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

Deputy Head of School Engagement and Advancement

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Professor Dan Woodman TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology +61383449081

Deputy Head of School Research

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Professor Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450

Deputy Head of School Teaching and Learning

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Associate Professor Monica Minnegal Associate Professor in Anthropology +61383444708

Anthropology and Development Studies Discipline Chair

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Associate Professor Bina Fernandez Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383443205

Criminology Discipline Chair

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

Political Science Discipline Chair

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Associate Professor Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526

Sociology Discipline Chair

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Professor Lyn Craig Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840

Anthropology and Development Studies

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Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies
Professor Andrew Dawson Chair 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 Erin Fitz-Henry Senior Lecturer in Social and Cultural Anthropology +61383445982
Dr Jeff Garmany Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies +61390353714
Dr Amanda Gilbertson ARC Research Fellow
Dr Ben Gook ARC Research Fellow +61383441424
Dr Paul Green Lecturer in Social and Cultural Anthropology +61383444281
Professor Ghassan Hage Professor in Anthropology and Social Theory
Dr Benjamin Hegarty McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061
Associate Professor Lan Anh Hoang 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 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 Violeta Schubert Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383445089
Dr Lesley Pruitt Wolf Senior Lecturer In Development Studies

Anthropology and Development Studies honorary staff

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Associate Professor Hans Baer Principal Fellow
Dr Denis Dragovic Fellow
Ms Beth Eggleston Fellow
Professor Jonathan Goodhand Professorial Fellow
Mr Steve Fisher Fellow
Professor Michael Herzfeld Professorial Fellow
Dr Salim Kassim-Lakha Senior Fellow
Associate Professor Martha Macintyre Principal Fellow +61383449474
Dr undefined undefined Senior Fellow
Dr Daniel Perkins Fellow
Mr Layton Pike Fellow
Dr Philippa Smales Fellow
Mr Peter Walton Fellow

Criminology

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Professor Andrew Day Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology
Dr Bianca Fileborn Lecturer in Criminology +61383442916
Associate Professor John Fitzgerald Associate Professor in Criminology +61383445173
Professor Fiona Haines Professor in Criminology +61383446563
Ms Natalie Ironfield Teaching Specialist Indigenous Knowledges +61383443186
Dr Diana Johns Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394
Dr Claire Loughnan Lecturer in Criminology (MECAF) +61390356119
Dr Dave McDonald Lecturer in Criminology +61383449508
Dr Nesam McMillan Senior Lecturer in Global Criminology +61383443484
Associate Professor Juliet Rogers 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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Paul Betts Fellow
Dr Mark Brown Senior Fellow +61383449461
Dr Roberto Catello Fellow
Associate Professor Julie Evans Principal Fellow
Associate Professor Steve James Principal Fellow
Professor undefined undefined Fellow
Professor Ian Loader Professorial Fellow
Dr James Petty Fellow
Dr Evelyn Rose Fellow
Ms Simone Shaw Fellow
Dr Armon Tamatea Senior Fellow

Gender Studies

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Dr Ana Dragojlovic Head of program; Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies
Dr Joshua Pocius Lecturer In Gender Studies +61383441588

Gender Studies affiliated staff

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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
Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108
Associate Professor Fran Martin Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630
Dr Una McIlvenna Hansen Senior Lectureship in History; History Honours Coordinator +61383444774
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Professor Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742
Dr Benjamin Hegarty Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061
Associate Professor Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667
Dr Chloe Diskin-Holdaway Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676

Political Science

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Dr Erik Baekkeskov Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444134
Dr Lou Bennett Westpac Research Fellow +61383445869
Ms Eleanor Benson Indigenous Settler Relations Collaboration (ISRC) Research Assistant +61383441276
Dr Mhamed Biygautane Lecturer In Public Policy (Mecaf) +61383444114
Dr Michael Breen Lecturer in Public Policy (MECAF) +61383446586
Dr undefined undefined Senior Lecturer in Politics
Dr Clayton Chin Senior Lecturer in Political Theory
Professor Robyn Eckersley Professor in Political Science +61383443504
Associate Professor Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526
Professor Jenny Lewis Professor of Public Policy +61383445194
Professor Adrian Little Pro Vice Chancellor (International); Professor in Political Theory +61383448969
Professor Timothy Lynch Professor in American Politics +61390354059
Associate Professor Kate MacDonald ARC Future Fellow +61383443442
Dr Terry MacDonald Senior Lecturer in International Relations +61390357690
Professor Sarah Maddison Professor in Political Science +61383444552
Associate Professor Aaron Martin Associate Professor In Political Science Research Methods +61383446837
Dr Margherita Matera Lecturer In Political Science (Mecaf) +61383440347
Dr Daniel McCarthy Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Dr undefined undefined Lecturer Political Science (Teaching Specialist) & Periodic Tutor in Political Science
Dr Sara Meger Lecturer in International Relations +61390358287
Dr Gosia Mikolajczak ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow +61390354987
Professor John Murphy Professor in Political Science
Associate Professor Sana Nakata Associate Dean (Indigenous) +61383446559
Dr Evgeny Postnikov Senior Lecturer In International Relations +61383441279
Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy
Dr Pradeep Taneja Lecturer in Asian Politics +61383446585
Ms Tamara Tubakovic Research Coordinator – Jean Monnet Erasmus+ Network +61383445694
Professor Andrew Walter Professor in International Relations +61390359633
Dr Tamas Wells Research Coordinator +61390354628
Dr Carla Winston Lecturer in International Relations +61383444200
Professor Sally Young Professor of Political Science +61383446586
Mr Ali Reza Yunespour Internships Coordinator +61383445054
Dr Kate Williams Lecturer in Public Policy
Dr Melissa Johnston Lecturer in Political Science (MECAF) +61383443196
Dr Elena Balcaite Head Tutor in Political Science +61383442721
Dr Sarah Ball POLS ARC Postdoc Fellow +61383441181
Dr Monica Tan ARC Research Fellow

Political Science honorary staff

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Dr Wayne Atkinson Senior Fellow
Yehudi Blacher Professorial Fellow
Dr Emma Blomkamp Fellow
Professor Peter Botsman Fellow
Professor Glyn Davis Professor Emeritus
Dr Trevor Findlay Principal Fellow
Professor Leslie Holmes Professor Emeritus +61383447293
Professor Brian Howe Professorial Fellow
Professor Sheila Jeffreys Professorial Fellow
Dr Anita Lacey Fellow
Professor John Langmore Professorial Fellow +61383449467
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow +61390355429
Professor Amitabh Mattoo Professorial Fellow
Professor Derek McDougall Professorial Fellow
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow +61390355429
Dr Travers McLeod Fellow
Dr Gosia Mikolajczak Honorary Fellow +61390354987
Professor Philomena Murray Professorial Fellow +61383445151
Associate Professor Allan Patience Principal Fellow +61393910358
Professor John Power Professor Emeritus +61383445133
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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Dr Ashley Barnwell ARC Early Career Researcher +61383444559
Dr Brendan Churchill Postdoctoral Research Fellow +61390355636
Professor Lyn Craig Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840
Dr Liz Dean Lecturer In Sociology (Teaching Specialist)
Professor Karen Farquharson Head of School; Deputy Vice-President of Academic Board +61390356220
Professor Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450
Dr Max Holleran Urban Studies Foundation Research Fellow
Dr Carmel Laragy Senior Research Fellow +61383444087
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Professor Shelley Mallett Professorial Fellow in Social Policy
Professor Keith Raymond McVilly Professorial Fellow in Disability and Inclusion +61383445366
Dr Geoffrey Mead Lecturer in Sociology (MECAF)
Dr Nikki Moodie Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Studies +61383449217
Associate Professor Irma Mooi-Reci Associate Professor in Social Policy +61390354809
Dr Joshua Pocius Lecturer In Gender Studies +61383441588
Dr Signe Ravn Senior Lecturer In Sociology +61383440399
Associate Professor Leah Ruppanner Associate Professor of Sociology; Co-Director of The Policy Lab
Dr Megan Sharp Teaching Specialist +61398804040
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 Petra Bueskens Fellow
Associate Professor Val Colic-Peisker Principal Fellow
Dr Peter Gibilisco Fellow
Dr Ben Gook Fellow +61383441424
Dr Nick Hagiliassis Fellow
Dr Stella Koritsas Fellow
Mr Gary Marks Principal Fellow
Dr Peter Smith Fellow
Mr Warwick Smith Fellow
Dr Ani Wierenga Senior Fellow +61393455522

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Jo Helsby School Manager +61383448431
Cathy Alizzi Administrative Assistant +61390358758
Julie Anderson Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership Coordinator +61383444087
Sally Daly TASA Executive Officer
Astra Gilfillan Academic Programs Team Leader +61383448690
Jenny Li Events Officer +61383445707
India Prior Executive Assistant +61383441020
Lauren Sanders School Operations Coordinator +61383440472
Lei Yu APSA Executive Assistant +6138340497
Jason Zheng Teaching and Learning Officer +61383440450