Angela Dwyer, PhD, University of Tasmania, Australia
Dr Angela Dwyer is a sociologist and Associate Professor in Policing at the University of Tasmania. Her research on how sexuality, gender, and sex diversity influences policing contributed to founding the discipline of queer criminology. She has more than 100 publications in this field and three co-edited books: Q Policing: LGBTQ+ experiences, perspectives and passions; Transgender Identities and Criminal Justice: An Examination of Issues in Victimology, Policing, Sentencing, and Prisons; and Queering Criminology. Her work on this was awarded the Richard Tewksbury Award by the Western Society of Criminology 2022-2023.
Pranee Liamputtong, PhD, College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, Vietnam
Pranee Liamputtong is a medical anthropologist focused on the health of women, children, immigrants, refugees, the elderly, and transgender individuals. Her research covers gender, sexual health, reproductive issues, mental health, and chronic diseases, with recent studies on gender and sexual health among Asian and refugee/immigrant women and transgender individuals. She is currently researching air pollution's impact on maternal and infant health in Vietnam. A qualitative researcher, she has authored several influential books on qualitative and health research methods. She teaches Qualitative Research Methodologies in Health and Health Promotion.
Tony Rossi, PhD, Western Sydney University, Australia
Professor Tony Rossi is the Deputy Dean of the School of Health Sciences at Western Sydney University. His research is shaped by his curiosity largely about how people relate to their world through life and work. He has published in the areas of teacher education, teachers’ work, medical education, community sport, elite sport, coach education, family feeding practices, and physical activity studies, all from a qualitative perspective and underpinned by socio-cultural and socio-political theories. He still teaches and currently runs a qualitative research methods subject in two postgraduate Health Science programs.
Alex Workman, MRes, Western Sydney University, Australia
Alex Workman is an epidemiological criminologist focused on the social justice outcomes of marginalized populations, particularly those who are gender and sexuality diverse. His research explores the intersections of public health, criminology, policing, and human rights, emphasizing autonomy, dignity, and self-determination. Alex teaches health and social sciences, including philosophy, cultural safety, and human rights. He co-founded the Intersectionality in Law Enforcement and Public Health Special Interest Group for GLEPHA and has edited volumes on cultural safety and critical whiteness.
