Lunchtime seminars and clubs
seminars
Lunchtime seminars 2019
We hold open Lunchtime Seminars from 12:30 - 1:30 pm every first Wednesday of the month from February to December, as well as out-of-session seminars.
The seminars take place at La Trobe's Bundoora Campus, George Singer Building, Level 3, room 335 (unless otherwise indicated). They are also available via zoom at https://latrobe.zoom.us/j/448620007
These seminars showcase the work of our colleagues and of national and international academics and researchers visiting the Centre.
| date / room | presenter | topic |
|---|---|---|
| February 13 | Prof Diane L Spatz University of Pennsylvania, USA | From Nurse to Research Academic |
| March 6 | Prof Mirjam Lukasse Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway | Reproductive health services and care for women experiencing violence in Norway |
| April 3 | Dr Mishel McMahon La Trobe University, Bendigo | Indigenous Australian discourses on child rearing |
| May 1 | Dr Mulu Woldegiorgi Swinburne University of Technology | Measurement of Reproductive Health Indicators in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| June 5 | A/Prof Lisa Amir, Dr Amanda Cooklin, Stephanie Amir, Nawal Abdulghani Judith Lumley Centre | Current topics in breastfeeding research |
| July 3 | A/Professor Rebecca Giallo Murdoch Children's Research Institute | Family foundations and inter-parental conflict |
| August 7 | Professor Belinda Hewitt The University of Melbourne | Enhancing wellbeing in working families |
| September 4 | Dr Paulina Billett and Anne-Maree Sawyer Sociology, La Trobe University | The secret life of infertile women |
| November 6 | Professor Jessica Vanderlelie La Trobe University | Maternal micronutrients and perinatal outcomes |
Lunchtime Seminar Program Co-ordinators: Dr Stacey Hokke and A/Prof Catherine Chamberlain
If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive the lunchtime seminar invitation emails, please email us at jlc@latrobe.edu.au
Journal / methods club
Journal Club, Methods Journal Club
The Journal Club presents an opportunity to engage in dynamic discussion about relevant research publications. Each participant has a chance to select a paper of interest and to lead discussion. Chosen papers are distributed a week prior to meeting to allow time for all participants to review the paper. Students can discuss questions and concerns with more experience researchers in a supportive, collegiate environment.
The Methods Journal Club provides the opportunity for staff and students to present papers of methodological interest for discussion.
Journal ClubDate: every 3rd Wednesday of the month | Methods Journal ClubDate: every 4th Wednesday of the month |
Shut up and write!
Shut up and write!
The University's Research Education and Development Unit initated weekly facilitated writing sessions designed to help researchers get their writing done at several sites. Shut up and write! uses the Pomodoro method of focused writing interleaved with short breaks.
Shut up and write! sessions at Bundoora Campus happen on Thursday mornings, TLC Building, Room 114 from 9.30 - 12:00 pm and are open to all staff and students.