Experts available for holiday season 2022-2023

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.

Summer / Christmas / New Year’s specific topics:

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

Christmas movies, film, cinema culture
Associate Professor Benjamin McCann - not available between 17 and 24 December, not available on public holidays
School of Humanities
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)423 103 493
Email:  benjamin.mccann@adelaide.edu.au

Beach safety, beach safety signage, beach safety for migrants, beach safety communication to speakers of English as a second language
Dr. Masaki Shibata - available from December 16 to 22, January 9 to 18, February 1 to 7 
School of Social Science 
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)411 783 188
Email:  masaki.shibata@adelaide.edu.au 

Sharks, marine biology
Professor Bronwyn Gillanders - available except on public holidays
School of Biological Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area:
Mobile: +61 (0)417 036 235
Email:  bronwyn.gillanders@adelaide.edu.au

Road safety, road user behaviour
Dr Matthew Baldock - available from December 20 to January 20
Centre for Automotive Safety Research
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)427 792 592
Email:  matthew.baldock@adelaide.edu.au

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

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

Bushfire, impact of extreme heat on urban areas, botanical research
Professor Bob Hill – available except public holidays
Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
The University of Adelaide
Mobile : +61 (0)409 286 970
Email: bob.hill@adelaide.edu.au

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

Food choice, history of food/consumption, ethical foods, sustainable food choices, GM food/agriculture, bioethics
Professor Rachel A. Ankeny FASSA - available after 27 December except on public holidays
School of Humanities, The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)414 893 379
Email: rachel.ankeny@adelaide.edu.au

Smoking, drinking, bushfires, food and eating, the importance of 'waiting' and 'boredom', democratising the future, mentoring for women, human-animal relations
Professor Simone Dennis, - available from Dec 20 to January 31, excepting 25 December
Head of School, School of Social Sciences,
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)437 634 4016
Email: simone.dennis@adelaide.edu.au

Environment and animals

Sustainable design, sustainable building assessments, thermal and environmental performance of buildings, thermal/energy simulation, building monitoring, thermal comfort
Professor Veronica Soebarto - available except public holidays
School of Architecture and Built Environment, The University of Adelaide
Email: veronica.soebarto@adelaide.edu.au

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

Climate change, the history of Lake Alexandrina, environmental change, lakes and wetlands, water quality
Associate Professor John Tibby – available after 10 January 2023
Head of Geography, Environment and Population, School of Social Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Specialist subject area:
Mobile: +61 (0)434 950 861
Email: john.tibby@adelaide.edu.au

Climate change, environment, biodiversity, carbon, conservation
Associate Professor Patrick O’Connor - available except on public holidays
Centre for Global Food and Resources, Economics and Public Policy
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)427 770 385
Email: patrick.oconnor@adelaide.edu.au

Pets, companion animal behaviour and welfare
Associate Professor Susan Hazel – available after 9 January
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)402 325 876
Email: susan.hazel@adelaide.edu.au

Plastic pollution, microplastics, marine protected areas, general marine biology, science education in schools
Dr Nina Wootton - available except on public holidays
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Biological Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)488 748 250
Email: nina.wootton@adelaide.edu.au

Health

Public Health management of COVID-19, alcohol use and cancer, hepatitis C and sexually transmissible infections
Associate Professor Emma Miller - available except on public holidays
The Stretton Institute, School of Social Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile:  +61 (0)403 930 000
Email: emma.miller@adelaide.edu.au 

Finance/markets/marketing

Property prices and rents, top suburbs, property investment, property development
Mr. Peter Koulizos – available any time
Program Director, Master of Property
School of Architecture and Built Environment
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)412 781 236
Email:  peter.koulizos@adelaide.edu.au

Wine labelling, wine marketing, wine consumption
Associate Professor Dr Armando Corsi – available after 9 January 2022
Adelaide Business School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)403 061 631
Email: armando.corsi@adelaide.edu.au

Politics/international relations

Robodebt, integrity in government, corruption in Australia and globally, public policy issues in areas such as population, migration and ageing
Professor Adam Graycar - available after December 26
Professor of Public Policy / Director, the Stretton Institute
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)403 041 131
Email: adam.graycar@adelaide.edu.au

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

Technology/social media

Social media, Twitter, social networks, data science, network science
Professor Lewis Mitchell - available except public holidays
School of Mathematical sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)478 146 773
Email:  lewis.mitchell@adelaide.edu.au