An Idiot's Guide to Academic Research

Dr. Emma Thurston is a Senior Lecturer of Physician Associate Studies within the Department of Medical Science and Public Health at Bournemouth University. She is also a General Practitioner with a special interest in women’s health. Her PhD investigates if and how medicine’s neglect of female sexual pleasure is impacting the uptake of hormonal contraceptives. Dr. Emma Thurston is also interested in championing women in academia, and is a co-convenor of Bournemouth University Woman’s Academic Network.

While researching the earliest history of cinema and intellectual property as a Kluge Fellow in 2022, Dr. Claudy Op den Kamp discovered the identity of the first motion picture copyright registration ever made, in 1893 by Thomas Edison’s head photographer William Dickson. Claudy is Principal Academic in Film, and faculty member at the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy & Management. During the 2022 Spring semester, she was a Kluge Fellow at the Library of Congress in Washington, DC. She is a 2023 Fellow at the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History. She holds a PhD (Art & Media) from the University of Plymouth on the relationship between copyright ownership, access to archival film, and film historiography. She is a graduate of the University of Amsterdam (Film & Television Studies) and the University of East Anglia (Film Archiving).

Dr. Fritz Kohle is a globally-respected expert in production and post-production, with a wealth of management experience, and a passion for education. He earned his PhD at Edinburgh University in 2018. As a senior lecturer at the Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUAs), he has taught film and TV production since 2009 and obtained full tenure since 2012. His specialism lies in documentary filmmaking and impact producing. Productions include “A Safe Haven,” a short documentary about refugee children in the Netherlands, and “God, Church, Pills & Condoms,” a film exploring teenage pregnancies in the Philippines. His documentary “The Old Normal is Killing Us” premiered at the 2021 Australian GBIENNALE GECO21 International Festival.

Prof. Carol Clark is a Physiotherapist and is affiliated to the Department for Rehabilitation and Sport Sciences at Bournemouth University. Her research is aimed at improving the lives of those who experience pain in a variety of situations and conditions, with reference to understanding pain and the nonpharmacological management of pain. Her research interests are broadly aimed at empowering people to lead healthier lives and by informing the design of strategies that better support self-management. Carol also represents the BU Allied Health Professionals (AHP) on the Dorset Integrated Care Services AHP Council and is the senate representative on the Bournemouth University Board. She has presented her work nationally and internationally has received funding in research and education for undertaking and disseminating research.

Professor Sarah Bate is the lead researcher in the Centre for Face Processing Disorders at Bournemouth University, and is the author of the book 'Face Recognition and its Disorders' (Palgrave-Macmillan). Her current work examines the nature of face-processing impairments in adults and children with developmental or acquired forms of prosopagnosia (face blindness). Much of Sarah's existing research has used eye-movement technology to inform this issue. In addition to providing theoretical insights into the nature of prosopagnosia and its potential sub-classification, this work is aiding the development of potential remediation techniques that may be useful in a variety of acquired and neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by face-processing impairments.

Dr Emma Kavanagh is a Senior Lecturer in Sports Psychology and Coaching Sciences, an HCPC Registered Sport and Exercise Psychologist (BASES SEPAR) and Chartered Sport and Exercise Scientist, working with athletes at National and International level. Emma's research interests are within the academic disciplines of psychology and sociology, her work centres on critically examining abuse in virtual and face-to-face sporting environments, understanding the duty of care and enhancing safeguarding in sporting spaces. Emma is the current Chair of the British Association of Sport and Exercises (BASES) Integrity Advisory Group and has been a member of the BASES athlete protection task group responsible for the development of safeguarding workshops which aim to educate existing and trainee sport and exercise scientists on issues of athlete safeguarding in the United Kingdom. She is also part of a number of research networks which have a clear vision to enhance the climate and environment in which high-performance athletes function. As examples Emma has been a member of the NSPCC Sport England Child Protection in Sport Unit Research Evidence and Advisory Group, and the UK Coaching Safeguarding Talented and Elite Children Expert Group. She is also an invited expert member of the Research Chair in Security and Integrity in Sport at Laval University, Quebec, Canada and a member of IRNOVIS an International network of researchers examining violence in sport hosted by the University of Antwerp.

Dr Max Gee is an internationally produced playwright, whose stage adaptation of Sherlock Holmes and the Speckled Band has been performed in both York, England and Sydney Australia. As a screenwriter, her work includes the medieval webseries Tales of Bacon and science fiction short films Terminal, developed from her PhD practice screenplay and Standing Woman, adapted from a short story by acclaimed Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui. Her screenplays have also placed in a variety of international screenwriting competitions. Max completed her PhD by Creative Practice in Screenwriting, titled 'Posthuman Noir: Creating Positive Posthumans in 2017. Her research interests include posthumanism, science fiction film and television, film noir, Japanese anime, adaptation screenwriting, playwriting and the webseries. This podcast does, in no way, represent the views of Bournemouth University.

Roman Gerodimos is Professor of Global Current Affairs at the Faculty of Media and Communication at Bournemouth University, and a faculty member at the Salzburg Academy on Media & Global Change. Roman's background is in political science and international studies. He holds an MSc in European Politics & Policy (LSE) and a PhD in Political Communication. He is the winner of the Arthur McDougall Prize awarded by the Political Studies Association for his research on online youth civic engagement. Roman is an interdisciplinary thinker, educator, writer and filmmaker whose work spans politics, sociology, international relations, psychology, urban and communication studies, focusing on the ways in which 21st century citizens engage with the self, with the urban landscape, with others around them, and with the world at large. He has written, directed and produced several short and documentary films: At the Edge of the Present (2015), A Certain Type of Freedom (2015), Essence (2018), which is based on an essay by Paul Badura-Skoda, Deterrence (2020), and We’ll Meet Again (2021). He is now working on his next film, A Probable Outcome, which is in development. Roman's first book in Greece, ‘Dispatches from the 21st Century’, – a collection of current affairs essays, travelogues and personal writings – was published in January 2020 by Papadopoulos Publishing. It was named best non-fiction book of 2020 by Athens Voice, one of the Books of 2020 by To Vima, one of the books of the 21st century by Ta Nea, and was short-listed for the Public Book Awards 2021. Roman has worked at Bournemouth University since 2002, as Associate Lecturer (2002-2005), Lecturer (2005-2010), Senior Lecturer (2011-2013), Principal Academic (2013-2018), Associate Professor (2018-2021) and Professor (2021-). Roman’s academic work includes acting as Impact Champion for BU’s REF UoA34 submission (2019-), Development Lead for the Faculty of Media & Communication Foundation Year (2020-21), Global Engagement Lead (2016-18) for the School of Journalism, English and Communication, and Framework Leader (2012-16) for BA (Hons) Communication & Media. He has 20 years of service in academia, political science/sociology, international studies and communication/media studies. He has completed visiting fellowships at Emerson College's Engagement Lab and at the Salzburg Global Seminar in Austria. Roman's work has appeared in numerous global media outlets (CNN, BBC, AP, Euronews, USA Today, Newsweek etc) and he has a regular column in Athens Voice. This podcast does, in no way, represent the views of Bournemouth University.

Diogo Montalvão is an Associate Professor in Structural Dynamics who started his career in the Rolling Stock industry and who is making a difference in the world of Engineering and Education. He is currently the Head of Department of Design & Engineering at Bournemouth University, where he leads a team of talented researchers and lecturers. Diogo's latest project, ADDISONIC, is a game-changing initiative that aims to address some of the UNs Strategic Development Goals through novel solutions for accelerated fatigue testing of materials. This project received £268k funding from Research England and has attracted collaborations from local and international partners. This podcast does, in no way, represent the views of Bournemouth University.

Dr. Sam Iwowo is a multi-award winning screenwriter, filmmaker and principle academic at Bournemouth University. This podcast does, in no way, represent the views of Bournemouth University.