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ISSR is a success due to the many distinct and complementary contributions of its people. View their profiles below.
Board
Mr John McGagh
Board Chair
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Christine Castley
Board Member
Institute for Social Science Research
Multicultural Australia
Chief Executive Officer
Ms Anne Hampshire
Board Member
Institute for Social Science Research
Head of Research and Advocacy
The Smith Family
Dr Paul Jelfs
Board Member
Institute for Social Science Research
General Manager (Population & Social Statistics Division)
Australian Bureau of Statistics
Professor Lisa McDaid
Director, Institute for Social Scie
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Alastair McEwan
Board Member
Institute for Social Science Research
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Researcher Development)
The University of Queensland
Dr Tyrone Ridgway
Board Secretary & Deputy Director (Operations)
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Troy Sloan
Board Member
Institute for Social Science Research
Group Manager (Analysis, Evaluation and Data Group)
Department of Social Services
Professor Heather Zwicker
Executive Dean
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Board Member
Institute for Social Science Research
ISSR Executive Committee
Professor Lisa McDaid
Director, Institute for Social Scie
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Tim Reddel
Professor (Social Solutions)
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Janeen Baxter
Director
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (Life Course Centre)
Centre Director
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Simon Smith
Professorial Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Tyrone Ridgway
Board Secretary & Deputy Director (Operations)
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Cassandra Hughes
Operations Manager & Executive Committee Secretariat & Operations Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
ISSR Leadership Group
Professor Lisa McDaid
Director, Institute for Social Scie
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Tim Reddel
Professor (Social Solutions)
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Simon Smith
Professorial Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Janeen Baxter
Director
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (Life Course Centre)
Centre Director
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Fran Boyle
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Jenny Povey
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Caroline Salom
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Mark Robinson
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Sally Staton
NHMRC Research Fellow & Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Lucy Mills
ARC Centre Chief Operating Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Tyrone Ridgway
Board Secretary & Deputy Director (Operations)
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Cassandra Hughes
Operations Manager & Executive Committee Secretariat & Operations Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Bianca Acimovic
Senior Manager, Research Partnershi
Institute for Social Science Research
Researchers
Professor Lisa McDaid
Director, Institute for Social Scie
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Shabbir Ahmad
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Alicia Allan
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
(on Maternity Leave)
Professor Janeen Baxter
Director
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (Life Course Centre)
Centre Director
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Melindy Bellotti
Senior Research Technician
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Tuhin Biswas
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Fran Boyle
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Chiara Broccatelli
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Sarah-Ann Burger
Research Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Alice Campbell
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Denise Clague
Research Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Laetitia Coles
Early Career Researcher (ECR) Representative & Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Miss Steffi Cook
Senior Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Emma Cooke
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Matthew Curry
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Catherine Daly
Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Julie Dean
Senior Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Shannon Edmed
Senior Research Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Yaqoot Fatima
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Sandy Houen
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Yanshu Huang
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr M Mamun Huda
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Melissa Johnstone
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Reseach
Dr Jennifer Juckel
Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Elizabeth Kennedy
Senior Research Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Matthias Kubler
Research Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Jack Lam
ARC DECRA Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Lutfun Nahar Lata
Early Career Researcher (ECR) Representative & Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Rennie Lee
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Carla Loodewijk
Evaluation Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Nadine Lorimer
Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Janelle MacKenzie
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Dwayne Mann
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Joemer Maravilla
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Shelby Marrington
Project Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Martin O'Flaherty
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Cassandra Pattinson
(On Maternity Leave)
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Dave Porter
Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Azhar Potia
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Jenny Povey
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Peter Rankin
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Tim Reddel
Professor (Social Solutions)
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Mark Robinson
Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Kalina Rossa
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Caroline Salom
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Maca San Martin Porter
Research Officer and PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Shamsi Shekari Soleimanloo
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Simon Smith
Professorial Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Sally Staton
NHMRC Research Fellow & Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Gayani Tennakoon Mudiyanselage
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Natalie Thomas
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Nam Tran
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Ning Xiang
Senior Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Miriam Yates
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Charlotte Young
Senior Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Tomasz Zajac
Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Research Affiliates
Professor Rosa Alati
Honorary Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Head, School of Public Health
Curtin University
Emeritus Professor Paul Boreham
Emeritus Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Richard Brown
Honorary Associate Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Gillian Considine
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Rochelle Cote
Honorary Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Associate Professor Scott Cowans
Adjunct Associate Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Emeritus Professor David de Vaus
Emeritus Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Honorary Professor Fiona Devine
Honorary Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Mel Dunn
Adjunct Associate Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Mohammad Hoque
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Yangtao Huang
Adjunct Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Emeritus Professor Andrew Jones
Emeritus Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Michael Limerick
Adjunct Associate Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Paul Memmott
Affiliate Academic
Institute for Social Science Research
Director
Aboriginal Environments Research Centre (AERC)
Dr Kevin Murphy
Honorary Research Senior Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Cameron Parsell
Affiliate Academic
Institute for Social Science Research
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
School of Social Science
Adjunct Professor Darren Pennay
Adjunct Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Honorary Professor Fiona Steele
Honorary Professor
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Sadasivam Suresh
Adjunct Senior Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Professional
Ms Bianca Acimovic
Senior Manager, Research Partnershi
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Suzanne Brangwin
Research Partnerships Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Lucy Bryce
Executive Coordinator (Research)
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Dee Dearing
Executive Support to Professor Janeen Baxter
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over The Life Course
Centre Administrator
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Lauren Gates
Contract Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Ariel Ho
Executive Coordinator
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Cassandra Hughes
Operations Manager & Executive Committee Secretariat & Operations Manager
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Matt MacDermott
Media and Communications Officer,
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over The Life Course
Media and Communications Officer, L
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Carla McCarthy
,
Engagement Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Rebecca McEwen Smith
Office Administrator
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Lucy Mills
ARC Centre Chief Operating Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Gina Nuttall
Design & Translation Coordinator
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Tyrone Ridgway
Board Secretary & Deputy Director (Operations)
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Rumaana Suleman
Research Development Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Postgraduate students
Mrs Sura Alwash
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Nimisha Bahl
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Tahmina Begum
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Meredith Burgess
PhD Candidate and HDR Representative
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Charlotte Casey
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Fran Donoso Rivas
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Zoe Ellerman
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Karen Fagan
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Michele Ferguson
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Lilac Florentino
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Miss Sylistah Gadam
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Miss Elizabeth Hitches
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Heidi Hoffmann
HDR Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr M Mamun Huda
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Saeed Jaydarifard
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Edmund Kanmiki
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Anna Loeffler
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Elahe Nikooharf Salehi
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Narayan Panthi
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Sonia Pervin
PhD candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Mrs Maca San Martin Porter
Research Officer and PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr K M Shahunja
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Nikita Sharma
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Laura Simpson Reeves
PhD Candidate and Research Assistant
Institute for Social Science Research
Mr Arvind Gnani Srinivasan
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social science Research
Ms Ruth Steinbring
MPhil Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Victoria Sullivan
PhD Candidate & Research Officer
Institute for Social Science Research
Principal Research Project Officer
School of Public Health
Ms Josi Charao de Azevedo Tabosa
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Nicole Watson
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Emily Westwood
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Miss Jinglu Yan
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Ms Asma Zulfiqar
PhD Candidate
Institute for Social Science Research
Research Leaders: Social Science of Education
Professor Simon Smith
Professorial Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Jenny Povey
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Sally Staton
NHMRC Research Fellow & Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Research Leaders: Social Science of Health
Professor Lisa McDaid
Director, Institute for Social Scie
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Simon Smith
Professorial Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Fran Boyle
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Caroline Salom
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Dr Sally Staton
NHMRC Research Fellow & Senior Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Research Leaders: Social Science of Innovation and Technology
Professor Simon Smith
Professorial Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Tim Reddel
Professor (Social Solutions)
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
Research Social Scientist
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Research Leaders: Social Science of Policy and Practice
Professor Lisa McDaid
Director, Institute for Social Scie
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Tim Reddel
Professor (Social Solutions)
Institute for Social Science Research
Professor Janeen Baxter
Director
ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course (Life Course Centre)
Centre Director
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Jenny Povey
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Associate Professor Wojtek Tomaszewski
Principal Research Fellow
Institute for Social Science Research
Board
ISSR Executive Committee
ISSR Leadership Group
Researchers
Research Affiliates
Professional
Postgraduate students
Research Leaders: Social Science of Education
Research Leaders: Social Science of Health
Research Leaders: Social Science of Innovation and Technology
Research Leaders: Social Science of Policy and Practice
