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Dr. Irena L. C. Connon (PhD, MRes, MA(Hons), FHEA, PG Cert) is a Social Anthropologist and Transdisciplinary Researcher whose research interests and experience span:
Irena has extensive experience undertaking qualitative research, particularly long-term ethnographic research, in various locations across the globe. She also has experience using quantitative methods and in analysing statistical data. She has published a total of 16 peer reviewed academic outputs to date, including articles in high ranked international journals and book chapters in edited volumes. In 2017, she received an ‘Outstanding’ award from Innovate UK for her contribution to knowledge exchange. Irena contributes to undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, postgraduate MSc and PhD supervision, and curriculum development. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a PG Cert in Academic Practice in Higher Education.
Human responses to environmental hazards and disasters; Anthropology of disasters; Geography of disasters; Disaster vulnerabilities; Environmental sustainability and water security; Energy justice and policy; Indigenous and alternative models of development; Human-environmental relations in human security debates; Disaster management, planning, prevention and preparedness; capacity building, education and transformation for sustainability; Hazard risk and communication; Gender in disaster risk and response; Decision-making and tolerance of change in transformation for sustainable livelihoods and hazard risk reduction; Planetary health, hazard risk reduction, adaptation and mitigation of anthropogenic climate change in the urban built environment; Geographies of worry and emotion; Critical geography, Translational and policy relevant research; Ethnographic method; Transdisciplinary research; Multi and interdisciplinary research; Mixed method research.
2018: (UTS)
PhD Second Supervisor;
MSc Dissertation Supervisor;
Undergraduate Dissertation Supervisor;
Lecturer/Co-Coordinator: Level 5 Postgraduate MSc module - Environment, Health and Sustainability (UTS)
Lecturer/Coordinator: Level 3 Human Geographies of Environmental Hazards and Disasters
Lecturer/Supervisor: Level 4 Dissertation Module
Lecturer: Level 1: Introduction to Geography A
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PGCert THE
30 Sep 2016 → 31 Jul 2018
Award Date: 31 Jul 2018
Unknown, Higher Education Academy
30 Sep 2016 → 2 Jul 2018
Award Date: 2 Jul 2018
Doctor of Social Science, University of Aberdeen
31 Oct 2006 → 4 Jul 2013
Award Date: 4 Jul 2013
Master of Research, University of Aberdeen
20 Sep 2004 → 31 Oct 2006
Award Date: 31 Oct 2006
Bachelor of Arts, University of Aberdeen
20 Sep 2000 → 28 Jul 2004
Award Date: 28 Jul 2004
Research Fellow (Principal Investigator) and Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney
8 Jan 2018 → …
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Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Connon, Irena (Recipient), 1 Mar 2017
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Connon, Irena (Recipient) & Jason, P. (Recipient), 1 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Connon, Irena (Recipient), 30 Jun 2012
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)