The Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation’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 Professor Fethi Mansouri Deakin Distingushed Professor and Director, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
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Deputy Directors

Associate Professor Yamini Narayanan Associate Professor
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Professor Ihsan Yilmaz Research Chair in Islamic Studies and Intercultural Dialogue
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Administrative and Professional Team

Mr Ashfaq Ali Yacoob Ali Executive Officer
Ms Ciara Barker Communications Coordinator
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Ms Maryanne Borg Executive Assistant to the ADI Director and UNESCO Chair
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Professor Jasmin Chen Digital Project Officer UNESCO Chair
Ms Isabel Fitzgerald Senior Officer, CRIS
Mr Muhammad Haseeb Coordinator, Research Grants
Dr Anna Kent Executive and Project Officer, Centre for Contemporary Histories (CCH)
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Mr Robin Scott Industry Professor
Ms Jennifer Stepanov
Professor Kathryn Tafra ADI Writer and Editor
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Executive

Our Executive provides advice to the Institute Director on a range of strategic matters.

Executive Group

Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh Deputy Director (International) and Research Professor, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
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Professor Rose Butler Senior Research Fellow
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Professor Leanne Kelly Research Fellow
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Deakin Distinguished Professor Fethi Mansouri Deakin Distingushed Professor and Director, Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
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Associate Professor Yamini Narayanan Associate Professor
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Dr Michelle O’Toole Associate Research Fellow, CRIS
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Professor Stephane Shepherd Professor (Forensic Psychology and Criminology)
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Professor Ihsan Yilmaz Research Chair in Islamic Studies and Intercultural Dialogue
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Ex Officio

Mr Ashfaq Ali Yacoob Ali Executive Officer
Professor Michele Grossman AM Research Chair in Diversity and Community Resilience
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Professor Holly High ARC Future Fellow
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Professor David Lowe Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation Professor and Chair in Contemporary History
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Professor Andrea Witcomb Associate Dean (Research), Faculty of Arts and Education
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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
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The Hon (MP) Katie Hall Member for Footscray
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Professor Iain Martin Vice-Chancellor and President, Deakin University
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Professor Fazal Rizvi Professor in Education, the University of Melbourne
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Professor Peter Spearritt Emeritus Professor, University of Queensland
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Professor Simon Tormey Executive Dean, Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
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Professor B. (Hass) Dellal AO Executive Director, Australian Multicultural Foundation
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Dr Dalal Smiley CEO, Wellsprings for Women
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Ms Farah Farouque Director of Community Engagement, Tenants Victoria
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Ms Carmel Guerra Chief Executive Officer, Centre for Multicultural Youth
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Mr Ahmet Keskin Executive Director, Australian Intercultural Society
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International Reference Group

The International Reference Group provides advice to our Director and Executive on a range of strategic matters.

Professor Roland Axtmann Honorary Research Fellow, Swansea University, United Kingdom
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Professor Philomena Essed Professor of Critical Race, Gender and Leadership Studies, Antioch University, United States of America
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Professor Patrick Imbert University Research Chair, ‘Canada: Social and Cultural Challenges in a Knowledge-based Society’, University of Ottawa, Canada
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Professor Peter Kivisto Professor of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Welfare, Augustana College, United States of America
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Professor Tariq Modood Founding Director, University Research Centre for the Study of Ethnicity and Citizenship, University of Bristol, United Kingdom
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Professor Paul Morris Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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Professor Anna Triandafyllidou Professor, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Migration and Integration at Ryerson University, Canada
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Professor Bryan Turner Director, Institute for Religion, Politics and Society, Australian Catholic University, Australia
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