Qualifications:
- Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland, 2021
- Graduate Certificate of Conflict Resolution and Mediation, University of Queensland, 2014
- Masters of Development Practice (Community Development, International Relations), 2013
- Graduate Diploma of Education, University of New England, 1998
- Bachelor of Arts (1st Class Hons, Anthropology), University of Sydney, 1987
Experiences:
- Research assistant: 2021-2022
- Guest lecturer: Anthropology (ANTH 1030 & ANTH 1008), University of Queensland, 2019, 2020
- Tutor: Political Science (POLS 3102), University of Queensland, 2021
- Tutor: Anthropology (ANTH 1008), University of Queensland, 2019
- Tutor: Masters of Education (EDUC7600), University of Queensland, 2018-2021
- Tutor: Sociology (SOCY 1050 & SOCY 3329), University of Queensland, 2019 and 2021
- Research assistant, Outreach Team, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, 2016-17
- Senior education officer, Department of Education (Queensland), 2006 – 2022
- regulatory assessment: home education, non-state schooling and CRICOS
- Classroom teacher, Department of Education (Queensland), 1999-2006
- Company director, Cottage Industries Homes, 1991-1995
- Tutor: Anthropology Department, University of Sydney, 1988
- Research assistant, Anthropology Department, University of Sydney, 1986-88
Service:
- Volunteer, refugee support hub, Brisbane, 2017-22
- PhD representative, Refugee Education Special Interest Group 2019-2021
- Founding member, Academics for Refugees, University of Queensland, 2019-2021
- Australian Network of Student Anthropologists (ANSA) President, 2020
- Student representative, School of Social Science, University of Queensland, 2018
Research interests:
- Seeking asylum, refugees and issues surrounding resolution of refugee status
- Anthropology of policy
- Citizenship and the national imaginary
- Methodological innovations to provide voice under constraints of policy/citizenship issues
Projects:
- Freedom on a Thread: living in limbo as part of the Australian “asylum legacy caseload” (PhD thesis). Supervised by Professor Greg Marston and Dr Jenny Munro, 2016-2021