Experts available: Victorian state election
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With only two months until the Victorian state election, Monash University experts are available to comment on related topics:
General commentary on state politics
Dr Nick Economou, School of Social Sciences
Contact details: +61 425 748 166 or Nick.Economou@monash.edu
or
Dr Zareh Ghazarian, School of Social Sciences
Contact details: +61 402 851 224 or Zareh.Ghazarian@monash.edu
or
Associate Professor Paul Strangio, School of Social Sciences
Contact details: +61 403 868 220 or Paul.Strangio@monash.edu
Restoring the trust in Australian politics
Adjunct Professor Colleen Lewis, National Centre for Australian Studies
Contact Details: +61 419 743 436 or Colleen.Lewis@monash.edu
Capacity building for parliamentarians
Governance
Accountability
Training for new MPs
Responsibilities of MPs
Controlling corruption and governments’ weak responses
Associate Professor Ken Coghill, Department of Management
Contact details: +61 419 426 888 or Ken.Coghill@monash.edu
(Please note: Associate Professor Coghill is away until 13 October and then between 13 - 28 November)
Support for young people leaving state care in Victoria
Associate Professor Philip Mendes, Department of Social Work
Contact Details: +61 413 285 167 or Philip.Mendes@monash.edu
Medical workforce
Health policy
Hospitals
Healthcare for an ageing Australia
Professor Don Campbell, Monash Institute of Health Services Research
Contact details: +61 438 836 327 or Donald.Campbell@monash.edu
Is there need for more investment in national parks?
Professor Steven Chown, School of Biological Sciences
Contact details: +61 499 780 433 or Steven.Chown@monash.edu
Labour market: employment, training
Public management (particularly privatisation)
Professor Julian Teicher, Department of Management
Contact details: +61 448 984 258 or Julian.Teicher@monash.edu
Transport Issues
Professor Graham Currie, Institute of Transport Studies
Contact details: +61 414 852 699 or Graham.Currie@monash.edu
General education commentary
Teacher education
STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) education
Professor John Loughran, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 439 610 326 or John.Loughran@monash.edu
Education - renewed support of public education must be a priority
Dr David Zyngier, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 411 693 867 or David.Zyngier@monash.edu
Indigenous education issues
Peter Anderson, Faculty of Education
Contact details: +61 3 9905 9197 or Peter.Anderson@monash.edu
Working conditions for nurses
Associate Professor Peter Holland, Department of Management
Contact details: +61 3 9903 4669 or Peter.Holland@monash.edu
How cannabis produces its effects
Dr Dan Malone, Department of Pharmaceutical Biology
Contact details: +61 3 9903 9576 or Daniel.Malone@monash.edu
Ethics of the use of medical marijuana
Professor Paul Komesaroff, Centre for the Study of Ethics in Medicine and Society
Contact details: +61 417 552 659 or Paul.Komesaroff@monash.edu
Medical marijuana: effects on the brain and addiction
Professor Murat Yucel, School of Psychological Sciences
Contact details: +61 3 990 29765 or Murat.Yucel@monash.edu
For any other topics on which you may be seeking expert comment, contact the Monash University Media Unit on +61 3 9903 4840 or media@monash.edu.
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