Sociology of Mental Health & Illness General Session 2 (Including the Five Minute PhD Thesis Competition)

This is a general session which will include contributions from authors from a range of topics on the sociology of mental health and illness.

This session will include the RC49 five minute thesis competition. Participants must be current PhD students or have completed their PhD after June 2023 and should present research drawing on the sociology of mental health & illness. There will be a prize of $200 for the winner. We will draw on the University of Queensland rules which are:

• A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. No slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description are allowed. The slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration.
• No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) is permitted.
• No additional props (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
• Presentations are limited to three minutes maximum and competitors exceeding three minutes are disqualified.
• Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
• Presentations are to commence from the stage.
• Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through either movement or speech.
• The decision of the judging panel is final.