Structure

Our Director works with our Executive, a team of senior scholars; our Community Reference Group; our Executive-Government Working Group; and our Strategic Advisory Board to drive the vision and scope of activity for CRIS.

We’re supported by a program grant from the Victorian Government and significant funding and in-kind support from partner institutions.

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Community Reference Group

It is important that our community partners can engage in independent discussions on our initiatives. Made up of eight representatives from key community groups, our Community Reference Group was created to ensure our Executive and Strategic Advisory Board receives regular input from a community perspective.

 

Dr Hass Dellal AO (Chair)
Australian Multicultural Foundation

Sisay Dinku
Multicultural Consulting Services and VMC Commissioner

Kieran Hough
Victorian Arabic Social Services


Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria

Cameron McLeod
North Melbourne Football Club


Centre for Multicultural Youth

 
 

Strategic Advisory Board

 

Our Strategic Advisory Board provides strategic advice, sets priorities and reviews our research and programs progress and includes representatives from the Victorian Government, community groups, Deakin University, Western Sydney University, Victoria University, as well as both national and international experts.

 

Professor Fethi Mansouri (Chair)
Deakin University

Dr Kelly Mischel
Countering Violent Extremism, Department of Justice and Community Safety, Victorian Government

Professor Kevin Dunn
University of Western Sydney

Dr Christina Ho
University of Technology Sydney Professor

Professor Julie Owens
Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Alfred Deakin Professor

Professor Debra Smith
Victoria University

Professor Paul Thomas
University of Huddersfield

Professor Samina Yasmeen
University of Western Australia

Executive-Government Working Group

Our Executive-Government Working Group exists to allow us to quickly respond to government and policy needs, and is made up of two members from the Executive and two Victorian Government representatives.

 

Challenging Racisms and Enhancing Social Belonging Stream

Find out more about the team’s research and projects.

 

Professor Kevin Dunn
Stream Lead
Western Sydney University

Professor Yin Paradies
Stream Lead

Deakin University

Dr Jehonathan Ben
Stream Coordinator
Deakin University

Dr Sara Cheikh-Husain
Associate Member

Deakin University

Associate Professor Nida Denson
Member
Western Sydney University

Amanuel Elias

Dr Amanuel Elias

Deakin University

Ayuba Issaka

Deakin University

Dr Alanna Kamp
Member
Western Sydney University

Professor Craig McGarty
Member

Noorie Safa
Research Assistant
Western Sydney University

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Ms Shejuti Hayat
PhD Candidate
Western Sydney University

Alexandra Lee
Explore Researcher
Deakin University

Phuong Nguyen
Explore Researcher
University of Melbourne

Dr Rachel Sharples
Member
Western Sydney University

Professor Don MacKenzie
Associate Member
University of Washington

Awais Piracha

Western Sydney University

Dr Susan Sisko

Western Sydney University

Professor Fethi Mansouri
Member
Deakin University

Daniel Pitman

Western Sydney University

Dr Mandy Truong
Associate Member
Australian Institute of Family Studies

Building Resilience to Social Harms Stream

Find out more about the team’s research and projects.

 

Dr Hass Dellal AO
Stream Lead

Australian Multicultural Foundation

Professor Michele Grossman
Stream Lead
Deakin University

Dr Vivian Gerrand
Stream Coordinator
Deakin University

Professor Shahram Akbarzadeh
Member
Deakin University

Dr Vanessa Barolsky
Member

Deakin University

Professor Greg Barton
Member
Deakin University

Kris Christmann

Dr Kris Christmann
Member
University of Huddersfield

Bec Devitt
Research Assistant
Deakin University

Mark Duckworth
Member
Deakin University

Lydia Khalil
Member
Deakin University

Dr Matteo Vergani
Member
Deakin University

Tom Fischer
Research Assistant

Deakin University

Dr Josh Roose
Member
Deakin University

Dr Chad Whelan
Member
Deakin University

Ben Freeman
Research Assistant

Deakin University

Professor Paul Thomas
Member
University of Huddersfield

Christine Horn
Research Assistant

Deakin University

Dr Michael Ungar
Member
Resilience Research Centre, Dalhousie University

Youth, Diversity and Wellbeing in a Digital Age Stream

Find out more about the team’s research and projects.

 

Anita Harris
Stream Lead
Deakin University

Amanda Third
Stream Lead
Western Sydney University

Dr Kim Lam
Stream Coordinator
Deakin University

Alison Baker
Member

Victoria University

David Cao

David Cao
Explore Researcher
Deakin University

Dr Linda Chiodo
Member

Victoria University

Associate Professor Phillipa Collin

Dr Philippa Collin
Member
Western Sydney University

Komal Grewal

Komal Grewal
Explore Researcher
Deakin University

Dr Anna Halafoff
Member
Deakin University

Sherene Idriss

Dr Sherene Idriss
Member
Deakin University

Lara Ingram

Deakin University

Amanda Keddie

Professor Amanda Keddie
Member
Deakin University

Dr Liam Magee

Dr Liam Magee
Member

Western Sydney University

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Jess Case
Project Office
Centre for Multicultural Youth

Soo-Lin Quek

Soo-Lin Quek
Member
Centre for Multicultural Youth

Melathi Saldin

Dr Melathi Saldin
Project Officer
Deakin University

Lou Welland
Project Officer
Young and Resilient Research Centre

Dynamics of Violent Extremism Stream

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Jacob Davey
Stream Lead
Institute of Strategic Dialogue

Dr Mario Peucker
Stream Lead
Victoria University

Dr Muhammad Iqbal
Member

Victoria University

Professor Debra Smith
Member

Victoria University

Professor Ramon Spaaij
Member

Victoria University

Thomas J Fisher
Associate Member
Victoria University