Celebrating outstanding research
Message from the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Academic Capability)
Presenting our 2022 Research Excellence Award recipients.
The innovations of tomorrow begin in the research of today. This year's research award recipients give great hope for tomorrow and inspiration to their colleagues and their communities.
Whether on our precious reefs or in our rivers, in schools or on farms, in hospitals, in care or in laboratories, from our local communities to the world, this is research that is transforming tomorrow.
Professor Mary Spongberg
Awards for research excellence
It’s been an exciting year for research at the University. The work of our researchers has attracted extraordinary amounts of funding and interest from around the globe. Researchers have collaborated with dozens of industry and other university partners, driving projects that span hemp to healthcare and coral to classrooms. Presenting the 2022 Southern Cross University Research Award recipients:
Early career researchers
Dr Peter James
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Emerging and re-emerging Infectious diseases, Primary healthcare, Traditional medicine
Dr Judith Rosentreter
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Greenhouse gas emissions, Coastal carbon cycling, Blue Carbon, Global upscaling
Mid-career researchers
Dr Chris Stevens
Chair of Discipline (Human Sciences)
Exercise Physiology, Sports Science, Environmental Physiology, Exercise Testing
Louise Phillips
Associate Professor
Curriculum and Pedagogy, Children's rights, Children's citizenship, Storytelling, Arts-based research
Michelle Neumann
Associate Professor
Early childhood education, English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy, Educational technology
Romy Lauche
Associate Professor
Yoga, Tai Chi, Research methods, Clinical trials, Systematic reviews, Naturopathy
Dr Daniel Harrison
Senior Lecturer
Biological Oceanography, Fisheries, Oceanography, Biogeochemistry, Coral Reef Restoration
Senior researchers
Kai Schulz
Associate Professor
Biological Oceanography, Conceptual Modelling, Ecological Impacts of Climate Change
Outstanding contribution to impact
Industry:
Terry Rose
Professor
Crop and Pasture Production, Soil Biology, Soil Sciences, Nutrient Cycling, Grain Research
Peter Harrison
Distinguished Professor
Environmental Science, Marine ecology, Coral reproduction ecology, Coral larval restoration
Tobias Kretzschmar
Professor
Crop and Pasture Production, Horticultural Crop Development, Plant Cell and Molecular Biology
Community:
Stuart Barlo
Professor
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies, Decolonising research, Indigenous research
Dr Kathomi Gatwiri
Associate Professor
African womanhood, Trauma informed practice, Anti-racist practice, Diasporic identities
Anne Graham
Professor
Education Systems, Policy and Administration, Sociology, Children and Young People's Rights
Inspiring researchers
Damien Maher
Professor
Professor Maher has an international reputation in the area of estuarine and coastal nutrient, carbon and greenhouse gas cycling and maintains an extensive collaborative network with scientists from over 40 institutions. He has an outstanding research performance with 151 journal articles in top international scientific journals. He supervises 7 PhD students, with 16 PhD completions, and 22 Honours completions.
Terry Rose
Professor
Professor Rose is Director of the Centre of Organics and has made a significant contribution to building our research partnership with the DPI and enabling of significant research funding. He is recognised internationally for his work on phosphorus and his research output includes publications in top international journals. He works tirelessly to build the reputation of the University at all levels.
David Lynch
Professor
In late 2019, Professor David Lynch founded and launched the Faculty of Education’s TeachLab, focused on teacher education and teaching improvement. With an ambitious research agenda and program, TeachLab is quickly becoming a significant national teacher education and teaching improvement research entity. Professor Lynch is the Chair of Postgraduate Teacher Education at Southern Cross.
Michael Charles
Associate Professor
Michael has been an inspirational influence on the research culture of the Management Discipline for many years. In the past three years, he has successfully supervised over 11 HDR students to completion. He also conducts cross-disciplinary research in humanities, and is currently working on a Women in Technology Programs project with staff from the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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