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Amy Bongetti (she/her)

BSc (Hons)

Teaching Areas: Biomedical Science, Scientific Writing

amy@jch.unimelb.edu.au

Amy completed her undergraduate degree at the University of
Melbourne in 2019, majoring in Neuroscience. She then went on to
complete her Honours year in Physiology. Currently she is completing
her PhD at the University of Melbourne where she is investigating the
biochemical mechanisms underlying muscle wasting in the Intensive
Care Unit. Amy also tutors in the Department of Anatomy and
Physiology and is involved in the University’s Elite Athlete Program.

Amy is passionate about women’s health, education, and sport.
Outside of academia, if you can’t find her buried in a good book, you
will most likely find her baking or either watching or playing sport.

Bek Markey-Towler (she/her)

BA/BLaw (Hons), Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice
Teaching Areas: Law, Climate Change, Economics, Politics

rebekkah@jch.unimelb.edu.au

Rebekkah (Bek) has degrees in Arts (International Relations and
Political Science) and Law from the University of Queensland. She is
currently completing her PhD at the Melbourne Law School. Her thesis
looks at how law and regulation can connect climate change and
mortgage lending. Bek is also a Research Fellow at Melbourne Climate
Futures' Sustainable Finance Hub at the University of Melbourne. In this
role, she undertakes a range of activities including co-producing the
Climate Talks podcast, running the database on climate change
litigation in Australia, and regularly contributing to Government and
other stakeholder inquiries and projects. Her research interests lie at
the intersection of climate change law, financial law and corporate
law. Prior to working at the University, Bek taught English in Japan as
part of the Japanese Exchange and Teaching Programme and was
the Executive Associate to a judge on the Federal Court of Australia.
In her free time, Bek enjoys swimming, yoga, hiking and reading up on
the latest climate change news.

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