News from the College of Business, Government & Law
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Welcome to the May edition of the College newsletter.
Our lead story this month is Professor Mark Halsey’s sensational success in the ARC Industry Fellowship Program. Mark is one of just 8 recipients in Australia and the only one in South Australia. The prestigious award entails funding of $3.5 million to build on pilot work to help fundamentally change the way prisoners are rehabilitated. It brings huge credit and recognition for both our Criminology program and our Centre for Social Impact Flinders. Congratulations Mark!
Other stories include a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence for Dr Mohammed Akhib; an update from Professor Chris Kee on our new approach on Student Engagement; Professor Svetlana Bogomolova's participation in the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network Advisory in Copenhagen (our lead photo); two new PhD completions, including our own Dr Jennifer Richards; 6 new A/A* publications, and more than $300,000 of new research income.
Kind regards,
Michael
Professor Michael Gilding
Vice-President and Executive Dean
Welcome
A warm welcome to the newest members of our community!
Kelly McKinley (Research Associate, CSI)
Pamela Zorn (Director of College Services, BGL)
Ana Milena Diaz Leano (Professional Services)
May Spotlights
Educator Spotlight:
Samantha Kontra
Sam Kontra is the driving force behind the College's student mentoring initiatives as well as Senior Lecturer in the Flinders Law team. Starting her journey studying at Flinders, she's never really left! She is passionate about student engagement and support. Did you know she's even wrote a book about it?
Professional Spotlight:
Ana Milena Diaz Leano
Discover the adventures of Ana Milena Diaz Leano as she navigates the Aussie accent, strums her guitar with loved ones, and embraces the camaraderie of the soccer field. Read more about her unique journey and if you see her around make sure you say G'day!
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Feature article
Australian Research Council (ARC) Industry Laureate Win for Mark Halsey
Professor Mark Halsey has been granted a substantial sum of $3,502,295 over a span of 5 years for his research in Australia’s rehabilitative practices, focusing on understanding why individuals cease offending, with a particular emphasis on the role of imprisonment in this process. This is a prestigious award with only 8 awarded across Australia.
Celebrations
PhD Completions – Dr Richards and Dr Yoon
Heartiest congratulations to our two newest PhD graduates:
Dr Jennifer Richards for her PhD titled “Embodied Justice: An Integrated Faith-Law Response for Christian Women Experiencing Domestic and Family Violence in Australia.” Jennifer was supervised by Dr Lorna Hallahan (Principal Supervisor) and Associate Professor Hossein Esmaeili (Associate Supervisor).
Dr Jung Yoon for her PhD titled “A person-centred organisational management model for enabling meaningful socio-economic engagement for people with cognitive disability.” Jung was supervised by Professor Ian Goodwin-Smith (Principal Supervisor), Associate Professor Selina Tually and Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan (Associate Supervisors) and Dr Karen Williams (External Supervisor - UniSA).
Vice Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
Congratulations to Dr Mohammed Akhib who has been awarded a 2023 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Doctoral Thesis Excellence. Mohammed’s thesis was titled “Exploring the Consumer Perceived Veracity of Traditional Media vs Social Media Reports in an Organisational Crisis Context” and he received A/A in his examination. Dr Ahkib was supervised by Professor Roberta Crouch (Principal Supervisor) and Dr Ashokkumar Manoharan (Associate Supervisor).
Education
Engaging Students as Partners: A New Approach
At CBGL, we believe in engaging students as partners in their own learning journey. This philosophy involves empowering students to understand how their learning occurs and encouraging active participation in shaping their educational experience. Hear from Dean of Education, Professor Christopher Kee who has provided us with an update.
Research
Top Research Publications
Top 10%/ A*/A/Q1
*based on notification emailed to CBGL.research@flinders.edu.au from 22 March – 22 April 2024. Current BGL staff in bold.
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators, Balasubramanian, M., Bulamu, N. B., Bulto, L., Gebremeskel, T. G., Kaambwa, B., Naik, G., & Shorofi, A. (2024). Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. Scimago: Top 10% (0.15%) in Medicine (miscellaneous))
GBD 2021 Causes of Death Collaborators, Balasubramanian, M., Bulamu, N. B., Bulto, L., Gebremeskel, T. G., Kaambwa, B., Naik, G., & Shorofi, A. (2024). Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. The Lancet. Advance online publication. (Scimago: Top 10% (0.15%) in Medicine (miscellaneous))
Bastani, P., Bahmaei, J., Ravangard, R., Bahrami, M. A., Asadallahi, A., Hinchcliff, R., Shafei, I. (2024). Development of an evidence-informed governance and stewardship framework for elderly healthcare in Iran: A qualitative study. Heliyon, 10(5), Article e26764. Scimago: Q1 (18.10%) in Multidisciplinary))
Vij, A., Washington, L., Weller, S., Irving, J., Onur, I. (2024). Labour Market Preferences of Retrenched Australian Auto Industry Workers for Job Quality and Meaningful Work. Economic Record. Advance online publication. (ABDC Journal Rank: A Ranked)
Abakah, E. J. A., Abdullah, M., Tiwari, A. K., Wali Ullah, G. M. (2024). Asymmetric dynamics between geopolitical conflict sentiment and cryptomarkets. Research in International Business and Finance, 69, Article 102273. (Scimago: Q1 (18.18%) in Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous))
New Research Funding Awards
O'Keeffe, V., Hordacre, A., Howard, S., Neall, A. & Cebulla, A. Literature review on harmful behaviours in the workplace. Safe Work Australia ($68,142)
Cebulla, A., Marmo, M., Seymour, K., Ibrahim, N., Richards, J. & Esmaeili, H. Independent review of the operation of the paid family and domestic violence leave entitlement in the Fair Work Act 2009. Australian Government Department of Employment and Workplace Relations ($241,823)
New Leadership for Flinders Factory of the Future
Please extend a warm welcome to Philipp Dautel, who joins us as the Principal Manager of the Flinders Factory of the Future!
With extensive experience in innovation and cross-sector collaboration, Philipp's leadership is timely as the facility enters its next phase of development at the Tonsley Innovation District.
Social Media Highlights
12 posts = 49,198 impressions
Our social media efforts have secured us one of the university's top three most successful posts in April: a post on our Diploma of Sports Business (DSM) students embarking on their first placement. Other highlights include the highly successful Criminology Movie Night, where our promotion contributed to a significant turnout. We also effectively utilised testimonials from Workplace Coaching to generate interest in the upcoming round. Moreover, we initiated a series of student blogs detailing experiences from internships in Vienna and Washington, captivating our audience with first-hand narratives.
What's been happening in BGL?
Beyond Bars: Reducing Custodial Stays in Port Augusta
Discover how researchers from Flinders Centre for Social Impact are collaborating with CentaCare Country SA to address the challenges of short custodial stays in Port Augusta and Port Lincoln.
UN Climate Technology Centre and Network Advisory Board Meeting in Copenhagen
Professor Svetlana Bogomolova, CSI Flinders Deputy Director, took part in the United Nations Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) Advisory Board on April 22-24, 2024, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Gather Round 2024
The recent Gather Round event, a collaborative effort between the South Australian Government, SiSU Health, The Shane Warne Legacy, and Flinders University, aimed to provide free heart and diabetes checks to attendees from April 4 to April 7. The event saw active participation from three Diploma of Sports Management students from Flinders University. Mikayla, Andrew, and Kayla.
What's on 📢
Access to The Economist
All staff and students can now access subscriber content from The Economist, via a desktop computer or the mobile app. Follow the library's instructions on how to access The Economist to ensure you correctly login to institutional access using your FAN. You now have the benefit of being able to access all articles as well podcasts and other subscriber only content.
Printed issues of The Economist continue to be available at Central Library and researchers seeking historical issues can access these via library databases.
APACH’s Inaugural International Policy Forum
Flinders University’s College of Business, Government and Law are hosting the Asia Pacific Aged Care Hub (APACH) First International Policy Forum in May, involving 7 countries to further promote Innovations in Health and Aged Care Knowledge Transfer.
The same Flinders research group is also involved in DFAT-supported aged and health care outreach and knowledge exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). More details on the APACH International Policy Forum are available here.
Register below to attend the event on 16th and 17th May.
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