Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Mood Disorders Research at Orygen, The National Centre of Excellence in Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne I am a consultant psychiatrist at Orygen Youth Health, where I lead the clinical and research program in youth depression. I lead a clinical team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other allied health professionals in the Youth Mood Clinic, where we assess and manage young people with severe and complex mood disorders. My research interests include studying effective treatments for depression, and using neuroimaging to better understand depression and its treatment.
Associate Professor, Public Governance, University of Melbourne Helen Dickinson was educated at the Universities of Manchester and Birmingham in the UK. Helen joined the University of Melbourne in 2013 as Associate Professor in Public Governance. She has published widely on topics such as governance, leadership, organisational behaviour and rationing in journals such as Public Administration, Public Management Review, Social Science and Medicine and Evidence and Policy. Helen has also authored, co-authored or edited twelve books on topics such as governance, leadership and the reform of health care. Since 2010 Helen has co-edited the Journal of Health Organization and Management and since 2012 has co-edited the Journal of Integrated Care. She is also an Associate Editor of BMC Health Services Research and the International Journal of Integrated Care.
Lecturer and PhD Candidate in International Relations and Environmental Policy, Australian National University Luke is a lecturer at the Australian National University (ANU) for both International Climate Change Economics and Policy, as well as Climate Change Science and Policy. He is a finishing, third year PhD candidate at the ANU, Research Fellow with the Earth System Governance Project and Research Associate with the Free University of Berlin. He holds a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (Honours- First Class) from the ANU. He is regularly involved with international negotiations on climate change and other environmental issues.
Senior Lecturer in Human Biology, Loughborough University I am a Human Biologist with a keen interest in global health and well-being throughout the lifespan. My research focus on child growth and health in low-income countries, and among children suffering from poverty, and discrimination. I use a biocultural approach on my research, which puts in perspective the symbiotic effects biology and culture have on humans. I am passionate in disseminating my research through artistic outputs. Science and arts should mingle more. (see my CV here https://www.visualcv.com/dr-ines-varela-silva)
Associate Professor of Environmental Planning, Griffith University Jason Byrne is an urban geographer. He undertook his PhD at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles) where he was a fellow in the Center for Sustainable Cities. Jason is also a Senior Fellow with the Johns Hopkins University Institute for Policy Studies. He was previously a town planner and environmental policy officer with the Western Australian government. Jason's research interests include: urban nature and urban ecology; park and green-space planning; environmental equity and justice; open space and residential density; ecological sustainability; and climate change justice.
