Professor of Physics, University of Sydney Professor Kuncic was awarded a BSc with first class honours in physics from the University of Sydney and a PhD in theoretical astrophysics from the University of Cambridge, UK. She now leads a distinctively interdisciplinary research program at the interface between physics, medicine, biology, neuroscience and engineering. Her research focuses on developing and applying physics and physics-based approaches to challenging problems that can only be addressed with highly multi-disciplinary perspectives and strategies.
PhD researcher, Coventry University Zhongwei's PhD project aims at building a seamless, globally-applicable framework for assessing past, present and future fire weather extremes. Focus will be given to a series of important, often overlooked, conceptual and technical challenges in event attribution, including validation and bias-correction of climate models. Further case studies will demonstrate the value of linking attribution of recent wildfire events with future risk assessment.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Cornell University I am clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at both Cornell and Columbia Universities. I graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine with my MD degree, and then completed psychiatry residency at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University. I then completed two fellowships in forensic psychiatry at Columbia University. I currently teach at both institutions, treat patients, and conduct research. I also serve as a forensic psychiatrist and teach this discipline to medical students and psychiatry residents and fellows.
PhD candidate, The University of Melbourne Zoe Nay is a PhD candidate with Melbourne Law School and the Melbourne Climate Futures research centre at the University of Melbourne, where she is the recipient of a scholarship for graduate research in the field of human rights. Broadly, Zoe’s research examines the role of law in addressing environmental challenges, with a focus on climate change. Her doctoral research examines the legal issues related to state responsibility for loss and damage associated with the adverse effects of climate change in Pacific small island developing states. Zoe is also part of World’s Youth for Climate Justice (WYCJ)’s Academic Taskforce.
Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Zoe Aitken is a research fellow at the Gender and Women's Health Unit at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. She has been working at the University of Melbourne since 2011 to pursue her interest in social epidemiology and was awarded an NHMRC postdoctoral scholarship in April 2015. She has a particular interest in the analysis of longitudinal studies to answer causal questions about the complex interplay between socio-economic disadvantage and health.
Lecturer, Law School, Lancaster University Zanele is a Solicitor and Lecturer of Clinical Legal Education. She is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. As a Solicitor, Zanele specialises in family law. Prior to joining academia, Zanele worked for a firm of solicitors based in West Yorkshire where she primarily undertook family law work. Zanele is also a PhD candidate at the University of Liverpool. The title of her thesis is 'Same-sex Marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Barriers to the Realisation of Marriage Equality'.
