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Stephen is a physiologist with expertise in endocrinology whose research examines how hormones regulate metabolism, growth, appetite, and reproduction. He works closely with animal nutritionists and veterinary clinicians on challenges in animal health and production, with current research focused on phosphorus deficiency in Australian cattle.

Alongside his scientific work, Stephen is a recognised educational leader with strengths in teaching strategy, curriculum renewal, and student success. As Director of Teaching and Learning in the School of Biomedical Sciences (2019–2024), he led the School’s response to COVID-19, receiving a UQ Service Excellence commendation and the Faculty of Medicine Academic Leader of the Year award. He has guided the renewal of the UQ Bachelor of Biomedical Science, shaping a future-focused program that strengthens student engagement, belonging, and graduate capability. His leadership has also influenced biomedical science education nationally and internationally through school–university pathways, curriculum reviews, science communication projects, and the development of physiology MOOCs. He was recently awarded a Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

Stephen’s educational leadership is grounded in extensive teaching experience. He has taught physiology to more than 40,000 students across biomedical, health, animal, and veterinary programs, earning multiple teaching awards including a national ALTC Citation. His educational research focuses on how students learn complex concepts in physiology, particularly in contexts involving uncertainty and integration. Reappointed in 2025 as Director of Teaching and Learning in Biomedical Sciences, he also serves as interim Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) for Student Experience and Success in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences.

Dr Kate Anderson is a researcher based on the Sunshine Coast who has worked as an ally in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers and communities for more than 15 years across the areas of cancer, kidney disease and wellbeing. Her current program of research at FNCWR is focused on understanding and measuring the wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the lifespan.

Kate has extensive qualitative research skills and experience, with >50 peer-reviewed journal publications, 22 in the past five years alone. She is currently a Chief/Associate Investigator on grants totalling over $14 million, including:

• What Matters to Kids (WM2Kids) Study: https://public-health.uq.edu.au/project/what-matters-2-kids
• Co-design in Health with First Nations Peoples: https://public-health.uq.edu.au/project/co-design-health-first-nations-peoples
• Supporting the health and wellbeing of Indigenous youth in out-of-home care: https://public-health.uq.edu.au/project/health-wellbeing-indigenous-youth-out-home-care Understanding the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and wellbeing to health: Implementation of the What Matters 2 Adults Wellbeing Measure: https://public-health.uq.edu.au/project/implementing-what-matters-2-adults
• What Matters to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Youths' Wellbeing: Developing a wellbeing measure for youth (WM2Y Project): https://public-health.uq.edu.au/project/what-matters-2-youth
• Yarning About Cultural Safety (YACS): https://public-health.uq.edu.au/project/yarning-about-cultural-safety-yacs

Research

Dr Max Andrews is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at The University of Queensland. He is a sport scientist with expertise in muscle physiology, focusing on improving athletic performance and preventing musculoskeletal injuries. Dr Andrews completed a Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Sciences (First Class Honours) and a PhD at The University of Queensland.

Dr Andrews' research has generated novel insights into the mechanisms underpinning hamstring adaptations to eccentric training. Using advanced imaging and neurophysiological techniques, his work examines in vivo muscle adaptations by exploring the relationships between muscle microstructure (sarcomeres), macrostructure (fascicles), and nervous system control (motor units). This multiscale research has involved international collaborations with Stanford University (USA) and the University of Birmingham (UK). He is also involved in applied research projects in sports science and coaching through industry partnerships with the Australian Institute of Sport, Cricket Australia, Stanford Athletics, and the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance.

Teaching

Dr Andrews teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in exercise and sport science, including sports medicine, biomechanics, sport technology and analytics, motor control, and strength and conditioning. His course leadership has been recognised with a School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, acknowledging his innovative integration of industry engagement, technology, and authentic assessment to enhance student learning and professional readiness in sports science.

Perinatal Implementation Scientist & Senior Research Fellow:

I am a full-time perinatal implementation science researcher. Since 2018, I have worked for the not-for profit, Mater Research, conducting research across implementing stillbirth prevention strategies. My vision is to make substantive improvements in national maternity care standards through actioning effective and targeted evidence-based implementation strategies to embed best practice recommendations into maternity care.

I work as a Senior Research Fellow with the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Stillbirth. As co-lead of the Stillbirth CRE’s national research programs, I provide strategic leadership in implementing stillbirth prevention strategies and advancing consumer engagement in stillbirth research.

Lisa is a speech pathologist and conjoint research fellow with Metro North Health and The University of Queensland and works with the Queensland Aphasia Research Centre (QARC). Her research focuses on examining experiences, determining priorities, and co-designing meaningful solutions with lived-experience experts, and improving consumer partnerships. Lisa’s PhD used a novel application of Experience-Based Co-Design, to co-design aphasia services for QARC, who have adopted her findings as a future focus of the centre.

My research draws on sociological theories to examine how organizations and their leaders justify controversial practices, engage with stakeholders, and respond to scandals both rhetorically and with practical actions. This work falls under the theoretical umbrella of organizational legitimacy and helps understanding how business ethics practices evolve over time. Empirically, my areas of interest span a wide variety of contexts, from the emergence of responsible taxation to the implementation of ethics management systems, from the integration of Indigenous values in Western management thinking to the protection of not-for-profits from trust failures, and from the governance of sport organizations to the evolution of ESG reporting. My approach to research is quite eclectic, including qualitative, quantitative, and conceptual work, yet I rely primarily on qualitative methodologies: chiefly interviews, archival material. and observations. Conducting this type of research has taken me across many countries including, Australia, Europe, China, the US, and Madagascar. Ultimately my work is aimed at providing guidance on how organizations can keep pace with the evolution of societal norms and stakeholder expectations.

My work has published in a variety of top journals including Journal of Management Studies (on how corporate leaders respond and adapt to critique during crises), Journal of Business Ethics (on the successes and failures of ethics control systems), Accounting, Organizations and Society (on changes of stakeholder expectations with regards to corporate taxation). These and other pieces have received multiple international recognitions, among others the R. Edward Freeman Journal of Business Ethics Philosophy in Practice Best Paper, the Amartya Sen Essay Prize by Academics Stand Against Poverty, and the Academy of Management Carolyn Dexter Award.

In teaching, I am best known for delivering courses in critical thinking, ethics, philosophy, leadership, sustainability, anthropology, and for integrating Indigenous knowledge. My teaching experience spans across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, with a decade of involvement in MBA and executive education programs. My passion for teaching was recognised with the student-nominated 2024 Beta Gamma Sigma Academic of the Year Award.

Before joining UQ, I was lecturer and then senior lecturer at the School of Strategy, Innovation, and Technology at the University of Sydney Business School. Prior to academia, I spent a decade working in the sport event management industry as a consultant. I also worked at the United Nations Global Compact in New York focusing on sustainability and anti-corruption practices. and in my family business as taxation and labour consultant.

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• I do my best work in the classroom: I am a teaching-focussed academic specialising in ecology and zoology with the UQ School of the Environment (SENV). I coordinate BIOL1050 Organisms: Interactions & Functions, BIOL2010 Ecology, BIOL2910 Advanced Ecology, BIOL2205 Insect Science, BIOL3238 Insect Structure, Function & Physiology, and SCIE3010 Science Engagement in the Community. Learn more about my classroom and teaching style here.
• Our science undergraduate students inspire me! I'm the Bachelor of Science Program Director at our Faculty of Science and in this role I provide overarching leadership around the positioning, review, renewal, quality assurance, and student experience for UQ's Bachelor of Science program. I am always keen to hear from our BSc students about your student experience!
• Within SENV I chair an incredible team of colleagues in my capacity as Director of Engagement and Advancement, which manages the relationship between us and our future students, international university partners, alumni, donors, and industry partners.
• I get to support secondary teachers in Queensland train our next generation of scientists! I deliver professional development workshops to senior science teachers, science technicians, and teacher librarians. Together, we have built a strong community of best practice in teaching secondary biology in Queensland.
• I lead an award-winning team (informally known as the 'G-Unit') that engages with high schools in Queensland and key international university partners, and this includes the development and delivery of bespoke learning immersions (including study tours), future student recruitment, and science communication.

Victor Anggono is a neurochemist/neuronal cell biologist with an established track record in studying the molecular and cellular mechanisms of synaptic plasticity, focusing on the regulation of neuronal trafficking at the pre- and post-synaptic compartments. He received his PhD from the University of Sydney in 2007. Supported by an NHMRC CJ Martin and a Human Frontiers Long-term Fellowships, he subsequently conducted postdoctoral training at the Department of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, USA). Victor returned to Australia in 2012 and established an independent research laboratory at the Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland in 2014. He is currently an Associate Professor (supported by an ARC Future Fellowship) and leads a team of 10 researchers. Victor has published more than 60 papers in leading journals, including Nature Neuroscience, Nature Communications, PNAS, Cell Reports and Journal of Neuroscience. His work has received 7 recommendations from the Faculty Opinions and attracted over 4,900 citations (Google Scholar). Victor was awarded the Boomerang Award (Australian Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 2011) and the Young Scientist Award (Federation of Asian and Oceanian Biochemists and Molecular Biologists, 2015) for his research excellence. He has an excellent track record of mentoring, with two of his first postdoctoral fellows being funded by ARC DECRAs. He has supervised 6 PhD and 6 Honours students to completion.

Associate Professor Anthony Angwin is a speech pathologist conducting research on word learning and neurogenic communication disorders. In particular, his research interests are focussed upon the use of psycholinguistic and neuroimaging methodologies to investigate language processing and word learning in both healthy adults as well as people with Parkinson's disease, stroke and dementia.

Dr. Pratheep Annamalai is a polymer and nanomaterials scientist with a keen interest in engineering materials for sustainable living. He is an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences. He has extensive expertise in both translational and fundamental research using nanotechnological tools towards sustainability. Currently, he is interested in alternative proteins and valorisation of agricultural crops and food waste into reactive, building blocks for improving the performance and utility of bioproducts. Thematically, his research focuses on

• Food Processing (plant-based food products)
• Bioproducts (from agri-food waste)
• Sustainable building blocks (for advanced materials).

Before joining UQ, Pratheep studied Chemistry in University of Madras, received PhD in Chemistry from University of Pune (India), then went on to work as a postdoctoral researcher on hydrophobic membranes at the Université Montpellier II (France), and on ‘stimuli-responsive smart materials’ at the Adolphe Merkle Institute - Université de Fribourg (Switzerland).

Upon being instrumental in the discovery of ‘spinifex nanofibre nanotechnology’ and establishing Australia’s first nanocellulose pilot-plant, he has been awarded UQ Excellence awards for leadership and industry partnerships for 2019. Recognising his contribution to the nanomaterials, polymer nanocomposites, polymer degradation and stabilisation regionally and globally, he has been invited to serve as a committee member for ISO/TC229-WG2 for characterisation of nanomaterials (2016), a mentor in TAPPI mentoring program (2018), guest/academic editor for various journals (Fibres, Int. J Polymer Science, PLOS One). He has served as a member of the UQ-LNR ethics committee for reviewing the applications (2017-) and a member of the AIBN-ECR committee in 2014.

Associate Professor Annika Antonsson is a virologist with epidemiological training. Viruses can cause cancer, and Annika's research has been focused on human papillomavirus (HPV) and its role in different types of cancer. Her main research areas are oral HPV infections in different populations and HPV in throat cancer (oropharyngeal cancer), with her most recent study investigating if the current HPV vaccine is protecting against the HPV types that are causing throat cancer.

Annika is involved in a longitudinal study on oral HPV infection among Indigenous South Australians and oropharyngeal cancers. More than 1,000 Indigenous people from across South Australia—including Adelaide, Mount Gambier, Coober Pedy, Ceduna, Whyalla, Port Lincoln, Port Pirie and the Riverland— have been recruited for this ongoing study, which started in 2019.

Annika is also working on CanCo which is a First Nations-led Prospective Cancer Cohort study (https://public-health.uq.edu.au/project/canco-prospective-first-nations-cancer-cohort ). CanCo is looking into cancer care needs and experiences of First Nations peoples diagnosed with cancer, and their caregivers.

Emma Antrobus is a senior lecturer in criminology the School of Social Science. Emma has a background in social psychology and has interests in the legitimacy of social agencies and youth involvement in the criminal justice system. Her recent research focuses on randomized controlled trials examining the impact of police behaviour and legitimacy, and interventions for young people at risk.

Dr Lauren Aoude is a research leader at the University of Queensland (UQ) Frazer Institute. Her research program explores barriers to precision oncology, and establishes more accurate prognostics to enhance therapeutic options for oesophageal adenocarcinoma (OAC) and melanoma patients. Her research integrates genomic sequencing data with clinical, pathological and imaging information. Recent work includes the establishment of patient-derived organoid models to enable a personalised medicine approach.

During her PhD (completed Nov 2014, QIMR Berghofer) she was a key member of international collaborations that significantly enhanced the understanding of melanoma susceptibility in at-risk families. Dr Aoude joined UQ as an NHMRC Early Career Fellow (2016-2021), where she led projects exploring precision medicine for metastatic melanoma and oesophageal cancer. In 2021, she was awarded a UQ Amplify fellowship to pursue research while expanding teaching and mentoring opportunities, including an on-going course co-ordinator role in the Master of Medicine Skin Cancer Program.

In 2025, she was awarded an NHMRC (EL2) Emerging Leader Fellowship. Her program vision is to better inform treatment decisions and improve health outcomes for patients through the integration of genomics into the clinic.

Dr Reza Arab is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics at the School of Languages and Cultures. His expertise lies in pragmatics, cultural linguistics, and intercultural communication, with a focus on how humour, metaphor, and language practices shape belonging, identity, and interaction across cultural and institutional contexts.

His research spans historical pragmatics, contrastive semantics, and discourse analysis, particularly in national settings. He has led and contributed to projects on humour in prison discourse, media representations, and political communication. Dr Arab is also the major convenor for English as an International Language (EIL) at UQ.