SCU Staff Directory

I am a marine ecologist with over a decade of experience on reef-building corals and their microalgal symbionts. I am particularly interested in research that advances insights into how corals and the reefs they build may adapt to warming oceans. I work in both, tropical and subtropical systems. A detailed research profile can be found in the link below.

https://researchportal.scu.edu.au/esploro/profile/david_abrego/overview?institution=61SCU_INST

Renae teaches in the areas of systems analysis and design, e-commerce, and emerging technology. She is interested in improving learning outcomes for students through pedagogy/heutagogy development and unit design. Her current research interest is in the areas of cognitive load and memory aids for computing students.  

Fahimeh has a PhD in Computer Science from Griffith University. She has taught students in different age groups and has more than 10 years of teaching experience in different institutions. The focus of her research is on image processing and retrieval. She has worked on the problem of texture feature-based document image retrieval, classification, and biometric. Results and contributions of her research have been published in the form of international journal, international conferences, and workshops.

Provision of policy advice to all areas of the University and its partners including investigation of non-academic misconduct matters; policy advice and education of staff on academic integrity including the academic integrity framework, Academic Integrity Management System (AIMS); oversight of the University complaints framework; policy review and implementation; and development of procedures and resources to assist compliance with new and, or existing University policy or rules.

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Team Leader, Science and Allied Health Laboratories.

Oversee a team of Technical Officers who are responsible for providing laboratory, computing, software, electronic and workshop support to students, staff, and clinicians in Health and Human Sciences course offerings at the Gold Coast, Lismore and Coffs Harbour campuses.

Provide leadership and technical expertise in all phases of software and equipment design, development and maintenance for teaching and research in the School of Health and Human Sciences across the Gold Coast, Lismore and Coffs Harbour campuses.

Design, write and/or adapt software applications to support research and teaching activities within the school. Electronics design and production to enable existing equipment to interface with modified software applications to enable users, eg staff and students, to extract data required for research projects.

Create custom databases or adapt existing databases to meet specific School objectives including scope definition, design and implementation of web interfaces for the databases which support administrative and functional activities within the school.

President of the Health And Exercise Science Technologists Association

Director of the National Marine Science Centre

https://www.scu.edu.au/marine-ecology-research-centre/people/kirsten-benkendorff/

Bill a geographer, archaeologist and landscape scientist, with scholarly interests in environmental change, human-landscape interaction, cultural studies and higher education. He has published extensively in all these areas, and has co-authored several books. Bill is the former Professor of Geography at Southern Cross University, and over his final decades at the university served it in various capacities, including being Chair of the Human Research Ethics and Animal Care & Ethics Committees, the University's Student Ombud, member of the University Council. He holds doctorates from the Universities of Glasgow and St Andrews, is a Life Fellow of Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, a Visiting Professor at the Australian Studies Centre, University of Barcelona, and a Visiting professor in the School of Education, Glasgow University.

Web pages:

http://works.bepress.com/bill_boyd

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bill-boyd-b9262014

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Boyd

Junee is a member of the Learning Experience Team located on the Lismore campus.

Her research interests include adult tertiary education; hospitality and club management; the operations, economic and social impacts of gaming; responsible gambling evaluation; impacts on staff working in gaming venues; Indigenous gambling, older people's use of clubs and female gambling. Helen has been involved in many joint research projects attracting external and internal funding grants.

She is co-author of Australia's first textbook designed for gaming management students and has published extensively in international journals and conference proceedings.

Teaching into invertebrate Life, Fisheries and Marine park management and other marine ecology units

Research interests in marine ecology, particularly subtidal reef and sediment biodiversity and the age, growth record and environmental histories contained within shell, tooth and bone of invertebrates, fish, turtles and marine mammals.

Cathy is currently the Equity and Inclusion Support Officer in the University's Student Equity and Inclusion office, responsible for the co-ordination and management of administration and logistics to support the planning and implementation of the School and Community Outreach Program as well as offering support for Inclusion team members who assist students with disability. Cathy was previously the Staff Equity and Diversity Officer responsible for the Staff Development Program for Women and managed Equity and Cultural Diversity Events such as International Women's Day, Harmony Day and the Fusion Festival. Cathy has been employed in the University since 2000 and has held positions involving student support for the School of Education, the Southern Cross Business School and Student Services. She has a long history and extensive experience in adult education as a Computer Trainer and ACE Tutor.

Dr Leigh Carriage is an Australian composer, educator, performer, vocalist and public speaker. Leigh was awarded a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning by the Vice Chancellor. The Citations recognise and reward the diverse contributions that individuals and teams make to the quality of student learning. Leigh recorded an album Mandarin Skyline in Sydney at Studio 301, all of the original compositions were mixed and mastered in LA by Grammy Award winning Engineer, Helik Hadar. Mandarin Skyline was nominated for a National Bell Award. https://www.birdland.com.au/leigh-carriage-mandarin-skyline

Leigh recorded her fifth album Weave, featuring ten original compositions.http://jazz.org.au/weave-leigh-carriage/  Several pieces were written for large ensemble with horn and string sections. Weave won Album of the Year in the North Coast Entertainment Industry Awards in 2016. Leigh completed her research and compositions for her Ph.D., Doctorate in Philosophy (Composition) at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Sydney University. https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/20368 

Festival performances include the prestigious Monterey Jazz Festival USA as well as Wangaratta Jazz and Blues, Brisbane Jazz Festival, East Coast Blues and Roots, Woodford Folk Festival, Melbourne International Women's Jazz Festival and Mullum Music Festival, Sydney's Newport and Manly Festivals. Recently Leigh performed with her quartet in the the famous Spiegeltent.

Research interests include composing, performance, improvisation techniques, vocal pedagogy and recording. At the International Jazz Voice Conference, Helsinki Finland, Leigh presented research on 'Hybridity in the music of Youn Sun Nah: New directions in jazz vocal style'.https://researchportal.scu.edu.au/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/Hybridity-in-the-Music-of-Youn-Sun-Nah-Directions-in-Jazz-Vocal-Style/991012831700002368 

Leigh is also an online contributor for the international publication The Conversation.https://theconversation.com/profiles/leigh-carriage-456522

Academic:
+ Mike is working with the Clinical Exercise Physiology program at Southern Cross University (Gold Coast Campus).
+ Adjunct appointments as Assoc. Professor at the Exercise Health and Performance Faculty Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences The University of Sydney
+ Adjunct Associate Professor and Co-director of the Water Based Research Unit. https://www.facebook.com/WaterBasedResearchUnit/

A/Prof Climstein has been awarded fellowship by:
+ the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM)
+ Sports Medicine Australia (FASMF)
+ Exercise and Sports Science Australia (FAAESS)

Additionally, Mike sits on 3 national committees for Exercise and Sports Science Australia.

His research has been funded by Health Workforce Australia (Clinical Training funding scheme), Roche Pharmaceuticals, Abbott Pharmaceuticals, Merck, Sharp, and Dohme, Diabetes NSW, National Heart Foundation and the ARC.

Current research projects includes:
+ Medical and health history of Master's athletes
+ Effects of exercise on glycaemia in individuals with Type 2 diabetes
+ Lifetime prevalence of non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer in Australian professional and recreational surfers
+ Lifetime prevalence of exostoses in surfers and swimmers
+ Musculoskeletal and physiological investigation of stand up paddle boarding (elite vs. recreational and 6wk intervention)
+ Musculoskeletal and physiological investigation of surfing (professional vs recreational)
+ Effect of cold water swimming on core temperature and strategies to improve cold tolerance in cold water swimmers
+ High intensity aerobic and resistance interval training in supervised cardiac rehabilitation

In his spare time mike surfs and continues to study karate.

>>> Visit Grayson's personal website: http://www.graysoncooke.com

Introduction

I arrived at SCU for  first semester 2008 and ended my continuing position late 2017. I am currently an adjunct lecturer. I am a writer and have worked as an editor. I’ve taught semester-long writing subjects at the University of Canberra (a subject I wrote) online, the University of Adelaide (a subject I wrote), and Flinders University. I have given single seminars at the universities of Western Sydney and South Australia. I have taught writing at TAFE and to community groups.

Research

Grants and Awards

- Australia Council and Arts SA writing grants

- Varuna and Barbara Hanrahan Fellowships

- Writer-in-Residence, Monash University

- guest: Sydney, Melbourne, Byron, Yamba, Gold Coast and Bellingen Writers Festivals. I launched my first book at the Adelaide Festival Writers Week, on the committee 1998-2000 and judged the Festival/Premier’s nonfiction award.

- judged awards eg Bank SA short-story, Friendly Street Poetry, Carmel Bird Digital..

Creative Production

Books: two collections of short fiction and two short novels. Numerous short creative prose pieces published in anthologies and literary journals.. Edited a number of anthologies. 

Scholarly Production

(please see the link above for papers):

- the Australian writer Murray Bail

- ecocriticism

- fabric and affect with Dr Denise Rall

- art writing (also with Dr Rob Garbutt)

- home (with SASS colleagues)

- food and wine (also with Dr Steve Evans)

- creative-writing pedagogy

- intertextuality

- experimental writing

- the gothic (also with Tessa Chuddy and Dr Nell Cook)

- educating literary professionals in a region

Teaching

Introduction to Creative Writing, Prose, Writing Genre, Writing from the Edge, Writing Short Stories, Issues and Themes in Contemporary Writing, Food and Wine Writing, Introduction to Editing and Publishing, and supervised in Independent and Writing Projects.

Supervision

PhDs: as principal one Masters and six PhDs, co-supervised three (two at the University of Adelaide) PhDs. Subject matter: writing and visual art, scriptwriting, Atlantic salve trade, Picasso, Gothic/Noir, coastal living, storytelling and community transformation. Examined approximately 8 + PhDs and as many Masters (from universities of Canberra, New South Wales, Western Sydney, Adelaide, Victoria, Deakin, CQU, SQU, La Trobe, RMIT).

Honours: Supervised four theses to first-class, and three more. Subject matter: children’s writing, experimental writing, digital technologies (and realism and familial relationships), film script (non-horror serial murder), and short stories (community/place/loss). Examined many theses from Griffith University, the University of Adelaide, SCU etc.

Community Engagement

- Member of now defunct Arts and Culture Policy Advisory Group, Lismore City Council, Friends Lismore Regional Gallery (for whom I have written a catalogue essay), Byron Writers Festival, and informal Lismore Wine Club, Station Hotel.

- Read/perform my work at various venues.

- Chair numerous sessions at the Brisbane, Bellingen and Bryon Bay Writers Festivals.

- Wrote a wine review column for the Northern Rivers Echo 2009-2010 and The Village Journal (2012-present).

- Organised/co-organised eight readings in the Northern Rivers.

Amy Cutter-Mackenzie-Knowles (BEd Hons Griffith, PhD CQU) is a Professor of Sustainability, Environment and Education at Southern Cross University, Faculty of Education, Australia. She is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Education, as well as the Research Leader of the Sustainability, Environment and the Arts in Education (SEAE) Research Cluster. She has led over 40 research projects in environmental education and published over 150 publications largely centred on ontologies in/as nature through socioecological and posthumanist theoretical orientations. She has a particular interest in child-framed arts-based research methodologies. Amy has also been recognised for both her teaching and research excellence in environmental education, including an OLT Teaching Excellence Award, Citation and the Australian Association for Environmental Education Fellowship (Life Achievement Award) for her outstanding contribution to environmental education research. 

Earle de Blonville FRGS is Chief Executive Officer of the Oceanic Research Institute (ORI). He is an Adjunct Professional Fellow at Southern Cross University, Australia; a Fellow of the Laboratory of Applied Bioacoustics, University of Catalonia, Spain; and since 1984, a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, UK. Earle holds the 1000th Queen Elisabeth II Silver Jubilee Award (1986).

I have a range of teaching, research and clinical interests. I am trained in clinical and neuropsychology with 25 years experience in assessing and treating children, adolescents and older adults. I was the previous Head of Psychology at Sydney Children's Hospital so work with the psychological aspects of medical illness. I have conducted neuropsychological assessments on children and adults who have suffered concussions, stroke or brain tumours, or are dealing with dementia. My current teaching includes undergraduate units in Psychological Assessment and Abnormal Psychology, and I supervise a wide range of Honours and PhD projects in applied and lab-based psychological and psychophysiological research. Consulting on community-based research projects and sharing knowledge with schools and other professional organisations through public speaking engagements are a key interest. Working with athletes to improve performance or cope with challenges such as anxiety, and helping adolescents and adults dealing with parenting or relationship issues are also areas of expertise.

International Student Support Officer, R1.46, Lismore Campus

www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-ferguson-652b97a0/

Monica Gagliano is a Research Associate Professor in evolutionary ecology at Southern Cross University where she directs the Biological Intelligence (BI) Lab as part of the Diverse Intelligences Initiative of the Templeton World Charity Foundation. She has pioneered the brand-new research field of plant bioacoustics, for the first time experimentally demonstrating that plants emit their own ‘voices’ and detect and respond to the sounds of their environments. Her work has extended the concept of cognition (including perception, learning processes, memory) in plants. By demonstrating experimentally that learning is not the exclusive province of animals, she has re-ignited the discourse on plant subjectivity and ethical and legal standing. Inspired by encounters with Nature and indigenous elders from around the world, she applies a progressive and holistic approach to science – one that is comfortable engaging at the interface between areas as diverse as ecology, physics, law, anthropology, philosophy, literature, music and the arts, and spirituality. By re-kindling a sense of wonder for this beautiful place we call home, she is helping to create a fresh imaginative ecology of mind that can inspire the emergence of truly innovative solutions to human relations with the world we co-inhabit. Her latest book is Thus Spoke the Plant (North Atlantic Books, 2018).

Schelly Gardner is the Manager, Research and Academic Engagement team. Her team is responsible for the technical support for Southern Cross University's online learning management system, Blackboard Learn and ancillary tools including but not limited to Collaborate Ultra, Turnitin, Grammarly, ReadSpeaker, TextAid and VoiceThread. The Research arm of the team is responsible for providing support to Researchers and the Division of Research with ensuring access to an environment necessary to support world-class research. This includes supporting IRMA, LIMS, Qualtrics, and providing and implementing adequate storage and appropriate backup solutions.

Reza’s research interest includes human-computer interaction, innovative application of technology in various context, IT innovation adoption, and virtual communities, and he has published several publications in these fields. Reza has a background in software engineering and information systems, and teaches software development and user experience units to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

His research interests currently encompass improving the management uses of nest and roost boxes (artificial hollows) for wildlife, determining whether specialised road crossing structures for gliding mammals are effective, and how to manage threatened species such as the broad-headed snake and eastern pygmy-possum within National Parks.

Ross is currently the editor of Australian Mammalogy, the journal of the Australian Mammal Society.

Some recent publications include:

Goldingay, R. L., and Dobner, B. (2014). Home range areas of koalas in an urban area of north-east New South Wales. Australian Mammalogy 36, 74-80.

Goldingay, R.L., Harrisson, K.A., Taylor, A.C., Ball, T.M., Sharpe, D.J., and Taylor, B.D. (2013). Fine-scale genetic response to landscape change in a gliding mammal. PLoS ONE 8(3): e80383.

Newell, D.A., Goldingay, R.L. and Brooks, L.O. (2013). Population recovery following decline in an endangered stream-breeding frog (Mixophyes fleayi) from subtropical Australia. PLoS ONE 8(3): e58559.

Taylor, B. D., and Goldingay, R. L. (2013). Squirrel gliders use road-side glide poles to cross a road gap. Australian Mammalogy 35, 119-122.

Goldingay, R.L. (2012). Characteristics of tree hollows used by Australian arboreal and scansorial mammals. Australian Journal of Zoology 59: 277–294.

Taylor, A.C., Walker, F.M., Goldingay, R.L., Ball, T., van der Ree, R. (2011). Degree of landscape fragmentation influences genetic isolation among populations of a gliding mammal. PLoS ONE 6 (10): e26651.

Goldingay, R.L., Taylor, B.D. & Ball, T. (2011). Wooden poles can provide habitat connectivity for a gliding mammal. Australian Mammalogy 33: 36-43.

Taylor, B.D. & Goldingay, R.L. (2010). Roads and wildlife: impacts, mitigation and implications for wildlife management in Australia. Wildlife Research 37: 320-331.

Goldingay, R.L. & Taylor, B.D. (2009). Gliding performance and its relevance to gap crossing by the squirrel glider (Petaurus norfolcensis). Australian Journal of Zoology 57: 99-104.

Anne Graham is Professor of Childhood Studies and Founding Director of the Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross University. A primary school teacher and sociologist by background, Anne has worked in teacher education for 20 years and was Head of the School of Education at Southern Cross University from 2005-2009. Anne also holds a conjoint Professorial appointment at the University of New South Wales. In her capacity as Director of the Centre for Children and Young People, Anne has led over 60 research projects, including 7 Australian Research Council funded studies, most of which focus on children’s rights, wellbeing and safety. While Anne collaborates closely with education systems, she also leads projects involving other major state and Commonwealth government departments, key statutory bodies, major national and international NGOs, and many regionally based organisations providing programs and services to children. Anne’s research, which emphasises the critical importance of hearing children’s views, has been recognised by numerous awards, including most recently an Officer of the Order of Australia (2018) for her contribution to higher education in the area of childhood studies and children’s research. Anne serves on several key advisory bodies and is a Key Institution Director for the Childwatch International Research Network. While Anne has published extensively in scholarly journals and books, she also ensures her research culminates in ‘plain English’ research summaries, websites, ‘good practice’ guidelines, webinars, professional learning workshops, and education programs, to help ensure the research is accessible and relevant to those who can best use it. Anne is the author of the highly successful Seasons for Growth program, which provides children, young people and adults with knowledge and skills to adapt to significant change in family life following death, separation, divorce and other loss experiences. This not-for-profit program, sponsored by Good Grief Ltd, is now in its 3rd edition, with over 270,000 children, young people and adults, in 5 countries, having participated in the program. Anne continues to train and support hundreds of adult Companions who facilitate the program in schools and community settings.

Iain Graham, Professor of Healthcare Development, is the current Dean and Head of School for Health and Human Sciences. He is also the Director of Clinical Services overseeing the University Health Clinic.

Professor Graham has been in this role since April 2007. Prior to this appointment, Iain was the Dean of Health at the Institute of Health and Community Studies, and Professor of Nursing, at Bournemouth University, UK.

Iains role is to lead the evolution of the School at Southern Cross University, and position it so that the School can meet the major changes, and challenges, expected in the 21st Century for both the Health Service and Higher Education as it pertains to the health professions.

It should be noted that every health care system in the world, and by inference, every University which hosts a Nursing, Allied Health or Medical School, is facing reform and change. The worlds demographic and epidemiological profile is moving. Consumer expectation is rising, and every government seeks to provide a cost effective, quality based, and safe health care system. Therefore, Professor Graham is positioning the School so that it can work with such change, and re-position itself for an exciting future. Iains motto is: Be strong locally in order to be heard internationally.

Key Facts:

• Registered Nurse
  • United Kingdom
  • Commonwealth of Australia
    
• Adjunct Professorial Positions
  • Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
  • Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health, Sydney NSW Australia
    
• Memberships & Fellowships
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
  • Fellow of the European Academy of Nursing Science
  • Member of Australasian College of Health Service Executives
  • Member of the Registered Nurse Accreditation Committee of ANMAC
  • Member of Sigma Theta Tau International, Iota Chapter – Vanderbilt University, Nashville Tennessee USA
    
• Research Interests
  • Nursing theory, art, and science development
  • Leadership
  • Cultural aspects of health
  • Health improvements and system redesign
    
• International Activity
  • Various links and engagements in the UK, USA, South East Asia, China
    
• Policy Development Involvement
  • Held positions in both the UK and USA on various policy boards
    
• Academic & Professional Literature Contributions
  • Professor Graham writes for various academic and professional journals, and contributes to various books in his fields of interest.
  • Iain has been on various editorial boards for a number of professional and academic journals.
  • He is also a reviewer for various journals, particularly in the fields of nursing practice, nurse management and leadership, and organisational change.
    

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• Screen music and sound (particularly in Australian feature films)
• Work practices of musicians
• The education of professional musicians
• The Beatles' music
• Arts practice-based research
• Music of Peter Sculthorpe, Richard Meale and Ross Edwards
• Local music cultures

• ARC Linkage-Project Grant (co-chief investigator with Professor Paul Thom and industry partner, Lyndon Terracini) Regional performing arts: theory, practice and policy ($87, 384 for 2003)
• ARC Discovery -Project Grant (co-chief investigator with Dr. Rebecca Coyle and Professor Philip Hayward). Music production and technology in Australian Film: enabling Australian film to embrace innovation. ($136, 125 for period 2007-2010)

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Following a long career as a professional musician, composer and entertainer, and a period working for the Australian and UK governments, Owen now lectures in business and creative arts at Southern Cross University. Owen teaches and consults in areas of entrepreneurship, service innovation, strategy, and design thinking. Owen has published research in fields such as entrepreneurship, strategic management, higher education policy and small business innovation. Owen has also founded two successful creative industries businesses.

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Mark Hughes is a social worker and has worked in health, aged care and mental health settings in both Australia and the UK. He has also worked as a social work academic at the University of Queensland, the University of New South Wales, and Goldsmiths College, University of London. He is currently Dean and Head of School, School of Arts and Social Sciences.

Mark's research interests centre around ageing and the delivery of health and aged care services to older people. He has completed research projects on conflict and violence in care-giving relationships involving older people, dementia and care-giving, older people's transitions through health and community care systems, and educational initiatives to facilitate reflective practice with older people. In addition to work on ageing, Mark has also published more broadly on social work and social work education.

He is currently engaged in a program of research on ageing in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) communities, which has involved projects on sexual identity expression in health and aged care, lesbian and gay people's experiences and expectations in accessing services, and the care networks of older LGBTI people.

Grants

Advancing Social Work Research - ARC Discovery Grant 2017-2020
The aim of the Advancing Social Work Research project is to increase the production, utilisation, and impact of social work research in Australia in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of human services. It is designed to enhance conceptual, methodological, and empirical understandings of the distinctive nature of social work research and its contribution to human services policy and practice. Research team: Professor Clare Tilbury, Griffith University; Professor Mark Hughes, Southern Cross University; Professor Christine Bigby, La Trobe University; Professor Mike Fisher, University of Bedfordshire, UK

Reducing Health Disparities for Older LGBTI Australians - ARC Linkage Grant 2016-2019
This project brings together researchers and key organisations in the health, aged care, and LGBTI sectors to build a much-needed evidence base to optimise health and aged care services throughout Australia. It will utilise quantitative and qualitative methods to provide detailed data on the health and support-related challenges and needs of older LGBTI Australians, as well as the educational and support needs of service providers, and will develop essential resources to support policymakers and service providers in reducing the health disparities faced by older LGBTI Australians. Research team: A/Prof Anthony Lyons, La Trobe University; Dr Catherine Barrett, La Trobe University; Prof Victor Minichiello, University of New England; Prof Mark Hughes, Southern Cross University; Prof Karen Fredriksen-Goldsen, University of Washington, USA.

Midwifery academic, researcher and author  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7970-227X

Luke is a wetland biogeochemist and scientist with experience in greenhouse gas emissions, groundwater, estuaries and carbon cycling. His postdoctoral research position will lead a ground-breaking project and team, exploring the role trees play in both consuming and releasing methane from soils to the atmosphere.

Lance Jones is a Practice Professor and an Adjunct Fellow with the Law Team in the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts.

Lance Jones is a Practice Professor and an Adjunct Fellow with the Law Team in the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts.

Lance Jones is a Practice Professor and an Adjunct Fellow with the Law Team in the Faculty of Business, Law and Arts.