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24 February 2017

As controversy continues to unfold at the White House, experts from Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ of Queensland are available to comment on various aspects of Donald Trump’s presidency.

Journalists can search by topic or name at  or contact the following experts. 

POLITICS:


, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Expertise: Impact of Trump on maritime security in the South China Sea.

Phone: 07 3443 1323 or 0437 277 411
Email: s.percy@uq.edu.au


, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Expertise: International relations and strategy

  • Trump Administration’s implications for Australian foreign policy
  • Implications of Trump Presidency for security in the Asia-Pacific

Phone: 07 3365 3301 or 0425 753 880
Email: andrew.phillips@uq.edu.au


, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Expertise:

  • Law of politics and elections
  • Non-instrumental approaches to Law and Politics (ritual, symbols, language)

Phone: 07 336 53014 or 0434 525 398
Email: g.orr@law.uq.edu.au


, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Expertise: Political science/public policy and social psychological theorising

Phone: 07 3365 9024 or 0420 817 858
Email: f.mols@uq.edu.au


, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Expertise: Refugees, migration and United Nations issues

Phone: 07 3346 6441 or 0422 419 414
Email: p.orchard@uq.edu.au


, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Expertise: Free speech

Phone: 07 3365 2910 or 0408 441 576
Email: k.gelber@uq.edu.au

 

PSYCHOLOGY:


, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences

Expertise: Group and identity processes in organisational, social and clinical contexts:

  • Psychology in organisations
  • The social psychology of stereotyping, prejudice, and tyranny
  • Social processes in health and well-being

Phone: 07 3346 7345 or 0468 547 291
Email: a.haslam@uq.edu.au
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ENVIRONMENT:


Expertise: Public policy and governance

  • Public policy relating to sustainable development

Phone: 07 3443 3154 or 0420 537 169

Email: k.hussey@uq.edu.au


, Faculty of Science

Expertise: Climate change and conservation

Phone: 07 3346 1645 or 0409 185 592

Email: james.watson@uq.edu.au


, Faculty of Science

Expertise: Cities, urban planning and transportation planning

Phone: 07 3365 6671 or 0439 746 123
Email: n.sipe@uq.edu.au

 

ECONOMICS:


, Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Expertise: Australian economy

Phone: 07 3346 9646 or 0400 747 165
Email: j.quiggin@uq.edu.au

 

SOCIAL MEDIA:

, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Expertise: Social media

  • Analysis and comment on Trump's use of social media (including trends and visualisation)
  • How social media platforms can influence public discourse around the presidency
  • How social media platforms can skew public perception of the presidency

Phone: 07 3346 8255 or 0404 262 236

Email: d.angus@uq.edu.au

Media: Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­ Communications, communications@uq.edu.au07 3365 3439.