Our people - Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences

IHSS researchers’ expertise spans six main research areas:

Gender and Women’s History

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Dr Sarah Bendall

Professor Susan Broomhall

Professor Susan Broomhall FAHA - centre director

Dr Jessica O’Leary

Dr Natalie Tomas

Imperial and Colonial Histories

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Dr Kristie Patricia Flannery

Kate-Fullagar-2019

Professor Kate Fullagar

Literature

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Professor Debjani Ganguly FRAS

Professor Paul Giles FAHA

Professor Peter Holbrook FAHA - program director

Associate Professor Lisa O’Connell

Dr Killian Quigley

Political Science

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Dr Kathryn Baragwanath

Professor Paul Kenny - program director

Refugees, Humanitarianism and Migration Studies

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Professor Joy Damousi AM FASSA FAHA - centre director

Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick

Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick

Dr Anh Nguyen Austen

Dr Ebony Nilsson

Dr Rachel Stevens

Dr Mary Tomsic

Sociology

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Professor Jack Barbalet

Associate Professor Tom Barnes - program director

Professor Bryan Turner

News

How modern science helped solve a centuries-old mystery

4 January 2024

Associate Professor Darius von Guttner explores the role of modern forensic science in the search for the remains of Copernicus, the 16th century “father of astronomy”.

ACU historian provides expert analysis of Australia’s new migration reforms

11 December 2023

Dr Rachel Stevens provides an expert analysis of the government’s "once in a generation" migration reforms.

ACU researcher wins prestigious National Library of Australia fellowship

23 November 2023

ACU historian Dr Jessica O’Leary has received a prestigious National Library of Australia Fellowship.

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