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Head of School

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Associate Professor Jennifer Balint Head of School, Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies +61383443352

Deputy Head (Equity and Diversity)

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Associate Professor Juliet Rogers Deputy Head of School - Equity and Diversity, Associate Professor in Criminology +61383447945

Deputy Head (Partnerships)

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Dr Nesam McMillan Deputy Head of School - Partnerships; Senior Lecturer in Global Criminology

Deputy Head (Research)

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Associate Professor Terry MacDonald Deputy Head of School - Research; Associate Professor in International Relations +61390357690

Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning)

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Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610

Director - International

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Dr Rachael Diprose Senior Lecturer in Indonesian Studies +61383443757

Research Higher Degree Coordinator

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Professor Andrew Walter Professor in International Relations +61390359633

Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair

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Dr Erin Fitz-Henry Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair; Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Anthropology +61383445982

Criminology Discipline Chair

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Dr Diana Johns Criminology Discipline Chair; Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394

Political Science Discipline Chair

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Professor Robyn Eckersley Political Science Discipline Chair; Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science +61383443504

Sociology Discipline Chair

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Professor Lyn Craig Sociology Discipline Chair; Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840

Anthropology and Development Studies

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Dr Erin Fitz-Henry Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair; Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Anthropology +61383445982
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
Professor Andrew Dawson Professor in Social Anthropology +61383444201
Dr Anne Decobert Lecturer in Development Studies +61390358747
Dr Rachael Diprose Senior Lecturer in Indonesian Studies +61383443757
Associate Professor Bina Fernandez Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383443205
Dr Jeff Garmany Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies +61390353714
Dr Amanda Gilbertson Research Fellow
Dr Paul Green Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Anthropology +61383444281
Professor Ghassan Hage Professor in Anthropology and Social Theory
Dr Hannah Harewood Gould Melbourne Research Fellow
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383444610
Dr Dolly Kikon Senior Lecturer in Development Studies; Deputy Associate Dean (International – India) +61383449446
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor in Anthropology +61383446676
Dr Matthew Mabefam Lecturer in Development Studies (Mecaf) +61383442327
Dr Nadeem Malik Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383440070
Dr Fabio Mattioli Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology +61383441291
Dr Debra McDougall Senior Lecturer in Anthropology +61383445648
Associate Professor Monica Minnegal Associate Professor in Anthropology +61383444708
Dr Rebekah Plueckhahn McArthur Research Fellow in Anthropology +61383444497
Dr Dr Lesley Pruitt Senior Lecturer In Development Studies 90354343
Dr Denisse Rodriguez Quinonez Lecturer in Development Studies (TS) +61383446249
Dr Violeta Schubert Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383445089
Dr Sarah Webb McArthur Research Fellow +61383443437

Anthropology and Development Studies honorary staff

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Associate Professor Hans Baer Principal Fellow
Professor Anthony D'Costa Professorial Fellow
Dr Denis Dragovic Fellow
Ms Beth Eggleston Fellow
Mr Steve Fisher Fellow
Professor Jonathan Goodhand Professorial Fellow
Professor Professor Akhil Gupta Professor of Anthropology
Dr Hannah Harewood Gould Melbourne Research Fellow
Professor Michael Herzfeld Professorial Fellow
Dr Salim Kassim-Lakha Senior Fellow
Mak Khan Senior Fellow
Associate Professor Martha Macintyre Principal Fellow +61383449474
Dr Daniel Perkins Fellow
Mr Layton Pike Fellow
Mr Peter Walton Fellow

Criminology

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Associate Professor Jennifer Balint Head of School, Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies +61383443352
Diana Johns Criminology Discipline Chair, Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394
Dr Bree Carlton Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Professor Andrew Day Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology
Dr Bianca Fileborn Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383442916
Associate Professor John Fitzgerald Associate Professor in Criminology +61383445173
Dr Sahar Ghumkhor Lecturer in Criminology +61383441463
Dr Liam Gillespie Lecturer in Criminology (Mecaf) +61383447300
Ms Natalie Ironfield Teaching Specialist Indigenous Knowledges +61383443186
Dr Claire Loughnan Lecturer in Criminology +61390356119
Molly McCarthy Lecturer in Criminology (Mecaf) +61383445441
Dr Dave McDonald Lecturer in Criminology +61383449508
Dr Nesam McMillan Deputy Head of School - Partnerships; Senior Lecturer in Global Criminology
Associate Professor Juliet Rogers Deputy Head of School - Equity and Diversity, Associate Professor in Criminology +61383447945
Professor Stuart Ross Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology +61383443445
Dr Claire Spivakovsky Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61390354709
Dr Anton Symkovych Lecturer in Criminology +61390354083
Professor Alison Young Francine V McNiff Chair in Criminology +61383446569

Criminology honorary staff

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Dr Paul Betts Fellow
Dr Mark Brown Senior Fellow +61383449461
Dr Roberto Catello Fellow
Associate Professor Julie Evans Principal Fellow
Professor Fiona Haines Professorial Fellow +61383446563
Professor Ian Loader Professorial Fellow
Dr James Petty Fellow
Dr Evelyn Rose Fellow
Dr Armon Tamatea Senior Fellow

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 +61383446629
Dr Jaya Keaney Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443647
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies
Dr CQ Quinan Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443525

Gender Studies affiliated staff

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Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; 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 Head of Program, 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

Political Science

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Professor Robyn Eckersley Political Science Discipline Chair; Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science +61383443504
Dr Justin Alger Lecturer in Global Environmental Politics
Dr Kim Alley Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Studies +61383442156
Dr Elena Balcaite Head Tutor in Political Science +61383442721
Dr Sarah Ball Lecturer in Public Policy +61383441181
Adam Bartley Tutor in Political Science (Teaching Periodic) +61383441459
Dr Erik Baekkeskov Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444134
Dr Lou Bennett Westpac Research Fellow +61383445869
Dr Mhamed Biygautane Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444114
Dr Michael Breen Lecturer in Public Policy (MECAF) +61383446586
Dr Clayton Chin Senior Lecturer in Political Theory
Associate Professor Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526
Dr Dara Conduit Lecturer in Political Science +61383445629
Dr Claire Elder Lecturer in Political Science (Mecaf) +61383445318
Josh Karpin Tutor in Political Science (Teaching Periodic)
Maria Katsonis Public Policy Periodic Subject Coordinator
Professor Jenny Lewis Professor in Public Policy +61383445194
Professor Adrian Little Pro Vice Chancellor (International); Professor in Political Theory +61383448969
Professor Timothy Lynch Professor in American Politics; Associate Dean (International) Faculty of Arts +61390354059
Associate Professor Kate MacDonald Research Fellow +61383443442
Associate Professor Terry MacDonald Deputy Head of School - Research; Associate Professor in International Relations +61390357690
Professor Sarah Maddison Professor in Political Science; Director of the Australian Centre +61383444552
Associate Professor Aaron Martin Associate Professor In Political Science Research Methods +61383446837
Dr Daniel McCarthy Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Dr Michael McGann Lecturer in Political Science
Dr Sara Meger Lecturer in International Relations +61390358287
Dr James Murphy Lecturer in Political Science - Teaching Specialist
Professor John Murphy Professor in Political Science
Dr Hamza Jehangir Lecturer in Political Science (Teaching Specialist)
Gemma Luscombe Tutor in Political Science (Teaching Periodic)
Associate Professor Sana Nakata Associate Professor of Politics: Associate Dean (Indigenous) Faculty of Arts +61383446559
Dr Evgeny Postnikov Senior Lecturer in International Relations +61383441279
Dr Simon Pratt Lecturer in Political Science
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820
Dr Liz Strakosch Lecturer in Public Policy
Dr Pradeep Taneja Senior Lecturer In Asian Studies +61383446585
Professor Andrew Walter Professor in International Relations +61390359633
Dr Tamas Wells Research Coordinator, Myanmar Research Network +61390354628
Dr Kate Williams Lecturer in Public Policy +61383440495
Dr Carla Winston Lecturer in International Relations +61383444200
Professor Sally Young Professor in Political Science +61383446586
Mr Ali Reza Yunespour Internships Coordinator +61383445054

Political Science honorary staff

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Dr Wayne Atkinson Senior Fellow
Professor Yehudi Blacher Professorial Fellow
Dr Emma Blomkamp Fellow
Professor Peter Botsman Fellow
Professor Ben Cashore Honorary Professorial Fellow
Dr Trevor Findlay Principal Fellow
Professor Leslie Holmes Professor Emeritus +61383447293
Professor Sheila Jeffreys Professorial Fellow
Dr Anita Lacey Fellow
Professor John Langmore Professorial Fellow +61383449467
Professor Amitabh Mattoo Professorial Fellow
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow +61390355429
Professor Derek McDougall Professorial Fellow
Dr Travers McLeod Fellow
Dr Gosia Mikolajczak Honorary Fellow +61390354987
Professor Philomena Murray Professorial Fellow +61383445151
Associate Professor Allan Patience Principal Fellow +61393910358
Mr Ashton Robinson Fellow
Professor Richard Tanter Fellow +61383444586
Dr Sandy Ross Fellow
Professor Michael Wesley Professorial Fellow +61390355791

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory

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Professor Lyn Craig Sociology Discipline Chair; Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840
Dr Ashley Barnwell Senior Lecturer in Sociology +61383444559
Dr Brendan Churchill Senior Research Fellow +61390355636
Dr Liz Dean Senior Lecturer (Teaching Specialist)
Professor Karen Farquharson Professor in Sociology; Deputy Vice-President of Academic Board +61390356220
John Heath Indigenous Research Fellow
Professor Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450
Dr Max Holleran Lecturer in Social Policy
Dr Carmel Laragy Research Fellow +61383444087
Professor Shelley Mallett Professorial Fellow in Social Policy
Professor Keith McVilly Professorial Fellow in Disability and Inclusion +61383445366
Professor Irma Mooi-Reci Professor in Social Policy +61390354809
Dr Signe Ravn Senior Lecturer In Sociology +61383440399
Professor Leah Ruppanner Professor in Sociology
Dr Megan Sharp Teaching Specialist +61398804040
Dr Monica Tan Research Fellow
Professor Dan Woodman TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology +61383449081
Associate Professor Jens Zinn TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory honorary staff

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Professor Simon Biggs Professorial Fellow
Dr Dina Bowman Principal Fellow +61394831373
Dr John Cash Fellow +61383446668
Associate Professor Val Colic-Peisker Principal Fellow
Dr Peter Gibilisco Fellow
Dr Nick Hagiliassis Fellow
Professor Brian Howe Professorial Fellow
Dr Stella Koritsas Fellow
Mr Gary Marks Principal Fellow
Dr Peter Smith Fellow
Mr Warwick Smith Fellow

Professional

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Natalie Reitmier School Manager, Social & Political Sciences +61383449953
Cathy Alizzi Administrative Assistant +61383446565
Julie Anderson Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership Coordinator +61383444087
Sally Daly Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Executive Officer
Ulla Fionna Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Executive Assistant +61383446406
Jo Helsby Academic Programs Team Leader +61383448431
Jenny Li Events Officer +61383445707
India Prior Executive Assistant +61383441020
Katie Ruthven Teaching and Learning Officer +61383444666
Lauren Sanders School Operations Coordinator +61383440472
Anna Zammit Executive Assistant +61383445308