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UNIVERSITY RESEARCH WEEK 14–18 JULY 2014
Communicate
Collaborate
Celebrate
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH WEEK
14–18 JULY 2014
The theme for the University Research Week this year is Communicate, Collaborate, Celebrate– Research that Matters. The
Research Week program reflects this theme in exemplifying the work being undertaken by our leading researchers in new and
strategic areas of strength.
Contents
Welcome from Vice Chancellor and President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Welcome from Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Keynote Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Public Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Workshop: Supervisor Toolkit (for academics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Workshop: Research Career Development for Early Career Researchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Workshop: Managing your Research for Timely Completion (for research students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Workshop: ARC Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering (FoSHEE) Research Day
Presentation Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Faculty of Arts and Business Research Day (FAB) Presentation Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Three Minute Thesis Competition (Higher Degree by Research Students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
A Minute to Win It – ‘My Research in 60 seconds’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Research Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Poster Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
‘Art in Research’ Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank members of the University Research Week Academic Advisory Group for their time and involvement in the organisation of the
2014 University Research Week.
University Research Week Academic Advisory Group (AAG):
Associate Professor Christian Jones (Chair AGG), Associate Dean (Research),
Faculty of Arts and Business
Dr David McMillan, USC Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, Health,
Education and Engineering
Dr Tristan Pearce, Sustainability Research Centre
Professor Roland De Marco, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Paul Salmon, USC Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts and Business
Professor Mark Brown, Director, Forest Industries Research Centre
Dr Colin Solomon, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies)
Ms Beth Crawter, Information and Research Services Coordinator, Library
Ms Jane Shamrock, HDR representative
Professor Abigail Elizur, Director, GeneCology Research Centre
Professor Helen Wallace, VC’s Recipient of the VC’s Medal for Research
Professor Marion Gray, Director, Cluster for Health Improvement
Mrs Kelly Murphy, Acting Manager, Office of Research
Dr Florin Oprescu, Recipient of the VC’s Medal for Early Career Researcher
Ms Anne Steward, Executive Officer to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Ms Kadi Daniels, Administration Officer, Office of Research
We would also like to acknowledge the excellent contributions from Ms Lynette McLaren, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Ms
Kelisha Lyndon and Ms Kirsty Neylan, Faculty of Arts and Business and Marketing and Communications.
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Welcome from the Vice Chancellor and President
At USC, we started our institutional research journey with a particular focus on the Sunshine
Coast region. In the early days, this earned USC significant kudos with the local community, and
provided an excellent foundation for the development of research at the University.
Within a globally competitive environment in a global village, nothing less than leading edge
research by world leading researchers can achieve publication and funding in the national and
international arena. Hence, it has been critical for USC to focus on the development of world
leading research niches comprising an internationally competitive critical mass of expertise and
capability that is competitive in the fiercely competitive academic research sector.
It is very pleasing to see that the University is making huge strides with the advancement of its
research agenda, especially in its research focus areas, and that we are rating well in the nation’s
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) framework.
Research is a very expensive part of the University’s operations, and it is essential to procure significant external
funding to support the University’s research program. In this context, it is also very gratifying to see that the
University is substantially ramping up its external research revenues, which is swiftly expanding the research
capabilities and capacities of the University. Most pleasing of all is the proportion of funding obtained from national
competitive grants (viz., 36% of the total University income), which demonstrates that USC staff are capable of
competing in the “Big Research” part of town in a fiercely competitive research environment.
We are equally pleased by the growth targets in research student enrolments as these students reside in the engine
room of research within the University. Moreover, these students represent a key part of the University’s educational
program, as they will be future leaders and ambassadors of the University in years to come.
I am really pleased with the 2014 Research Week agenda, which demonstrates that USC is going from strength to
strength in the development of our research capacity. Notably, as a young and nimble institution, there have been
tremendous opportunities for research at the intersection of traditional disciplines creating transdisciplinary research
of immense significance and value. So, I am sure that you will enjoy hearing stories from our researchers, right
across the spectrum of students, to early career researchers and on to our most senior researchers, and about our
engagement with a variety of end users, Government organizations and collaborating research providers.
Professor Greg Hill
Vice-Chancellor and President
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WELCOME
Welcome from the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
As Australia’s youngest and fastest growing Universities, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
is aspiring to be a great regional University (i.e., Queensland’s equivalent of New South Wales’
University of Wollongong which is embodying niche and world-class research capabilities) in the
Australian Higher Education sector.
Research at USC is continuing to “steam ahead” under the impetus of the University’s research
capacity building strategies. In recent times, we have witnessed the delivery of significant outcomes
such as the establishment of Research Centres, Clusters and Emerging Research Themes, the
appointment of additional top-class USC Research Fellows from around the globe, appointment
of several leading research capacity building professors from around Australia, the procurement
of new and substantial national competitive research grants in USC’s fields of strength. USC is
also entering the group of Universities possessing significant research intensity by exceeding the Threshold 2 of the
Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) scheme of the Federal Government, and has a significant increase in higher degree
by research enrolments and a substantial boost in the University’s research publications. Accordingly, it is very pleasing to
note that the University Research Centres, Clusters and Emerging Research Themes are going from strength to strength,
and “kicking huge goals” on behalf of the research community at USC.
With regard to the quality and impact of research at USC, it is very pleasing to report that Professor Bill Carter (SRC
researcher) received two Sahak Metrey Medals from the Cambodian Government for outstanding assistance with
sustainable tourism development and outstanding achievement in advocating sustainable tourism in Cambodia’s coastal
zone. A/Prof Paul Salmon (USCAR researcher) won the national Peter Vulcan Award for Best Research Paper at the 2013
Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference for his on-road study of cyclist behaviour and
situation awareness. Dr Claudia Baldwin (SRC researcher) and PhD student Caroline Osborne, with Phil Smith of design
firm Deicke Richards, won the 2013 Australasian Core Values Award for Participatory Research from the International
Association of Public Participation (Australasian Division). Dr Bridie Scott-Parker (USCAR researcher) was recognised by
the Australian Academy of Science as a rising research star and became one of 10 ‘Science Stars of Tomorrow’. Dr David
Schöeman had three seminal papers published in Nature Climate Change, Nature and Science on studies into the velocity
of climate change as a key member of significant international consortia conducting cutting edge research in the field,
and Prof Abigail Elizur had a seminal paper on the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon crude oil losses on pelagic fish
published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). Furthermore, Profs Abigail Elizur and Roland
De Marco each won European Commission International Researcher Exchange Scheme (EU IRSES) grants that will bring
world leading European researchers to USC, and Prof Hank Harlow of the University of Wyoming was winner of yet
another Australian-American Fulbright Commission Senior Specialist Award for a USA academic to visit USC.
With planning well underway for the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015 research assessment exercise,
present indications demonstrate that USC will score at world standard or above in the focus areas of its research Centres,
Clusters and Emerging Research Themes, demonstrating that the broad research capacity building initiatives of the
University are working exceedingly well.
What is most pleasing about the aforesaid research successes is how they demonstrate a maturation in the University’s
research agenda, and how USC is competing wonderfully well on the world stage, which is absolutely critical for success
in a fiercely and globally competitive research environment.
The USC Research Week provides a wonderful opportunity to learn about and share information about our exciting
research programs. Furthermore, it provides an excellent vehicle for showcasing and celebrating the research of the
University. I very much look forward to hearing about the great research stories at the University, and I encourage all of
you to join the celebrations at Research Week.
Professor Roland De Marco
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
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PROGRAM
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Monday, 14 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Time
Session
9.00 – 10.30am
Opening Remarks: Associate Professor Christian Jones, Chair, University Research Week Academic Advisory Group
Official Welcome: Professor Roland De Marco, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Welcome to Country: Lyndon Davis, Traditional Custodian
Keynote Presentation: Associate Professor Tamara Davis, Future Fellow, University of Queensland
Presentation: Illuminating the Darkness
10.30 –11.15am
Morning Tea
11.15 – 12.15pm
Plenary Address: Dr David Barnes, Senior Research Fellow, CAVS2 Platform Manager, Monash University
Presentation: Beyond the Data Cliff: Visualisation Strategies for Understanding Large Data
12.15 – 4.00pm
Networking Lunch and Research Expo including ‘Art in Research” exhibition
2.00 – 3.30pm
Conversations about Higher Education in Research – Professor Karen Nelson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering (FoSHEE) Research Day
Time
Session
9.00 am
Opening Remarks: Professor John Bartlett, Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
9.05 am – 10.20 am
Presentations Chaired by: Professor Helen Wallace, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Science, Health, Education and
Engineering
Welcome to GeneCology presentations: Professor Abigail Elizur (Director – GeneCology Research Centre)
Presentation: Molecular analysis of stress in Sydney Rock oysters (Saccostrea glomerata) – Ms Nicole Ertl (HDR Candidate,
GeneCology)
Presentation: Revealing the love dart pheromone – Dr Michael James Stewart (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: Monosex aquaculture promotes sustainability – Dr Tomer Ventura (Discovery Early Research Fellow,
GeneCology)
Presentation: Towards a therapeutic vaccine for Chlamydia in the koala: an important conversation tool for an iconic
species – Dr Courtney Alice Waugh (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: EBC-46, a novel cancer therapy from Queensland’s tropical rainforest – Dr Steven Ogbourne (Senior Research
Fellow - GeneCology)
Presentation: Design the ‘Super-lock’: development of interleukin 10 inhibiting peptides by a structure-based molecular
dynamics simulation approach – Dr Tianfang Wang (Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: Metabolomics in chemical ecology: help to save Australia’s natural biodiversity – Dr Utpal Bose (PostDoctoral Research Fellow)
Presentation: Phylogeny of eriphyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) inferred from morphological, mtDNA and nDNA evidence
– Dr Xiaofeng Xue (Visiting Staff Academic)
Presentation: Do large-scale genome changes affect mitochondrial proteomes? (Gemma Jeremy, Simon Song, Tianfang
Wang, Scott Cummins, Renfu Shao (presenting author) – Dr Renfu Shao (USC Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: Development of molecular resources for the Australian aquaculture industry to assist the provision of tools
to strengthen sustainable aquaculture practices and quality into the future. – Mr Daniel Powell (HDR Candidate; Scientific
Officer, Genecology)
10.20 am – 10.45 am
Morning Tea
10.45 am – 12.55 pm
Welcome to Inflame presentations: Associate Professor Shelley Walton (Leader – Inflame Research Cluster)
Inflame Keynote Presentation: Blood flow to the heart in patients with chest pain and unobstructed coronary arteries What are we missing? – Professor Kim Greaves (Consultant Cardiologist - Director of Cardiac Research, Sunshine Coast
Hospital and Health Services)
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Presentation: Authentication of honey origins by chromatography; and their wound healing, anti-bacterial and antiinflammatory properties – Mr Daniel Meloncelli (HDR Candidate, Inflame)
Presentation: A recombinase polymerase amplification assay for detection of the heterogeneous sequences encompassing
Japanese Encephalitis virus - Dr Joanne Macdonald (Senior Lecturer, Molecular Engineering - Inflame)
Presentation: Crusted scabies is associated with increased IL-17 secretion by skin T cells – Dr Xiaosong Liu (Post-Doctoral
Research Officer, Inflame)
School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM) Presentations
Presentation: Safe Sleep Advice to Safe Sleep Action: Trial of a safe sleep enabler with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
families of increased risk for sudden infant death – Professor Jeanine Young (Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and
Midwifery)
Presentation: Randomised controlled trials in nursing and midwifery research - establishing the evidence for healthcare
practice - a case study of current trials – Professor Marianne Wallis (Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and
Midwifery)
Welcome to Cluster for Health Improvement (CHI) Presentations – Professor Marion Gray (Leader – CHI)
CHI Keynote Presentation: Exercise: What is the evidence for its use as a therapy for age- and chronic-disease related
adverse effects? Dr Justin Keogh (Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine - Bond University)
Presentation: Managing diabetes - what helps and what makes it difficult in homes and communities – Dr Kieran Broome
(Lecturer, Occupational Therapy; CHI)
Presentation: Extended roles for allied health professionals in clinical practice: A systematic review of published evidence –
Ms Robyn Saxon (Professional Lead Speech Pathology, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service; HDR Candidate)
Presentation: The power of pictures: Lived experience of disability in Timor Leste – Mrs Heather Jane Shamrock (HDR
Candidate, CHI)
Presentation: To explore the self-perceived preparedness of Community Health Worker Graduates of Papua New Guinea
using mixed method approach – Ms Cathy Lepi Pilang (HDR Candidate, CHI)
Presentation: Body shape satisfaction, and diet and exercise practices of nutrition and dietetics and occupational therapy
students: initial cross-sectional results of a longitudinal study – Ms Tetyana Rocks (HDR Candidate, CHI)
Presentation: The Health Star Rating: How accurate is the new nutrition label? – Ms Sheri Cooper (HDR Candidate, CHI)
12.55 pm – 1.30 pm
Networking Lunch, Research Expo and Poster Display
1.30 pm – 2.45 pm
School of Health and Sport Sciences (SHSS) Presentations
Presentation: The paramedic of the future: Is there a role for health promotion? – Dr Florin Oprescu, Mr Nigel Barr and
Associate Professor Bill Lord, Senior Lecturer, Health Promotion; Lecturer, Paramedic Science & Discipline Leader, Paramedic
Science – School of Health and Sport Sciences; CHI; Inflame and Engage
Presentation: Train and Sustain: A model for quality supervision in work integrated learning (WIL) – Associate Professor
Fiona Pelly (Discipline Leader, Nutrition and Dietetics – SHSS)
Presentation: Down the rabbit hole – Dr Rebecca Mellifont (Senior Lecturer in Sport Sciences, Anatomy – SHSS)
Presentation: The cost and time effectiveness of osseointegration compared to the traditional socket prosthesis – Dr
Danielle Formosa (Research Assistant , SHSS)
Presentation: The Nutrition Knowledge of student enrolled in Nutrition and Dietetic programs: Implications for tertiary
education – Ms Kristin Lawrence (Undergraduate Honours Student, SHSS)
Presentation: Mental Health and poverty in East Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia: an indigenous psychology perspective – Mr
Yulius Yusak Ranimpi (HDR Candidate, SHSS)
School of Science and Engineering (SSE) Presentations
Presentation: X-ray and neutron studies to do materials characterisation and investing proton conduction mechanisms –
Miss Krystina Lamb (HDR Candidate, SSE)
Presentation: Raptors are highly efficient and functionally important scavengers of marine carrion on ocean beaches – Ms
Marion Brown (Honours Student, SSE)
Presentation: Assessment of the potential for roof-top rain water harvesting in the hotel sector in Nosy Be, Madagascar –
Mr Graham Ashford (Environmental Economist, SSE)
Presentation: Towards a fourth generation of Pavement Management – Mr Abdelrazek A. Abdelrazek (HDR Candidate, SSE)
2.45 pm – 3.15 pm
FoSHEE Academy Awards
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3.15 pm – 4.20 pm
School of Education (SOE) Presentations
Presentation: Engaging educators in collaborative research: exploring the impact of school-wide pedagogy - Associate
Professor Deborah Heck, Associate Professor Michael Christie, Dr Sue Simon, Ms Katrina Higgins (School of Education)
Presentation: Teachers’ perspectives of ICT integration in the primary classroom – Ms Jillian Stansfield (HDR Candidate)
Presentation: Authoring educational lives through research: Privileging story and self-study – Dr Ali Black (Program
Coordinator - Early Childhood Education; Lecturer School of Education)
Presentation: Horses for courses: Sessional staff participation in moderation processes at SOE – Dr Peter Grainger (Lecturer
in Education)
Presentation: Access to schooling for young people in Australia’s immigration detention network – Mr Shawn Fracchia
(HDR Candidate)
Presentation: Making mathematics meaningful: An investigation into Middle Years Student’s engagement with problem
based learning – Dr Margaret Marshman (Senior Lecturer, Maths and Physics Education)
Presentation: Softly, Softly: Using an holistic approach t first year student transition in pre service teacher education – Dr
Sharn Donnison and Ms Lisa Albion, Lecturers in Education - School of Education
Presentation: Making a difference with emerging leaders of learning and teaching – Ms Kylie Readman (Director, Centre
for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching; HDR Candidate)
4.20 pm – 4.30 pm
Conclusion and presentations of Faculty awards – Professor Helen Wallace
5.30 – 7.30pm
Public Seminar – Health Research at USC
Developing new vaccines for untamed Infectious Diseases - Dr David McMillan
DNA computing and technology of the future - Dr Joanne Macdonald
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Faculty of Arts and Business Research Day
Time
Session
9.00 – 10.45am
Opening Remarks: Professor Mike Clements, Acting Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Business
Presentations chaired by: Associate Professor Christian Jones, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Business
Presentation: Sustainability Research: Past, Present and Future - Professor Tim Smith (Director, Sustainability Research
Centre); Professor RW (Bill) Carter (Associate Director, Sustainability Research Centre); Professor Patrick Nunn (Professor
Geography, Sustainability Research Centre); Associate Professor Jen Carter (Co-leader, Indigenous Research Theme); and Dr
Dana Thomsen (Senior Lecturer in Sustainability Advocacy, Sustainability Research Centre)
10.45 – 11.00am
Morning Tea
11.00 – 12.30pm
Presentation: The spatial determinants of food pricing in Queensland, Australia - Dr Scott Lieske (CRN Research Fellow,
Sustainability Research Centre)
Presentation: The art of not being governed – Ms Mandie Miller (Sessional Academic and PhD Candidate, School of Social
Sciences and Sustainability Research Centre)
Presentation: Exploration of aspects of perfectionism: Perseveration and persistence and their association with
metacognition, body image, and health behaviours - Dr Lee Kannis-Dymand (Lecturer, Clinical Psychology, School of Social
Sciences)
Presentation: Theory of Mind in adults: Deception detection and reading facial expressions in the normal and autistic
population - Ms Holly Warland (Sessional Academic and PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Finding alternative ways of presenting energy content of food at the point-of-purchase – Mr Marc
Gehrmann (Bachelor of Social Sciences (Psychology) (Honours), School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: The shoe fits – now wear it – retrospective exploration of young adult’s experience of home, school, sport
and friendships following parental separation - Ms Leanne Francia (Bachelor of Social Sciences (Psychology) (Honours),
School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Playing Property - designing serious game-based activities to enhance the learning experience for
undergraduate property students – Mr Steven Boyd (Lecturer, Property and Economics Development and PhD Candidate,
School of Business)
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Presentation: Pulling the plug: How Australia’s superannuation tax concessions are not a public good and are draining tax
revenue - Dr Gabrielle Parle (Associate Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, School of Business)
Presentation: Journalism Students Across the Globe – USC - Dr Peter English (Lecturer, Journalism, School of
Communication)
12.30 – 1.00pm
Networking Lunch
1.00 – 2.30pm
Presentation: A verbatim drama based on the lived experience of women casual academics – Ms Gail Crimmins (PhD
Candidate, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering and Sessional Academic, School of Communications)
Presentation: Voicing the dead: Applying emergent ficto-critical wordscapes to historical fiction for youth – Associate
Professor Gary Crew (Associate Professor, Creative Writing, School of Communications)
Presentation: Writing the polyphonic novel - Dr Paul Williams (Lecturer, Creative Writing, School of Communications)
Presentation: Jane Austen Downunder - scabies and all - an exploration of Austen’s ‘Australian’ letter - Ms Janet Lee (DCA
Candidate, School of Communications)
Presentation: Knowledge, imagination and the self-help industry - Mr Bruce Williams (DCA Candidate, School of
Communications)
Presentation: Electric shocks: Lessons learnt while converting an educational boardgame from the physical to the virtual
– Mr Ben Rolfe (Lecturer in Serious Games, School of Communication and DCA Candidate, Engage Research and School of
Social Sciences)
Presentation: MyTED matters- Dr Ruth Greenaway (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Engage Research and School of Social
Sciences); and Ms Sandra Elsom (MyTed Project Officer, Engage and School of Social Sciences)
2.30 – 2.45pm
Coffee Break
2.45 – 4.05pm
Presentation: Safety in our badly designed and immoral world: Why USCAR research is saving lives and stopping the blame
game - Professor Paul Salmon (USC Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences and Leader, University of the Sunshine Coast
Accident Research)
Presentation: Preventing injuries in the outdoors: the development of a national approach to incident reporting and
analysis – Dr Natassia Goode (USCAR Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of
Social Sciences)
Presentation: Why we need to understand the role of technology in rapid decision making? - Mr Timothy Neville (PhD
Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: “My Dad freaks out!” What Learner drivers want their parents to know - Dr Bridie Scott-Parker (USC Research
Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Close encounters: Factors involved in cyclists’ near collisions with other road users - Ms Eryn Grant (Research
Assistant, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: User - coloured glasses and making sense of your world- Hints as to why affect needs to be considered in
situational awareness - Mr Reuben Delamore (PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and
School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: You complete me: Integrating human factors and urban design in active transport – Ms Natalie Taylor
(Research Assistant, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Staff and Student Perceptions of Using ePortfolios as a Pedagogical and Professional Practice Tool - Dr
Christine Slade (Academic Developer (ePortfolios) C-SALT, School of Social Science), Ms Priscilla Morton (Learning Designer
(ePortfolios) C-SALT, School of Communications)
4.05 – 4.15pm
Close by Associate Professor Christian Jones
PUBLIC SEMINAR
5.00pm – 6.00pm
Public Seminar – Writers Speak
Associate Professor Gary Crew, Dr Paul Williams and Dr Ross Watkins
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Thursday, 17 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
9.30am – 12 noon
Workshop – Supervisor Toolkit (for academics)
Room E.2.24 and E.2.25, Building E, USC Campus
9.30am – 12 noon
Workshop – Research Career Development for Early Career Researchers
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
1 – 3.30pm
Workshop – Managing your Research for Timely Completion (for research students)
Room E.2.24 and E.2.25, Building E, USC Campus
1 – 3.30pm
Workshop – ARC Grants
PUBLIC SEMINAR
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
6.00 – 7.30pm
Public Seminar: Professor Tim Flannery
Climate Change – Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Communities
Friday, 18 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
9.15 – 10.00am
Presentation: - Simulation: Researching the gap between learning and practice
Associate Professor Patrea Anderson, Associate Professor in Nursing
10.00 – 10.45am
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Final
Presentations Chaired by: Associate Professor Christian Jones, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Business
3MT Presentation: Protective and risk factors to concussion for the developing brain in contact sport (Rugby Union) Amanda Clacy, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Business
3MT Presentation: A contemporary knowledge about the uptake and implementation of the BFHI in Australia - Anahita
Esbati, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
3MT Presentation: Game change(h)er: Exploring the video game design elements that may impact the agency and identity
of adolescent girls - Katryna Starks, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Business
3MT Presentation: Exploring the phenomena of moral distress in Registered Nurses in the context of end of life nursing
care – Mrs Janice Layh, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
3MT Presentation: Science, stories and self-help seminars – Bruce Williams, School of Communication, Faculty of Arts and
Business
3MT Presentation: The molecular biology of communication in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: Pheromones and
chemoreceptors – Rebecca Roberts, School of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and
Engineering
3MT Presentation: The genetic consequences of urbanisation: the Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) as a model
species – Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun, School of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and
Engineering
3MT Presentation: Understanding masculinity in the Spiny Lobster – Jennifer Chandler, School of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
3MT Presentation: Differences in gene expression in ordinary and crusted Scabies – Sajad Bhat, School of Health and Sport
Sciences, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
10.45 – 11.15am
Morning Tea
11.15am – 12.15pm
A Minute to Win It – ‘My Research in 60 Seconds’
1MT Presentation: The next generation of fuel cells using innovative energy materials - Professor Roland De Marco
1MT Presentation: Covert turbulence – blowing its cover - Dr Helen Fairweather
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1MT Presentation: Does gravity suck the oxygen out of your head? - Associate Professor Chris Askew
1MT Presentation: Infectious disease and the decline of the Koala - Ms Courtney Waugh
1MT Presentation: Simple sponge science - Dr Scott Cummins
1MT Presentation: Myths for effective adaptation and disaster response - Professor Patrick Nunn
1MT Presentation: Management of scabies outbreaks in aged care facilities – perspectives from the Sunshine Coast - Dr
Kate Mounsey
1MT Presentation: USC warm water pool heated with biomass fuel - Dr Mohammad Ghaffariyan
1MT Presentation: You complete me: Integrating human factors and urban design in active transport - Miss Natalia Taylor
1MT Presentation: Rooting hormones - Associate Professor Stephen Trueman
1MT Presentation: Could urbanisation lead to contemporary evolution - Dr Celine Frere
1MT Presentation: Forestry – Professor Mark Brown
1MT Presentation: Oxygen: Atmosphere to cell - Dr Colin Solomon
1MT Presentation: Fatigue reduction technologies for a safe Australian transport sector - Dr Luke Mirowski
1MT Presentation: Building a pensieve for Alzheimers - Associate Professor Christian Jones
1MT Presentation: Stand up straight! - Dr Mark Sayers
1MT Presentation: The effect of chocolate on happiness - Mr Greg Kiorgaad
12.15 – 12.25pm
Presentation of Awards: Professor Roland De Marco, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Associate Professor Christian
Jones, Chair, University Research Conference Academic Advisory Group
Award Categories:
Best overall research presentation
Faculty of Arts and Business
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Best Early career research presentation
Faculty of Arts and Business
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Best HDR research presentation
Faculty of Arts and Business
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Best Presentation at Research Expo
Best Presentation at ‘Art in Research’ Exhibition (1st, 2nd and 3rd)
Best Poster Presentation
Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) competition
A Minute to Win It competition
12.25 – 12.30pm
Closing Remarks – Associate Professor Christian Jones
12.30 – 1.30pm
Celebration Lunch
USC RESEARCH BANK
Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast make their leading research papers and conference proceedings available to the public
through a searchable repository known as the USC Research Bank (previously Coast Research Database).
The purpose of the USC Research Bank is to provide an open access showcase of USC’s scholarly research. It makes the research outputs of
the University available to local, national and international communities and highlights the overall research profile of the University.
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PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Presentation by
Keynote Presentation by
Associate Professor Tamara Davis
Dr David Barnes
2014 University Research Week
Keynote Presentation:
Monday 14 July 2014 University Research Week
Illuminating the Darkness
Abstract
Astrophysicist Tamara Davis uses the natural experiments the universe
performs on enormous energy scales to learn about the fundamental
physics that affects life here on Earth. After growing-up as a surf-club
girl on Coogee beach she’s gone on to work with Nobel Prize winners and
help design a space telescope for NASA. Today we’ll hear about how her
research truly matches the theme of this research week — “Communicate,
Collaborate, and Celebrate”. She’s led analyses for large international
collaborations trying to explain dark energy — whatever is causing the
universe’s expansion to speed up — by testing new theories of gravity and
quantum physics. Her ultimate aim is to use dark energy to make those
hoverboards everybody’s being demanding (because she strongly believes
that science shouldn’t let anyone down). Today she’ll regale us with stories
of the discovery of dark energy, why we’re so sure it exists, why sport is
important to a career in research, and what it’s like to celebrate at a Nobel
Prize after-party.
Monday 14 July
Beyond the Data Cliff:
Visualisation Strategies for Understanding
Large Data
Keynote Presentation:
Abstract
As scientific instrumentation is advanced, total data volumes increase in
size, acquisition rate and complexity. Spectacular examples include the
Large Hadron Collider projects, the Allen Human Brain Atlas, the Large
Synoptic Survey Telescope projects and closer to home, the Australian
Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope surveys. Contemporary
informatics approaches are solving the challenges of storing, finding
and retrieving large data extracts and collections, and instantiating
sophisticated post-processing workflows.
But what of traditional analysis and visualisation, and understanding and
comprehending the data at hand? Drawing examples from neuroscience,
astrophysics, geoscience and anatomy, I will describe the data that is
collected and how it is analysed, and especially visualised, to enable
discovery and insight. I will place this work in the context of the impending
Biography
Tamara Davis uses astrophysics to test our fundamental data cliff that many science and engineering disciplines face, and motivate
the need for advanced, immersive visualisation facilities that are closelylaws of physics, and study the nature of dark energy
and dark matter. With over 60 publications she is ranked coupled to the large data sources and computing systems.
in the top 1% most highly cited astrophysicists in the
With the scene set, I will introduce Monash University’s newest advanced
world, and is a winner of the 2011 Australian Institute
visualisation platform, the CAVE2 (TM), built in collaboration with our
of Physics Women in Physics Lectureship, the 2011 Queensland Tall Poppy partners at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois
Award, the 2009 Australian L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship, and the at Chicago. CAVE2 is a large-scale, immersive, head-tracked virtual reality
Astronomical Society of Australia’s Early Career Research Award. Nature
environment backed by a high-performance supercomputer. It boasts
chose one of her papers in their monthly research highlights and another 84 million pixels at ultra-high clarity and contrast, and exploits Monash’s
was ranked by Physics World as #4 in the top 10 breakthroughs of the
research-grade network fabric to connect to local and remote data sources
year. After working with two prominent international supernova surveys,
and supercomputing centres.
Davis returned to Australia in 2008 to work on the WiggleZ Dark Energy
Monash foresees the CAVE2 becoming a critical piece of research
Survey, which has now mapped over 220,000 galaxies across half of the
observable universe. She’s a prolific scientific communicator, and her talks infrastructure, fulfilling the role of the world’s finest viewfinder in the 21st
century microscope, but also serving a unique role as a collaborative display
have reached over 10,000 Australians in the last 5 years.
environment for comprehending large data, accelerating and transforming
the research process to enable the most important discoveries now and in
the future. I will describe and highlight our early successes in the CAVE2 and
finally, briefly speculate on the future of immersive visualisation.
Biography
David completed his PhD at the University of
Melbourne in 1998 before working for the CSIRO,
Swinburne University of Technology, and The
University of Melbourne. David has published in the
fields of radio astronomy, signal processing, scientific
visualisation, visualisation for communication, education and outreach,
and biomedical image management, analysis and visualisation. He
has particular expertise in parallel supercomputing using graphical
processing units for image computation and visualisation, and has
significant experience as a project scientist in major e-research projects.
David is presently Senior Research Fellow at Monash University and
Platform Manager for the Monash CAVE2 advanced visualisation facility.
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PRESENTATIONS
Keynote Presentation by
Presentation by
Professor Karen Nelson
Associate Professor Patrea Anderson
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
2014 University Research Week
Associate Professor, Nursing
Monday 14 July
2014 University Research Week
Friday 18 July
Keynote Presentation:
Conversations about Higher
Education in Research
Simulation: Researching the gap
between learning and practice
Abstract
The creation of new knowledge and the effective dissemination of that
knowledge through teaching and publication is the fundamental role
of a university. Higher education research focuses on investigating
problems and issues related to the activities that contribute to this
role. Typically investigations includes discipline specific pedagogy and
curricula, curricular and co-curricular initiatives designed to enhance
student learning outcomes, development of new frameworks and
approaches that enhance the student experience and matters related to
the social, political and cultural context of our institutions and students.
This conversation provides an opportunity for staff to share and discuss
current higher education research activities that are designed to
enhance student engagement and ideas for future research.
Abstract
Advances in technology have had a significant
influence on the development of teaching practice.
This includes the extension of traditional teaching
and learning strategies to include new simulation
modalities. While there is evidence that simulation has
a positive impact on student psychomotor skills, knowledge acquisition,
satisfaction and self-confidence, there is little evidence that simulation
positively affects work readiness and practice outcomes. USC has made
a significant investment in simulation resources to enhance learning for
students. Decisions related to the use of simulation should be informed
by research and aligned with best practice principles. This presentation
showcases USC’s capability for enhancing learning using simulation and
visualization. It is designed to open the dialog about the opportunities
that USC has to lead development in education research and address the
gap between learning and practice.
Biography
Karen Nelson is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Prior to
joining USC in April 2014 she was Director, Student
Success and Retention at Queensland University of
Technology (QUT) and prior to that from 2008, she was
the QUT Director, First Year Experience. Karen’s PhD is in organisational
information and knowledge management and she has held a number
of traditional academic roles in her discipline including the designing,
coordinating and teaching subjects and programs at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels. She has supervised twelve higher degree research
students to completion. Karen’s research focuses on student engagement
in higher education, the first year experience and institutional
information and knowledge management practices of relevance to these
topics. She has led a series of national learning and teaching research
projects and presents and consults nationally and internationally in
these areas. Her current research focuses on developing a Maturity
Model for Student Engagement, Success, and Retention (http://
studentengagementmaturitymodel.net/), and disseminating the
outcomes of her recently completed project Safeguarding Student
Learning (https://safeguardingstudentlearning.net/). Karen was also a
partner in a third project Effective Teaching and Support of Students
from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds (http://www.lowses.edu.au/) and
is involved in disseminating that work with project team members.
Presentation:
Biography
Patrea has extensive academic experience with her career spanning
3 decades in Nursing Education. She emigrated from New Zealand
to Australia in 2010 to take up the position of Director of Clinical
Simulation for the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University
of Wollongong. Patrea moved to the University of the Sunshine Coast
in 2012. As Associate Professor for Nursing and Academic Leader:
Simulation-based Learning, a position that is fully supported for three
years under a USC project funded by the Commonwealth (Structural
Adjustment Fund), Patrea’s focus is on simulation development and
integration. Her research interests include: clinical education, simulation
(including visualisation), patient safety, professional competence
and issues impacting on the preparation and development of health
professionals. Patrea holds a number of governance and leadership roles.
She is Portfolio Leader for Undergraduate Programmes for the School of
Nursing and Midwifery at USC, a visiting Principal Fellow with the School
of Informatics at the University of Wollongong and chair of national
simulation education collective InSPIRE.
Karen chaired the International First Year in Higher Education
Conference organising committee from 2009-2013 and is the founding
Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of the First Year in Higher
Education and the Co-convenor of the FYHE virtual centre (all accessible
from http://fyhe.com.au). She is a member of the Editorial Board of
Active Learning in Higher Education Journal. Her contributions to
higher education have been recognised by more than ten national and
institutional awards, including a Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellence
and three Australian Awards for University Teaching.
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PUBLIC SEMINARS
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Tuesday 15 July
6.30 – 7.30pm
5.30 – 6.30pm
Presentation by
Presentation by
Dr David McMillan
Dr Joanne Macdonald
Developing new vaccines for untamed
Infectious Diseases
DNA computing and technology of the
future
Vaccines are the difference between life and death for millions of
children. However there are still major human pathogens, for which
no vaccine is available. In this seminar Dr McMillan will explain what
vaccines are and how they protect you. He will also describe his
own group’s progress into the development of a vaccine to prevent
infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium responsible for
half a million deaths each year.
Come and explore recent advances in molecular computing and their
futuristic possibilities, from intelligent sensors, nano-bots and human
cyborgs. . Dr Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Engineering,
holds a joint appointment with USC and Columbia University, New York.
Previously she co-developed a DNA automaton able to play tic-tac-toe
interactively against a human opponent, and has recently introduced
DNA-based visual displays, including a molecular calculator able to add
and multiply small numbers.
Biography
Dr McMillan is a USC Senior Research Fellow. He
completed his undergraduate and PhD at the
University of Wollongong. Before moving to USC he
conducted post-doctoral studies at the Queensland
Institute of Medical Research, and Gesellschaft für
Biotechnologische Forschung mbH (GBF), Braunschweig, Germany.
His research interests are in the area of the molecular pathogenesis
of infectious disease, and development of novel strategies for the
prevention or cure of such diseases. His current work focuses on
Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that can cause something as
minor as sore throat, but can kill a person in less than a day, and is also
a significant cause of heart disease.
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Biography
Dr. Joanne Macdonald’s introduction to Molecular
Engineering began by spending two years playing
tic-tac-toe against a DNA opponent, as a postdoctoral
researcher at Columbia University (CU; Division of
Experimental Therapeutics, New York City, USA;
2004-2006). Afterwards Joanne managed team-efforts to develop and
commercialise an antidote to cocaine, and develop ethical methods
for stem-cell derivation. She obtained an independent CU position as
Assistant Professor in Clinical Medical Sciences at the end of 2010, and
has since focused on the development of smart biosensors for viral
diagnostics. She has continued this research at USC since her move
to Australia at the end of 2011. Joanne recently described the world’s
first calculator made from DNA molecules, and a prototype molecular
automaton for diagnosis of Ebola and
Communicate
Collaborate
Celebrate
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH WEEK
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The theme for the University Research Week this year is Communicate, Collaborate, Celebrate– Research that Matters. The
Research Week program reflects this theme in exemplifying the work being undertaken by our leading researchers in new and
strategic areas of strength.
Contents
Welcome from Vice Chancellor and President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Welcome from Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Keynote Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Public Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Workshop: Supervisor Toolkit (for academics) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Workshop: Research Career Development for Early Career Researchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Workshop: Managing your Research for Timely Completion (for research students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Workshop: ARC Grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering (FoSHEE) Research Day
Presentation Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Faculty of Arts and Business Research Day (FAB) Presentation Abstracts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Three Minute Thesis Competition (Higher Degree by Research Students) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
A Minute to Win It – ‘My Research in 60 seconds’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Research Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Poster Presentations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
‘Art in Research’ Expo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank members of the University Research Week Academic Advisory Group for their time and involvement in the organisation of the
2014 University Research Week.
University Research Week Academic Advisory Group (AAG):
Associate Professor Christian Jones (Chair AGG), Associate Dean (Research),
Faculty of Arts and Business
Dr David McMillan, USC Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Science, Health,
Education and Engineering
Dr Tristan Pearce, Sustainability Research Centre
Professor Roland De Marco, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Professor Paul Salmon, USC Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts and Business
Professor Mark Brown, Director, Forest Industries Research Centre
Dr Colin Solomon, Associate Dean (Graduate Studies)
Ms Beth Crawter, Information and Research Services Coordinator, Library
Ms Jane Shamrock, HDR representative
Professor Abigail Elizur, Director, GeneCology Research Centre
Professor Helen Wallace, VC’s Recipient of the VC’s Medal for Research
Professor Marion Gray, Director, Cluster for Health Improvement
Mrs Kelly Murphy, Acting Manager, Office of Research
Dr Florin Oprescu, Recipient of the VC’s Medal for Early Career Researcher
Ms Anne Steward, Executive Officer to the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Ms Kadi Daniels, Administration Officer, Office of Research
We would also like to acknowledge the excellent contributions from Ms Lynette McLaren, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, Ms
Kelisha Lyndon and Ms Kirsty Neylan, Faculty of Arts and Business and Marketing and Communications.
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Welcome from the Vice Chancellor and President
At USC, we started our institutional research journey with a particular focus on the Sunshine
Coast region. In the early days, this earned USC significant kudos with the local community, and
provided an excellent foundation for the development of research at the University.
Within a globally competitive environment in a global village, nothing less than leading edge
research by world leading researchers can achieve publication and funding in the national and
international arena. Hence, it has been critical for USC to focus on the development of world
leading research niches comprising an internationally competitive critical mass of expertise and
capability that is competitive in the fiercely competitive academic research sector.
It is very pleasing to see that the University is making huge strides with the advancement of its
research agenda, especially in its research focus areas, and that we are rating well in the nation’s
Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) framework.
Research is a very expensive part of the University’s operations, and it is essential to procure significant external
funding to support the University’s research program. In this context, it is also very gratifying to see that the
University is substantially ramping up its external research revenues, which is swiftly expanding the research
capabilities and capacities of the University. Most pleasing of all is the proportion of funding obtained from national
competitive grants (viz., 36% of the total University income), which demonstrates that USC staff are capable of
competing in the “Big Research” part of town in a fiercely competitive research environment.
We are equally pleased by the growth targets in research student enrolments as these students reside in the engine
room of research within the University. Moreover, these students represent a key part of the University’s educational
program, as they will be future leaders and ambassadors of the University in years to come.
I am really pleased with the 2014 Research Week agenda, which demonstrates that USC is going from strength to
strength in the development of our research capacity. Notably, as a young and nimble institution, there have been
tremendous opportunities for research at the intersection of traditional disciplines creating transdisciplinary research
of immense significance and value. So, I am sure that you will enjoy hearing stories from our researchers, right
across the spectrum of students, to early career researchers and on to our most senior researchers, and about our
engagement with a variety of end users, Government organizations and collaborating research providers.
Professor Greg Hill
Vice-Chancellor and President
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WELCOME
Welcome from the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
As Australia’s youngest and fastest growing Universities, University of the Sunshine Coast (USC)
is aspiring to be a great regional University (i.e., Queensland’s equivalent of New South Wales’
University of Wollongong which is embodying niche and world-class research capabilities) in the
Australian Higher Education sector.
Research at USC is continuing to “steam ahead” under the impetus of the University’s research
capacity building strategies. In recent times, we have witnessed the delivery of significant outcomes
such as the establishment of Research Centres, Clusters and Emerging Research Themes, the
appointment of additional top-class USC Research Fellows from around the globe, appointment
of several leading research capacity building professors from around Australia, the procurement
of new and substantial national competitive research grants in USC’s fields of strength. USC is
also entering the group of Universities possessing significant research intensity by exceeding the Threshold 2 of the
Sustainable Research Excellence (SRE) scheme of the Federal Government, and has a significant increase in higher degree
by research enrolments and a substantial boost in the University’s research publications. Accordingly, it is very pleasing to
note that the University Research Centres, Clusters and Emerging Research Themes are going from strength to strength,
and “kicking huge goals” on behalf of the research community at USC.
With regard to the quality and impact of research at USC, it is very pleasing to report that Professor Bill Carter (SRC
researcher) received two Sahak Metrey Medals from the Cambodian Government for outstanding assistance with
sustainable tourism development and outstanding achievement in advocating sustainable tourism in Cambodia’s coastal
zone. A/Prof Paul Salmon (USCAR researcher) won the national Peter Vulcan Award for Best Research Paper at the 2013
Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference for his on-road study of cyclist behaviour and
situation awareness. Dr Claudia Baldwin (SRC researcher) and PhD student Caroline Osborne, with Phil Smith of design
firm Deicke Richards, won the 2013 Australasian Core Values Award for Participatory Research from the International
Association of Public Participation (Australasian Division). Dr Bridie Scott-Parker (USCAR researcher) was recognised by
the Australian Academy of Science as a rising research star and became one of 10 ‘Science Stars of Tomorrow’. Dr David
Schöeman had three seminal papers published in Nature Climate Change, Nature and Science on studies into the velocity
of climate change as a key member of significant international consortia conducting cutting edge research in the field,
and Prof Abigail Elizur had a seminal paper on the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon crude oil losses on pelagic fish
published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). Furthermore, Profs Abigail Elizur and Roland
De Marco each won European Commission International Researcher Exchange Scheme (EU IRSES) grants that will bring
world leading European researchers to USC, and Prof Hank Harlow of the University of Wyoming was winner of yet
another Australian-American Fulbright Commission Senior Specialist Award for a USA academic to visit USC.
With planning well underway for the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) 2015 research assessment exercise,
present indications demonstrate that USC will score at world standard or above in the focus areas of its research Centres,
Clusters and Emerging Research Themes, demonstrating that the broad research capacity building initiatives of the
University are working exceedingly well.
What is most pleasing about the aforesaid research successes is how they demonstrate a maturation in the University’s
research agenda, and how USC is competing wonderfully well on the world stage, which is absolutely critical for success
in a fiercely and globally competitive research environment.
The USC Research Week provides a wonderful opportunity to learn about and share information about our exciting
research programs. Furthermore, it provides an excellent vehicle for showcasing and celebrating the research of the
University. I very much look forward to hearing about the great research stories at the University, and I encourage all of
you to join the celebrations at Research Week.
Professor Roland De Marco
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
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PROGRAM
2014 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH WEEK
Monday, 14 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Time
Session
9.00 – 10.30am
Opening Remarks: Associate Professor Christian Jones, Chair, University Research Week Academic Advisory Group
Official Welcome: Professor Roland De Marco, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Welcome to Country: Lyndon Davis, Traditional Custodian
Keynote Presentation: Associate Professor Tamara Davis, Future Fellow, University of Queensland
Presentation: Illuminating the Darkness
10.30 –11.15am
Morning Tea
11.15 – 12.15pm
Plenary Address: Dr David Barnes, Senior Research Fellow, CAVS2 Platform Manager, Monash University
Presentation: Beyond the Data Cliff: Visualisation Strategies for Understanding Large Data
12.15 – 4.00pm
Networking Lunch and Research Expo including ‘Art in Research” exhibition
2.00 – 3.30pm
Conversations about Higher Education in Research – Professor Karen Nelson, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
Tuesday, 15 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering (FoSHEE) Research Day
Time
Session
9.00 am
Opening Remarks: Professor John Bartlett, Executive Dean, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
9.05 am – 10.20 am
Presentations Chaired by: Professor Helen Wallace, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Science, Health, Education and
Engineering
Welcome to GeneCology presentations: Professor Abigail Elizur (Director – GeneCology Research Centre)
Presentation: Molecular analysis of stress in Sydney Rock oysters (Saccostrea glomerata) – Ms Nicole Ertl (HDR Candidate,
GeneCology)
Presentation: Revealing the love dart pheromone – Dr Michael James Stewart (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: Monosex aquaculture promotes sustainability – Dr Tomer Ventura (Discovery Early Research Fellow,
GeneCology)
Presentation: Towards a therapeutic vaccine for Chlamydia in the koala: an important conversation tool for an iconic
species – Dr Courtney Alice Waugh (Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: EBC-46, a novel cancer therapy from Queensland’s tropical rainforest – Dr Steven Ogbourne (Senior Research
Fellow - GeneCology)
Presentation: Design the ‘Super-lock’: development of interleukin 10 inhibiting peptides by a structure-based molecular
dynamics simulation approach – Dr Tianfang Wang (Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: Metabolomics in chemical ecology: help to save Australia’s natural biodiversity – Dr Utpal Bose (PostDoctoral Research Fellow)
Presentation: Phylogeny of eriphyoid mites (Acari: Eriophyoidea) inferred from morphological, mtDNA and nDNA evidence
– Dr Xiaofeng Xue (Visiting Staff Academic)
Presentation: Do large-scale genome changes affect mitochondrial proteomes? (Gemma Jeremy, Simon Song, Tianfang
Wang, Scott Cummins, Renfu Shao (presenting author) – Dr Renfu Shao (USC Research Fellow, GeneCology)
Presentation: Development of molecular resources for the Australian aquaculture industry to assist the provision of tools
to strengthen sustainable aquaculture practices and quality into the future. – Mr Daniel Powell (HDR Candidate; Scientific
Officer, Genecology)
10.20 am – 10.45 am
Morning Tea
10.45 am – 12.55 pm
Welcome to Inflame presentations: Associate Professor Shelley Walton (Leader – Inflame Research Cluster)
Inflame Keynote Presentation: Blood flow to the heart in patients with chest pain and unobstructed coronary arteries What are we missing? – Professor Kim Greaves (Consultant Cardiologist - Director of Cardiac Research, Sunshine Coast
Hospital and Health Services)
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Presentation: Authentication of honey origins by chromatography; and their wound healing, anti-bacterial and antiinflammatory properties – Mr Daniel Meloncelli (HDR Candidate, Inflame)
Presentation: A recombinase polymerase amplification assay for detection of the heterogeneous sequences encompassing
Japanese Encephalitis virus - Dr Joanne Macdonald (Senior Lecturer, Molecular Engineering - Inflame)
Presentation: Crusted scabies is associated with increased IL-17 secretion by skin T cells – Dr Xiaosong Liu (Post-Doctoral
Research Officer, Inflame)
School of Nursing and Midwifery (SNM) Presentations
Presentation: Safe Sleep Advice to Safe Sleep Action: Trial of a safe sleep enabler with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
families of increased risk for sudden infant death – Professor Jeanine Young (Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and
Midwifery)
Presentation: Randomised controlled trials in nursing and midwifery research - establishing the evidence for healthcare
practice - a case study of current trials – Professor Marianne Wallis (Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing and
Midwifery)
Welcome to Cluster for Health Improvement (CHI) Presentations – Professor Marion Gray (Leader – CHI)
CHI Keynote Presentation: Exercise: What is the evidence for its use as a therapy for age- and chronic-disease related
adverse effects? Dr Justin Keogh (Associate Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine - Bond University)
Presentation: Managing diabetes - what helps and what makes it difficult in homes and communities – Dr Kieran Broome
(Lecturer, Occupational Therapy; CHI)
Presentation: Extended roles for allied health professionals in clinical practice: A systematic review of published evidence –
Ms Robyn Saxon (Professional Lead Speech Pathology, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service; HDR Candidate)
Presentation: The power of pictures: Lived experience of disability in Timor Leste – Mrs Heather Jane Shamrock (HDR
Candidate, CHI)
Presentation: To explore the self-perceived preparedness of Community Health Worker Graduates of Papua New Guinea
using mixed method approach – Ms Cathy Lepi Pilang (HDR Candidate, CHI)
Presentation: Body shape satisfaction, and diet and exercise practices of nutrition and dietetics and occupational therapy
students: initial cross-sectional results of a longitudinal study – Ms Tetyana Rocks (HDR Candidate, CHI)
Presentation: The Health Star Rating: How accurate is the new nutrition label? – Ms Sheri Cooper (HDR Candidate, CHI)
12.55 pm – 1.30 pm
Networking Lunch, Research Expo and Poster Display
1.30 pm – 2.45 pm
School of Health and Sport Sciences (SHSS) Presentations
Presentation: The paramedic of the future: Is there a role for health promotion? – Dr Florin Oprescu, Mr Nigel Barr and
Associate Professor Bill Lord, Senior Lecturer, Health Promotion; Lecturer, Paramedic Science & Discipline Leader, Paramedic
Science – School of Health and Sport Sciences; CHI; Inflame and Engage
Presentation: Train and Sustain: A model for quality supervision in work integrated learning (WIL) – Associate Professor
Fiona Pelly (Discipline Leader, Nutrition and Dietetics – SHSS)
Presentation: Down the rabbit hole – Dr Rebecca Mellifont (Senior Lecturer in Sport Sciences, Anatomy – SHSS)
Presentation: The cost and time effectiveness of osseointegration compared to the traditional socket prosthesis – Dr
Danielle Formosa (Research Assistant , SHSS)
Presentation: The Nutrition Knowledge of student enrolled in Nutrition and Dietetic programs: Implications for tertiary
education – Ms Kristin Lawrence (Undergraduate Honours Student, SHSS)
Presentation: Mental Health and poverty in East Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia: an indigenous psychology perspective – Mr
Yulius Yusak Ranimpi (HDR Candidate, SHSS)
School of Science and Engineering (SSE) Presentations
Presentation: X-ray and neutron studies to do materials characterisation and investing proton conduction mechanisms –
Miss Krystina Lamb (HDR Candidate, SSE)
Presentation: Raptors are highly efficient and functionally important scavengers of marine carrion on ocean beaches – Ms
Marion Brown (Honours Student, SSE)
Presentation: Assessment of the potential for roof-top rain water harvesting in the hotel sector in Nosy Be, Madagascar –
Mr Graham Ashford (Environmental Economist, SSE)
Presentation: Towards a fourth generation of Pavement Management – Mr Abdelrazek A. Abdelrazek (HDR Candidate, SSE)
2.45 pm – 3.15 pm
FoSHEE Academy Awards
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3.15 pm – 4.20 pm
School of Education (SOE) Presentations
Presentation: Engaging educators in collaborative research: exploring the impact of school-wide pedagogy - Associate
Professor Deborah Heck, Associate Professor Michael Christie, Dr Sue Simon, Ms Katrina Higgins (School of Education)
Presentation: Teachers’ perspectives of ICT integration in the primary classroom – Ms Jillian Stansfield (HDR Candidate)
Presentation: Authoring educational lives through research: Privileging story and self-study – Dr Ali Black (Program
Coordinator - Early Childhood Education; Lecturer School of Education)
Presentation: Horses for courses: Sessional staff participation in moderation processes at SOE – Dr Peter Grainger (Lecturer
in Education)
Presentation: Access to schooling for young people in Australia’s immigration detention network – Mr Shawn Fracchia
(HDR Candidate)
Presentation: Making mathematics meaningful: An investigation into Middle Years Student’s engagement with problem
based learning – Dr Margaret Marshman (Senior Lecturer, Maths and Physics Education)
Presentation: Softly, Softly: Using an holistic approach t first year student transition in pre service teacher education – Dr
Sharn Donnison and Ms Lisa Albion, Lecturers in Education - School of Education
Presentation: Making a difference with emerging leaders of learning and teaching – Ms Kylie Readman (Director, Centre
for Support and Advancement of Learning and Teaching; HDR Candidate)
4.20 pm – 4.30 pm
Conclusion and presentations of Faculty awards – Professor Helen Wallace
5.30 – 7.30pm
Public Seminar – Health Research at USC
Developing new vaccines for untamed Infectious Diseases - Dr David McMillan
DNA computing and technology of the future - Dr Joanne Macdonald
Wednesday, 16 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Faculty of Arts and Business Research Day
Time
Session
9.00 – 10.45am
Opening Remarks: Professor Mike Clements, Acting Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Business
Presentations chaired by: Associate Professor Christian Jones, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Business
Presentation: Sustainability Research: Past, Present and Future - Professor Tim Smith (Director, Sustainability Research
Centre); Professor RW (Bill) Carter (Associate Director, Sustainability Research Centre); Professor Patrick Nunn (Professor
Geography, Sustainability Research Centre); Associate Professor Jen Carter (Co-leader, Indigenous Research Theme); and Dr
Dana Thomsen (Senior Lecturer in Sustainability Advocacy, Sustainability Research Centre)
10.45 – 11.00am
Morning Tea
11.00 – 12.30pm
Presentation: The spatial determinants of food pricing in Queensland, Australia - Dr Scott Lieske (CRN Research Fellow,
Sustainability Research Centre)
Presentation: The art of not being governed – Ms Mandie Miller (Sessional Academic and PhD Candidate, School of Social
Sciences and Sustainability Research Centre)
Presentation: Exploration of aspects of perfectionism: Perseveration and persistence and their association with
metacognition, body image, and health behaviours - Dr Lee Kannis-Dymand (Lecturer, Clinical Psychology, School of Social
Sciences)
Presentation: Theory of Mind in adults: Deception detection and reading facial expressions in the normal and autistic
population - Ms Holly Warland (Sessional Academic and PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Finding alternative ways of presenting energy content of food at the point-of-purchase – Mr Marc
Gehrmann (Bachelor of Social Sciences (Psychology) (Honours), School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: The shoe fits – now wear it – retrospective exploration of young adult’s experience of home, school, sport
and friendships following parental separation - Ms Leanne Francia (Bachelor of Social Sciences (Psychology) (Honours),
School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Playing Property - designing serious game-based activities to enhance the learning experience for
undergraduate property students – Mr Steven Boyd (Lecturer, Property and Economics Development and PhD Candidate,
School of Business)
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Presentation: Pulling the plug: How Australia’s superannuation tax concessions are not a public good and are draining tax
revenue - Dr Gabrielle Parle (Associate Lecturer, Accounting and Finance, School of Business)
Presentation: Journalism Students Across the Globe – USC - Dr Peter English (Lecturer, Journalism, School of
Communication)
12.30 – 1.00pm
Networking Lunch
1.00 – 2.30pm
Presentation: A verbatim drama based on the lived experience of women casual academics – Ms Gail Crimmins (PhD
Candidate, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering and Sessional Academic, School of Communications)
Presentation: Voicing the dead: Applying emergent ficto-critical wordscapes to historical fiction for youth – Associate
Professor Gary Crew (Associate Professor, Creative Writing, School of Communications)
Presentation: Writing the polyphonic novel - Dr Paul Williams (Lecturer, Creative Writing, School of Communications)
Presentation: Jane Austen Downunder - scabies and all - an exploration of Austen’s ‘Australian’ letter - Ms Janet Lee (DCA
Candidate, School of Communications)
Presentation: Knowledge, imagination and the self-help industry - Mr Bruce Williams (DCA Candidate, School of
Communications)
Presentation: Electric shocks: Lessons learnt while converting an educational boardgame from the physical to the virtual
– Mr Ben Rolfe (Lecturer in Serious Games, School of Communication and DCA Candidate, Engage Research and School of
Social Sciences)
Presentation: MyTED matters- Dr Ruth Greenaway (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Engage Research and School of Social
Sciences); and Ms Sandra Elsom (MyTed Project Officer, Engage and School of Social Sciences)
2.30 – 2.45pm
Coffee Break
2.45 – 4.05pm
Presentation: Safety in our badly designed and immoral world: Why USCAR research is saving lives and stopping the blame
game - Professor Paul Salmon (USC Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences and Leader, University of the Sunshine Coast
Accident Research)
Presentation: Preventing injuries in the outdoors: the development of a national approach to incident reporting and
analysis – Dr Natassia Goode (USCAR Research Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of
Social Sciences)
Presentation: Why we need to understand the role of technology in rapid decision making? - Mr Timothy Neville (PhD
Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: “My Dad freaks out!” What Learner drivers want their parents to know - Dr Bridie Scott-Parker (USC Research
Fellow, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Close encounters: Factors involved in cyclists’ near collisions with other road users - Ms Eryn Grant (Research
Assistant, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: User - coloured glasses and making sense of your world- Hints as to why affect needs to be considered in
situational awareness - Mr Reuben Delamore (PhD Candidate, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and
School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: You complete me: Integrating human factors and urban design in active transport – Ms Natalie Taylor
(Research Assistant, University of the Sunshine Coast Accident Research and School of Social Sciences)
Presentation: Staff and Student Perceptions of Using ePortfolios as a Pedagogical and Professional Practice Tool - Dr
Christine Slade (Academic Developer (ePortfolios) C-SALT, School of Social Science), Ms Priscilla Morton (Learning Designer
(ePortfolios) C-SALT, School of Communications)
4.05 – 4.15pm
Close by Associate Professor Christian Jones
PUBLIC SEMINAR
5.00pm – 6.00pm
Public Seminar – Writers Speak
Associate Professor Gary Crew, Dr Paul Williams and Dr Ross Watkins
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Thursday, 17 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
9.30am – 12 noon
Workshop – Supervisor Toolkit (for academics)
Room E.2.24 and E.2.25, Building E, USC Campus
9.30am – 12 noon
Workshop – Research Career Development for Early Career Researchers
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
1 – 3.30pm
Workshop – Managing your Research for Timely Completion (for research students)
Room E.2.24 and E.2.25, Building E, USC Campus
1 – 3.30pm
Workshop – ARC Grants
PUBLIC SEMINAR
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
6.00 – 7.30pm
Public Seminar: Professor Tim Flannery
Climate Change – Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Communities
Friday, 18 July 2014
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
9.15 – 10.00am
Presentation: - Simulation: Researching the gap between learning and practice
Associate Professor Patrea Anderson, Associate Professor in Nursing
10.00 – 10.45am
Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition Final
Presentations Chaired by: Associate Professor Christian Jones, Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Business
3MT Presentation: Protective and risk factors to concussion for the developing brain in contact sport (Rugby Union) Amanda Clacy, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Business
3MT Presentation: A contemporary knowledge about the uptake and implementation of the BFHI in Australia - Anahita
Esbati, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
3MT Presentation: Game change(h)er: Exploring the video game design elements that may impact the agency and identity
of adolescent girls - Katryna Starks, School of Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Business
3MT Presentation: Exploring the phenomena of moral distress in Registered Nurses in the context of end of life nursing
care – Mrs Janice Layh, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
3MT Presentation: Science, stories and self-help seminars – Bruce Williams, School of Communication, Faculty of Arts and
Business
3MT Presentation: The molecular biology of communication in the Crown-of-Thorns Starfish: Pheromones and
chemoreceptors – Rebecca Roberts, School of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and
Engineering
3MT Presentation: The genetic consequences of urbanisation: the Eastern Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii) as a model
species – Bethan Littleford-Colquhoun, School of Science and Engineering, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and
Engineering
3MT Presentation: Understanding masculinity in the Spiny Lobster – Jennifer Chandler, School of Science and Engineering
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
3MT Presentation: Differences in gene expression in ordinary and crusted Scabies – Sajad Bhat, School of Health and Sport
Sciences, Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
10.45 – 11.15am
Morning Tea
11.15am – 12.15pm
A Minute to Win It – ‘My Research in 60 Seconds’
1MT Presentation: The next generation of fuel cells using innovative energy materials - Professor Roland De Marco
1MT Presentation: Covert turbulence – blowing its cover - Dr Helen Fairweather
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1MT Presentation: Does gravity suck the oxygen out of your head? - Associate Professor Chris Askew
1MT Presentation: Infectious disease and the decline of the Koala - Ms Courtney Waugh
1MT Presentation: Simple sponge science - Dr Scott Cummins
1MT Presentation: Myths for effective adaptation and disaster response - Professor Patrick Nunn
1MT Presentation: Management of scabies outbreaks in aged care facilities – perspectives from the Sunshine Coast - Dr
Kate Mounsey
1MT Presentation: USC warm water pool heated with biomass fuel - Dr Mohammad Ghaffariyan
1MT Presentation: You complete me: Integrating human factors and urban design in active transport - Miss Natalia Taylor
1MT Presentation: Rooting hormones - Associate Professor Stephen Trueman
1MT Presentation: Could urbanisation lead to contemporary evolution - Dr Celine Frere
1MT Presentation: Forestry – Professor Mark Brown
1MT Presentation: Oxygen: Atmosphere to cell - Dr Colin Solomon
1MT Presentation: Fatigue reduction technologies for a safe Australian transport sector - Dr Luke Mirowski
1MT Presentation: Building a pensieve for Alzheimers - Associate Professor Christian Jones
1MT Presentation: Stand up straight! - Dr Mark Sayers
1MT Presentation: The effect of chocolate on happiness - Mr Greg Kiorgaad
12.15 – 12.25pm
Presentation of Awards: Professor Roland De Marco, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Associate Professor Christian
Jones, Chair, University Research Conference Academic Advisory Group
Award Categories:
Best overall research presentation
Faculty of Arts and Business
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Best Early career research presentation
Faculty of Arts and Business
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Best HDR research presentation
Faculty of Arts and Business
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Best Presentation at Research Expo
Best Presentation at ‘Art in Research’ Exhibition (1st, 2nd and 3rd)
Best Poster Presentation
Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) competition
A Minute to Win It competition
12.25 – 12.30pm
Closing Remarks – Associate Professor Christian Jones
12.30 – 1.30pm
Celebration Lunch
USC RESEARCH BANK
Researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast make their leading research papers and conference proceedings available to the public
through a searchable repository known as the USC Research Bank (previously Coast Research Database).
The purpose of the USC Research Bank is to provide an open access showcase of USC’s scholarly research. It makes the research outputs of
the University available to local, national and international communities and highlights the overall research profile of the University.
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Keynote Presentation by
Keynote Presentation by
Associate Professor Tamara Davis
Dr David Barnes
2014 University Research Week
Keynote Presentation:
Monday 14 July 2014 University Research Week
Illuminating the Darkness
Abstract
Astrophysicist Tamara Davis uses the natural experiments the universe
performs on enormous energy scales to learn about the fundamental
physics that affects life here on Earth. After growing-up as a surf-club
girl on Coogee beach she’s gone on to work with Nobel Prize winners and
help design a space telescope for NASA. Today we’ll hear about how her
research truly matches the theme of this research week — “Communicate,
Collaborate, and Celebrate”. She’s led analyses for large international
collaborations trying to explain dark energy — whatever is causing the
universe’s expansion to speed up — by testing new theories of gravity and
quantum physics. Her ultimate aim is to use dark energy to make those
hoverboards everybody’s being demanding (because she strongly believes
that science shouldn’t let anyone down). Today she’ll regale us with stories
of the discovery of dark energy, why we’re so sure it exists, why sport is
important to a career in research, and what it’s like to celebrate at a Nobel
Prize after-party.
Monday 14 July
Beyond the Data Cliff:
Visualisation Strategies for Understanding
Large Data
Keynote Presentation:
Abstract
As scientific instrumentation is advanced, total data volumes increase in
size, acquisition rate and complexity. Spectacular examples include the
Large Hadron Collider projects, the Allen Human Brain Atlas, the Large
Synoptic Survey Telescope projects and closer to home, the Australian
Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope surveys. Contemporary
informatics approaches are solving the challenges of storing, finding
and retrieving large data extracts and collections, and instantiating
sophisticated post-processing workflows.
But what of traditional analysis and visualisation, and understanding and
comprehending the data at hand? Drawing examples from neuroscience,
astrophysics, geoscience and anatomy, I will describe the data that is
collected and how it is analysed, and especially visualised, to enable
discovery and insight. I will place this work in the context of the impending
Biography
Tamara Davis uses astrophysics to test our fundamental data cliff that many science and engineering disciplines face, and motivate
the need for advanced, immersive visualisation facilities that are closelylaws of physics, and study the nature of dark energy
and dark matter. With over 60 publications she is ranked coupled to the large data sources and computing systems.
in the top 1% most highly cited astrophysicists in the
With the scene set, I will introduce Monash University’s newest advanced
world, and is a winner of the 2011 Australian Institute
visualisation platform, the CAVE2 (TM), built in collaboration with our
of Physics Women in Physics Lectureship, the 2011 Queensland Tall Poppy partners at the Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois
Award, the 2009 Australian L’Oreal Women in Science Fellowship, and the at Chicago. CAVE2 is a large-scale, immersive, head-tracked virtual reality
Astronomical Society of Australia’s Early Career Research Award. Nature
environment backed by a high-performance supercomputer. It boasts
chose one of her papers in their monthly research highlights and another 84 million pixels at ultra-high clarity and contrast, and exploits Monash’s
was ranked by Physics World as #4 in the top 10 breakthroughs of the
research-grade network fabric to connect to local and remote data sources
year. After working with two prominent international supernova surveys,
and supercomputing centres.
Davis returned to Australia in 2008 to work on the WiggleZ Dark Energy
Monash foresees the CAVE2 becoming a critical piece of research
Survey, which has now mapped over 220,000 galaxies across half of the
observable universe. She’s a prolific scientific communicator, and her talks infrastructure, fulfilling the role of the world’s finest viewfinder in the 21st
century microscope, but also serving a unique role as a collaborative display
have reached over 10,000 Australians in the last 5 years.
environment for comprehending large data, accelerating and transforming
the research process to enable the most important discoveries now and in
the future. I will describe and highlight our early successes in the CAVE2 and
finally, briefly speculate on the future of immersive visualisation.
Biography
David completed his PhD at the University of
Melbourne in 1998 before working for the CSIRO,
Swinburne University of Technology, and The
University of Melbourne. David has published in the
fields of radio astronomy, signal processing, scientific
visualisation, visualisation for communication, education and outreach,
and biomedical image management, analysis and visualisation. He
has particular expertise in parallel supercomputing using graphical
processing units for image computation and visualisation, and has
significant experience as a project scientist in major e-research projects.
David is presently Senior Research Fellow at Monash University and
Platform Manager for the Monash CAVE2 advanced visualisation facility.
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Keynote Presentation by
Presentation by
Professor Karen Nelson
Associate Professor Patrea Anderson
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
2014 University Research Week
Associate Professor, Nursing
Monday 14 July
2014 University Research Week
Friday 18 July
Keynote Presentation:
Conversations about Higher
Education in Research
Simulation: Researching the gap
between learning and practice
Abstract
The creation of new knowledge and the effective dissemination of that
knowledge through teaching and publication is the fundamental role
of a university. Higher education research focuses on investigating
problems and issues related to the activities that contribute to this
role. Typically investigations includes discipline specific pedagogy and
curricula, curricular and co-curricular initiatives designed to enhance
student learning outcomes, development of new frameworks and
approaches that enhance the student experience and matters related to
the social, political and cultural context of our institutions and students.
This conversation provides an opportunity for staff to share and discuss
current higher education research activities that are designed to
enhance student engagement and ideas for future research.
Abstract
Advances in technology have had a significant
influence on the development of teaching practice.
This includes the extension of traditional teaching
and learning strategies to include new simulation
modalities. While there is evidence that simulation has
a positive impact on student psychomotor skills, knowledge acquisition,
satisfaction and self-confidence, there is little evidence that simulation
positively affects work readiness and practice outcomes. USC has made
a significant investment in simulation resources to enhance learning for
students. Decisions related to the use of simulation should be informed
by research and aligned with best practice principles. This presentation
showcases USC’s capability for enhancing learning using simulation and
visualization. It is designed to open the dialog about the opportunities
that USC has to lead development in education research and address the
gap between learning and practice.
Biography
Karen Nelson is the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Students)
at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Prior to
joining USC in April 2014 she was Director, Student
Success and Retention at Queensland University of
Technology (QUT) and prior to that from 2008, she was
the QUT Director, First Year Experience. Karen’s PhD is in organisational
information and knowledge management and she has held a number
of traditional academic roles in her discipline including the designing,
coordinating and teaching subjects and programs at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels. She has supervised twelve higher degree research
students to completion. Karen’s research focuses on student engagement
in higher education, the first year experience and institutional
information and knowledge management practices of relevance to these
topics. She has led a series of national learning and teaching research
projects and presents and consults nationally and internationally in
these areas. Her current research focuses on developing a Maturity
Model for Student Engagement, Success, and Retention (http://
studentengagementmaturitymodel.net/), and disseminating the
outcomes of her recently completed project Safeguarding Student
Learning (https://safeguardingstudentlearning.net/). Karen was also a
partner in a third project Effective Teaching and Support of Students
from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds (http://www.lowses.edu.au/) and
is involved in disseminating that work with project team members.
Presentation:
Biography
Patrea has extensive academic experience with her career spanning
3 decades in Nursing Education. She emigrated from New Zealand
to Australia in 2010 to take up the position of Director of Clinical
Simulation for the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the University
of Wollongong. Patrea moved to the University of the Sunshine Coast
in 2012. As Associate Professor for Nursing and Academic Leader:
Simulation-based Learning, a position that is fully supported for three
years under a USC project funded by the Commonwealth (Structural
Adjustment Fund), Patrea’s focus is on simulation development and
integration. Her research interests include: clinical education, simulation
(including visualisation), patient safety, professional competence
and issues impacting on the preparation and development of health
professionals. Patrea holds a number of governance and leadership roles.
She is Portfolio Leader for Undergraduate Programmes for the School of
Nursing and Midwifery at USC, a visiting Principal Fellow with the School
of Informatics at the University of Wollongong and chair of national
simulation education collective InSPIRE.
Karen chaired the International First Year in Higher Education
Conference organising committee from 2009-2013 and is the founding
Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of the First Year in Higher
Education and the Co-convenor of the FYHE virtual centre (all accessible
from http://fyhe.com.au). She is a member of the Editorial Board of
Active Learning in Higher Education Journal. Her contributions to
higher education have been recognised by more than ten national and
institutional awards, including a Vice-Chancellors Award for Excellence
and three Australian Awards for University Teaching.
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PRESENTATIONS
2014 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH WEEK
PUBLIC SEMINARS
Innovation Centre Auditorium, USC Campus
Tuesday 15 July
6.30 – 7.30pm
5.30 – 6.30pm
Presentation by
Presentation by
Dr David McMillan
Dr Joanne Macdonald
Developing new vaccines for untamed
Infectious Diseases
DNA computing and technology of the
future
Vaccines are the difference between life and death for millions of
children. However there are still major human pathogens, for which
no vaccine is available. In this seminar Dr McMillan will explain what
vaccines are and how they protect you. He will also describe his
own group’s progress into the development of a vaccine to prevent
infection with Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium responsible for
half a million deaths each year.
Come and explore recent advances in molecular computing and their
futuristic possibilities, from intelligent sensors, nano-bots and human
cyborgs. . Dr Macdonald, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Engineering,
holds a joint appointment with USC and Columbia University, New York.
Previously she co-developed a DNA automaton able to play tic-tac-toe
interactively against a human opponent, and has recently introduced
DNA-based visual displays, including a molecular calculator able to add
and multiply small numbers.
Biography
Dr McMillan is a USC Senior Research Fellow. He
completed his undergraduate and PhD at the
University of Wollongong. Before moving to USC he
conducted post-doctoral studies at the Queensland
Institute of Medical Research, and Gesellschaft für
Biotechnologische Forschung mbH (GBF), Braunschweig, Germany.
His research interests are in the area of the molecular pathogenesis
of infectious disease, and development of novel strategies for the
prevention or cure of such diseases. His current work focuses on
Streptococcus pyogenes, a bacterium that can cause something as
minor as sore throat, but can kill a person in less than a day, and is also
a significant cause of heart disease.
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Biography
Dr. Joanne Macdonald’s introduction to Molecular
Engineering began by spending two years playing
tic-tac-toe against a DNA opponent, as a postdoctoral
researcher at Columbia University (CU; Division of
Experimental Therapeutics, New York City, USA;
2004-2006). Afterwards Joanne managed team-efforts to develop and
commercialise an antidote to cocaine, and develop ethical methods
for stem-cell derivation. She obtained an independent CU position as
Assistant Professor in Clinical Medical Sciences at the end of 2010, and
has since focused on the development of smart biosensors for viral
diagnostics. She has continued this research at USC since her move
to Australia at the end of 2011. Joanne recently described the world’s
first calculator made from DNA molecules, and a prototype molecular
automaton for diagnosis of Ebola and