I would like to thank the following people for all of their assistance and support throughout the process of this project. First, I would like to thank Prof Dale Stephens, Dr Rebecca LaForgia, Prof Rob McLaughlin, Prof Nigel White and Dr Sarah Percy for their feedback on the manuscript. I’d also like to thank my Adelaide colleagues, in particular, Dr Angela Melville, Dr Stacey Henderson, Claire Williams, and Dr Gabrielle Golding. I would also like to thank my New York colleagues Prof Matthew Waxman, Prof Christina Tvarnø, Dr Şeyda Emek, Dr Rán Tryggvadóttir, Dr Amanda Geller, Dr Frank Giaoui, and Bella Kang.
I would also like to thank from my friends around the world for their support, in particular, Dr Geetanjali Rangekar, Sophie Beers, Claudette Yazbek, Mary-Anne and Cam Jack, Helen Travers, Trent Hansen, Patricia Hunt, Will and Amanda Nicholas, Erica Flannes, Ki Hunt, Caroline Compton, Jesse Barker-Gale, Christy Geromboux, Timothea Horn, Nonie Tuxen, Dr Katherine Grocott, Dr Robyn Goodwin, Amy Davies, Sze-Wei Chan, Evan Jewell, and Beatrix van Dissel.