Hop to Change

Our presentation of our education research to a training board went really well! They had excellent questions about how to better support on the job training in seasonal jobs, such as in the aquaculture and agricultural sectors.

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Sign on a building reads: Liberty

Second Chances

This was me en route to my stakeholder meeting! This is for our project on improving services and support for vulnerable people at risk of reoffending. This has been a massive project that I have loved working on. This group of people are underserved and yet over policed. They want a second chance after a life time caught up in the criminal justice system.

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After the Results, What Comes Next?

A person walks with their head down in North Terrace Bankstown train station

This was the route to a stakeholder meeting in Bankstown, Western Sydney! We discussed our second project on vocational training and education, focusing on course enrollments.

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SES building in Wollongong has a bright orange and white tile facade

Community Safety

Yesterday I went to rural New South Wales with a colleague to deliver a workshop. We discussed behavioural science concepts and a framework to eliminate risky behaviour during emergencies.

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Science Panel

A large lecture theatre is full of people

I was on a panel at the Science Pathways conference in Brisbane. The event was run by the EMCR Forum (Australia’s Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Forum). I spoke about how to use intersectionality to refocus diversity initiatives to be more inclusive.

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Vocational Training Completions

A couple of weeks back, I travelled to the other side of the Sydney central business district to present our work on vocational training, to a public sector audience.

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Harmony Day

People walk across Martin Place, Sydney. In the background, people sit on stairs painted in the rainbow flag

I was one of the speakers at a recent Harmony Day event today.

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International Women’s Day 2018

1 Castlereagh offices is a tall, modern-looking building

A quick update on another recent event: I gave a talk at Readify for International Women’s Day.

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People wait outside the ABC building

Q&A

I was in the audience for Q&A last week. It was fun!

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