Experts available for holiday season

Over the summer holiday season the following University of Adelaide researchers are happy to be approached for comment on their areas of expertise. The list has been organised into broad subject areas. Please see individual names to check their availability.

Mental health

Professor Sandy McFarlane, AO – available except public holidays
Professor of Psychiatry, Director of the Centre for Traumatic Stress Studies
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Mental health and stress after trauma; bushfire and other disaster trauma; emergency services mental health.
Mobile: +61 (0)419 810 962
Email: alexander.mcfarlane@adelaide.edu.au

Sophie Dahlenburg - available except public holidays
Lecturer
School of Psychology
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Body image, eating disorders, and personality (particularly Borderline Personality Disorder).
Mobile: +61 (0)404 453 411
Email: sophie.dahlenburg@adelaide.edu.au

Professor Deborah Turnbull - available except public holidays
School of Psychology
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Mental health issues in general
Mobile: +61 (0)411 122 312
Email: deborah.turnbull@adelaide.edu.au

Dr Amanda Taylor - available except public holidays
Lecturer
School of Psychology
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Mental health issues related to bushfires- especially issues for the emergency services workers
Mobile: +61 (0)407 186 610
Email: amanda.taylor@adelaide.edu.au

Nathan Jones – available except public holidays
PhD candidate
School of Psychology
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Emotions and good mental health over Christmas and New Year period.
Mobile: +61 (0)412 122 444
Email: nathan.jones@adelaide.edu.au

Nutrition and dieting

Associate Professor Leonie Heilbronn – available from 10 January onwards
Group Leader, Obesity and Metabolism,
Adelaide Medical School,
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Nutrition; weight loss; obesity, diabetes
Mobile: +61 (0)424 187 880
Email: leonie.heilbronn@adelaide.edu.au

Health
COVID-19

Geoff Hanmer – available except public holidays
Adjunct Professor
School of Architecture
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Ventilation in buildings and how it affects COVID-19
Mobile: +61 (0)419 700 033
Email: geoff.hanmer@adelaide.edu.au

Dr Anne-Lise Chaber – available after 10 January onwards
School of Animal and Veterinary Science,
University of Adelaide
Specialist area of expertise : Covid-19 sniffer dogs
Mobile: +61 (0)452 177 745,
Email: anne-lise.chaber@adelaide.edu.au

Agriculture

Associate Professor Matthew Tucker – available until 26 January.
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: UoA research around drought resistant crops, including gene editing to improve production and secure future food supply; current regulations around gene-editing of plants to improve crop production; the South Australian barley industry
Mobile: +61 (0)403 314 740
Email: matthew.tucker@adelaide.edu.au

Drought and farming

Sharon Watt – available after 10 January
SA Drought Hub enquiries
Senior Consultant
AgCommunicators (who are managing all media enquiries for the hub)
AgCommunicators office closed 24 Dec 2021 to 10 Jan 2022
Mobile : +61 (0)409 675 100
Email: sharon.watt@agcommunicators.com.au

Wine/beverages

Paul Grbin – available except 25 Dec 2021 to 10 January 2022
Head winemaker
Agriculture, Food and Wine
Waite campus
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area : Winemaking at waite, reduced alcohol wines with a focus on mouthfeel and flavour, wine varieties drought tolerance.
Mobile : +61 (0)40 791 6265
Email: paul.grbin@adelaide.edu.au

Associate Professor Dr Armando Corsi – available after 10 January 2022
Adelaide Business School
University of Adelaide
Wine labelling, wine marketing, wine consumption
Mobile: +61 (0)403 061 631
Email: armando.corsi@adelaide.edu.au

Marketing

Associate Professor Steve Goodman - available except public holidays
Associate Professor of Marketing,
Adelaide Business School
University of Adelaide
Marketing; seasonal marketing; wine/food marketing; hospitality; online selling; retail-tourism
Mobile: +61 (0)416 133 236
Email: steve.goodman@adelaide.edu.au

Climate Change

Associate Professor John Tibby – available after 10 January 2022
Head of Geography, Environment and Population
School of Social Sciences
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Environmental history of the lower Murray River lakes, Naracoorte Caves; lake sediments, water quality
Mobile: +61 (0)434 950 861
Email: john.tibby@adelaide.edu.au

Bushfire

Professor Bob Hill – available except public holidays
Director of the Environment Institute
University of Adelaide
Bushfire, impact of extreme heat on urban areas, botanical research
Mobile : +61 (0)409 286 970
Email: bob.hill@adelaide.edu.au

Associate Professor Douglas Bardsley – available except public holidays
School of Social Sciences
University of Adelaide
Climate change adaptation, environmental and agricultural risk management, resilience analysis in agricultural systems and rural communities, bushfire.
Mobile: +61 (0)447 315 212
Email: douglas.bardsley@adelaide.edu.au

Wildlife and insects

Professor Frank Grutzner – available after 4 January
School of Biological Sciences
University of Adelaide
Echidna and platypus, specifically genome sequencing, EchidnaCSI
Mobile: +61 (0)417 026 302
Email: frank.grutzner@adelaide.edu.au

Animals and pets

Susan Hazel – available after 10 January
Senior Lecturer
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Companion animal behaviour and welfare, specifically pets
Mobile: +61 (0)402 325 876
Email: susan.hazel@adelaide.edu.au

Wayne Boardman – available after 17 January
Senior Lecturer,
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area : bat ecology, epidemiology and modelling of diseases; koala and Hairy nosed wombat health and disease; frogs, particularly those native to the Adelaide Hills.
Mobile: +61 (0)467 726 176
Email: wayne.boardman@adelaide.edu.au

Associate Professor Lucy Woolford – available only 4–15 January
Associate Professor in Veterinary Pathology
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area : History of Port River Dolphins, dolphins in distress, Port River dolphins; wildlife conservation, health and pathology; equine pathology.
Mobile: +61 (0)428 288 234 
Email: lucy.woolford@adelaide.edu.au

Professor Ivan Nagelkirken – available after 4 January
The Environment Institute and Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories
University of Adelaide
Marine ecology and  climate change. Climate change and effects on ocean biodiversity, fish behaviour
Mobile: +61(0)477 320 551, 
Email: ivan.nagelkerken@adelaide.edu.au

Invasive species controls

Dr John Read – available except public holidays
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Arid zone ecology, reptile and avian ecology, mining and grazing impact assessment, vertebrate pest management and threatened species recovery, roo management, cat management. 
Throw some roo on barbeque – alternative Christmas feast.
Mobile: +61 (0)409 534 852 
Email: john.read@adelaide.edu.au

International Trade

Naoise McDonagh – available from 10 January 2022 onwards.
Lecturer,
Institute for International Trade
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Australia – China trade relations
Mobile: +61 (0)432 302 395,
Email: naoise.mcdonagh@adelaide.edu.au

Peter Draper – available except public holidays
Professor Peter Draper
Interim Head: School of Economics and Public Policy
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area: Australia – China trade relations
Mobile: +61 (0)481 902 474.
Email: peter.draper@adelaide.edu.au

Politics - South Australia

Emeritus Professor Clem Mcintyre – available except public holidays
Department of Politics and International Relations,
School of Social Sciences
University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area : State politics and British politics
Mobile : +61 (0)432 977 055
Email : clement.macintyre@adelaide.edu.au
 

Politics – Federal

Emerita Professor Carol Johnson, PhD, FASSA, – available except public holidays
Department of Politics and International Relations,
School of Social Sciences
University of Adelaide
Contact via email first please. carol.johnson@adelaide.edu.au

Dr Jenny Stock – available except public holidays
University of Adelaide
State and Federal politics
Mobile : +61 (0)412 237 108

Economic outlook/employment outlook

Anthony Kosturjak – available except public holidays
Senior Research Economist,
SA Centre for Economic Studies
The University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area : Economic outlook and general economic conditions
Mobile : +61 (0)411 77 5712
Email : anthony.kosturjak@adelaide.edu.au