Would you like to improve your research and publication skills?

Then join us on May 31st for a two-hour session where you will learn how to get your paper published with ease.

The session will be conducted by two exceptional faculty members from ANU.

Dr. Safiya Okai-Ugbaje, is one of the two facilitators of the network’s upcoming Research and publication workshop.

Safiya Okai-Ugbaje is a researcher and lecturer at the ANU School of Cybernetics. She completed her PhD at the University of Notre Dame Australia, focusing on innovative solutions in the educational technology domain. Safiya holds a Bachelor of Technology in Mathematics and Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology Minna, Nigeria, and a Master of Science in IT Management with Distinction from Staffordshire University, UK.

Safiya has worked on a variety of projects in the areas of cloud computing and green ICT, educational technologies, and cyber safety for Australia’s Indigenous children. She is highly passionate about conducting research that moves beyond theory into practical applications that provide sustainable solutions to contextual problems. During her PhD, Safiya worked with various stakeholder groups, including senior management and academics, to facilitate the delivery of innovative and suitable educational solutions in higher education. The project succeeded in demonstrating how local opportunities may be effectively utilised to facilitate technology-enhanced teaching and learning even where resources are limited.

Next on our facilitators’ list for the upcoming workshop is Associate Professor Bernard Baffour.

Bernard Baffour is an Associate Professor in the School of Demography and the Associate Dean of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) at the College of Arts and Social Sciences at The Australian National University.

Bernard completed his PhD in social statistics from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, where he investigated the statistical properties of triple system capture-recapture estimators in population censuses, and subsequently undertook a post-doctoral fellowship examining the relationship between weather and health by quantifying the impact drops in temperature had on hospital admissions.

Prior to joining the School of Demography at the ANU in 2017, he was a research fellow in social statistics at the Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Queensland from 2012, where he contributed to consultancy projects and provided methodological support to a wide range of social scientists while developing a research focus in survey research and official statistics.

Bernard has methodological expertise in survey methods and the analysis of complex data. He has a diverse range of experience working across a wide spectrum of areas, including education, sociology, epidemiology, public health, and operational research.

If you’re interested in attending the workshop, please sign up through the link below this post. This event is open to the public and will have a virtual option for those who cannot make it physically to Room 2.56 at the ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences.

If you are coming physically, you might find the attached map useful. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.