Project Team
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Dr Tania Miletic
For the past 20 years Dr Tania Miletic has been engaged in policy-oriented research, peacebuilding practice, teaching post-graduate subjects in peace and conflict studies, and supporting actors engaged in peace processes in the Asia-Pacific region.
Tania is a Faculty member on the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies Applied Conflict Transformation Studies PhD program and a former consultant to CPCS from 2006-2012. She has collaborated with Chinese academics in mainland China for over a decade in research and teaching on contemporary conflicts within China.
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David Nyuol Vincent
David Nyuol Vincent is a dual South Sudanese/Australian citizen, currently the Deputy Team Leader of the Peacebuilding Opportunities Fund (POF). POF is a UK-funded programme in South Sudan that aims to pursue violence reduction and peacebuilding objectives flexibly, strategically, and sustainably.
David is a respected advocate for community-led peacebuilding in South Sudan and the diaspora, and was instrumental in the establishment of Peace Canal, a national NGO, during the first phase of the POF. He brings a personal passion for peace and reconciliation work and a deep understanding of the drivers of conflict and peace. He is also the author of his memoir, The Boy Who Wouldn't Die, published in 2012.
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Ms Akuc Deng
Akuc Deng is a Research Assistant at the University of Melbourne's Faculty of Arts, working in the Initiative for Peacebuilding. She also holds positions as a Casual Academic and a Research Assistant at Deakin University. Akuc has a strong background in academic research and community engagement, having previously worked as a Community Researcher at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. There, she was involved in community-based projects aimed at improving the wellbeing of socially disadvantaged communities of migrant and refugee background. Her role involved rigorous research, data collection, data analysis, and report writing.
Akuc is in the final stages of her Ph.D. and holds a Master of Education, a Bachelor of Education, and a Bachelor of Arts (Australian Studies).
