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Associate Professor in Public Health, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, School of Medicine, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Law and Emerging Technologies, Western Sydney University
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Associate professor accounting, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Planning and Director of Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Fellow, Humanitarian and Development Research Initiative, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Microbiology, Western Sydney University
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Emeritus Professor, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University