Governance
The Melbourne Social Equity Institute is guided by its reference group and advisory board.
Reference Group
The reference group is comprised of academics who champion social equity research across the University of Melbourne. Members of the group give advice on matters of management and strategic focus.
A/Prof Karen Block
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Dr Danny Butt
Victorian College of the Arts
Prof Shanton Chang
School of Computing and Information Systems
Prof Karen Farquharson
School of Social and Political Sciences
A/Prof Bridget Hamilton
Centre for Mental Health Nursing
Dr Nicholas Hill
School of Social and Political Sciences
Prof Susan Kneebone
Melbourne Law School
Prof Jeannie Paterson
Melbourne Law School
Prof Kylie Smith
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
A/Prof Victor Sojo Monzon
Department of Management and Marketing
Prof Cathy Vaughan
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Dr Esperanza Vera-Toscano
Senior Research Fellow
Advisory Group
The advisory group is made up of leaders in the community and business sectors and provides guidance to ensure research is aligned to contemporary and emerging social issues.
Dr Robin Banks (Chair)
Human Rights Lawyer
Abiola Ajetomobi
Founding Director, Leading Impact NOW
Mubarek Imam
Founding Executive Director, Young Assets Foundation
Stacey Ong
Executive Director, One Red Step
Soo-Lin Quek
Executive Manager – Knowledge, Advocacy and Service Innovation, Centre for Multicultural Youth