Our people
Director
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Vedi Hadiz | Director, Asia Institute | +61383444329 | vedi.hadiz@unimelb.edu.au |
Director's welcome
As Director, it is my great pleasure to introduce the Asia Institute, a School of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Melbourne.
The Asia Institute is the University of Melbourne’s key centre for studies in Asian societies, languages and cultures. Our programmes include the teaching of Arabic, Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese and Korean languages, as well as the study of their modern societies. We also offer Islamic Studies, Asian Studies and Translation Studies more broadly to provide comparative perspectives. The Asia Institute has close links with other Schools and Faculties across the University, and our programmes are strongly interdisciplinary in focus.

Academic staff at the Asia Institute have an array of research interests and specialisations which may be loosely grouped into five broad clusters: Asian Civil Society, Asian Governance Transformations, Islam and Politics in Contemporary Asia and the Middle East, Language Dynamics in the Asia Pacific, and finally Migration, Gender and Environment. Academics are regularly called on by local and national media sources to provide expert opinion on a range of contemporary and historical issues that arise in scholarly, public and policy debates. They are involved in collaborative projects with scholars based in the region and beyond.
The Asia Institute also has an exciting roster of visiting scholars, regularly hosts conferences and is influential in leading international peak organisations. Our close involvement with the broader community is further demonstrated by our hosting of the National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies and the Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies.
The importance of Asia and the Middle East to Australia – and the world – continues to grow at a significant pace. Many of Australia’s largest and most important trading partners are based in Asia, and diplomatic exchanges between Australia and the Middle East are expanding in both number and importance. The Asia Institute strives to provide leadership in the study of the rich intellectual, legal, political, economic, cultural and religious traditions of these vital regions.
On behalf of our staff and students, as well as our alumni and friends, I am delighted to welcome you to the Asia Institute.
Professor Vedi Hadiz, Director, Asia Institute.
Asian Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Michael Ewing | Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor | +61383447557 | m.ewing@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Lewis Mayo | Lecturer in Asian Studies | +61383448907 | lmayo@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Andrew Rosser | Deputy Director, Asia Institute; Professor of Southeast Asian Studies | +61390355629 | andrew.rosser@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Ken Setiawan | Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies | +61383440237 | setiawan.k@unimelb.edu.au |
Mughis Mudhoffir | Subject Coordinator in Asian Studies | mughis.mudhoffir@unimelb.edu.au |
Tutor in Asian Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue | Tutor in Asian Studies (Teaching Periodic) | diarmuid.cooneyodonoghue@unimelb.edu.au |
Asian Studies honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Surjeet Dhanji | Fellow | surjeet.dhanji@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Anthony Milner | Professorial Fellow | a.milner@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Maila Stivens | Principal Fellow | m.stivens@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Melissa Conley Tyler | Honorary Fellow | m.conleytyler@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Adam Fforde | Professorial Fellow | fforde@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Pookong Kee | Emeritus Professor | pkee@unimelb.edu.au |
Arabic Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah | Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies; Arabic Studies Convenor | +61383445672 | abdulsa@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Christina Mayer | Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies | +61390354223 | cmayer@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Tarek Makhlouf | Subject Coordinator in Arabic Studies | tarek.makhlouf@unimelb.edu.au | |
Liliane Yarak | Tutor in Arabic Studies | l.yarak@unimelb.edu.au |
Tutor in Arabic Studies (Teaching Periodic)
We are currently unable to retrieve the Staff contact information requested.
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Mark Wang | Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies | myw@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Sarah Rogers | Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies | +61383442010 | rogerssm@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Anthony Spires | Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Associate Professor in Contemporary Chinese Studies | anthony.spires@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Monica Tan | Research Fellow | xiao.tan@unimelb.edu.au |
Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Xiao Han | Postdoctoral Fellow | xiao.han1@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Qiuping Pan | Fellow | qiuping.pan@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor On Kit Tam | Professorial Fellow | onkit.tam@unimelb.edu.au |
Chinese Studies
Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Yi Jin | Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic) | yij@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Zhenyi Guo | Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic) | guoz@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Lily Fu | Lecturer in Chinese Studies (Teaching Specialist) | fu.l@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Tracy Hong | Tutor in Chinese Studies | tracy.hong@unimelb.edu.au |
Chinese Studies honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Anne McLaren | Professorial Fellow | a.mclaren@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Christine Wong | Professorial Fellow | christine.wong@unimelb.edu.au |
Gender Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Kalissa Alexeyeff | Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies | +61390359970 | k.alexeyeff@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Ana Dragojlovic | Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies | +61383446629 | ana.dragojlovic@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Jaya Keaney | Lecturer in Gender Studies | +61383443647 | jaya.keaney@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Joshua Pocius | Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies | +61383447046 | joshua.pocius@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr CQ Quinan | Lecturer in Gender Studies | +61383443525 | c.quinan@unimelb.edu.au |
Gender Studies honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Benjamin Hegarty | Honorary Fellow | benjamin.hegarty@unimelb.edu.au |
Gender Studies affiliated staff
Indonesian Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Edwin Jurriens | Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies; Indonesian Studies Convenor | +61390357594 | edwin.jurriens@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Michael Ewing | Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor | +61383447557 | m.ewing@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Ken Setiawan | Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies | +61383440237 | setiawan.k@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Justin Wejak | Senior Tutor in Indonesian Studies | +61383447184 | justinw@unimelb.edu.au |
Ravando Ravando | Tutor in Indonesian Studies | ravando.ravando@unimelb.edu.au |
Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Monika Winarnita | Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) | monika.winarnita@unimelb.edu.au |
Indonesian Studies honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Sander Adelaar | Principal Fellow | s.adelaar@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr David Hanan | Fellow | david.hanan@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Richard Robison | Professorial Fellow | richard.robison@unimelb.edu.au | |
Professor Thomas Reuter | Professorial Fellow | treuter@unimelb.edu.au |
Islamic Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Abdullah Saeed | Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies | +61383446861 | a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Muhammad Kamal | Senior Lecturer In Islamic Studies | +61383448197 | muhammad@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr David Tittensor | Senior Lecturer In Islamic Studies | +61383445786 | dtittensor@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Rachel Woodlock | Lecturer In Islamic Studies (Teaching Specialist) | +61383447184 | rachel.woodlock@unimelb.edu.au |
Islamic Studies honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Shakira Hussein | Fellow | shussein@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Hussain Mohi-Ud-Din Qadri | Fellow | mohi-ud-din.hussain@unimelb.edu.au |
Japanese Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Claire Maree | Professor in Japanese; Deputy Associate Dean Research, Grant | +61390354108 | cmaree@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Jon Glade | Lecturer In Japanese Studies | jon.glade@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Masako Nagayama | Principal Tutor In Japanese Studies | masako@unimelb.edu.au | |
Associate Professor Ikuko Nakane | Associate Professor In Japanese Studies | +61383448893 | inakane@unimelb.edu.au |
Professor Akihiro Ogawa | Professor In Japanese Studies | akihiro.ogawa@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Jun Ohashi | Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies; Japanese Studies Convenor | +61383444263 | juno@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Nana Oishi | Associate Professor In Japanese Studies | +61390354844 | nana.oishi@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Yasuhisa Watanabe | Senior Lecturer In Japanese Studies | +61390355552 | watanabe@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Kaya Oriyama | Lecturer In Japanese Studies (Teaching Specialist) | kaya.oriyama@unimelb.edu.au |
Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Ms Chie Hama | Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic) | chie@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Masae Takeuchi | Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic) | masae.takeuchi@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Hiroko Woods | Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic) | hiroko.woods@unimelb.edu.au | |
Mr Atsushi Takagi | Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) | atakagi@unimelb.edu.au |
Japanese Studies honorary staff
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Mayuko Itoh | Fellow | +61383443102 | mayuko.itoh@unimelb.edu.au |
Korean Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Jay Song | Associate Professor in Korean Studies; Korean Studies Convenor | jay.song@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Sin Ji Jung | Lecturer in Korean Studies | sinji.jung@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Nicola Fraschini | Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies | +61383441511 | nicola.fraschini@unimelb.edu.au |
Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Dr Adam Zulawnik | Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) | adam.zulawnik@unimelb.edu.au | |
Ms Jie Hae Hur | Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic) | jiehae.hur@unimelb.edu.au |
National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Professor Abdullah Saeed | Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies | +61383446861 | a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au |
Translation Studies
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Associate Professor Delia Lin | Associate Professor in Chinese Studies | +61383443387 | delia.lin@unimelb.edu.au |
Associate Professor Ester Leung | Associate Professor Of Translation Studies (Chinese) | esther.leung@unimelb.edu.au | |
Dr Craig Smith | Senior Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) | +61383444630 | craig.smith1@unimelb.edu.au |
Dr Yu Hao | Lecturer In Translation Studies | haoyh2@unimelb.edu.au |
Tutor in Translation Studies (Teaching Periodic)
We are currently unable to retrieve the Staff contact information requested.
Profesional
Person | Position | Phone | |
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Chloe Pearse | School Manager | +61390358037 | chloe.pearse@unimelb.edu.au |
Robyn Borg | Team Leader, Academic Programs (AI) | +61383440155 | borgr@unimelb.edu.au |
Cathy Harper | Editor, Melbourne Asia Review | catherine.harper1@unimelb.edu.au | |
Mary Wang | Executive Support Officer; Executive Assistant to Professor Vedi Hadiz | mary.wang@unimelb.edu.au | |
Lu Lin | Administrative Support Officer, Global Japan office | lu.lin@unimelb.edu.au | |
Kiloran Hiscock | School Support Officer | +61383443758 | kiloran.hiscock@unimelb.edu.au |
Kim Simpson | Teaching and Learning Officer | +61383444059 | kim.simpson@unimelb.edu.au |