La Trobe University has academic experts, available to talk to the media during the summer period.
Please contact experts directly over the summer.
Many experts prefer SMS as the first method of contact.
Some may not be available on public holidays, noted under their contact information.
If unsure, please contact on email first.
Contents
- Aged care and ageing
- Animals and pets
- Education, back to school, reading
- Bushfire safety, recovery
- Conspiracy theories and anti-vax sentiment
- Gender, Safety
- Health, diet, alcohol, sport and exercise
- Media, history and politics
- New Year ahead
- Science and tech
- Tourism and transport
- Working, not working
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AGED CARE AND AGEING
- Aged care, especially rural aged care, ageing, older people
, John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research (Albury-Wodonga-based)
0410 626 880 /
ANIMALS AND PETS
- Looking after your dogs and cats during Summer (including during fireworks), adopting pets as Christmas presents
, Head of Department Psychology and Counselling (Bendigo based)
0427 700 260 /
EDUCATION, BACK TO SCHOOL, READING
- Improving your child’s reading abilities before they head back to school, what to look for in how your child’s school is approaching reading instruction.
, Cognitive Psychology, School of Education (Bendigo-based)
0458 377 253 /
Associate Professor Tanya Serry, Literacy and Reading Education, School of Education
0418 384 085 /
- Blending remote and classroom learning; digital technologies in the classroom; e-learning; online learning
, Senior Lecturer in Learning Design, School of Education
0410 387 622 /
Not available: 24, 25, 26 December, 1 and 2 January
BUSHFIRE SAFETY, RECOVERY
- Bushfire season, risks, planned burns and summer in Australia, bushfire recovery, impacts of bushfire on flora and fauna
, School of Life Sciences
0427 368 851 /
- Bushfire preparedness, particularly in areas that have not traditionally experienced such events, recovering from the trauma of a bushfire event
, School of Psychology and Public Health
0438 096 548 /
CONSPIRACY THEORIES, ANTI-VAX SENTIMENT
- How conspiracy theories and ideologies take hold, conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 and vaccination , why people can be vaccine hesitant, how to respond to someone spreading disinformation
, School of Psychology and Public Health
0405 507 727 /
GENDER, SAFETY
- Drink spiking; sexual assault; family violence; women’s safety; LGBTQ communities; sexual harassment
, researcher at the
0481 880 596 /
HEALTH, DIET, ALCOHOL, SPORT AND EXERCISE
- The meaning of food in people’s lives, how food embodies cultural values, sustainable consumption, veganism/vegetarianism
, School of Psychology and Public Health
0490 854 736 /
In North America for December & January, please allow for time difference
- How we can keep active, healthy and eating well over the summer period, and why it’s important
, Lecturer Community and Allied Health (Bendigo based)
0450 318 190 /
Not available between December 24 to 28
- Memory systems, Indigenous memory systems, songlines, Indigenous knowledges – science, writing non-fiction
, Humanities & Social Sciences School
0409 554 193 /
- Sustainable and nutritious future foods and plants/foods for outer space
, Institute for Agriculture and Food
0418 858 465 /
Not available 24, 25 December, 1 January
- How regional/rural hospitals are coping over the summer break
, Head of School, Rural Health School
0409 762 200 /
- Sport sponsorship, management, organisational theorist, systemic governance, ambush marketing and consumer behaviour
, Associate Professor of Sport Management
0475 776 029 /
- Knee pain in young people (adolescents and adults), noisy knees
, physiotherapist and knee specialist
0426 188 766 /
- Sports injuries, women’s AFL, female athlete, knee arthritis, kneecap pain, ACL injuries
, physiotherapist, Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre
0418 527 768 /
Not available 25, 26 December and 1 January
- Perceptual, visual and cognitive skills of athletes and in sport, virtual reality training, mental health within fantasy football, the visual impact of pink ball in cricket
, subject coordinator for Motor Behaviour in Sport and Talent Identification and Development
0451 117 652 /
Not available 24, 25, 26, 31 December and 1 January
- Sports medicine, sports injuries, musculoskeletal injuries
Associate Professor, Physiotherapy
0410 175 435 /
Not available 24 and 25 December
- Sports injuries, recovery, load management, prevention of injury
, Specialist Sports Physiotherapist
0417 290 558 /
Not available 25 December
- Hip and groin pain, hip osteoarthritis
, physiotherapist
0423 057 818 /
Not available 25 December and 1 January
- Exercise, running, fitness, injuries, knee pain, osteoarthritis
, Associate Professor Physiotherapy
0403 012 914 /
Not available 25 December
- The Australian Ballet, Victorian Institute of Sport & tendon injury, persistent pain, sports injuries
, Senior Research Fellow Physiotherapy
Not available 24, 25, 26, 31 December and 1 January
- Benefits of exercise programs for women,
, Associate Professor Physiotherapy
0418 511 909 /
Not available 24, 25, 26, 31 December and 1 January
MEDIA, HISTORY AND POLITICS
- Australian foreign policy, maritime disputes in the Indo-Pacific, China-Australia relations
Executive Director, La Trobe Asia
0400 287 758 /
- Afghanistan and the US, Middle East politics
, Lecturer in International Relations
0403 000 570 /
- Social media cultures and platform trends, youth-focused platforms such as TikTok, the use of social media for education/learning, digital misinformation, fandom/celebrity
, Digital Technology and Pedagogy
Not available 25, 31 December and 1 January
- History of Coal, Climate change, Australian Aboriginal/Colonial history, feminism, body image, mothering
, Department of Archaeology and History
0424 132 605 /
Not available 24 & 25 December
- Digital and social media, digital self-marketing, politics and social media, personal branding
, discipline lead in strategic communication
0420 378 026 /
Not available 24, 25, 26 December
NEW YEAR AHEAD
- New Year’s resolutions, enhancing resilience, wellbeing and positivity post-pandemic
Adjunct Lecturer , School of Psychology and Public Health
0413 592 030 /
Not available 25, 26 December and 1 January.
SCIENCE AND TECH
- Engineering, shortage of engineers, regional Australia issues, regional manufacturing
, Director of Regional Advanced Manufacturing Hub
0417 147 631 /
- Artificial Intelligence, Data, Automation, Robotics, Ethics, Technology, Security
, Deputy Director of the Centre for Data Analytics and Cognition (CDAC)
TOURISM AND TRANSPORT
- Child friendly cities, children’s everyday mobilities, school travel, car dependence
, lecturer – Community Planning and Development Program
- Tourism in Melbourne and Victoria
, Convener, Planning Program
0415 754 735 /
Not available 29 December to 7 January
WORK, NOT WORKING
- Needing to take a break, working from home verses the office, switching of from work
, Centre for Ergonomics and Human Factors
0447 152 944 /
Not available 25, 31 December and 1 January
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