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Professor Vedi Hadiz Director, Asia Institute +61383444329

Asian Studies

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Associate Professor Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor +61383447557
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907
Professor Andrew Rosser Deputy Director, Asia Institute; Professor of Southeast Asian Studies +61390355629
Dr Ken Setiawan Lecturer In Indonesian Studies and Asian Studies +61383440237

Tutor in Asian Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Dr Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue Tutor in Asian Studies (Teaching Periodic) +61383442279

Asian Studies honorary staff

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Dr Surjeet Dhanji Fellow
Professor Anthony Milner Professorial Fellow
Associate Professor Maila Stivens Principal Fellow
Ms Melissa Conley Tyler Honorary Fellow
Professor Adam Fforde Professorial Fellow

Arabic Studies

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Dr Abdul-Samad Abdullah Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies; Arabic Studies Convenor +61383445672
Dr Christina Mayer Senior Lecturer In Arabic Studies +61390354223

Tutor in Arabic Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Ms Amani Zayegh Subject Coordinator in Arabic Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies

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Professor Mark Wang Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383440807
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies (on leave in 2021) +61383442010
Dr Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874
Dr Monica Tan Research Fellow
Dr Lei Yu Research Fellow +61383440497

Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies honorary staff

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Dr Xiao Han Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354936
Ms Qiuping Pan Fellow

Chinese Studies

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Dr Shaoming Zhou Senior Lecturer Chinese Studies; Chinese Studies Convenor +61383444945
Dr Li Du Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies +61383445393
Professor Jia Gao Professor in Chinese Studies
Associate Professor Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies; Master of Translation Convenor; Chinese Studies +61383444893
Associate Professor Delia Lin Associate Professor in Chinese Studies +61383443387
Professor Yongxian Luo Professor in Chinese Studies +61383444282
Dr Lewis Mayo Lecturer in Asian Studies +61383448907
Dr Sarah Rogers Senior Lecturer In Contemporary Chinese Studies (on leave in 2021) +61383442010
Dr Craig A Smith Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630
Dr Anthony Spires Deputy Director, Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies; Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Studies +61383443874
Dr Sow Keat Tok Lecturer In Chinese Studies +61390358333
Ms Ruonan Zeng Principal Tutor in Chinese Studies +61383449770

Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Dr Yi Jin Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Dr Guo Guo Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Ms Lily Fu Tutor in Chinese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Ms Tracy Hong Tutor in Chinese Studies

Chinese Studies honorary staff

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Professor Anne McLaren Professorial Fellow
Professor Christine Wong Professorial Fellow +61390355925

Gender Studies

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Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
Dr Ana Dragojlovic Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies
Dr Christine Quinan Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443525

Gender Studies affiliated staff

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Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676
Dr Benjamin Hegarty Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy; Honours and Graduate Diploma (Advanced) Coordinator +61383440268
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630
Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108
Associate Professor Fran Martin Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820

Indonesian Studies

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Dr Edwin Jurriens Senior Lecturer In Indonesian Studies; Indonesian Studies Convenor +61390357594
Associate Professor Michael Ewing Associate Professor In Indonesian Studies; Asian Studies Convenor +61383447557
Dr Dave McRae Senior Lecturer in Indonesian Studies +61383443161
Dr Ken Setiawan Lecturer In Indonesian Studies and Asian Studies +61383440237
Dr Justin Wejak Senior Tutor in Indonesian Studies +61383447184

Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Dr Monika Winarnita Tutor in Indonesian Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

Indonesian Studies honorary staff

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Associate Professor Sander Adelaar Principal Fellow
Dr David Hanan Fellow
Professor Richard Robison Professorial Fellow
Professor Thomas Reuter Professorial Fellow +61390354281

Islamic Studies

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Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies +61383446861
Dr Muhammad Kamal Senior Lecturer In Islamic Studies +61383448197
Associate Professor Matthew Nelson Associate Professor in Islam and Politics in South Asia

Islamic Studies honorary staff

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Professor Riaz Hassan Senior Fellow
Dr Shakira Hussein Fellow
Dr Hussain Mohi-Ud-Din Qadri Fellow

Japanese Studies

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Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor in Japanese Studies; Deputy Associate Dean (Research Grants) +61390354108
Dr Jon Glade Lecturer In Japanese Studies
Ms Masako Nagayama Principal Tutor In Japanese Studies
Associate Professor Ikuko Nakane Associate Professor In Japanese Studies +61383448893
Professor Akihiro Ogawa Professor In Japanese Studies
Dr Jun Ohashi Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies; Japanese Studies Convenor +61383444263
Associate Professor Nana Oishi Associate Professor In Japanese Studies +61390354844
Dr Yasuhisa Watanabe Senior Lecturer In Japanese Studies +61390355552

Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Ms Chie Hama Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Ms Tamami Mori Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Dr Masae Takeuchi Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Ms Hiroko Woods Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Periodic)
Mr Atsushi Takagi Tutor in Japanese Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

Japanese Studies honorary staff

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Dr Mayuko Itoh Fellow +61383443102

Korean Studies

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Dr Jay Song Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies; Korean Studies Convenor +61390358852
Dr Ryan Gustafsson Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Sunyoung Oh Senior Lecturer in Korean Studies +61383441511

Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Dr Adam Zulawnik Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)
Ms Jie Hae Hur Tutor in Korean Studies (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies

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Abdullah Saeed Director, National Centre for Contemporary Islamic Studies; Sultan of Oman Professor of Arab and Islamic Studies; Convenor of Islamic Studies +61383446861

Translation Studies

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Associate Professor Delia Lin Associate Professor in Chinese Studies +61383443387
Associate Professor Ester Leung Associate Professor Of Translation Studies; Master of Translation Convenor; Chinese Studies +61383444893
Dr Craig A Smith Lecturer In Translation Studies (Chinese) +61383444630
Dr Yu Hao Lecturer In Translation Studies

Tutor in Translation Studies (Teaching Periodic)

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Mr Michael Broughton Tutor in Chinese Translation (Teaching Associate - Periodic)

Profesional

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Chloe Pearse School Manager (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) +61390358037
Robyn Borg Team Leader, Academic Programs (AI) +61383440155
Mary Wang Administration Officer; Executive Assistant to Professor Vedi Hadiz +61383440646
Cathy Harper Editor, Melbourne Asia Review
Lu Lin Administrative Support Officer, Global Japan office
Georgia Ardley Teaching and Learning Officer +61383440491
Denise Gaffy School Manager (Thursday and Friday) +61383445143