Our Experts
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Climate change and carbon tax
Alternative energy sources and zero emissions
Professor Mike Sandiford, School of Earth Sciences
8344 7221
mikes@unimelb.edu.au
Climate change policy
Professor David Karoly, School of Earth Sciences
8344 4698
dkaroly@unimelb.edu.au
Climate change policy and the environment
Dr Peter Christoff, Department of Resource Management and Geography
8344 0805
peterac@unimelb.edu.au
Population, immigration and refugees
Indonesian society and law reform
Professor Tim Lindsey, Asian Law Centre
834 48134
t.lindsey@unimelb.edu.au
Mental health and human rights; asylum seekers and irregular maritime arrivals
Associate Professor Harry Minas, School of Population Health
8344 0901
h.minas@unimelb.edu.au
Multiculturalism in Australia
Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh, National Centre for Excellence in Islamic Studies
8344 8895
shahrama@unimelb.edu.au
Muslim communities in Australia, freedom of religion, Islam and human rights
Professor Abdullah Saeed, Asia Institute
8344 6861
a.saeed@unimelb.edu.au
Rights and responsibilities of asylum seekers and granters
Professor Sharon Bell, LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management
8344 0756
s.bell@unimelb.edu.au
Social Justice, carbon trading/tax, climate, the underprivileged and disabled
Dr Jeremy Moss, Director, Social Justice Initiative
8344 5091
jmoss@unimelb.edu.au
Economy, Industrial Relations and Tax Reform
Financial markets, financial regulation and manufacturing
Professor Kevin Davis, Department of Finance
8344 5098
Kevin.davis@unimelb.edu.au
Industrial relations & the return of workchoices
Professor Bill Harley
8344 4214
bharley@unimelb.edu.au
Associate Professor John Howe
Director, Centre for Employment & Labour Relations Law
8344 1094
j.howe@unimelb.edu.au
Labour market and employment trends, industrial relations
Professor Mark Wooden, Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research
8344 2089
m.wooden@unimelb.edu.au
Health reforms and hospitals
Economics and funding of health
Professor Tony Scott, Institute for Applied Economic and Social Research
8344 2115
a.scott@unimelb.edu.au
Mental health
Professor Patrick McGorry, Orygen Youth Mental Health Research Centre
9342 2816
pmcgorry@unimelb.edu.au
Paid maternity leave
Amanda Cooklin, Centre for Women's Health, Gender and Society / Parenting Research Centre
ACooklin@parentingrc.org.au
Population health and epidemiology
Professor Terry Nolan, School of Population Health
8344 0856
t.nolan@unimelb.edu.au
Primary care and super-clinics
Professor Jane Gunn, Department of General Practice
8344 4530
j.gunn@unimelb.edu.au
Education
Higher education policy and governance
Professor Lynn Meek, LH Martin Institute for Higher Education Leadership and Management
8344 0756
vmeek@unimelb.edu.au
Schools performance analysis
Professor Stephen Lamb, Graduate School of Education
8344 8332
lamb@unimelb.edu.au
Schools performance analysis
Professor Jack Keating, Graduate School of Education
8344 6020
jkeating@unimelb.edu.au
Women and leadership
Dr Lauren Rosewarne, School of Social and Political Sciences
8344 6820
lrose@unimelb.edu.au
Environment
Resource management
Andrew Hamilton, Department of Resource Management and Geography
9250 6821
andrewjh@unimelb.edu.au
Agriculture
Climate change impact on agriculture
Professor Snow Barlow, School of Land & Environment
8344 5008
s.barlow@unimelb.edu.au
Agriculture and food security
Professor Rick Roush, School of Land & Environment
8344 5025
rick.roush@unimelb.edu.au
Australian politics
Media and campaign strategy
Dr Sally Young, School of Social and Political Sciences
8344 6586
syoung@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Scott Brenton, School of Social and Political Sciences
9035 8001
sbrenton@unimelb.edu.au
Professor Brian Galligan, School of Social and Political Sciences
8344 3440
galligan@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Stephanie Younane Brookes, School of Social and Political Sciences
8344 8191
younanes@unimelb.edu.au
Urban planning
Housing density & urban sprawl
Dr David Nichols
8344 7596
nicholsd@unimelb.edu.au
Planning theory, planning practice, planning risk, metropolitan and regional planning, urban planning systems
Dr Alan March
8344 7077
alanpm@unimelb.edu.au
Urban growth boundary extension & sprawl, funding for urban issues, liveability and
access to public space, crime and violence prevention policy
Associate Professor Carolyn Whitzman
8344 8723
whitzman@unimelb.edu.au
Money and politics
Joo-Cheong Tham, Law
8344 7030
j.tham@unimelb.edu.au
Student Voices
Tom Sutherland is currently pursuing the Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Media and Communications, and Political Science. He is also the Secretary of the Melbourne University Debating Society.