Overview of Social Sciences Week Presentations

All sessions are scheduled in New South Wales (NSW) time and will run online.
Times below also show London and New York City times.

Monday 14 September
Reading the Landscape: How Social Sciences Research Might Shape Outdoor Therapy’s Future
Presenters: Will Dobud & Nevin Harper

• NSW: 8:30 am
• London: 13 September, 11:30 pm
• New York City: 13 September, 6:30 pm

Exploring Men’s Experiences in Walk-and-Talk Therapy: Results from a Pilot Study
Presenter: Andi Dickmeyer

• NSW: 12:00 pm
• London: 3:00 am
• New York City: 13 September, 10:00 pm

Title TBC
Presenter: Unda Avota

• NSW: 5:00 pm
• London: 8:00 am
• New York City: 3:00 am

Tuesday 15 September
Is Social Media Killing Kids, and Why Do We Keep Getting Suckered By These Things
Presenter: Professor Chris Ferguson

• NSW: 9:00 am
• London: 14 September, 11:30 pm
• New York City: 14 September, 6:30 pm

Just Because It Worked… Doesn’t Mean It Was Right: Good Outcomes + Bad Process = Harm
Presenter: Dr Graham Pringle

• NSW: 12:00 pm
• London: 3:00 am
• New York City: 14 September, 10:00 pm

Title TBC
Presenter: Mache Traviño Gzz

• NSW: 6:00 pm
• London: 9:00 am
• New York City: 4:00 am

Wednesday 16 September
How Adventure Therapy Works? What Do We Need to Know?
Presenters: Daniel Cavanaugh & Will Dobud

• NSW: 8:30 am
• London: 15 September, 11:30 pm
• New York City: 15 September, 6:30 pm

Bridging the Missing Middle: Evidence from the Charles Sturt University Evaluation of the Human Nature Program
Presenter: Kane Abbott

• NSW: 12:00 pm
• London: 3:00 am
• New York City: 15 September, 10:00 pm

Considering the Tale of the Spinning Wheel: Beyond Crisis Management in Outdoor Learning and Outdoor Adventure Therapies
Presenter: Heidi Shingler

• NSW: 6:00 pm
• London: 9:00 am
• New York City: 4:00 am

Thursday 17 September
Walking in Virtual Forests
Presenter: Paul Graham

• NSW: 9:00 am
• London: 12:00 am
• New York City: 7:00 pm

Creative Flow Open Studio: An Experiment in Everyday Creativity
Presenter: Carla van Laar

• NSW: 11:00 am
• London: 2:00 am
• New York City: 16 September, 9:00 pm

Never Mind the Neurobullocks: The Three Biggest Myths of Neuroscience
Presenter: Ana Lund

• NSW: 6:00 pm
• London: 9:00 am
• New York City: 4:00 am

Friday 18 September
When Helping Gets in the Way: What the Outdoors Makes Possible
Presenter: Doug Moczynski

• NSW: 12:00 pm
• London: 3:00 am
• New York City: 17 September, 10:00 pm

Street Level Bureaucracy & Reflecting on Social Sciences Week 2026
Presenters: Kat Sharp & Will Dobud

• NSW: 6:00 pm
• London: 9:00 am
• New York City: 4:00 am