Deakin Matters

Broadcast journalism student Katy Andrews reports on smoking laws in Australia.

Prof. Marita McCabe, Director of Deakin’s Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, discusses her research into the growing ‘silent epidemic’ of depression in aged care facilities

Dr Stella Minahan, Senior Lecturer in Management at Deakin's Graduate School of Business within the Faculty of Business and Law is an expert in retail and consumer behaviour. She will discuss how consumers have gained significant power as a result of the changes in retail and retail technology.

Associate Professor Stephen Alomes from the School of Communication and Creative Arts discusses celebrity and how it meets populism in Europe focussing on former European leaders Nicholas Sarkozy and Silvio Berlusconi.

Dr. Lisa Barnett, Lecturer, School of Health & Social Development discusses her study into interactive video games improving young children’s motor skills, including the use of games such as a Wii for testing

Alumni in profile: Cristy Burne, Master of Arts (Professional Communication) 2007 and Graduate Certificate of Professional Writing 2004. Multi-award winning writer Cristy Burne has travelled the world combining her passion for writing with her work as an Outreach Coordinator. In this discussion she shares some of her adventures.

Retail Industry Fellow, Steve Ogden-Barnes talks about how retail stores are using sensory engagement or ‘smell’ to improve sales.

Associate Professor Sean Redmond of the School of Communication and Creative Arts is the conference organiser of the Celebrity Studies Conference at Deakin’s Burwood Campus and he explains is particular take on the conference.

An interview with Dr, Alecia Bellgrove, a senior lecturer within Deakin's School of Life and Environmental Sciences about her research visit to Japan, to study the dispersal ecology of algae at the Shimoda Marine Research Centre at the University of Tsukuba.

Co-Director of the Research Partnerships Office in Geelong, Sandra McClelland has a career spanning more than 20 years within research organisations. She is currently at Deakin working on building connections between researchers and businesses in Geelong to get behind Deakin University to benefit the Geelong community.