In this episode, Paige Hawkins interviews Dr Cassi Liardet, who is a senior lecturer in linguistics and academic communication at Macquarie University. Cassi talks about her 2016 paper about Grammatical Metaphor and how students learn to navigate academic literacies, ike essay writing.

The paper being discussed is:
Liardét, C. L. (2016). Grammatical metaphor: Distinguishing success. Journal of English for Academic Purposes, 22, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeap.2016.01.009

Linguistics, Episode 10 - Cassi Liardet

In this episode, Luke Ross interviews Aron Downie, a health researcher and full-time lecturer at Macquarie University Department of Chiropractic, who has been in clinical practice for 23 years. He completed his Master of Philosophy in 2011 and is currently enrolled in a PhD at the Institute of Musculoskeletal Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. Aron’s research interests include the accuracy of clinical tests commonly used to screen patients with back pain, spinal imaging, and understanding patterns of recovery. Aron is a committee member of the Tertiary Education and Research Committee for the Australian Chiropractors Association, which advises on educational and research standards within the  Chiropractic profession.

Paper: Downie A, Hancock M, Jenkins H, Buchbinder R, Harris I, Underwood M, Goergen S, Maher CG. How common is imaging for low back pain in primary and emergency care? Systematic review and meta-analysis of over 4 million imaging requests across 21 years. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2019.

https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/early/2019/02/13/bjsports-2018-10008

Chiropractic, Episode 2, Aron Downie

Beyond the Paper is a podcast in which students from Macquarie University interview researchers about the research papers they have written. 
It is a student-staff partnership project co-ordinated by Dr Nick Wilson of the Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University.

Beyond the Paper is part of the Faculty of Human Sciences Research Enriched Teaching Project, funded by a Macquarie University Strategic Priority Grant.

The podcast is produced by Nathaniel Keesing, and our hosts are: Lauren Ryan, Paige Hawkins, Rachel McKinstry, Brendan Falvy and Dominic Fong.
Our music is by Poddington Bear.

Chiropractic, Episode 2, Aron Downie

Beyond the Paper

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