This month has seen a broad array of impactful research across the Faculty of Arts receive funding and recognition from Government, industry and other organisations. And new appointments in and outside the Faculty reflect our colleagues' standing in their fields.
Wide range of research projects funded
The effectiveness of ‘trauma-informed care’ and healing programs will be at the forefront of a new research project studying Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander family and domestic violence and sexual assault programs. The new project, a partnership between Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) and researchers from the Department of Indigenous Studies led by Professor Bronwyn Carlson, will map and analyse “what works” in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healing programs that respond to FDVSA nationally. Read more
Professor Bronwyn Carlson and Madi Day from the Department of Indigenous Studies, received a grant of $99,718 from Facebook to analyse of the impact of both racist and violent content and threats towards Indigenous women and Indigenous LBGTQI+ people on social media.
A team from the Department of Indigenous Studies, made up of Professor Bronwyn Carlson, Madi Day, Dr Tristan Kennedy and Dr Ryan Frazer, has been awarded a $950,000 grant by the Commonwealth Department of Health for a project in partnership with ReachOut Australia. The project aims to address the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people through an innovative and culturally-safe social media campaign and supporting online resources.
Professor Liz Pellicano, Dr Rozanna Lilley and Dr Poulomee Datta from the School of Education have been successful in attaining $239,000 from Positive Partnerships for a project that will examine the experiences of home-schooling for autistic parents and parents from culturally and linguistically diverse communities.This research brings autistic and non-autistic researchers together to work in partnership to examine the views and experiences of parents from under-served populations.
Dr Emma Burns has been awarded an American Psychological Association, Division 15, Early Career Research Grant (2020) for her project to develop and validate a new method for achievement goal measurement and goal setting for students.
The Cyber Strategy, Foresight and Policy stream of the MQOptus Cyber Security Hub, led by Professor Ben Schreer, was successful in receiving funding for two projects, totalling $116,040. The Cyber Intelligence Lab (CiLab), led by Dr Stephen McCombie, received $68,783 to help initiate a cutting-edge student and research-focused program at the intersection of cyber security and intelligence. The "Fraud in Online Business Channels", led by Gary Gill, received $47,257 to examine the growing fraud in the online business domain and effective counter-measures.
A joint DAAD funding application with Dr Alice Chik, School of Education and Professor Silvia Melo-Pfeifer (Hamburg University) for International Virtual Academic Collaboration (2020 - 2021) has been awarded EUR50,000 to develop a virtual academic collaboration project on better understanding multicultural and multilingual education for both German and Australian students and academics.
Dr Emlyn Dodd from the Department of Ancient History and Dr Keith Rathbone from the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations were recipients of this year’s Academy of Humanities' Humanities Travelling Fellowships. The Humanities Travelling Fellowships (HTF) enable early career researchers to undertake research overseas, including accessing archives and other research materials and connecting with international researchers and networks.
New appointments in and outside the Faculty
As part of establishing the refreshed internal Faculty structures, which more closely align with our research strengths, the following colleagues have been appointed to the new roles created.
- Dean, School of Social Sciences - Professor Chris Dixon
- Head of Department, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature - Professor Nicole Anderson
- Head of Department, Department of History and Archaeology - Professor Malcolm Choat
School of Social Sciences
- Discipline Chair, Anthropology - Associate Professor Chris Houston
- Discipline Chair of Geography and Planning - Associate Professor Kristian Ruming
- Discipline Chair of Sociology - Associate Professor Ben Spies-Butcher
Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature
- Discipline Chair of Languages and Culture - Dr Jane Hanley
- Discipline Chair of Literature - Associate Professor Hsu-Ming Teo
Department of History and Archaeology
- Discipline Chair of Ancient History - Professor Ray Laurence
- Discipline Chair of Modern History - Associate Professor Clare Monagle
Professor Mary Ryan, Dean of the School of Education, has just been elected as the new President of the NSW Council of Deans of Education for a term of two years. The NSWCDE is the peak body representing 17 NSW Teacher Education Providers, University Faculties and Schools of Education. The NSWCDE leads the delivery and development of education programs, partnerships and research. It acts as an advocate for pre-service and in-service teacher education.
Professor Gabrielle Meagher has been granted the title of Emeritus Professor at Macquarie University. Professor Meagher's research engages with pressing problems in the field of social policy and the world of work, with recent research confronting issues in aged care.
Research with impact
Lauren Tynan (PhD student, Department of Geography and Planning) and Michelle Bishop (Associate Lecturer, Macquarie School of Education) were awarded the Andrea Durbach prize for their jointly authored paper "Disembodied experts, accountability and refusal: an autoethnography of two (ab)Original women". The prize is awarded annually to an author or authors whose original article in the Australian Journal of Human Rights reflects the values that have resonated in Professor Durbach’s career and scholarship.
Associate Professor Adam Lockyer and Professor Ben Schreer from the Department of Security Studies and Criminology have secured a contract worth $118,151 from the Department of Defence to deliver an Information Warfare teaching unit in S2, 2020. The microcredentialling module is based on a co-design approach and will serve as a pilot.
A Security Studies and Criminology team, involving Professor Ben Schreer, Dr Rolando Ochoa, Vince Hurley and Gary Gill was invited to make a submission to the Australian Parliament Enquiry into "Criminal activity and law enforcement during the COVID-19 pandemic. After submission, the team was subsequently invited to appear before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Law Enforcement in late August.