolescents.