Leadership
Leadership
The Alfred Deakin Institute’s governance includes a Director’s Office, an Executive, Advisory Board and an International Reference Group.
Director’s office
The Director’s Office is made up of our Director, Deputy Directors and administrative staff.
Director
Deakin Distinguished Prof Fethi Mansouri
Deakin Distingushed Professor and Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
Deputy Directors
Prof Shahram Akbarzadeh
Deputy Director (International) and Research Professor, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
Deakin Distinguished Prof Emma Kowal
Deputy Director (Research Development) Deakin Distinguished Professor of Anthropology
Administrative and Professional Team
Ms Ciara Barker
Communications Coordinator
Ms Maryanne Borg
Executive Assistant to the ADI Director and UNESCO Chair
Dr Jasmin Chen
Digital Project Officer UNESCO Chair
Ms Karly Stafford
Executive Officer
Mr Nazryn Samat
Grants and Contracts Officer
Ms Jennifer Stepanov
Senior Administrative Coordinator
Ms Kathryn Tafra
ADI Writer and Editor
Executive
Our Executive provides advice to the Institute Director on a range of strategic matters.
Executive Group
Dr Rose Butler
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Ali Mozaffari
Senior Research Fellow
Prof Anita Harris
Research Professor
A/Prof Holly High
ARC Future Fellow
Prof David Bright
Professor of Criminology
Dr Luke Heemsbergen
Senior Lecturer, Communication
Prof Michele Grossman AM
Research Chair in Diversity and Community Resilience
Dr Timothy Neale
Senior Research Fellow
Ex Officio
Prof Andrew Hope
Head of School, School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Prof Andrea Witcomb
Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Education
Prof David Lowe
Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in Contemporary History
Prof Miguel Vatter
Professor in Political Science
Dr Marian Abouzeid
Senior Research Fellow
Ms Karly Stafford
Executive Officer
Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board provides the Institute with high-level advice on a range of strategic matters including the Institute strategic research plan.
The Hon (MP) Brad Rowswell
Member for SanDringham
The Hon (MP) Katie Hall
Member for Footscray
Prof Iain Martin
Vice-Chancellor and President, Deakin University
Prof Fazal Rizvi
Professor in Education, the University of Melbourne
Prof Peter Spearritt
Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland
Prof Simon Tormey
Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
Dr B. (Hass) Dellal AO
Executive Director, Australian Multicultural Foundation
Dr Dalal Smiley
CEO, Wellsprings for Women
Ms Farah Farouque
Director of Community Engagement, Tenants Victoria
Ms Carmel Guerra
Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Multicultural Youth
Mr Ahmet Keskin
Executive Director, Australian Intercultural Society
Contact the Executive Officer, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation:
Karly Stafford
+61 3 5227 2793
karly.stafford@deakin.edu.au
International Reference Group
The International Reference Group provides advice to our Director and Executive on a range of strategic matters.
Prof Roland Axtmann
Honorary Research Fellow, Swansea University, United Kingdom
Prof Philomena Essed
Professor of Critical Race, Gender and Leadership Studies, Antioch University, United States of America
Prof Patrick Imbert
University Research Chair, ‘Canada: Social and Cultural Challenges in a Knowledge-based Society’, University of Ottawa, Canada
Prof Peter Kivisto
Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare, Augustana College, United States of America
Prof Tariq Modood
Founding Director, University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
Prof Paul Morris
Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Prof Anna Triandafyllidou
Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University, Canada
Prof Bryan Turner
Director, Institute for Religion, Politics and Society, Australian Catholic University, Australia
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