Podcasts about deakin matters

Dr Margaret Kumar is a Language & Learning Advisor in Deakin's Division of Student Life, and she talks about a book she has co-edited on the importance of names in teaching.

Alumni in profile: Cristy Burne, Master of Arts (Professional Communication) 2007 and Graduate Certificate of Professional Writing 2004. Multi-award winning writer Cristy Burne has travelled the world combining her passion for writing with her work as an Outreach Coordinator. In this discussion she shares some of her adventures.

Broadcast journalism student Katy Andrews reports on smoking laws in Australia.

Professor Liz Eckermann was awarded a research grant from AusAid worth $30,000 to bring a Laotian medical researcher to Australia for 3 months mentoring in research and evaluation methods for maternal health. At the moment her research interest involves working with Lao researchers to unpack the reality behind a project called ‘behind the smile’.

Retail Industry Fellow, Steve Ogden-Barnes talks about how retail stores are using sensory engagement or ‘smell’ to improve sales.

An interview with Dr, Alecia Bellgrove, a senior lecturer within Deakin's School of Life and Environmental Sciences about her research visit to Japan, to study the dispersal ecology of algae at the Shimoda Marine Research Centre at the University of Tsukuba.

Sandra the Co-Director of the Research Partnerships Office in Geelong. Sandra McClelland,has a career spanning more than 20 years within research organisations, she is currently at Deakin working on building connections between researchers and businesses in Geelong to get behind Deakin University to benefit the Geelong community.

Dr Geoffrey Robinson, Senior Lecturer in History & Politics gives a run down on what’s been happening lately in Australian politics.

Dr Xavier Conlan, a Deakin research fellow will talk to us this morning about a developed list of the top ten new species of 2011.

Dr Xavier Conlan, a lecturer in Chemistry at Deakin talks popular science with some interesting Science topics including Bugs that turn urine into rock fuel. Xavier also discusses new research: Teens who go to bed late are more likely to be overweight.

Deakin journalism student Stefan Sgariato reports on whether video games are too violent. Stefan explores the pros and cons of reviewing the classification system.

Dr Terry Bartholomew, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology talks about ex-prisoners being released back into the community, and the impact this has on whether they are likely to reoffend or not.

Dr Paul Harrison, Senior Lecturer and Deakin Graduate in the School of Business and Law discuss his latest research on telecommunications companies and their relationships with their customers. A recent report funded by Deakin University has revealed it is one based on distrust, information overload and frustration.

Dr Bridie McCarthy, Research Fellow in the Faculty of Arts and Education discusses the 'first in family longitudinal project’, a study that involves monitoring first generation university students.

Assoc. Prof. Julie Pasco from Deakin's School of Medicine discusses her research into levels of vitamin D in mothers during pregnancy

Research Fellow, Dr Sharon Brennan discusses ‘what determines health?’; a study she has been conducting over the past 5 years that examines the social determinants of health of Geelong residents and surrounding areas.

Associate Lecturer Dr Anthony Ware from the School of Politics and Policy Studies discusses Myanmar, its history and its politics.

Dr Debra Bateman, Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, and regular expert commentator in the field of education discusses the role a school has to play in educating students for many possible futures, and how that can be achieved .

Senior lecturer Dr Alecia Bellgrove discusses the dispersal ecology of seaweed spores and the levels of their development during the life cycle.

Melissa Graham, Senior Lecturer from the School of Health and Social Development, who will be joining us today to discuss a study that has found childless women may experience poorer health and wellbeing than the general Australian female population.

Broadcast Journalism student Jessica Perkins reports on the obesity epidemic, the food we love to eat and the rise of fad dieting programs The Obesity epidemic, food and the rise of fad dieting programs

Professor Michael Berk chair is the School of Psychiatry Deakin and Harvard Professor Andrew Nuremberg, who will be here to discuss whether depression could be an inflammatory illness.

Deakin student Vivian Winkler, who is currently in her fourth year doing a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. She will be here with us today to talk about a competition she recently took part in called the National Health Fusion Team Challenge. She was in a team with five other Deakin students, and they won this national event as ambassadors for Deakin University for the first time ever.

As the fighting in Syria continues, we invited Mat Hardy, Lecturer on Middle Eastern Studies at Deakin University on the show with us to discuss another side of the violent warfare – the media. Mat’s article on The Conversation discusses the popular news casters in the Middle East, including Al Jazeera, putting forward a fairly biased view of the war in their reports.

A broadcast journalism piece from Fiona Nelson, a Deakin journalism student. Fiona reports from the Otways and looks at the many views of prevention within dealing with the aftermath of the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires.

Broadcast Journalism student Michael Lemonato looks at the issue of the safe injecting clinics and the plans to have one in the inner Melbourne suburb of Richmond.

A broadcast journalism piece from Deakin Journalism student Sarah Melenhorst which looks into the concerns of the lack of social housing in Australia.

Deakin Broadcast Journalism student Neary Ty reports that more people ride to work in the City of Moreland, north of Melbourne than in any other municipality in Australia. Residents site congestion, health and living expenses and their reasons for the change.

Lecturer from the School of Health & Social Development, Dr Matthew Dunn will be joining us today to talk about elite Australian athletes and their use of recreational drugs, and how a study has proven that their intake is not as common as we might think it is.

Associate Professor in the School of Law Dan Meagher discuss the Australian Government's failed Malaysian asylum seeker policy.

Dr. Karen Stagnitti, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Health talks about children, some as young as 12 months old who are playing with iPads and smartphones and the implications this may have for their growth and learning patterns.

Mr Mick Fielding from the Centre of Intelligent Systems Research talks about OzBot, a robotic platform that police use in policing programs.

PhD student Elyse Warner from the School of Health and Social Development is investigating young adults who move back home with their parents, and the impact it has on their families.

Professor Karen Starr is Chair in School of Development and Leadership and she discusses her recent book and also her research into the business of education and running schools.

Professor Christine Halse is Chair of Education at Deakin. She talks about her book titled ‘Inside Anorexia’, which provides valuable insight into the experiences and challenges faced by teenage girls with anorexia and their families.

Senior lecturer in the School of Management and Marketing Dr Paul Turner discusses the state of sports broadcasting in Australia. In particular, Paul looks at football broadcasting.

Assoc. Prof. Julie Pasco from Deakin's School of Medicine discusses her research into levels of vitamin D in mothers during pregnancy

Associate Head of School in The School of Humanities and Social Sciences Dr Sally Totman discusses the latest situation in Syria with the pending deployment of 300 observers in Syria to monitor an agreed ceasefire.

Associate Professor Samantha Hepburn in The School of Law discusses the coal seam gas industry in Australia from a legal perspective and in particular its environmental regulation

Research Fellow Ms Anne Magnus discusses her research into alcohol consumption.

Associate Professor Tim Crowe from the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences discusses aspects of "dieting" and eating healthy over the silly season and how people can still enjoy themselves without over-indulging.

Dr Benjamin Isakhan, Research Fellow in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences has been awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award for his project that Measures the Destruction of Heritage and Spikes of Violence in Iraq.

Associate Professor in Journalism Martin Hirst talks about a media inquiry into Rupert Murdoch's Australian newspapers and how they are biased against the Gillard Government.

Professor David Walker, Chair in Australian Studies talks about the attraction of ghost towns and disappeared settlements.

Ross Monaghan, Lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Arts, discusses organisations use of social media

Deakin journalism student Nicole Labourne explains what is behind Beware the Rhino: a story of tram awareness in Melbourne.

Associate Professor in the school of communication and creative arts, David McCooey. He will be joining us today to talk about the strong connection between poetry and terrorism.

Deakin alumni guest Jennifer Abbey, who is now an Honorary Clinical Professor at the Joanna Briggs Institute in Adelaide. PHD in Nursing

Deakin Alumni Mr Jon Clements was a Science and Technology graduate at Deakin, and is now a multi-award winning architect. He is currently employed as the Director of Jackson Clements Burrows Architects in Melbourne.

Deakin alumni guest Jennifer Abbey, who is now an Honorary Clinical Professor at the Joanna Briggs Institute in Adelaide. A PHD in Nursing Jennifer's area of expertise is in Dementia.