College of Arts, Society & Education

Karen Cavu

Karen Cavu

Pascal Agbadi

Pascal Agbadi

Leonard Freeman

Leonard Freeman

Kate Manlik

Kate Manlik

Subhashni Taylor

Subhashni Taylor

Peta Salter

Peta Salter

Ines Zuchowski

Ines Zuchowski

Jemma Hamley

Jemma Hamley

Rosita Henry

Rosita Henry

Michael Ackland

Michael Ackland

Fishboneviz: Developing a best-practice methodology for fish CT scan segmentation and an associated open access 3D virtual bone database to support ichthyoarchaeological research and teaching efforts globally (Old ID 27831)
Ariana Lambrides
01 Oct 2022 - 31 May 2024
Fish remains are ubiquitous in the coastal and inland Australian and Pacific archaeological record. This project aims to (1) develop a best-practice methodology for fish CT scan segmentation to support taxonomic identifications of archaeological bone, (2) publish these outcomes open access to facilitate equitable reuse of the methodology and retention of these expertise into the future, and (3) establish an open access virtual fish bone reference collection, using the MorphoSource platform. The outcomes of this project with directly support ongoing archaeological and paleontological research and teaching efforts through the establishment of an open access virtual fish bone reference collection.
Coastal Communities Adapting to Change in the Asia-Pacific (Old ID 31090)
Jacqueline Lau
12 Jun 2023 - 13 Nov 2023
This project aims to better understand equitable pathways to supporting adaptation to environmental change in coastal communities the Asia-Pacific. It seeks to identify the limits and opportunities for people to cope with and adapting to cases of environmental change, and explore how to better account for people’s moral values. This particular part of the project focuses on human-wildlife conflict at sea—increasing rates of shark depredation—in Niue. Outcomes include increased understanding of local perspectives on the issue of shark depredation and recommendations to equitably govern this growing conservation issue.
How midwifery students at a university in PNG understand, experience and manage the provision of care to women following stillbirth (Old ID 23186)
Karen Cheer
01 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
This study will describe and theorise the understanding of stillbirth and experiences of providing care to women following stillbirth with a cohort of midwifery students at a university in Papua New Guinea. The study will document social, cultural, spiritual and professional factors that inform the provision of care fro the perspective of midwifery students who have been maternal healthcare providers prior to enrolment. The study will contribute to the body of knowledge on stillbirth experiences in resources limited and complex social and cultural settings, and enhance collaboration between JCU and Pacific Adventist University.
Beyond Food and Money: Uncovering the hidden values of gleaning in the Asia-Pacific (Old ID 27631)
Jacqueline Lau
01 Nov 2022 - 31 Jul 2023
Gleaning, the activity of collecting of marine organisms from inter-tidal habitats, is a common fishing strategy and provider of food and income. Yet, it remains poorly understood, and is persistently underrepresented in statistics and narratives about small-scale fisheries. Despite some emerging research on the importance of gleaning for household food security in vulnerable coastal areas in developing countries, the voices and values of gleaners often remain unheard in coastal management and development decision-making. To address this, we propose a collaborative project to investigate and begin to address the invisibility of gleaning in the Asia- Pacific through a capacity building workshop.
How midwifery students at a university in PNG understand, experience and manage the provision of care to women following stillbirth. (Old ID 22522)
Karen Cheer
01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016
This study will describe and theorise the understanding of stillbirth and experiences of providing care to women following stillbirth with a cohort of midwifery students at a univeristy in Papua New Guinea. The study will document social, cultural, spiritual and professional factors that inform the provision of care from the perspective of midwifery students who have been maternal healthcare providers prior to enrolment. The study will contribute to the body of knowledge on stillbirth experiences in resource limited and complex social and cultural settings, and enhance collaboration between JCU and Pacific Adventist University.
Migration and Environmental Risks: A Case Study into Perceptions of Risk Factors for Coastal Living in the Cairns Northern Beaches (Old ID 22936)
Nick Osbaldiston
01 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2017
This project investigates the impact of population churn in the Cairns Northern Beaches. The aim is to understand who is moving into the area and what factors attracted them. It further aims to understand how migrants negotiate environmental risks, what equity concerns there might be between them and extant community members, and how policy can respond to produce equitable outcomes. The research will promote understanding of highly mobile tropical communities with diverse demographics and the future planning risks inherent in a climate changed environment. It will add to the growing need to incorporate environmental risks into migration theory within scholarship.
Earth and Environmental Science: Unpacking the Curriculum and Teachers’ Dispositions (Old ID 23510)
Louisa Tomas Engel
01 Jul 2017 - 03 Dec 2018
The Queensland Curriculum, Assessment & Reporting Authority have recently developed a new senior secondary syllabus, Earth and Environmental Science (EES), which is due for implementation in Queensland in 2019. This pilot study will critically analyse the new curriculum with a view to understand better the theoretical orientations that underpin it, and investigate senior secondary teachers’ attitudes, beliefs and values regarding the teaching of EES. A critical understanding of the EES curriculum is a necessary prerequisite for exploring how teachers navigate their own dispositions towards EES when enacting the new curriculum, and the impact of this on achieving its aims.
10,000 years of Indigenous fisheries informs future Great Barrier Reef (Old ID 26940)
Ariana Lambrides
19 Mar 2021 - 18 Mar 2024
This project aims to document the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in shaping the fish resources of the Great Barrier Reef over millennia. Using novel analyses of archaeological faunal remains, this project expects to generate new knowledge on how people’s actions transformed marine systems and modified fish communities. Expected outcomes include establishing pre‐ European baseline data essential for managing contemporary fish populations, and a long‐term perspective on human exploitation of a shifting Great Barrier Reef. Benefits include a framework for integrating Indigenous fisheries management into conservation agendas and foregrounding the deep human history of the Reef to support future social‐ecological resilience.
Regional Economic Development Through Creative Industries (Old ID 21751)
Ryan Daniel
01 Nov 2014 - 31 Jan 2016
The creative industries are recognised as a key contributor to both developed and developing economies. Supply and demand factors relevant to this sector remain elusive and under-researched, particularly in relation to regional economies in northern Australia. Using the tropical city of Townsville as a case study, this project seeks to identify and map the current capacity of the creative industries (supply), the use of these services (demand), as well as issues affecting the development and retaining of the creative workforce. One of the key outcomes will be a detailed picture of what impact the supply and demand aspects of creative industries have on regional economies.
Educating diverse learners for local/global citizenship: Curriculum and pedagogical frameworks that bring global perspectives from the periphery to the core (Old ID 21948)
Kelsey Lowrie
04 Dec 2014 - 30 May 2016
Securing enhanced student outcomes associated with global understandings and perspectives is this project's focus. It seek to ascertain how best to utilise and augment students' current service learning experiences in domestic and international settings to realise these outcomes through a process of identifying, analysing and evaluating existing curriculum and pedagogic practices.
Title: Consultancy, JCU- CERF Project
Reseracher: Helen Boon (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2010
End Date: 01 Jan 2011
Title: Lecturer, JCU
Reseracher: Helen Boon (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
End Date: 01 Jan 2010
Title: Consultancy, JCU
Reseracher: Helen Boon (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2008
End Date: 01 Jan 2009
Title: Researcher, JCU-SiMERR project
Reseracher: Helen Boon (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
End Date: 01 Jan 2008
Title: Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences Research Performance Award 2012 (highest number of HERDC Points).
Reseracher: Snowy Evans (Associate Professor, Curriculum and Pedagogy)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
Title: Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Research Higher Degree Thesis, The University of Queensland
Reseracher: Ariana Lambrides (Senior Lecturer, Archaeology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Invited to deliver the 2016 James Cook University 'Last Lecture'
Reseracher: Peter Jones (Adjunct Senior Lecturer)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2016
Title: Scaling up agriculture? The dynamics of land transfer in inland China & its implications
Reseracher: Zoe Wang (Senior Lecturer, Development Studies)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Sessional Staff Teaching Award
Reseracher: Sandra Croaker (Lecturer, Social Work)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: Australia & New Zealand Academy of Management
Reseracher: Ben Archer (Associate Lecturer, Career Education)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2023