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Curtin COVID-19 Expert Index<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

HEALTH SCIENCES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Archie Clements<\/span><\/strong>
\nPro-Vice Chancellor, Health Sciences
\nCoronavirus as a pandemic; the latest on the virus and its spread; Australia’s testing regime; health and medical advice; general commentary on the virus situation and issues<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Peter Gething<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe Kerry M Stokes AC, Chair of Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences
\nCoronavirus as a pandemic; modelling around stopping the spread, data and mapping <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Peter McEvoy<\/span><\/strong>
\nSchool of Psychology
\nImpact on mental health\/anxiety; psychology behind \u2018extreme\u2019 shopping and panic buying; what drives panic\/threat responses<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Ben Mullins<\/span><\/strong>
\nSchool of Public Health
\nHealth and safety implications for FIFO workers; use of respiratory protection (masks\/inhalers)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Suzanne Robinson<\/span><\/strong>
\nSchool of Public Health
\nRole of telehealth (delivering health services remotely); surge in demand for telehealth; risks and rewards of telehealth<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Garth Kendall<\/span><\/strong>
\nSchool of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine
\nImpact on a child’s mental health; how to explain COVID-19 to children of different ages\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Nick Golding<\/strong>
\nSchool of Public Health
\nUnderstanding the government\u2019s coronavirus modelling; proportion of cases being detected; effectiveness of social distancing <\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Kevin Netto<\/span><\/strong>
\nSchool of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science
\nWhy exercise is more important than ever; how parents can fill the void left by cancelled kids’ sports; keeping fit in lockdown; how to stick to a routine; exercising safely at home<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Rebecca Anderson<\/span><\/strong>
\nSchool of Psychology
\nImpact on mental health\/anxiety including for children; how to talk to children about COVID-19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BANKWEST CURTIN ECONOMICS CENTRE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Alan Duncan<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Director\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
\nImpact on economy and jobs; number of job losses; industries hardest hit; when are we likely to see the worst of it?; how long is it going to last?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Rebecca Cassels<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre
\nImpact on economy and jobs; businesses, women in the workforce, working from home; commentary on Federal and State Policy responses – how effective they will be in smoothing out the shock?\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BUSINESS AND LAW<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Steven Rowley<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Economics, Finance and Property
\nImpact on the property market and house prices; are RBA interest rate cuts effective?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Rachel ViforJ<\/strong>
\nSchool of Economics, Finance and Property
\nImpact on housing affordability; housing as a nest egg for retirement; housing and labour insecurity<\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Robert Durand<\/strong>
\nSchool of Economics, Finance and Property
\nImpact on stock markets; investor\/market panic; investor irrationality<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Shams Pathan <\/span><\/strong>
\nSchool of Economics, Finance and Property <\/span>
\nHow financial institutions may change post COVID-19; making our financial systems and institutions sustainable post pandemics<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Roberto F. Aguilera<\/span><\/strong>
\nCurtin University Oil and Gas Innovation Centre<\/span>
\nSchool of Economics, Finance and Property<\/span>
\nImpact on natural resource markets, particularly energy and mining<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Julia Richardson<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Management
\n<\/span>Working from home; challenges\/implications for employees and employers; dealing with ‘career shocks’ and job loss<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Vidy Potdar<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Management
\nUsing blockchain to help affected businesses; supply chain disruption by land and sea<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Kantha Dayaram<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Management \u00a0<\/span>
\nImpact on workplace\/industrial relations; leave and other entitlements; enterprise agreements; workplace health and safety<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Paul Alexander
\n<\/b>School of Management <\/span>
\nImpact on<\/span><\/span><\/strong> supply chains by road, sea and air; why are there goods shortages and price hikes?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Jeremy Galbreath<\/strong>
\nSchool of Management
\n<\/strong>Innovation in business, government, non-profit and education in response to COVID-19; how businesses are responding through innovation <\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr Bella Butler<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Management <\/span>
\nLearning and teaching online; home learning and home business<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Theodora Issa<\/strong>
\nSchool of Management
\nEthical mindsets during COVID-19 (not panic buying or ignoring restrictions); ethics, business ethics and customer relations during difficult times <\/strong><\/p>\n

Professor Kirsten Holmes<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Marketing
\nCommunity and spontaneous volunteering; demand for volunteer-delivered services and changes to volunteering; impact of COVID-19 on events and festivals, including the Olympic Games<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Billy Sung<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Marketing
\nImpact on<\/span><\/span><\/strong> retail industry\/business; triggers and impact of panic shopping and product hoarding<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Mingming Cheng<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Marketing<\/span>
\nImpact on Australian and global tourism industry; what does the road to recovery look like?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Michael Baird<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Marketing<\/span>
\nImpact on the domestic and global aviation industry; recovery time; impact on business, tourism and the global economy<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

John Curtin Distinguished Professor Sharon Parker<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>Future of Work Institute
\nWorking from home; challenges and opportunities; staying productive; dealing with distractions; impact on workplace culture; long-term effects; managing teams remotely; what might happen to workplaces post-COVID-19?<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Mark Griffin<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>Future of Work Institute
\nWorking from home and mental health issues; managing safety for distributed, virtual, and home working; productivity and working from home<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Marylene Gagne<\/strong>
\n<\/b>Future of Work Institute
\nWorking from home; staying motivated at home<\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Patrick Dunlop<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>Future of Work Institute
\nWorking from home; recruiting staff remotely- how to still keep it personal; personality (the effect of different types) and working from home<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Dr Gigi Petery <\/strong>
\nFuture of Work Institute
\nImpact on older workforce, retirees, retirement savings and superannuation; ageism and COVID-19 <\/strong><\/p>\n

HUMANITIES<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

John Curtin Distinguished Professor Peter Newman<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute
\nWhat will our environment look like post COVID-19?; what the lockdowns mean for climate change and sustainability; facing the future after difficult times<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Rhonda Oliver<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Education
\nImpact on the education sector; effects of new era of education disruption; can bricks and mortar schools survive COVID-19?; NAPLAN and other systemic changes<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Professor Michael Keane<\/strong>
\nSchool of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
\nChina\u2019s response to COVID-19; the use of medical equipment, masks and PPE in China; China\u2019s national image projection; media portrayals of China\u2019s response with in China <\/strong><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Alexey Muraviev <\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
\nThe role of the military in civil emergencies like COVID-19; heightened risks of terrorism and extremism; Australia’s energy security; Russia’s experience in combating disease; COVID-19 and the risk of war<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Tama Leaver<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry \u00a0<\/span>
\nDigital childhood; digital death and mourning; learning and teaching online; general online and social media trends and responses to COVID-1<\/span><\/strong>9<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Kathryn Shine<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry
\nMedia coverage trends relating to the pandemic; the prevalence of ‘fake news\u2019 and how to spot it<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Hannah McGlade<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>
\nSocial and health impact on Indigenous communities; vulnerability of Aboriginal people due to high rate in prisons and with disability\/health conditions<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Crystal Abidin<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry \u00a0<\/span>
\nMisinformation on the Internet; COVID-19 related memes; gender + discrimination and social media trends\/behaviour; influencers in the age of COVID-19<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Sky Croeser<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/b>School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry \u00a0<\/span>
\nHow the climate action movement is responding; how local communities are rallying around each other; how we are using the Internet to get through the crisis<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Associate Professor Tim Pitman<\/strong>
\nSchool of Humanities Research & Graduate Studies
\nImpact of disruption on students and workers; alternative pathways for disrupted Year 12s and retrenched workers<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUniversities give us the gift of expertise. Expertise to help us comprehend what is happening, avoid further threats and risks, and start the hard and heartbreaking slog to rebuild and recover. Our university researchers are some of our most valuable guides and interpreters.\u201d<\/span><\/b><\/em><\/p>\n

Curtin Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry<\/span><\/p>\n

(National Press Club Address: February 2020)<\/span><\/p>\n

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