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24 February 2017

As controversy continues to unfold at the White House, experts from Â鶹ÊÓƵ 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ÊÓƵ Communications, communications@uq.edu.au07 3365 3439.