Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

Kate Manlik

Kate Manlik

Rosita Henry

Rosita Henry

Michael Ackland

Michael Ackland

Roger Osborne

Roger Osborne

Claire Hansen

Claire Hansen

Zoe Wang

Zoe Wang

Karen Cheer

Karen Cheer

Katherine Woo

Katherine Woo

Michele Barnes

Michele Barnes

Maddy McAllister

Maddy McAllister

High-value horticulture and global production networks in coastal Australia (Old ID 27799)
Zoe Wang
01 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
High-value horticulture is booming in Australia’s north-eastern coastal strip, where a multifunctional landscape also provides various recreational, cultural and environmental services. This project aims analyses how incorporation within agricultural global production networks interacts with diverse drivers of landscape change to shape regional development outcomes. This will contribute to global production network theory by developing the territorial nexus of these networks. Expected outcomes include improved policy formulations capable of orchestrating a sustainable and equitable future for rural regions and livelihoods within Australia, with broader contributions to understanding rural development pathway elsewhere in the world.
How does morality influence climate change adaptation? (Old ID 27634)
Jacqueline Lau
14 Nov 2023 - 10 Nov 2028
This project aims to understand how morality influences adaptation to climate change in the Great Barrier Reef region. This interdisciplinary project expects to generate new knowledge in the critical area of climate change adaptation. Expected outcomes include empirical insights into the connection between morality and adaptation, international collaborations, theory development, and refined methods to help identify leverage points for incorporating morality into decision-making. This should provide significant benefits including a basis for policy-making in Australia and globally, of practical significance to policy-makers seeking to support successful and just adaptation to climate change sustains livelihoods and respects local values.
Evaluating the impacts of improving postharvest processing of sea cucumbers in the western Pacific region (Old ID 21051)
Simon Foale
01 Jul 2013 - 30 Jun 2017
Sea cucumbers are significant to Pacific Island communities as a high value export commodity - in dried form as 'beche-de-mer'. A major issue facing sea cucumber fishers is the poor quality of processing by them which reduces the value of their product and their resulting income. Support to fishers in processing sea cucumbers to a high export quality, using the best methods, will likely improve their incomes and their concept is the basis for this project. This project partners JCU with Southern Cross University and fisheries departments in Kiribati, Tonga and Fiji. The JCU component of the project will focus particularly on the potential to develop novel (non-dried) methods for sea cucumber processing which may broaden the range of products produced from sea-cucumbers, open up new markets for these products, and increase the overall value of this industry and potential benefits to Pacific Island communities.
IUCN MACBIO Project 00801: Arnavon Islands Marine Reserve Review (Old ID 23042)
Simon Foale
01 Jan 2017 - 30 Jun 2017
The consultant will conduct a review of lessons learned from the establishment of the Arnavon Islands Community Marine Reserve Solomon Islands. The review will entail al literature review as well as interviews with key stakeholders and participants in the establishment and management of the reserve. The outputs from the review will include a technical report, one or more video products and one or more information posters. The project will involve travel to the Solomon Islands, including to the reserve and the adjacent communities.
2014 Archaeological Excavation & Training Project, MMG-LXML, Lao PDR (Old ID 21821)
Nigel Chang
30 Sep 2014 - 31 Dec 2019
This project is a continuation of an ongoing collaboration, under the terms of an MOU (that is in its 3rd iteration) between JCU, the Lao Dept, of National Heritage and MMG-LXML to conduct archaeological excavations on archaeological sites threatened by modern mining practices. These projects also include an element of training and capacity building with Government staff (at National, Provincial and District levels) and students from the National University of Laos. Finally, the offer an important opportunity for JCU students to gain experience in the industry environment.
Swords to Ploughshares : the lives of Townsville's returned servicemen (Old ID 25054)
Claire Brennan
30 Jun 2018 - 29 Apr 2019
The project will examine the lives of Townsville's returned service men and women and the contribution they have made to building a just society. While focussed on WW1 veterans the project will also include examination of the lives of service personnel returning from other wars. The project will result in glass case displays in the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library, at City Libraries and in the Museum of Tropical Queensland. It will be accompanied by a blog, and have a lasting digital component administered through Research Online.
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.
Title: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University
Reseracher: Ariana Lambrides (Senior Lecturer, Archaeology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2018
End Date: 01 Jan 2021
Title: Sessional Lecturer, The University of Queensland
Reseracher: Ariana Lambrides (Senior Lecturer, Archaeology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
End Date: 01 Jan 2018
Title: PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
Reseracher: Ariana Lambrides (Senior Lecturer, Archaeology)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2012
End Date: 01 Jan 2017
Title: Wakefield Scholarship (University of Cambridge, Institute of Criminology)
Reseracher: Mark David Chong (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2022
Title: Longworth Scholarship (University of Sydney, Law School)
Reseracher: Mark David Chong (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2003
Title: Longworth Scholarship for Academic Merit (University of Sydney, Law School)
Reseracher: Mark David Chong (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2006
Title: Longworth Scholarship (University of Sydney, Law School)
Reseracher: Mark David Chong (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2007
Title: Cooke, Cooke, Coghlan, Godfrey and Littlejohn Scholarship (University of Sydney, Law School)
Reseracher: Mark David Chong (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2004
Title: Invited to deliver James Cook University's Annual Last Lecture - A humanistic approach to educating our next generation of ‘crime fighters’
Reseracher: Mark David Chong (Associate Professor)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2015
Title: Head, Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing, James Cook University
Reseracher: Victoria Kuttainen (Centre Head, The Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing)
Start Date: 01 Jan 2024