Item 4.2 EAS Board
Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences
Office of the Dean: Research & Research Education
Telephone (08) 8302 4059
Fax
(08) 8302 6623
E-mail margaret.peters@unisa.edu.au
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Memorandum
To:
Division Board
From:
Associate Professor Margaret Peters, Dean: Research & Research Education
Date:
23 July 2010
Subject:
Report on recent activities
The following is an overview of some of the activities undertaken by the EAS Research Office since the last
report to the Board in April 2010.
Research Office staffing and appointments
Associate Professor Margaret Peters was on leave from Monday 24 May to Friday 4 June 2010.
Committee Membership
The Dean: Research & Research Education is an active member of the following committees:
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University Council
Academic Board (Chair)
Honorary Awards Committee
Division Executive
Divisional Research Management Committee (Chair)
EAS PEP Committee (Chair)
Probation Review Committee
Research Degrees Committee (RDC)
RDC Exams Panel
Exams, Scholarships or RESA Steering Group
Research Policy Committee (RPC)
Research Quality, Innovation and Engagement Metrics Working Group (REQIUEM)
EAS Marketing Committee
Research Centre for Languages & Cultures Advisory Committee
Gender Equity Steering Group
Workforce Strategy Group
ARC Grant Development Committee
ERA Internal Reference Group – Cluster 2 Humanities and Creative Arts
ERA Internal Reference Group – Cluster 4 Social, Behavioural and Economic Sciences
DRPF Working Group (Chair)
Research Integrity, Accountability and Compliance Committee (RIACC) - alternate
Since 1 April 2010, the Dean: Research & Research Education has:
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Met with representatives from Taylor’s University College Malaysia concerning the Masters in Teaching
(12 April)
Attended the 9th Quality in Postgraduate Research Conference (13 to 15 April)
Attended the QIPR Sessions for Deans of Graduates Studies (16 April)
Presented at the PEP Information seminar (19 April)
Publications Working Party Review 2009 (20 April)
Attended the Hawke Centre’s Adelaide Thinkers in Residence Public Lecture by Judge Peggy Fulton
Hora (20 April)
Interview panel member for the ACCP Workforce Development Coordinator – 1st interview (21 April)
Convened the Division’s Autumn School for Higher Degree by Research Students (23 April)
Attended the launch of the 2010 ECR Development Program (23 April)
Attended the quarterly Teaching and Learning meeting with the EAS Dean: T&L and the EDS leadership
team (29 April)
International Marketing Committee meeting (3 May)
Publications Working Party (7 May)
Attended the Vice Chancellor’s General Staff Meeting (12 May)
Panel member for the ACCP Workforce Development Coordinator - 2nd interview (13 May)
Attended the Ethos Dinner (17 May)
Attended the Ethos Forum (18 May)
Interview panel member for the NCSEHE Research Fellow (19 May)
Interview panel member for the HRI Director – 1st interviews (7 June)
Honorary Awards Committee Meeting (9 June)
Illuminations – UniSA Research Degrees Information evening (9 June)
Attended the celebration for Professor Barbara Comber (11 June)
Q2 EAS Research Income and Publications meeting (17 June)
Attended the ‘Improving the Future’ CIL seminar (17 June)
Interview panel member for the HRI Director (24 June)
Attended the Indigenous Research Methodologies seminar (28 June)
Interview panel member for the NCSEHE-MAANA Project Research Assistant (29 June)
Attended the Inaugural SA Women’s & Gender Studies Annual Public Lecture (1 July)
Attended the Indigenous Research Methodologies Masterclass Module meeting (1 July)
Met with and presented to the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation members (2 July)
Guest speaker at the launch of ‘Transfigured Night 3’ – SA School of Art, Architecture & Design and the
Department of Art at Colorado Statue University (9 July)
Attended the presentation by Professor Margaret Sheil, CEO of the ARC (12 July)
Convened the Full Spectrum Academic Program Scholars lunch and meeting (13 July)
Attended a lecture by Professor Ellen Ernst Kossek hosted by the Hawke Centre, the School of
Management and the Centre for Work & Life (14 July)
Met with Cathie Home, Regional and Programs Manager, Inclusive Directions (15 July)
Attended lecture by AsPr Irene Watson ‘Producing Regions: Positioning the voice of the law-full
Aboriginal women’ (15 July)
Convened the Division’s 3 Minute Thesis heats (23 July)
Interview panel member for CfSR Research Assistant (27 July)
Attended SAMSTAG Exhibition opening ‘Abstract Nature’ (30 July)
Interview panel member for Project Officer to the Dean of Graduate Studies (3 August)
Interview panel member for HRI Director – 2nd interviews (5 August)
Academic Board
The Dean: Research and Research Education chaired Academic Board on 25 June and 23 July 2010, and
attended University Council on 20 May and 17 June 2010.
RESEARCH
Research Income:
As at the close of Quarter 2 2010, EAS had achieved $7.99m in Category 1-4 research income. This was above
the Quarter 2 target of $7.5m (see Figure 1).
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Figure 1. EAS Research Income Actual against Target (Category 1-4)
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Actual
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Target
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Q-2
Q-3
Q-4
The Quarter 2 research forecast for EAS is shown in Figure 2. The 2010 target for Category 1-4 research
income is $12.05m. The Quarter 2 forecast is for $12.16m, this forecast includes $3m of State Government
funding towards the International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding.
Figure 2. Quarter 2 EAS research income forecast (Category 1-4)
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Projected
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Known
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MTFP
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Q-2
Q-3
Q-4
Most of the forecasted income is either actual or known income, with only a small percentage as projected
income. Known income includes grants and projects which have cost centres established and those which have
been approved or have contracts under negotiation. Projected income includes applications and tender
response currently underway as well as some more speculative income.
ARC & NHMRC Grants
On 23 June March the ARC announced the results of the 2009 Round 2 Linkage grants (for funding
commencing July 2010). Successful projects include:
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Professor Marie Brennan, Professor Alan Reid, Dr Faye McCallum, Associate Professor Michele
Simons, Ms Helen Strickland, Ms Kathy McEvoy, and Ms Karen Grigg. ‘Renewing the teaching
professional in regional areas through community partnerships’.
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Dr Sharon Casey, Associate Professor Andrew Day, and Dr Astrid Birgden. ‘The effective treatment of
drug using offenders: the impact of treatment modality, coercion and treatment readiness on criminal
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recidivism’. Dr Casey has recently left UniSA but submitted this application when she was a UniSA
staff member.
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Professor Barbara Pocock and Dr Natalie Skinner. ‘Work, life and sustainable living: how work,
household and community life interact to affect environmental behaviours and outcomes’.
In addition to the above, EAS researcher Dr Janet Bryan is involved in a project being administered by the
Division of Health Sciences ‘Evaluation of peanuts as a source of bioactive nutrients for enhancement of
endothelial function and cognitive performance’. EAS researchers Professor Marie Brennan and Dr Lew Zipin
are involved in a project which will be administered by the University of Queensland, ‘Pursuing equity in high
poverty rural schools: improving learning through rich accountabilities’.
During July and August, researchers are involved in writing rejoinders to ARC Discovery (12), ARC 2010 Round
1 Linkage (3), ARC Discovery Indigenous Research Development (3), and NHMRC Project grant (5)
assessment reports.
Successful ARC Discovery, ARC Linkage Round 1 and NHMRC project applications are expected to be
announced in October/November 2010.
Research Support Activities
DRPF Review
A group of DRMC members are currently undertaking a minor review of DRPF guidelines/application in
advance of 2010 DRPF applications which will be called in mid-August. The Division Research Office is
presenting the updated guidelines to interested researchers in the Schools throughout July / August. The
Dean reported on 2009 DRPF distribution and outcomes to Research Policy Committee in June.
Quarterly Research Reports and RevGen tool
During July nominated professional staff in each EAS School/HRI/research centre and the Business
Development Unit updated information related to research income in preparation for both the Medium Term
Financial Plan and the 3rd Quarter forecast. On 28 July the professional staff transitioned from the EAS
SharePoint database to the Finance One based ‘RevGen’ tool to undertake this task. The F1 RevGen tool
allows the research income data to be presented consistently across all the Divisions. It has been a joint project
initiated by Research and Innovation Services and the Central Finance Unit, the implementation of the tool at the
Division level has occurred with the support and guidance of the Divisional Accountant/Systems Analyst, Senior
Finance Officer-Project Accountant, the Research Office and with the cooperation of all professional staff
involved.
The Dean presented the 2nd Quarter forecast to Research Policy Committee in July.
RESEARCH EDUCATION
HDR Activities
2010 Autumn School
The 2010 EAS Autumn Research School was held on 23 April with the Division’s researchers running sessions
on a wide variety of topics for Honours and HDR students. The program also included a very successful 2-hour
session dedicated solely to Honours students and facilitated by a panel of EAS Honours Coordinators and
Honours Supervisors
Illumination Evening
The University’s Illumination Evening for HDR students was held on 9 June 2010. The Division’s Research
Office and several EAS Research Education Portfolio Leaders attended to provide advice to prospective HDR
students. Professor Marie Brennan chaired one of the panel discussions.
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HDR Forum
On Friday 6 August and Saturday 7 August the EAS Research Office will host the annual HDR Forum. The
two-day event provides HDR candidates and Honours students with an opportunity to present their work to their
colleagues in a supportive environment. It is also a networking opportunity and a good way to experience the
research culture of the Division. Keynote addresses at the Forum will be delivered by Professor Elspeth
Probyn, Director HRI, and Professor Graeme Turner, Professor of Cultural Studies, and Director of the Centre
for Critical and Cultural Studies, University of Queensland. The event is expected to be attended by
approximately 150 HDR and Honours students and staff.
Research Education Administration
Since the April report to Division Board, the following administration duties have been undertaken by the EAS
Research Office:
General administration forms = 242
Student finance claims = 86
Thesis submissions = 23
HDR Completions
To date, 18 students have successfully completed their HDR program (see table for details). The target is 44,
although the 2nd quarter forecast has been revised to 42 expected completions in 2010.
School
Award
CIL
MPSI
CIL
Name
Supervisor
Mr Gokhan Ayturk
Dr Giancarlo Chiro
Dr Shamsul Khan
MMRC
Ms Genowefa Popczynska
Dr Ioana Petrescu
CIL
MPSC
Ms Jodie George
CIL
MPSC
Ms Leanne Glenny
CIL
MPSI
Mr Dylan Kissane
CIL
MPSI
Ms Shelley Spencer
Dr Zheng Lin
Prof Tony Liddicoat
DUCIER
DPUN
Ms Kiara Rahman
Dr Peter Gale
Dr Tangi Steen
Dr Doug Morgan
EDS
LPEN
Mr Dararat Khampusaen
AsPr Jill Burton
Dr Jenny Barnett
EDS
MPEM
Ms Rochelle WoodleyBaker
Prof Alison Mackinnon
Prof Marie Brennan
EDS
LPEN
Ms Jenni Werner
AsPr Judith Gill
Prof Marie Brennan
EDS
MPDE
Mr Chong Zhou
Dr Peter Willis
Dr Tom Stehlik
EDS
MPEE
Miss Pui Yu Chow
Prof Wendy Schiller
Dr Annette Raynor
Ms Robyne Garrett
EDS
MPEE
Ms Hartshin Chong-Loke
Prof Marjory Ebbeck
Dr Sharon Russo
PSW
MPHD
Ms Elizabeth Reimer
Prof Dorothy Scott
Prof Anne Graham
SLL
DMRV
Ms Brigid Noone
Dr Pamela Zeplin
Ms Louise Haselton
SLL
DPAT
Mr Gjoko Muratovski
Dr Kathleen Connellan
Dr Jackie Cook
Dr Ioana Petrescu
Dr Vicki Crowley
AsPr Ian Richards
Dr Joy Chia
Dr David Lundberg
Dr Shamsul Khan
Thesis Title
Non-linear casuality in non-governmental disaster
response: lessons learned from post-tsunami Aceh,
Indonesia
Living on the edge of a black hole: the legacy of WW2
among children who survived (novel and exegetical
essay)
Coming ‘home’: constructing small town sense of
place through the nostalgic discourses of tourism
Communication, ethics and the public servant:
equality, reciprocity, truth and authenticity
Moving beyond anarchy: a complex alternative to a
realist assumption
Language teacher as language learner: a diary study
of a language learner’s perspective of independent
learning of German
Indigenous student success in secondary schooling:
factors impacting on student attendance, retention,
learning and attainment in South Australia
Participation patterns and factors in professional
development for ICT in Thai university foreign
language teaching
Challenging lives: young women managing family,
school, work and welfare
So few, so slow: a contemporary investigation of the
immutability of women’s under-representation at
senior levels of Australian organisations
The price of learning a study on the cross cultural
adjustment of Chinese secondary school students in
South Australia
Exploring a dynamic systems approach in teaching
dance to pre-service physical education teachers in
Hong Kong
A self-evaluation and development framework for
quality improvement in eight kindergartens in
Singapore: a case study
Exploring the parent family worker relationship in rural
family support services: “You build a relationship …
and before you know it you start working on the
problems that you have got”
Vulnerability and generosity: sensibilities in
contemporary figurative painting
Design research: corporate communication strategies
from religious propaganda to strategic brand
management
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SLL
DPRV
SLL
DPACA
Dr Kathleen Connellan
Ms Kirsten Coehlo
Dr Robert Crocker
Mr Alan Flashtig
Ms Sophia Phillips
Ms Maureen Prichard
Metaphors with clay embodying the maker in the
made
Such endless pleasure: the illustrated private press
books of Christine Margaret MacGregor
A further 35 students are under examination or undertaking corrections.
HDR Withdrawals
24 students have withdrawn from their HDR program in 2010.
Award
School
MPHD
MPSI
MPSI
MPSC
MPSC
MPSC
MPHD
MPHD
MPSI
MPCS
LPEO
MPEU
LPEN
MPEU
MPEE
MPEU
MPEU
MPDE
MPDE
MPEU
MPHS
MPHD
MPHD
MPHD
CIL
CIL
CIL
CIL
CIL
CIL
CIL
CIL
CIL
CIL
EDS
EDS
EDS
EDS
EDS
EDS
EDS
EDS
EDS
EDS
PSW
PSW
PSW
SLL
Name
Ms Catherine Lawler
Ms Kathryn Heard
Mr David Baker
Ms Diane Lee
Mr Christopher Somers
Ms Skye Treloar
Ms Jolie Thomas
Ms Adrijana Asceric
Mr Peter McGuire
Mrs Hema Ujoodha
Mr Antonio Finamore
Mr Ian Hamilton
Ms Wendy Engliss
Ms Julia Gabriel
Ms Jennifer Cook
Mr Patrick Barrett
Ms Gabrielle Scanlon
Mr Ian Boon
Mr David Badenoch
Ms Helen O’Brien
Ms Linda Martin
Ms Joanne Boyd
Ms Corinne Mensforth
Ms Helen Duley
Consumed
Load
5.01
0.22
2.83
0.92
1.34
0.73
0.00
1.82
1.87
0.85
0.01
1.22
1.43
0.68
2.05
1.67
0.52
0.49
3.67
2.04
2.64
4.49
1.42
0.04
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