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Sessional Lecturer, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer in Invertebrate Ecology, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Lecturer, Creative Writing, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor, Writing and Society Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor. Deputy Director TeEACH Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Research Theme Fellow in Health and Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Associate professor, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Western Sydney University
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Academic, Master of Art Therapy Program, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Urban Management and Planning, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
