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 we talk to Professor Simon French about his paper on undertanding chiropractic practice.

Simon is a Professor of Musculoskeletal Disorders at the Department of Chiropractic, Macquarie University. Simon completed his PhD at the Australasian Cochrane Centre, Monash University, and undertook his post-doctoral position at the School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, where he was supported by a Primary Care Research Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council. From 2013 to 2018 he was based at Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, and held the Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation Professorship in the School of Rehabilitation Therapy.

Simon conducts research in the area of knowledge translation in primary healthcare settings with a focus on the management of low back pain and osteoarthritis. His research aims to improve the quality of healthcare by understanding, informing and improving health practices, including care provided by chiropractors. He also undertakes randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews of interventions relevant to primary care settings.

Paper details:
French SD, Charity M, Forsdike K, Gunn J, Polus B, Walker B, Chondros P, Britt H. Chiropractic Observation and Analysis STudy (COAST): providing an understanding of current chiropractic practice. Medical Journal of Australia 2013;199(10):687-91

Link: https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2013/199/10/chiropractic-observation-and-analysis-study-coast-providing-understanding

Chiropractic, Episode 4 - Simon French

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 4 - Simon French

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