The AC Melbourne Campus is pleased to host a Research Colloquium featuring Professor Lily Arasaratnam-Smith, and we warmly invite AC research students throughout Victoria.
Professor Arasaratnam-Smith is Deputy Vice President (Academic) and Vice Provost at AC and was recently appointed President of the International Academy for Intercultural Research (IAIR). She will lead a session on “strategies for keeping up research momentum”.
The colloquium will also provide an opportunity for AC researchers to share their current research. Each presentation will be 20 minutes, followed by approximately 10 minutes for questions and discussion. If you would like to be considered to present at the colloquium, please ensure you submit a title and abstract via the registration form.
Lunch will be provided; please notify the AC team of any dietary requirements via the registration form.
Date: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Venue: Level 4, 350 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
12:00 pm – 12:30 pm Lunch
12:25 pm – 12:30 pm Introductions/Housekeeping (final minutes of lunch)
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Session 1: Presentations 1 – 3
Matt Jarlett Extending mental impairment supervision orders to violent offenders found doli incapax
Jon Newton Pentecostal Reflections
Daniela Rizzo Toward a Theological Ethic of Creaturely Listening: Animal Theology in an Age of AI
Q+A
1:30 pm – 1:45 pm Coffee break
1:45 pm – 2:45 pm Session 2: Presentations 4 – 6
Kerrie Stevens Counting What Matters: 40 years of ANZTLA libraries
Judy Newton A Phenomenological study on Inner healing prayer
Chris Magnussen Paul Tillich on Acts 2: Tillich as resource for Pentecostal Theology
Q+A
2:45 pm – 2:50 pm Break
2:50 pm – 3:30 pm Session 3: Keynote presentation
Lily Arasaratnam-Smith Strategies for keeping up research momentum
Please register for the colloquium by completing this form.
If you have any questions, please contact the Graduate Research School at hdr.admin@ac.edu.au.
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