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.

 

Summer / Christmas / New Year’s specific topics:

Emotions and good mental health over Christmas and New Year period
Dr Andrew Gardner – available except public holidays
Senior Lecturer
School of Public Health
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)437 910 750
Email: andrew.gardner@adelaide.edu.au

 

Film and cinema
Associate Professor Ben McCann - not available on public holidays
Associate Professor of French and Film.
School of Humanities
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)423 103 493
Email:  benjamin.mccann@adelaide.edu.au

 

Holiday movies (cinema/ TV/ streaming), best TV/films of year, summer watching
Dr Jessica Ford - available except public holidays
Lecturer in Media
School of Humanities
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)409 566 720
Email: jessica.ford@adelaide.edu.au

 

Bushfires, disasters and accidents, war and conflict
Professor Sandy McFarlane, AO – available except public holidays
Professor of Psychiatry
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)419 810 962
Email: alexander.mcfarlane@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

 

The digital leash and right to disconnect over the Christmas and New Year period
Dr Amy Zadow, Organisational Psychologist - available except on public holidays
Lecturer
School of Psychology
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)400 069 335
Email: amy.zadow@adelaide.edu.au

 

Environment and animals

Sustainable design, greenspace, environmental performance of buildings, building energy use, wellbeing in the built environment.
Professor Veronica Soebarto - available from Tuesday 2 January, 2024.
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, The University of Adelaide
Mobile: (08) 8313-5695
Email: veronica.soebarto@adelaide.edu.au

 

Nature, climate change, environment, biodiversity, carbon, agriculture
Associate Professor Patrick O’Connor - available except on public holidays
School of Economics and Public Policy
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)427 770 385
Email: patrick.oconnor@adelaide.edu.au

 

Wildlife health, Wildlife disease, One Health, Bushfire/Heat effects on wildlife, Conservation medicine, biodiversity health
Associate Professor Wayne Boardman – available any day
Associate Professor of Wildlife, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)467 721 676
Email: wayne.boardman@adelaide.edu.au

 

Alternative proteins, edible insects, and food science 
Ms Ishka Bless – available except 18 December to 27 December
PhD candidate
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)450 717 992
Email: ishka.bless@adelaide.edu.au

 

Health

Obesity and related chronic disease; men's health including testosterone; erectile dysfunction; lower urinary tract symptoms
Professor Gary Wittert – available all days
Head of the Discipline of Medicine
Adelaide Medical School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)409 411 789
Email: gary.wittert@adelaide.edu.au

 

Public Health management of COVID-19, alcohol use and cancer, hepatitis C and sexually transmissible infections
Associate Professor Emma Miller - available after 5 January 2024
The Stretton Institute, School of Health Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile:  +61 (0)403 930 000
Email: emma.miller@adelaide.edu.au 

 

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs, New treatments and tools (like AI) against deadly infections, New food sanitiser to make food safer and prevent foodborne disease outbreaks
Dr Katharina Richter – available except public holidays
Future Making Fellow, Research Group Leader
Adelaide Medical School/Queen Elizabeth Hospital & Institute for Photonics and Advanced Sensing
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)412 693 225
Email: katharina.richter@adelaide.edu.au

 

Pharmacology, toxicology, caffeine, which decorative Christmas plants are toxic
Dr Ian Musgrave – available for radio and phone interviews throughout. Zoom interviews limited 23 December - 2 January
Senior Lecturer
School of Biomedicine
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)417 059 532
Email: ian.musgrave@adelaide.edu.au

 

Housing and health, private renting
Dr Amy Clair – available weekdays, except 25 December 2023—1 January 2024 (inclusive)
Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Housing Research
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)434 979 654
Email: amy.clair@adelaide.edu.au

 

Finance/markets/marketing

Property, property prices and rents, property investment, property development
Mr Peter Koulizos – available any time
Lecturer, Master of Property
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering
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 throughout
Adelaide Business School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)403 061 631
Email: armando.corsi@adelaide.edu.au

 

Workplace dynamics, leadership dynamics, & Human resource management
Associate Professor Chad Chiu – available except public holidays
Associate Professor in Leadership, MBA program
Adelaide Business School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)478 116 291
Email: chad.chiu@adelaide.edu.au

 

NOLO wine, wine, tourism, hospitality, marketing general
Associate Professor Steve Goodman – available throughout
Associate Professor of Marketing
Adelaide Business School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)416 133 236
Email: steve.goodman@adelaide.edu.au

 

Politics/international relations

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

Employment law
Dr Gabrielle Golding – available except public holidays
Senior Lecturer in Law
Adelaide Law School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)400 391 272
Email: gabrielle.golding@adelaide.edu.au