Expert areas covered
- Politics, Media and Economics
- Foreign Affairs and Politics
- Climate Change and Environmental Policy
- Social Security, Disability, Aged Care, Rural Health and Mental Health
- Education Policy
Please contact the Media Team for other areas or assistance contacting experts.
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Politics, Media and Economics
- Dr Andrea Carson, Associate Professor of Politics and Media
Misinformation, disinformation, the digital campaigns for the election, gender
Email: a.carson@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Judith Brett, Emeritus Professor of Politics
Australian politics, political history, Labor party
Email: j.brett@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Nasya Bahfen, Senior Lecturer in Journalism
Diversity, raced-based policies, candidates running on divisive or controversial platforms
Email: n.bahfen@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Kevin Brianton, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Political messaging, campaign tactics and media strategy
Email: k.brianton@latrobe.edu.au - Associate Professor Jasmine Westendorf, Senior Lecturer in International Relations
International aid and development issues and foreign policy issues related to wars/peace/United Nations.
Email: J.Westendorf@latrobe.edu.au M: 0450 223 056 - Ian Tulloch, Adjunct Research Fellow
Australian federal and state politics; regional politics; electoral politics; environmental and water politics; industrial relations/unions and politics
Email: i.tulloch@latrobe.edu.au
Foreign Affairs and Politics
- Professor Nick Bisley, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences
Asia’s international relations, Australian foreign and defence policy
Email: n.bisley@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Robert Horvath, Senior Lecturer in Politics
Russia-Ukraine war; Russian propaganda; Russian politics; Russian foreign policy; Vladimir Putin
Email: R.Horvath@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Bec Strating, Director of La Trobe Asia
Australian foreign and defence policy, maritime security
Email: B.Strating@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Niamatullah Ibrahimi, Lecturer in International Relations
Middle-east relations, Afghanistan, political violence, peacebuilding, post-conflict politics
Email: n.ibrahimi@latrobe.edu.au - Associate Professor Dirk Tomsa, Professor in Politics
Southeast Asia - Australia relations, Indonesia, Australia-Indonesia relations
Email: D.Tomsa@latrobe.edu.au Mobile: 0427 105 284
Climate Change and Environmental Policy
- Dr Kathleen Birrell, Lecturer La Trobe Law School
Climate change law, politics around climate change, environmental policy
Email: k.birrell@latrobe.edu.au
Social Security, Disability, Aged Care, Rural Health and Mental Health
- Professor Jane Mills, Dean, La Trobe Rural Health School
Rural health, health workforce, health system strengthening and nursing education
Email: jane.mills@latrobe.edu.au - Professor Irene Blackberry, Director John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing
Ageing, aged care policy, rural ageing, chronic diseases including dementia and diabetes
Email: I.Blackberry@latrobe.edu.au - Professor Christine Bigby, Director Living with Disability Research Centre
Disability policy, social inclusion, abuse of people with disabilities
Email: c.bigby@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Darren O’Donovan, Senior Lecturer La Trobe Law School
NDIS funding, disability policy and law
Email: d.odonovan@latrobe.edu.au - Dr Chris Maylea, Associate Professor La Trobe Law School
Mental health law, mental health policy, forensic mental health, disability law, people who use mental health services
Email: C.Maylea@latrobe.edu.au M: 0439 463 255
Education Policy
- Professor Joanna Barbousas, Dean of Education
Education policy, teacher education, teacher progression, innovative learning options
Email: j.barbousas@latrobe.edu.au
LGBTIQ people and the law
- Dr Matthew Mitchell, crime, justice and legal studies, Dept of Social Inquiry
LGBTIQ people and the law, criminal justice, transgender and gender diverse people in law and policy.
Email: matthew.mitchell@latrobe.edu.au
Key areas of research at La Trobe University
- Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Biomedical Sciences
- Health and Wellbeing
- Society, Education and Social Change
- Digital Innovation and Transformation.
Please contact the Media Team for other areas or assistance contacting experts.
