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Head of School

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Professor Karen Farquharson Head of School +61390356220

Anthropology and Development Studies

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Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
Professor Andrew Dawson Chair in Social Anthropology +61383444201
Dr Isabelle de Solier ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow
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 +61383441921
Dr Ben Gook ARC Research Fellow
Dr Paul Green Lecturer in Social and Cultural Anthropology +61383444281
Professor Akhil Gupta Professor of Anthropology
Professor Ghassan Hage Professor in Anthropology and Social Theory +61390358834
Dr Benjamin Hegarty McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61390354061
Dr Lan Anh Hoang Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383444610
Dr Dolly Kikon Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383449446
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor in Anthropology +61383446676
Dr Nadeem Malik Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383440070
Dr Fabio Mattioli 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 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 +61383449895
Dr Denis Dragovic 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 Ian Patrick Senior Fellow
Dr Daniel Perkins Fellow
Dr Melissa Phillips Fellow
Dr Philippa Smales Fellow

Criminology

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Associate Professor Jennifer Balint Associate Professor in Socio-Legal Studies +61383443352
Professor Andrew Day Melbourne Enterprise Professor in Criminology +61383443708
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 +61383449735
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 +61383445933
Associate Professor Steve James Principal Fellow
Professor Yvonne Jewkes Fellow
Professor Ian Loader Professorial Fellow
Dr James Petty Fellow
Dr Evelyn Rose Fellow
Ms Simone Shaw Fellow

Gender Studies

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Dr Ana Dragojlovic Gender Studies Coordinator; Senior Lecturer in Gender Studies
Dr Kalissa Alexeyeff Senior Lecturer In Gender Studies +61390359970
Dr Joshua Pocius Lecturer In Gender Studies +61383441588

Gender Studies affiliated staff

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Dr Lan Anh Hoang Senior Lecturer in Development Studies +61383444610
Associate Professor Karen Jones Associate Professor in Philosophy +61383440268
Associate Professor Claire Maree Associate Professor In Japanese; Japanese Studies Convenor +61390354108
Associate Professor Fran Martin ARC Future Fellow +61383445486
Dr Hannah McCann Lecturer in Cultural Studies +61383440630
Dr Una McIlvenna Hansen Senior Lectureship in History; History Honours Coordinator +61383444774
Dr Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383446820
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 Senior Lecturer In Applied Linguistics +61383443676
Professor Natalya Lusty ARC Future Fellow +61390354288
Professor Peter Otto Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor +61383445482
Professor Tamara Kohn Professor of Anthropology +61383446676

Political Science

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Associate Professor Catherine Althaus Deputy Dean (Teaching And Learning)
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 McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow +61383446586
Dr Scott Brenton Lecturer in Politics +61390358001
Dr Michelle Carmody Latin American Studies Curriculum Coordinator
Dr Clayton Chin Senior Lecturer in Political Theory +61383449548
Professor Robyn Eckersley Professor in Political Science +61383443504
Associate Professor Paul Fawcett Associate Professor in Public Policy +61383440526
Dr Roberto Foa Lecturer in Political Science
Professor John Langmore Professional Expert in International Relations and Development Studies +61383449467
Professor Jenny Lewis Professor of Public Policy +61383445194
Professor Adrian Little Pro Vice Chancellor (International); Professor in Political Theory +61383448969
Associate Professor Timothy Lynch Associate Professor in American Politics +61390354059
Dr 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 Daniel McCarthy Senior Lecturer in International Relations +61383443723
Dr Jessica Megarry Lecturer In Political Science (Mecaf) +61390353434
Dr Sara Meger Lecturer in International Relations +61390358287
Dr Gosia Mikolajczak ARC Postdoctoral Research Fellow +61390354987
Professor John Murphy Professor in Political Science +61383443670
Associate Professor Sana Nakata Associate Dean (Indigenous) +61383446559
Dr Evgeny Postnikov Lecturer in International Relations +61383441279
Mr George Rennie Senior Tutor In Political Science +61383449720
Dr Lauren Rosewarne Senior Lecturer in Public Policy +61383446820
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

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 +61383444900
Professor Leslie Holmes Professor Emeritus +61383447293
Professor Brian Howe Professorial Fellow
Professor Sheila Jeffreys Professorial Fellow
Dr Anita Lacey Fellow
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow
Professor Amitabh Mattoo Professorial Fellow
Professor Derek McDougall Professorial Fellow +61390353783
Dr Lachlan McKenzie Fellow
Dr Travers McLeod Fellow
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) +61390353416
Professor Belinda Hewitt Professor in Sociology +61383441450
Dr Max Holleran Urban Studies Foundation Research Fellow +61383449771
Dr Carmel Laragy Senior Research Fellow +61383444087
Dr Rennie Lee Academic Convenor Esprit Hallmark +61390355273
Professor Shelley Mallett Professorial Fellow in Social Policy +61383441903
Professor Keith 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 +61390357454
Associate Professor Dan Woodman TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology +61383449081
Associate Professor Jens Zinn TR Ashworth Associate Professor in Sociology +61383443533

Sociology, Social Policy and Social Theory honorary staff

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Dr Marcus Banks Fellow
Professor Simon Biggs Professorial Fellow +61383445970
Dr Dina Bowman Principal Fellow +61394831373
Dr Petra Bueskens Fellow
Dr Peter Gibilisco Fellow
Dr Ben Gook Fellow
Dr Nick Hagiliassis Fellow
Dr Stella Koritsas Fellow
Mr Gary Marks Principal Fellow
Dr Peter Smith Fellow
Mr Warwick Smith Fellow
Professor Paul Smyth Professorial Fellow +61383449721
Dr Ani Wierenga Senior Fellow +61393455522

Professional

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Natalie Reitmier School Manager +61383449953
Cathy Alizzi Administrative Assistant +61390358758
Julie Anderson Scope-University of Melbourne Partnership Coordinator +61383444087
Jo Helsby Team Leader, Academic Programs +61383448431
Lauren Sanders Executive Assistant and Events Officer +61383440472
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Jason Zheng Teaching and Learning Officer +61383440450