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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 Lake

Dr Jessica O’Leary

Imperial and Colonial Histories

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Dr Kristie Patricia Flannery

Kate-Fullagar-2019

Professor Kate Fullagar

Associate Professor Shino Konishi

Professor Amanda Nettelbeck

Professor Amanda Nettelbeck - program director

Literature

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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

Dr Kyle Peyton

Refugees, Humanitarianism and Migration Studies

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Dr Anh Nguyen Austen

Professor Joy Damousi AM FASSA FAHA - centre director/institute director

Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick

Professor Sheila Fitzpatrick

Dr Ebony Nilsson

Dr Rachel Stevens

Dr Mary Tomsic

Sociology

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Professor Jack Barbalet

Dr Tom Barnes - program director

Professor Bryan Turner

News

ACU launches arts industry research program in Ballarat

27 April 2023

ACU is launching a new Graduate Industry Research Program at the Ballarat campus this month. Five PhD candidates will undertake research projects to explore and develop Ballarat’s rich heritage and ar...

ACU researchers lead national research on changing attitudes to local government

22 February 2023

There is a sharp generational and gender divide when it comes to how Australians view the role of local government, according to a new national survey by ACU researchers.

ACU announces partnership with Clunes Booktown Festival

16 February 2023

ACU has signed on as university sponsor of the 2023 Clunes Booktown Festival, cementing the University’s commitment to the arts in regional Victoria.

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