Governance

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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  Dr 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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  Professor Shanton Chang

  School of Computing and Information Systems

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  Inala Cooper

  Murrup Barak – Melbourne Institute for Indigenous Development

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  Associate Professor Jane Dyson

  School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

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  Professor Karen Farquharson

  School of Social and Political Sciences

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  Associate Professor Bridget Hamilton

  Centre for Mental Health Nursing

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  Professor Kelsey Hegarty

  Department of General Practice

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  Dr Nicholas Hill

  School of Social and Political Sciences

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  Professor Cathy Humphreys

  Department of Social Work

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  Professor Susan Kneebone

  Melbourne Law School

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  Associate Professor Celia McMichael

  School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

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  Dr Kelum Palipane

  Melbourne School of Design

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  Professor Jeannie Paterson

  Melbourne Law School

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  Associate Professor Gyorgy Scrinis

  School of Agriculture and Food

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  Professor Kylie Smith

  Melbourne Graduate School of Education

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  Dr Victor Sojo Monzon

  Department of Management and Marketing

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  Professor Cathy Vaughan

  Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

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  Dr Esperanza Vera-Toscano

  Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research

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  Professor Sara Wills

  School of Historical and Philosophical Studies

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