CHC Research News – December 2015

Richard Leo (School of Education & Humanities) recently travelled to Belgrade, Serbia in Eastern Europe to present Wrestling for Control of the ‘selfie’ at an international education conference. Using education to project Charles Taylor’s ‘social imaginary’, Richard discussed the theory and practice of cross-curricular priorities in the Australian Curriculum and was well received by attendees. The conference saw a number of presentations from researchers and academics from across Europe and Central Asia and provided an opportunity to share ideas with others working in the field of education. Following the completion of the conference, he was also able to visit a number of sites relevant to his teaching of history in CHC’s School of Education and Humanities, ranging from Sarajevo in Bosnia to Auschwitz in Poland.

Dr Sam Hey (School of Ministries) presented a paper Social Change and the Australian Megachurches at the British Sociological Association – Sociology of Religion Conference in London in July, 2015. His paper was based on his PhD dissertation and subsequent book on megachurches, which considered the ways in which sociological and historical insights can help to more fully understand the development of megachurches and their place in society.

Mrs Karenne Hills (School of Social Sciences) presented her paper, Spirituality and people with a disability in the context of human sexuality, at the Summer Institute on Theology and Disability in Atlanta, USA in May, 2015. Karenne has a growing research profile in the area of disability, and is a PhD candidate at Griffith University.

Mrs Wendy Collins (School of Business) has published more than 20 articles in professional journals over the past three years. With content drawn from her current research and previous experience as a Chartered Accountant, her articles provide practical financial, management and leadership content, particularly for school principals and business managers.