The School of Social Sciences comprises leading social and health researchers and professional leaders who are experts in their field, providing insight on key societal issues.
Our people
Head of School
School Manager
School Office
Key academic contacts
- Head of Students
- Head of Postgraduate Studies
- Honours Coordinators
- Academic Program Directors and Discipline Leaders
- Academic Integrity Officers
Director of Research Centres/Groups
Criminology and Social Policy
- Dr Summer May Finlay
- Associate Professor Natalia Hanley
- Dr Rachel Loney-Howes
- Cameron Langfield
- Nadia Neal
- Dr Delia Rambaldini-Gooding
- Dr Helen Simpson
- Dr Cammi Webb-Gannon
Geography & Sustainability
- Professor Nicholas Gill (head of discipline)
- Dr Crystal Arnold
- Associate Professor Jennifer Atchison
- Dr Stephanie Beaupark
- Associate Professor Thomas Birtchnell
- Dr Chris Brennan-Horley
- Dr Chantel Carr
- Dr Nicole Cook
- Ms Eliza Crosbie
- Associate Professor Leah Gibbs
- Senior Professor Chris Gibson
- Associate Professor Sonia Graham
- Dr Laura Hammersley
- Associate Professor Natascha Klocker
- Senior Professor Pauline McGuirk
- Dr Elyse Stanes
- Dr Andrew Warren
- Dr Isabelle Wolf
- Jariss Shead (Technical)
Occupational Health and Safety
Public Health
- Dr Yves Aquino
- Professor Annette Braunack-Mayer
- Professor Stacy Carter
- Dr Kar Hau Chong
- Associate Professor Chris Degeling
- Senior Professor Simon Eckermann
- Dr Robyn Gillespie
- Associate Professor Tam Ha
- Associate Professor Hassan Hosseinzadeh
- Dr Megan Hammersley
- Associate Professor Bridget Kelly
- Bushra Khan
- Associate Professor Catherine MacPhail
- Distinguished Professor Tony Okely
- Associate Professor Anne-Maree Parrish
- Associate Professor Lyn Phillipson
- Dr Joanna Russell
- Dr Patti Shih
- Professor Lisa Smithers
- Dr Rebecca Stanley
- Dr Jane Williams
- Dr Zhiguang Zhang
Social Work
- Dr Jacqui Cameron
- Cathy Duncan
- Dr Mim Fox
- Dr Kenny Kor
- Zhuzhu Liu
- Dr Rugare Mugumbate
- Dr Katarzyna Olcon
- Nandini Ray
- Dr Alankaar Sharma
- Professor Joanne Spangaro
- Karlie Stewart
- Dr Chye Toole-Anstey
Research Groups
Australian Centre for Culture, Environment, Society and Space (ACCESS)
Australian Centre for Health Engagement, Evidence and Values (ACHEEV)
Centre for Occupational, Public and Environmental Research in Safety & Health (COPERSH)
- Dr Mhairi Aitken
- Ms Kelly Andrews
- Dr Casper Badenhorst
- Dr Shahnaz Bakand
- Dr Alison Bell
- Dr Anthony Brown
- Professor of Practice Tanya Buchanan
- Professor Michael Burgess
- Dr Deanne Condon-Paoloni
- Professor Lesley Cooper
- Professor Brian Davies
- Dr James Elmslie
- Associate Professor Xiaoqi Feng
- Assistant Professor Mohammad Sorowar Hossain
- Mr Ronny Kareni
- Dr Jodie Park
- Dr Bang Nguyen Pham
- Alison Pryor
- Dr Julie Mooney-Somers
- Ms Lisa Pitts
- Professor Joe Steensma
- Dr Jacqueline Street
- Cheryl Travers
- Professor Heather Yeatman