Governance

The Melbourne Social Equity Institute is guided by its reference group and advisory board.

Reference Group

The reference group is comprised of academics who champion social equity research across the University of Melbourne. Members of the group give advice on matters of management and strategic focus.

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A/Prof Karen Block

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Dr Danny Butt

Victorian College of the Arts
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Prof Shanton Chang

School of Computing and Information Systems
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Prof Karen Farquharson

School of Social and Political Sciences
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A/Prof Bridget Hamilton

Centre for Mental Health Nursing
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Dr Nicholas Hill

School of Social and Political Sciences
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Prof Susan Kneebone

Melbourne Law School
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Prof Jeannie Paterson

Melbourne Law School
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Prof Kylie Smith

Melbourne Graduate School of Education
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A/Prof Victor Sojo Monzon

Department of Management and Marketing
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Prof Cathy Vaughan

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Dr Esperanza Vera-Toscano

Senior Research Fellow

Advisory Group

The advisory group is made up of leaders in the community and business sectors and provides guidance to ensure research is aligned to contemporary and emerging social issues.

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Dr Robin Banks (Chair)

Human Rights Lawyer
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Abiola Ajetomobi

Founding Director, Leading Impact NOW
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Mubarek Imam

Founding Executive Director, Young Assets Foundation
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Stacey Ong

Executive Director, One Red Step
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Soo-Lin Quek

Executive Manager – Knowledge, Advocacy and Service Innovation, Centre for Multicultural Youth