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Head of School

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Prof Jennifer Balint Head of School, Professor in Socio-Legal Studies

Deputy Head (Equity and Diversity)

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A/Prof 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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A/Prof Terry MacDonald Deputy Head of School - Research; Associate Professor in International Relations

Deputy Head (Teaching and Learning)

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A/Prof Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies

Director - International

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A/Prof Rachael Diprose Director International; Associate Professor in Indonesian Studies +61383443757

Research Higher Degree Coordinator

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Prof 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

Criminology Discipline Chair

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A/Prof Diana Johns Criminology Discipline Chair; Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394

Political Science Discipline Chair

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

Sociology Discipline Chair

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Prof 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
A/Prof Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
Prof Andrew Dawson Professor in Social Anthropology +61383444201
Dr Anne Decobert Lecturer in Development Studies +61390358747
A/Prof Rachael Diprose Director International; Associate Professor in Indonesian Studies +61383443757
A/Prof Bina Fernandez Associate Professor in Development Studies +61383443205
Dr Jeff Garmany Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies +61390353714
Dr Amanda Gilbertson Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Development Studies +61383441921
Dr Paul Green Senior Lecturer in Social & Cultural Anthropology +61383444281
Prof Ghassan Hage Professor in Anthropology and Social Theory
Dr Hannah Harewood Gould Melbourne Research Fellow
A/Prof Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies
Dr Orhan Karagoz Career Development Fellowship in Anthropology and Development Studies
A/Prof Dolly Kikon Senior Lecturer in Development Studies; Deputy Associate Dean (International – India) +61383449446
Prof Tamara Kohn Professor in Anthropology +61383446676
Dr Matthew Mabefam Lecturer in Development Studies (Mecaf)
Dr Nadeem Malik Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383440070
Dr Fabio Mattioli Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology +61383441291
A/Prof Debra McDougall Senior Lecturer in Anthropology +61383445648
A/Prof Monica Minnegal Associate Professor in Anthropology +61383444708
Dr Rebekah Plueckhahn McArthur Research Fellow in Anthropology
Dr Lesley Pruitt Wolf Senior Lecturer in Development Studies
Dr Denisse Rodriguez Quinonez Lecturer in Development Studies (TS) +61383446249
Dr Violeta Schubert Senior Lecturer in Development Studies
Dr Sarah Webb McArthur Research Fellow

Anthropology and Development Studies honorary staff

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A/Prof Hans Baer Principal Fellow
Prof Anthony D'Costa Professorial Fellow
Dr Denis Dragovic Fellow
Ms Beth Eggleston Fellow
Mr Steve Fisher Fellow
Prof Jonathan Goodhand Professorial Fellow
Prof Professor Akhil Gupta Professor of Anthropology
Dr Hannah Harewood Gould Melbourne Research Fellow
Dr Salim Kassim-Lakha Senior Fellow
A/Prof Martha Macintyre Principal Fellow
Dr Daniel Perkins Fellow
Dr Sary Seng Fellow

Criminology

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A/Prof Diana Johns Criminology Discipline Chair, Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383445394
Prof Jennifer Balint Head of School, Professor in Socio-Legal Studies
Dr Bree Carlton Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Prof Andrew Day Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology
Dr Bianca Fileborn Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383442916
A/Prof John Fitzgerald Associate Professor in Criminology
Dr Sahar Ghumkhor Lecturer in Criminology
Dr Liam Gillespie Lecturer in Criminology (Mecaf)
Dr Claire Loughnan Lecturer in Criminology +61390356119
Dr Dave McDonald Lecturer in Criminology
A/Prof Crystal McKinnon Associate Professor in History, Law and Justice
Dr Nesam McMillan Deputy Head of School - Partnerships; Senior Lecturer in Global Criminology
Dr Charlotte Mertens Senior Tutor in Criminology
A/Prof Amanda Porter Associate Professor-criminology and Criminal Law +61383447025
A/Prof Juliet Rogers Deputy Head of School - Equity and Diversity, Associate Professor in Criminology +61383447945
Prof Stuart Ross Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology
Dr Claire Spivakovsky Senior Lecturer in Criminology
Dr Anton Symkovych Lecturer in Criminology +61390354083
Dr Terry Twomey Senior Tutor in Criminology
Prof Alison Young Francine V McNiff Chair in Criminology
Dr Laura Bedford Senior Lecturer in Criminology +61383449655

Criminology honorary staff

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Dr Paul Betts Fellow
Dr Mark Brown Senior Fellow
Dr Roberto Catello Fellow
A/Prof Julie Evans Principal Fellow
Prof Fiona Haines Professorial Fellow
Dr James Petty Fellow
Dr Evelyn Rose Fellow
Dr Godwin Masuka Honorary Fellow
Ms Cristina Tambasco Honorary Fellow

Gender Studies

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A/Prof Kalissa Alexeyeff Head of Program, Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
A/Prof Ana Dragojlovic Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383446629
Dr Jaya Keaney Lecturer in Gender Studies +61383443647
Dr Joshua Pocius Teaching Specialist in Gender Studies +61383447046
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
A/Prof Lan Anh Hoang Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning; Associate Professor in Development Studies
A/Prof Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy +61383440268
Prof Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676
A/Prof Birgit Lang Associate Professor In German +61383447667
Prof Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288
Dr Hannah McCann Research Fellow (Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award) +61383440630
Prof Claire Maree Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor
Prof Fran Martin Head of Program, Associate Professor in Cultural Studies +61383445486
Prof Alfredo Martinez-Exposito Professor In Spanish +61390354742
Prof Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482
A/Prof Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820

Political Science

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Prof Sally Young Professor in Political Science +61383446586
Dr Justin Alger Lecturer in Political Science
Dr Kim Alley Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Studies
A/Prof Azad Singh Bali Associate Professor In Public Policy
Dr Sarah Ball Lecturer in Public Policy +61383441181
A/Prof Erik Baekkeskov Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444134
Dr Lou Bennett Westpac Research Fellow +61331293552
Dr Mhamed Biygautane Lecturer in Public Policy +61383444114
Dr Michael Breen Lecturer in Public Policy (MECAF) +61383446586
Dr Jeremiah Brown Lecturer in Public Policy
Dr Corey Carter Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Clayton Chin Senior Lecturer in Political Theory +61383449548
Dr Dara Conduit Lecturer in Political Science
Prof Robyn Eckersley Political Science Discipline Chair; Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in Political Science
Dr Claire Elder Research Fellowship
A/Prof Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526
Dr Liane Hartnett Lecturer in Political Science (International Relations)
Maria Katsonis Public Policy Periodic Subject Coordinator
Prof Jenny Lewis Professor in Public Policy +61383445194
Prof Adrian Little Pro Vice Chancellor (International); Professor in Political Theory +61383448969
Gemma Luscombe
Prof Timothy Lynch Professor in American Politics; Associate Dean (International) Faculty of Arts +61390354059
A/Prof Kate Macdonald Research Fellow +61383443442
A/Prof Terry MacDonald Deputy Head of School - Research; Associate Professor in International Relations
Prof Sarah Maddison Professor in Political Science; Director of the Australian Centre +61383444552
A/Prof Aaron Martin Associate Professor In Political Science Research Methods +61383446837
Dr Daniel McCarthy Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Dr Michael McGann Senior Lecturer in Political Science
Dr Sara Meger Lecturer in International Relations +61390358287
Dr James Murphy Lecturer in Political Science - Teaching Specialist
Prof John Murphy Professor in Political Science
A/Prof Sue Olney UoM-BSL Principal Research Fellow +61390355986
Dr Evgeny Postnikov Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Dr Simon Pratt Lecturer in Political Science
A/Prof Lauren Rosewarne Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383446820
Dr Liz Strakosch Lecturer in Public Policy
Dr Pradeep Taneja Senior Lecturer In Asian Studies
Dr Gonzalo Villanueva Senior Tutor in Political Science
Prof Andrew Walter Professor in International Relations +61390359633
Dr Tamas Wells Research Coordinator, Myanmar Research Network +61390354628
Dr Kate Williams Lecturer in Public Policy
Dr Carla Winston Lecturer in International Relations +61383444200
Mr Ali Reza Yunespour Internships Coordinator

Political Science honorary staff

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Dr Wayne Atkinson Senior Fellow
Dr Emma Blomkamp Fellow
Prof Peter Botsman Fellow
Prof Ben Cashore Honorary Professorial Fellow
Prof Adam Fennessey Honorary Enterprise Professor
Dr Trevor Findlay Principal Fellow
Prof Leslie Holmes Professor Emeritus +61 3 8344 7293
Prof Sheila Jeffreys Professorial Fellow
Dr Anita Lacey Fellow
Prof John Langmore Professorial Fellow +61383449467
Prof Amitabh Mattoo Professorial Fellow
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow +61390355429
Prof Derek McDougall Professorial Fellow
Dr Gosia Mikolajczak Honorary Fellow
Prof Philomena Murray Professorial Fellow +613 83445151
Dr Allan Patience Honorary Fellow +61393910358
Prof Nicola Phillips Honorary Professor +61383447290
Mr Ashton Robinson Fellow +61409952278
Prof Richard Tanter Fellow
Dr Tamara Tubakovic Fellow +61383445694
Prof Michael Wesley Professorial Fellow +61390355791
Dr Margherita Matera Honorary Fellow

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory

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Prof Lyn Craig Sociology Discipline Chair; Professor of Sociology and Social Policy +61383447840
Dr Elena Balcaite Senior Tutor in Sociology +61383442721
Dr Ashley Barnwell Senior Lecturer in Sociology
Dr Brendan Churchill Senior Research Fellow +61390355636
Dr Liz Dean Senior Lecturer (Teaching Specialist)
Prof Karen Farquharson Professor in Sociology; Deputy Vice-President of Academic Board +61390356220
John Heath Indigenous Research Fellow
Prof Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450
Dr Nicholas Hill Mckenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61383444053
Dr Max Holleran Lecturer in Social Policy
Dr Carmel Laragy Research Fellow +61383444087
Prof Keith McVilly Professorial Fellow in Disability and Inclusion +61383445366
Dr Geoffrey Mead Lecturer in Sociology (MECAF)
Prof Irma Mooi-Reci Professor in Social Policy +61390354809
Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata Lecturer in Sociology +61383447047
Dr Nick Pendergrast Senior Tutor in Sociology
A/Prof Signe Ravn Senior Lecturer In Sociology +61383440399
Prof Leah Ruppanner Professor in Sociology
Dr Megan Sharp Lecturer in Sociology +61398804040
Dr Monica Tan Research Fellow
Prof Dan Woodman TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology +61383449081
A/Prof Jens Zinn TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory honorary staff

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Prof Simon Biggs Professorial Fellow +61 3 8344 5970
Dr Dina Bowman Principal Fellow +61394831373
Prof Roger Burrows Professorial Fellow
Dr John Cash Fellow
Dr Raymond Chan Fellow
A/Prof Val Colic-Peisker Principal Fellow
Dr Peter Gibilisco Fellow
Dr Nick Hagiliassis Fellow
Prof Brian Howe Professorial Fellow
Dr Stella Koritsas Fellow
Dr Inga Lass Senior Fellow +61390355074
Dr Gary Marks Principal Fellow
Dr Claire Nyblom Fellow
Dr Peter Smith Fellow
Mr Warwick Smith Fellow
Dr Emily Stevens Honorary Fellow

Professional

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Natalie Reitmier School Manager, Social & Political Sciences +61383449953
Lauren Sanders School Operations Coordinator
Jenny Li Events Officer
India Prior Executive Support Officer +61383441020
Liseth Marin Mejia Executive Support Officer +61383444202
Stevie Troy School Operations Officer
Anna Zammit School Operations Officer +61383445308
Georgie Barrington School Support Officer +61383446537
Jo Helsby Academic Programs Team Leader +61 3 83448431
Katie Ruthven Teaching and Learning Officer +61383448205
Julie Anderson Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership Coordinator +61383444087
Andrew Thies BSL-UOM Partnership Coordinator
Ulla Fionna Australian Political Studies Association (APSA) Executive Assistant
Sally Daly Australian Sociological Association (TASA) Executive Officer