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Australia, and also operates a private disability, counselling and health services practice. Karenne
is passionate about inclusion and the provision of equal opportunities for all people to enjoy
societal benefits. She provides professional development workshops and consultation to disability
organisations and community groups and is currently working on an innovative program designed
to support students with specialized learning abilities to achieve success in post school educational and employment opportunities. Karenne’s research has gained international attention, and
she regularly speaks at local, national and international conferences on various topics pertaining
to people with disabilities, autism, theology, spirituality and inclusive education. Karenne has
published in several academic journals and books.
Johannes M. Luetz (BA/USA, MBA/Germany, PhD/Australia) is Research Chair at Christian
Heritage College (CHC) in Brisbane, Australia. He has consulted extensively for World Vision
International on research projects raising awareness of the growing effects of demographic, environmental and climate change on vulnerable communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He
was raised in Sierra Leone and Switzerland, cares deeply about poverty reduction, holistic education, justice and equity, and has researched and published conceptually and empirically in these
areas. He is a big picture thinker and has interdisciplinary research interests at the science-policy
interface. His research has attracted grants, prizes, scholarships, awards and distinctions, including
best thesis prize (2006), UNSW UIP Award (2009), UNSW ASPIRE Award (2012) and best paper
awards (2017, 2018). Dr. Luetz is an Adjunct Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast
(USC), Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Deputy
Editor at Emerald journal International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
(IJCCSM), and he sits on the Editorial Board of Springer Nature journal Discover Sustainability.
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Australia, and also operates a private disability, counselling and health services practice. Karenne
is passionate about inclusion and the provision of equal opportunities for all people to enjoy
societal benefits. She provides professional development workshops and consultation to disability
organisations and community groups and is currently working on an innovative program designed
to support students with specialized learning abilities to achieve success in post school educational and employment opportunities. Karenne’s research has gained international attention, and
she regularly speaks at local, national and international conferences on various topics pertaining
to people with disabilities, autism, theology, spirituality and inclusive education. Karenne has
published in several academic journals and books.
Johannes M. Luetz (BA/USA, MBA/Germany, PhD/Australia) is Research Chair at Christian
Heritage College (CHC) in Brisbane, Australia. He has consulted extensively for World Vision
International on research projects raising awareness of the growing effects of demographic, environmental and climate change on vulnerable communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America. He
was raised in Sierra Leone and Switzerland, cares deeply about poverty reduction, holistic education, justice and equity, and has researched and published conceptually and empirically in these
areas. He is a big picture thinker and has interdisciplinary research interests at the science-policy
interface. His research has attracted grants, prizes, scholarships, awards and distinctions, including
best thesis prize (2006), UNSW UIP Award (2009), UNSW ASPIRE Award (2012) and best paper
awards (2017, 2018). Dr. Luetz is an Adjunct Fellow at the University of the Sunshine Coast
(USC), Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Deputy
Editor at Emerald journal International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management
(IJCCSM), and he sits on the Editorial Board of Springer Nature journal Discover Sustainability.