Experts available for holiday season 2024-2025

 

SUMMER/CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR’S SPECIFIC TOPICS:

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

Movie entrepreneurship, movie production, movie exhibition, Bollywood, significance of Boxing Day movie release
Dr Rajeev Kamineni — available throughout on email
Academic Director, The Academy by Deloitte
Adelaide Business School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)431 202 045
Email: rajeev.kamineni@adelaide.edu.au

Energy landscape and geopolitical trends going into 2025
Dr Rachelle Kernen — available except on public holidays
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences and Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)432 776 206
Email: rachelle.kernen@adelaide.com.edu

Social media and wellbeing during the holidays; overconsumption and ethical shopping; brand activism and diversity/inclusion in holiday campaigns and/or marketing; consumer vulnerability and wellbeing; technology and social media in holiday marketing; general marketing commentary
Dr Amelie Burgess — available throughout
Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Adelaide Business School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)408 680 838
Email: amelie.burgess@adelaide.edu.au

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

Musculoskeletal health in chronic illness/cancer therapy, language and wellbeing (PTSD, pain), emotions and good mental health over Christmas and New Year period
Associate Professor Tania Crotti — available except on public holidays
Associate Professor
School of Biomedicine
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)420 238 294
Email: tania.crotti@adelaide.edu.au

Historical Fashion: holiday dress traditions, historical dress during summer social season — Christmas & NYE but also cricket, tennis, polo, golf, etc., fashion at the Tudor court during the festive season
Dr Grace Waye-Harris — available except public holidays
Lecturer
School of Humanities
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)410 162 855
Email: grace.waye-harris@adelaide.edu.au

Theatre, musicals, film, concerts, opera
Mr George Torbay — available throughout, except 1-16 January
Head of Music Theatre
Elder Conservatorium of Music, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: + 61 (0)421 245 665
Email: george.torbay@adelaide.edu.au 

 

ENVIRONMENT

Architecture, housing, urban planning
Dr David Kroll — available except on public holidays
Senior Lecturer in Architecture
School of Architecture and Civil Engineering
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)450 493 365
Email: david.kroll@adelaide.edu.au

Electricity market, power systems, wind/solar plants, energy storage
Dr Ali Pourmousavi  — available except on public holidays
Senior Lecturer
Electrical and Mechanical Engineering School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)413 740 277
Email: a.pourm@adelaide.edu.au

Mediterranean (Greece, Rome) and Near Eastern archaeology
Dr Margaret O’Hea — available except on public holidays
Senior Lecturer
School of Humanities
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)458 306 432
Email: margaret.ohea@adelaide.edu.au

Food, agriculture, environment (nature conservation, food production, food preferences, bushfire)
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

Agricultural economics, risk, water and water markets, green spaces and health values from them, irrigation, theft of water and compliance issues, transaction costs
Associate Professor Adam Loch — available throughout
School of Economics and Public Policy
The University of Adelaide
Phone: +61 (0)412 178 162
Email: adam.loch@adelaide.edu.au

Bushfires, climate change and health, heat and public health, electric vehicles, any lung disease including silicosis
Professor Hubertus Jersmann — available throughout, but preferably PM (clinics in the mornings)
Senior Clinical Academic, Respiratory and Sleep Physician
Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)408 440 604
Email: hubertus.jersmann@adelaide.edu.au

 

ANIMALS

Wildlife health, wildlife disease, one health, bushfire/heat effects on wildlife, conservation medicine, biodiversity health, zoos
Associate Professor Wayne Boardman — available except on public holidays
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

Animal welfare, ethics and law or animal behaviour topics
Associate Professor Alex Whittaker — available except on public holidays
Associate Professor in Animal Welfare and Law
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)415 546 331
Email: alexandra.whittaker@adelaide.edu.au

 

CHEMISTRY AND EARTH SCIENCES

Quantum materials, superconductivity, quantum nano-sciences 
Dr Giuseppe Tettamanzi — available except on public holidays
Senior Lecturer
School of Chemical Engineering
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)405 421 886
Email: giuseppe.tettamanzi@adelaide.edu.au

Astronomy, space, dark matter 
Dr Padric (Paddy) McGee — available throughout
Research support (demonstrator in astronomy/astrophysics; web content developer and grant-funded researcher in Nuclear and Particle Physics, and High-energy Astrophysics)
School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)406 125 984
Email: padric.mcgee@adelaide.edu.au

 

HEALTH

Obesity and related chronic disease; men's health, including testosterone; erectile dysfunction; lower urinary tract symptoms
Professor Gary Wittert — available throughout
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 20 December
The Stretton Institute, School of Health Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)403 930 000
Email: emma.miller@adelaide.edu.au 

General medical practice, especially preventive care
Dr Oliver Frank — available throughout
Clinical Associate Professor
Adelaide Medical School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)407 181 683 
Email: emma.miller@adelaide.edu.au 

Heart disease
Associate Professor Christina Bursill — available except 3-6 January
Director, Vascular Research Centre
School of Medicine and SAHMRI
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)409 677 846
Email: christina.bursill@adelaide.edu.au

Chronic pain, female reproductive health, pelvic pain, endometriosis, gut health
Dr Kelsi Dodds — available except on public holidays
Lecturer and Grant-Funded Researcher
School of Biomedicine
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)407 797 823
Email: kelsi.dodds@adelaide.edu.au

Microbiome, gut health, cancer treatment
Dr Hannah Wardill — available except on public holidays, phone contact preferred
NHMRC Investigator and Head of the Supportive Oncology Research Group
School of Biomedicine
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)476 870 643
Email: hannah.wardill@adelaide.edu.au 

 

FINANCE/MARKETS/MARKETING

Food waste management and sustainability in the tourism sector
Associate Professor Duygu Yengin — available throughout via phone
School of Economics and Public Policy
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)424 258 678
Email:  duygu.yengin@adelaide.edu.au

Food waste management and sustainability in the tourism sector
Dr Tracey Dodd — available throughout via phone
Adelaide Business School 
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)407 165 676
Email:  tracey.dodd@adelaide.edu.au

Climate finance, carbon markets, climate change negotiations (COP29), corporate finance, personal finance, sustainability
Dr Daniel Rossetto — available except on public holidays
Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)412 467 202
Email:  daniel.rossetto@adelaide.edu.au  

Financial markets, investments
Dr Marta Khomyn — available throughout except 9-15 December
Lecturer (Finance and Business Analytics)
Adelaide Business School
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)481 314 349
Email: marta.khomyn@adelaide.edu.au

Property, property prices and rents, property investment, property development
Mr Peter Koulizos — available throughout
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

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

Solutions journalism, positive news, news avoidance 
Katherine Roff — Available except 20 December – 1 January
PhD Candidate and 20-year journalist
School of Humanities
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)433 947 228
Email: katherine.roff@adelaide.edu.au

 

POLITICS/LAW/TECH

SA state politics, national politics, British politics
Emeritus Professor Clement 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

Contemporary Chinese politics; Chinese culture and society; Australia-China relations; Chinese language
Professor Mobo Gao — available except public holidays
Professor of Chinese Studies
Asian Studies Department
School of Social Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)404 178 417
Email: mobo.gao@adelaide.edu.au

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

Consumer protection, business and contracts, sports law
Dr Mark Giancaspro — available except public holidays
Senior Lecturer and Legal Practitioner
Adelaide Law School
The University of Adelaide
Phone: +61 (0)438 871 267
Email: mark.giancaspro@adelaide.edu.au

Cybersecurity, IT and software engineering 
Dr Sherif Haggag — available throughout
Director of Teaching Operations 
School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)426 233 449
Email: sherif.haggag@adelaide.edu.au

Terrorism, political violence, criminology
Dr Jared R. Dmello — available throughout (prefer email or text before a call if possible)
Senior Lecturer in Criminology
School of Social Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)430 009 314
Email: jared.dmello@adelaide.edu.au

 

HISTORY

The endurance of historical injustices (legacies of colonialism), frontier violence, Australia Day v Invasion Day
Dr Skye Krichauff — available except public holidays
School of Historical and Classical Studies
The University of Adelaide
Mobile: +61 (0)407 183 905
Email: skye.krichauff@adelaide.edu.au