2024 Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences HDR Online Conference

Recognising the achievements and developing research capabilities of HDR students!
We extend a special invitation to all Higher Degree Research students and supervisors to join us at an exciting online conference focused on HDR student achievements.
This conference is designed exclusively for you, providing a platform to explore the transformative landscape, connect with ground-breaking ideas, and shape your career toward a remarkable future. Engage with esteemed keynote speakers, collaborate with your peers and research support teams, and showcase your exceptional projects.
Together, let's embark on an inspiring journey that celebrates the limitless potential of higher degree research in this ever-evolving world.

Best Student Presentation Awards:

Nicole Joy | Break Out Room 1

Samrah Arif | Break Out Room 2

Jennifer Sharp | Break Out Room 3

Jonathan Cook | Break Out Room 4

Download Presentations:

Professor Michael Friend | Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) - presentation

Professor Lewis Bizo | Executive Dean, Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences - presentation

Professor Zahid Islam | Associate Dean Research (ADR), Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences - presentation

Professor Jason White | Director, Research Services - presentation

Dr Monique Shephard | Project Manager, Graduate Research | Office of Research Services & Graduate Studies - presentation

Laura Navarro | STEM Careers Strategy Manager and Isabelle Walsh | Elevate Program Manager - presentation

John Xie | Statistics Support Officer | QCU - presentation

Simon McDonald | Spatial Analysis Officer | SPAN - presentation can be viewed on recording (when made available).

Conference Recordings:

2024 FOBJBS HDR Online Conference Day 1

2024 FOBJBS HDR Online Conference Day 2:

Part One and Part Two

On Campus Face to Face Meet and Greet Opportunity

As you are aware our Online HDR conference is approaching soon, i.e. on Monday, 4th and Tuesday 5th of November, we have organised meet and greet events for HDR students and their supervisors on the following CSU campuses for both days, i.e. Monday and Tuesday. These events will provide the HDR students and their supervisors an opportunity to meet face-to-face and share their ideas and thoughts.

Bathurst Campus (Building 1411, Room 303)
Canberra Campus (VC ADM CA02 3000.G09)
Port Macquarie Campus (Building 802, Room 1333)
Wagga Wagga Campus (Building 14, Room 212)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION IF PRESENTING ON CAMPUS:

As per attached email from our Sub-Dean (Graduate Studies) regarding on campus rooms available - if you will be presenting from any of these rooms on campus you will need to ensure the following is followed:

Exit from the Day 2 zoom link.
Follow the instructions in the ‘automatic connection’ document to dial into your allocated break out room.
See page 2 for each breakout room Zoom Link.
For any issues in these rooms please contact DIT on 1300 653 088

Campus locations and buildings/rooms can be found at https://about.csu.edu.au/locations/campuses

If you are on these campuses (or close to reaching these campuses), we invite you to attend the meet-and-greet sessions. You can join and attend the online conference from these locations as well. A light lunch and tea/coffee will be available for both days funded by the university. If you have any dietary requirements, please bring your meal (CSU catering will provide food which will be Halal).

Please note as per the university directives, there will be no travel or accommodation available.

We look forward to seeing you all at the conference next week!

Conference Program

Program Day 1: Monday, 4th November 2024

Program for Day 1 (Updated 1/11/2024)

Program Day 2: Tuesday, 5th November 2024

Program for Day 2 (Updated 4/11/2024)

Conference Presentation Submission Details

This year we have three options for you to show case your research at the HDR conference:

1. PowerPoint Presentation:

Submit a short abstract (maximum one page, preferably half a page) and give a 10–12-minute presentation at the conference. This eliminates the time required and stress of preparing and submitting a paper for review.

Abstract submission guidelines

Title: Clear, short, catchy and concise

Author(s) name:

Word limit Maximum 450 words, including title, author names, no references required

To register your interest to present click here

2. Video Presentation:

Submit a short introduction of the research you are going to highlight in your video. This should be your doctoral studies related research. Prepare a 5–6-minute video to be presented in one of the sessions. Video should highlight your research. Please try to relate, where possible, your research with the University communities, research focus areas and regional/rural Australia more broadly.

Video Introduction submission guidelines:

Title: Clear, short, catchy and concise

Author(s) name:

Word limit Maximum 450 words, including title, author names, no references required

To register your interest for a video introduction click here

3. Project Demo:

Students with projects having practical implementation such as hardware or any other equipment can display them as demos at the conference. Students will be encouraged to bring their project equipment if it is convenient and reasonable to do so and demonstrate the project during the allocated time slot.

To register your interest for a project demo introduction click here

Keynote Speakers:

Iain Collings

Professor Iain Collings

Iain Collings is a Professor in the School of Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia, since 2014, where he has served terms as Head of Department and Deputy Dean of School. He received a PhD in systems engineering from the Australian National University in 1995. In between he spent nine years at the CSIRO, where he held a number of roles including Deputy Chief of Division, Research Program Leader, and Theme Leader, and nine years at the Universities of Melbourne and Sydney.

He is a member of the Australian Academy of Science National Committee for Information and Communication Sciences (NCICS). He is a member of the General Assessor Panel of the Australian Research Council (ARC) National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grant (NISDRG) Program. He is an Associate Editor for the journal Sensors, and has served as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

He recently published an Engineering Education paper titled: "Online Delivery of Solutions-Based-Learning Focused Tools for Engineers with Global Impact" at the 33rd Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Conference.

From PhD to a successful career in Research and Academia - presentation can be viewed on recording (when made available).

Dr Ausma Bernot

Dr Ausma Bernot is a Lecturer in Technology and Crime at the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University. Her work is focused on surveillance and technology governance.

Her scholarly contributions have been published in top journals, including ‘Surveillance Society’, ’Internet Policy Review’ and ‘Intelligence and National Security.’ Dr Bernot has held Visiting Fellow appointments at the Australian National University and Deakin University and was previously a postdoctoral fellow at Charles Sturt University.

She has also had the opportunity to share her insights and research findings through public lectures delivered to diverse audiences, including New Zealand’s Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Navigating academia and research impact as an international ECR - presentation.

Dr Jasmine B. MacDonald (BA/BSW(Hons), Ph.D.

Dr Jasmine B. MacDonald BA/BSW(Hons), Ph.D.

Dr Jasmine B. MacDonald (BA/BSW(Hons), Ph.D.) is a Research Fellow at the Australian Institute of Family Studies, conducting timely and rigorous research to inform practice and policy decisions in the children and family services sector. She leads and manages a multidisciplinary team of researchers.

Jasmine values effective communication and strong stakeholder relationships because these lead to greater research impact. Jasmine has published research focused on mental health, trauma exposure, and trauma reactions. Her work focuses on knowledge translation and workforce capability building for practitioners supporting the mental health of children, young people and their families.

Jasmine has extensive experience creating evidence-based insights and turning them into practical learnings, delivered through workshop, written resource, webinar, media and podcast formats. Jasmine is also the creator and host of the Psych Attack podcast. Having completed her undergraduate and PhD on the Wagga Wagga campus of Charles Sturt University, she has since held academic roles at Charles Sturt University, Australian College of Applied Psychology and RMIT University.

Methods and data are just the beginning - presentation can be viewed here.