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2019 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) and Visualise Your Thesis Program

James Cook University 5 September 2019

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Acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People

Kassandra Savage (JCU Alumna), ‘Coming Together and Respecting Difference’, acrylic on canvas, 2014, 90cm x 90cm.

At James Cook University, we acknowledge the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation. We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands on which our campuses and study centres are located and where we conduct our business. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and future. JCU is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to JCU and society.

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JCU 3MT and Visualise your Thesis Final

MC: Mr Pat Hession

Having lived and worked all over Queensland, Pat is known for seeking out interesting people and enabling them to tell their story with both an entertaining and informative style, keeping audience needs at the centre of the process. Pat says the first step is to understand the subject matter, and then to present it in an accessible manner so that people with no prior knowledge can become involved in the discussion.

Pat first started in community radio and TV before moving to commercial radio in 1998. Since 2004 he has been at the ABC, working initially as a radio presenter with ABC Western Queensland in Longreach, then ABC Tropical North in Mackay, and presenting the Drive program at ABC North Queensland for 10 years. Pat is now presenting the Mornings program on ABC North Queensland from 9am on weekdays. In addition, Pat is often called upon to present statewide programs and to assist in other regions during emergency broadcasts, as well as hosting events such as the Queensland Governor’s Australia Day Flag Raising Ceremony and the Anzac Day parade on the Strand.

1. Welcome and introduction of the judges 2. 3MT HDR

1) Madelyn Pardon (College of Healthcare Sciences) – Your Mother Is Calling

2) Stephanie Baker (College of Science & Engineering) – Revolutionizing Healthcare With Wearables: For Premature Babies & Beyond 3) Mikaela Nordborg (College of Science & Engineering) – Let There Be (UV) Light

4) Susan Ireland (College of Medicine & Dentistry) – Getting It Right: Survival and Hope

5) Kirstie Broadfield (College of Arts, Society & Education) – Black Lives Matter: The Violence of Indigenous Incarceration

3. Visualise Your Thesis • Announcement of JCU winner of the 2019 Visualise Your Thesis Competition

4. 3MT HDR 6) Alexandre Siqueira (ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies) – A Tale Of Fish T(h)rees

7) Claire Holland (College of Business, Law & Governance) – Measuring Hope In The Law Student Experience

8) Jacob Westaway (College of Public Health, Medical & Veterinary Sciences) – Discovering The Faecal Microbiome Associated With Preterm Birth

9) Rebecca Webb (College of Public Health, Medical & Veterinary Sciences) – It Isn’t Easy Being Green 5. Voting – People’s Choice Award 6. Dean, Graduate Research to present awards

• Dean’s Awards for HDR Excellence • Advisor of the Year

7. Announcement of 3MT Awards • Kylie Ahern, Chair of 3MT Judging Panel

a. 3MT – Winner b. 3MT – Runner Up c. 3MT – People’s Choice

8. Closing remarks 9. Close, Photographs and Refreshments

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Judges and Finalists to gather after the event in Townsville for photographs Thank you

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Kylie Ahern (Chair of 3MT Panel): Kylie is an award-winning science publisher and business creator. In 2004, Kylie co-founded Cosmos Media and launched Australia's top-selling science magazine, Cosmos. Under her leadership as CEO, the company was recognised through 54 awards and commendations including Australian Magazine of the Year in 2006 and in 2009. In 2016, Kylie founded STEM Matters, a consultancy created around the objective of transforming how the STEM sector engages with the public, industry, government and philanthropists to increase awareness, influence and funding.

Kylie also serves on the board of Science and Technology Australia and the Australian Centre for Robotic Vision.

Bill Tweddell, Chancellor, James Cook University BA, BEc JCU, MAICD Bill Tweddell was elected as Chancellor for a five-year term, beginning on 26 March 2016. He is the University’s fifth Chancellor, and the first alumnus to be elected to the role. In 2010, Mr Tweddell was recognised as one of JCU’s Outstanding Alumni. Mr Tweddell enjoyed a distinguished career in Australia’s diplomatic service spanning four decades. Immediately before becoming Chancellor he served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Philippines from January 2012 to January 2016. Mr Tweddell was a senior career officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He served as Head of the Americas and Africa Division and

in other senior positions in the Department in Canberra, and as Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, Consul-General to Hong Kong and Macau, High Commissioner to Sri Lanka and the Maldives, and Deputy High Commissioner to India, with earlier postings to Greece and Bangladesh. He was also Chief of Staff and Principal Adviser to the former Minister for Foreign Affairs, Alexander Downer. Mr Tweddell began his working life at JCU (1970 – 75). His wife Chris Tweddell BEc JCU FCPA is also a JCU graduate. They have two adult sons, Andrew and Paul. Mr Tweddell is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Matt Steine, Principal, Digital Cities, Townsville City Council Matt is the Chief Innovation and Investment Officer for the City of Townsville where he leads the portfolios for digital city strategy, innovation and Smart Precinct North Queensland. Previous to his work at City of Townsville, Matt managed innovative financing, entrepreneurship and technology within Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Most of his career has been in emerging markets including managing Pakistan, Vietnam and Bangladesh for Facebook and co-founding the global mobile identity programme for the GSMA. A local to North Queensland, Matt now lives with his wife and 3 young boys in Townsville.

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Madelyn Pardon College of Healthcare Sciences

Presentation Title: Your Mother Is Calling

Summary of Research: Environmental threats, particularly those concerning water, can be considered complex and contain uncertainty, making decisions around mitigation behaviour more difficult. So how do the general public perceive water, something that is often considered a right to own and use? My research aims to understand water security perceptions to inform threat communication, mitigation strategies and sustainability behaviours.

Stephanie Baker College of Science and Engineering

Presentation Title:

Revolutionizing Healthcare With Wearables: For Premature Babies And Beyond

Summary of Research: When babies are born extremely premature, they spend the first weeks of their lives in intensive care. Blood pressure is a critical health parameter to monitor during this time, but current methods involve highly invasive catheters that introduce significant infection risk. However, wearable technology can change all of that. Using non-invasive light sensors, my device can measure blood pressure and other key health parameters. The final device will greatly improve outcomes for vulnerable premature babies, as well as suiting applications from remote health monitoring to the provision of affordable healthcare in impoverished countries.

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Mikaela Nordborg College of Science and Engineering Presentation Title: Let There Be (UV) Light

Summary of Research: In environmental science a high emphasis is placed on ensuring experimental conditions are appropriate for our test subjects. However, for tropical marine species one prevalent environmental factor is almost never considered unless it is the stressor under study: ultraviolet light (UV). UV exposure is frequently extreme in Australia, both above and below the surface, and UV has been demonstrated to affect the toxicity of pollutants and resilience to high temperature. To ensure our results are ecologically relevant, UV light should be included in future experimental designs whenever our tests subjects are likely to experience high UV in their natural environment.

Susan Ireland College of Medicine and Dentistry

Presentation Title: Getting It Right: Survival And Hope

Summary of Research: Extremely premature babies born between 22 and 28 weeks completed gestation can survive if provided with intensive care. At lowest gestations, the risks of mortality and morbidity may lead a decision to offer palliation only following parental counselling. A study of health care professionals (HCP) in a variety of settings caring for the mother prior to delivery, or the baby after delivery, explored the knowledge of survival, severe disability and healthy outcomes. Marked negativity exists, particularly in antenatal HCP and those outside a tertiary centre. The study suggests that parents are receiving inappropriately negative information and denied hope.

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Kirstie Broadfield College of Arts, Society and Education Presentation Title: Black Lives Matter: The Violence Of Indigenous Incarceration Summary of Research: Since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, there have been over 400 Indigenous deaths in custody and 28 percent of the Australian prison population is Indigenous. This is a humanitarian crisis that deserves far greater action than it is currently receiving. By evaluating the previously silenced voices and perspectives of Indigenous Australians, this research aims to unmask the extent to which unequal relations of power contribute to forms of violence experienced by Indigenous Australians in the criminal justice system. Using the theory of necropolitics, this research allows the violence of Indigenous incarceration to be seen in a new way.

Alexandre Siqueira ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies

Presentation Title: A Tale Of Fish T(h)rees

Summary of Research: Fishes that eat algae, or herbivorous fishes, are among the most important ecological components in present-day coral reefs. Although they are extremely speciose and abundant worldwide, these fishes are unevenly distributed between major oceanic basins, with the Indo-Pacific harbouring many more species when compared to the Atlantic. In this talk, I will summarize 50 million years of evolution in three minutes to explain the history behind this disparity. By diving into herbivorous fish fossils and family trees, I will highlight the importance of past events in shaping the faunas that we see today on coral reefs.

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Claire Holland College of Business, Law and Governance Presentation Title: Measuring Hope In The Law Student Experience Summary of Research: I am conducting research in the field of positive psychology, specifically hope theory, and looking at the ‘wellness’ of law students in Australia. How students feel about and perceive their future affects their level of hope and subsequently their overall wellbeing. Hope, according to hope theory, is defined as an individual’s positive motivational state and perceived capability to plan and see pathways to meet their desired goals. For current students who are enrolling in law degrees in a fast-paced and increasing automated world, it is important for universities to consider how students’ studies, academic achievement and career skills-building might be impacted by levels of hope.

Jacob Westaway College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences

Presentation Title: Discovering The Faecal Microbiome Associated With Preterm Birth

Summary of Research: Premature birth disrupts microbial colonisation and causes imbalances in the microbiome. As the microbiome plays a critical role in development and immunity, this puts premature infants at greater risk of acute and chronic disease. This project is exploring the microbiome of premature infants at the Townsville hospital, and factors that may influence it. We have observed significant differences in diversity and abundance of microbes between groups that receive and do not receive probiotic treatment, suggesting that probiotics may be influencing microbial populations in a positive manner.

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Rebecca Webb College of Public Health, Medicine & Veterinary Sciences

Presentation Title: It Isn’t Easy Being Green

Summary of Research:

The world’s amphibians are facing an unprecedented threat due to disease. The amphibian chytrid fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has caused the decline or extinction of hundreds of amphibian species. My PhD aims to explain variation in disease severity, and develop novel tools for disease control. Disease severity varies across species and locations. By collecting and comparing fungal isolates from around Australia,

I aim to identify traits that impact pathogenicity. Pathogenic traits could be silenced using gene knockdown techniques. Hence, I aim to develop gene knockdown methodologies that could be used as a tool to provide novel treatment for amphibian chytrid infections.

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2019 Dean’s Awards for HDR Excellence (Completions in 2018)

Dr Lars Fredrik Sahlstrom – College of Science & Engineering Thesis Title: The Mt Carlton High-Sulfidation Epithermal deposit, NE Australia: Geologic character, genesis and implications for exploration Advisory Panel: Associate Professor Zhaoshan Chang, Professor Paul Dirks, Doctor Isaac Corral Calleja

Dr Nathan Garland – College of Science & Engineering Thesis Title: Electron transport modeling in gas and liquid media for application in plasma medicine Advisory Panel: Professor Ron White, Professor Mohan Jacob, Associate Professor Daniil Kosov and Dr Daniel Cocks

Dr Dilip Roy – College of Science & Engineering Thesis Title: Development of a sustainable groundwater management strategy and sequential compliance monitoring to control saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers Advisory Panel: Dr Bithin Datta and Assocaite Professor Nagaratnam Sivakugan

Dr Heather Neilly – College of Science & Engineering Thesis Title: Faunal responses to different cattle grazing strategies Advisory Panel: Professor Lin Schwarzkopf and Jeremy VanDerWal

Dr Blake Ramsby – College of Science & Engineering Thesis Title: The effects of a changing marine environment on the bioeroding sponge Cliona orientalis Advisory Panel: Doctor Nicole Webster, Assiate Professor Mia Hoogenboom and Professor Marcus Sheaves

Dr Lain Efren Pardo Vargas – College of Science & Engineering Thesis Title: Diversity and habitat use of medium-large sized mammals across oil palm landscapes in the Llanos region of Colombia Advisory Panel: Professor William Laurance and Associate Professor William Edwards

Dr Martina Mylrea – College of Medicine and Dentistry Thesis Title: Design and evaluation of a novel professional identity development program for pharmacy students. Advisory Panel: Professor Beverley Glass and Professor Tarun Sen Gupta

Dr Fiona Oates – College of Arts, Society and Education Thesis Title: Working for the welfare: Exploring the experiences of Indigenous child protection workers Advisory Panel: Associate Professor Debra Miles and Associate Professor Nonie Harris

Dr Helena Harrison – College of Healthcare Sciences Thesis Title: New graduate registered nurse practice readiness for Australian health care contexts: A collective instrumental case study Advisory Panel: Professor Jane Mills, Associate Professor Richard Franklin and Professor Melanie Birks

Dr Laura Richardson – ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Thesis Title: Variation in structure and function of reef fish assemblages among distinct coral habitats Advisory Panel: Dr Andrew Hoey, Doctor Nicholas Graham and Professor Morgan Pratchett

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Dr Rachel Hay – College of Business, Law and Governance Thesis Title: The engagement of women and technology in agriculture Advisory Panel: Professor Lynne Eagle, Professor David Low, Associate Professor Trina Myers and Dr Nadine Marshall Note: Dean’s Award Winners from the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences not known at the time of this event and will be announced subsequently. 2019 Advisor of the Year Awards Primary Advisor of the Year: Winners are selected for these awards by the Research Education Sub-Committee based on nominations from their students. Primary of the Advisor this year is shared between two advisors. Associate Professor Ellen Ariel - College of Public Health, Medical & Vet Sciences

Dr Ariel is Associate Professor in Virology at the College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences. She has previous worked for the European Commission, delivering scientific advice to policy makers as well as assessing and advising research directions in the EU Aquatic Animal Disease sector. Dr Ariel is the team leader of the Turtle Health Team, and instigator of the new research facility: "The Caraplace".

Her students nominated her because:

• Ellen has opened doors for me I never knew existed. • …advising me through my PhD has always been about fostering my career, rather than

completing a body of work. • The quality and timely nature of Ellen's feedback is one of the main reasons I was able to submit

my PhD thesis this month. • Her feedback is always useful and she still makes the process a learning experience - explaining

each change instead of just sending through tracked changes. She has made me a better writer in the process.

• …feedback is not only corrections but comments that encourage our critical thinking • …we also meet biweekly as a research group to talk about our research, any problems we are

facing, and to celebrate milestones (confirmation, publications, etc • Ellen is also very supportive of and encourages collaborations often resulting in peer-reviewed

publications. She has helped to organize various short projects with other universities (domestic and international) and industry partners

• The turtle health facility (Caraplace) is an outstanding research hub in JCU • We closely worked with aboriginal communities and Townsville schools

Professor David Bellwood – College of Science & Engineering

David's research interests include global biogeography and the conservation of coral reefs, particularly the role of biodiversity in ecosystem processes. He has more than 10 current and 10 completed research students on his advisory record. David has collaborations globally including Washington, San Paulo and Auckland.

His students nominated him because:

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• David provides personal and valuable feedbacks about his student's work in a way that I had

never seen before. • David is extremely good at keeping a heathy working environment in our lab, providing support,

leadership and promoting a good work-life balance for all his students. • David prioritises his students over any other commitments, which is very reassuring in the

convoluted pathway of a PhD • …has been there to guide me and help me stay focused. With a short chat, he can easily turn

frustration into motivation… • …his feedback is typically filled with interesting perspectives, ideas to circumvent issues that

prevent me from moving forward, and words of encouragement. This has greatly contributed to my academic success.

• He looks after his students' mental health and encourages us to take time off. For him, this is not a tip; it's a prescription.

• Building a supportive and collaborative group of individuals ranks very high on his list of priorities. Dave has indeed built and nurtured a positive environment in which all of us in the lab not only support each other but we actively collaborate with one another to push ourselves forward academically.

Runner Up Primary Advisor of Year: Associate Professor Jennifer Deger – College of Arts, Society & Education

Jennifer Deger works at the intersection of art and anthropology. She writes on photography, aesthetics, film, contemporary Aboriginal societies, digital culture, art and ethnographic film, and experimental museology. In collaboration with her Yolngu colleagues from Miyarrka Media, she has co-directed several award winning films and co-curated experimental installations and exhibitions in Denmark, the US and Australia.

Her students nominated her because:

• Jennifer established the “Collabortorium” this year as a mechanism for members of our research group to share and contribute to each other’s research.

• Jennifer has an in-depth and empowering way of engaging with her students: she gives sound ‘critical’ guidance when needed, but always allows the individual to grow and develop in their own distinct way.

• She has made my life as a scholar possible and has created a home for me at James Cook University and in the world.

Advisory Panel of the Year: All advisory panels at JCU include a minimum of two advisors, normally not more than four. The winners demonstrate an outstanding capacity to work together to support the candidates and their research. Professor Melanie Birks, Professor Jane Mills and Dr Lin Zhao - College of Healthcare Sciences Their students nominated them saying:

• Thank you for allowing me to nominate Birks, Mills and Dr Zhao for an 'Advisory Panel of the

Year' Award. Melanie, Jane and Lin work well together. • They supervised me as a TEAM rather than individuals. • They each have their academic strengths and they used this to my advantage by each helping me

with selected elements of my thesis, all with a single goal in mind.

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• The professional and personal respect these women have for each other was clear, and for me they serve as an exemplar for collegiality, mentorship and professional conduct in general.

• As a student, I felt the united academic and personal support of my advisory panel. I am so pleased to be able to nominate my advisory panel for this award.Thank you.

Dr Kristin Wicking, A/Prof Nichole Harvey, Dr Karen Francis, Dr Intansari Nurjannah – College of Healthcare Sciences Their students nominated them for:

• Facilitating the candidate in writing papers for publication • Being complement to each other skills and expertise • Being responsive and providing psycho-social support when candidate faces difficulties

Division of Tropical Health and Medicine Award Winner Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership Dr Melissa Crowe- DTHM Cohort Doctoral Studies Program Melissa is the Head of the Cohort Doctoral Studies Program, providing Doctoral candidates with the

opportunity to study in a supportive environment with mentoring, peer support and professional development The program is designed to support and nurture doctoral students through their studies by providing workshops, seminars, coursework, peer learning facilitation and writing workshops in a cohort model where students commence and progress through their program as a group. Although students may undertake different pathways through the program, all will complete either a PhD or professional doctorate. Melissa has over 15 years’ experience teaching and

researching the issues of exercise in hot and humid environments and drugs and supplements in sport. Division of Tropical Environments and Societies Award Winner Early Career Advisor of the Year

Dr Bronson Philippa - College of Science & Engineering Bronson is a Senior Lecturer in Internet of Things Engineering. He has been primary and secondary advisor to a number of students and was actively involved in the co-supervision of a graduate who received their PhD degree “cum laude” in 2018. Dr Philippa takes care to ensure that PhD candidates are immersed in a community of researchers. For example, he coordinates a weekly seminar series on organic electronics that includes Honours

students, PhD students, post-docs and academics. This seminar series is important to give PhD candidates exposure to a wider range of topics than their immediate project and to give experience in public speaking. Another aspect of PhD supervision is exposure to industry and industry-lead projects, especially for candidates with career goals outside the academic sector. Dr. Philippa has invited one of his students to participate in an industry-funded research project. The company has just signed the contract and the project will begin shortly. The student has contributed from the early phases of developing the objectives of the project, participating in meetings with the client, and will play a major role in the research itself. Due to the student’s interests and goals, a “research apprenticeship” type of supervision allows the PhD candidate to gain experience with industry and build a track record of working on commercially funded R&D.

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Division of Research and Innovation Award Winners: Award for Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership

Dr Alana Grech –ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies Since taking on the role of Assistant Director and ADRE in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies (in 2016), Dr Alana Grech has provided exemplary leadership, mentoring and guidance to further improve the Centre’s exceptional record and program of graduate research. Not only is Alana an effective and accomplished graduate research advisor in her own right, but she has invested considerable time and effort to improve the graduate research environment for both

students and advisors within the Centre. Alana was also instrumental in expanding graduate research offerings in the Centre to include Masters students. Award for Excellence in Promoting Indigenous Participation in Graduate Research

Associate Professor Felecia Watkin - Indigenous Education & Research Centre Associate Professor Felecia Watkin Lui is a Torres Strait Islander woman with giz from Erub, Mabuiag and Badu Islands. She is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Studies in the Indigenous Education and Research Centre and Thematic Convenor of Indigenous Futures for the Cairns Institute, JCU. She taught/supervised into the Master of Indigenous Studies over several years, supervised to completion PhDs and Master students, helped supervise the remaining Master of Social Science

enrolments for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Centre, and currently involved with the transition to IERC’s M.Phil (Indigenous) program. As is now understood by the collegiate, supervising Indigenous research students, or supervising non-Indigenous students with Indigenous research topics, is not a straightforward process. It requires a great deal of patience and a high level of dexterity with Western social sciences and Indigenous knowledge standpoints. Associate Prof Watkin-Lui has proven over and again, and with each degree completion, that good work can be done despite the level of difficulty in Indigenous research areas. Her persistence over many years to be a conscientious and supportive supervisor at JCU deserves to be recognised. Award for Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research

Professor Allan Dale – The Cairns Institute Allan Dale is a Professor of Tropical Regional Development at The Cairns Institute, James Cook University and a University Fellow with Charles Darwin University’s Northern Institute. Allan has a strong interest in integrated societal governance, with a particular focus across the tropical world, northern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef. He leads JCU’s contributions to Queensland’s Rural Economies Centre of Excellence (RECoE) and the Clean Growth Choices Program, the Human Dimensions

of the GBR, the Northern Development agenda and emerging approaches to Collective Impact. The award recognises his extensive collaborations and partnerships that support the Graduate Researcher experience. Partners include:

• Rural Economies Centre of Excellence. • Clean Growth Choices • Collective Impact Initiative - • Reef and Rainforest Research Centre • CSIRO • Australian Institute of Marine Science

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