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Melbourne (Bundoora) Academic Staff

Name
Position
Research/Teaching Interests
Telephone
Email
Peter Beilharz Professor Social theory; labourism; socialism; comparative history of sociology and social theory +61 3 9479 2753 p.beilharz@latrobe.edu.au
Darrell Bennetts Associate Lecturer Cultural sociology; Antipodean societies +61 3 9479 2701 d.bennetts@latrobe.edu.au
John Carroll Professor Sociology of culture +61 3 9479 2143 j.carroll@latrobe.edu.au
Ken Dempsey Emeritus Scholar Marriage and the family; sociology of gender; community, belonging and identity
+61 3 9479 2752 k.dempsey@latrobe.edu.au
David de Vaus Professor of Sociology and Dean, Humanities and Social Sciences Sociology of the family; gender; ageing and retirement; living alone +61 3 9479 2844 d.devaus@latrobe.edu.au
Lee FitzRoy Lecturer International development (theory and practice); feminist theory; interpersonal violence (sexual assault, family violence and child abuse); and community development (theory and practice) +61 3 9479 1703 l.fitzroy@latrobe.edu.au
Brian Furze Head of Social Sciences (AW) and Senior Lecturer Community focused conservation, natural resource management and development in mountain regions of Australia, Asia and Europe; Sustainable agriculture and sustainable regional development in Australia and Europe, cross-border issues in sustainable development.
+61 2 6024 9781
b.furze@latrobe.edu.au
John Goldlust Honorary Associate Migration, ethnicity and multiculturalism; sociology of the mass media and popular culture; social history +61 3 9479 2286 j.goldlust@latrobe.edu.au
Trevor Hogan Senior Lecturer Social theory; comparative and historical sociology; cities; religion; Philippines +61 3 9479 1116 t.hogan@latrobe.edu.au
Rowan Ireland Honorary Associate Sociology of religion; political sociology; social movements; Latin America +61 3 9479 2728 r.ireland@latrobe.edu.au
Evie Katz Honorary Visiting
Research Fellow
Social history and anthropology; anthropology and sociology of work and organisations and of science and technology; ethnicity and ethnic relations; gender relations
+61 3 9479 1703 e.katz@latrobe.edu.au
Beryl Langer Honorary Associate Consumer culture; globalisation and identity; childhood; Canadian studies +61 3 9479 2728 b.langer@latrobe.edu.au
Tania Lewis Charles La Trobe Fellow Popular media culture; lifestyle and consumer culture; green and ethical lifestyles; comparative approaches to television
+61 3 9479 2743 t.lewis@latrobe.edu.au
Wendy Mee Lecturer Sociology of science and technology; globalization; development; feminist perspectives +61 3 9479 1703 w.mee@latrobe.edu.au
Anthony Moran Lecturer Australian political culture; Indigenous politics; multiculturalism; ethnicity and race; globalisation; the sociology of risk
+61 3 9479 1671 a.moran@latrobe.edu.au
Lorraine Mortimer Senior Lecturer Ethnographic film; sex and gender; social theory (French) +61 3 9479 1985 l.mortimer@latrobe.edu.au
Robbie Peters Lecturer The interaction of globalization and violence in processes of uneven economic development in urban Southeast Asia   r.peters@latrobe.edu.au
Chris Peterson Honorary
Research Fellow
Australia's healthcare systems, research methods +61 3 9479 2416 c.peterson@latrobe.edu.au
Anastasia Powell Lecturer Sociology of deviance/law; sexuality & gender; youth; violence against women; women's policy +61 3 9479 2123  
Kerreen Reiger Associate Professor Historical sociology of Australian families; feminist theory; health professions and childbearing; maternity service provision; midwifery +61 3 9479 1040 k.reiger@latrobe.edu.au
Katy Richmond Honorary Associate Gender and work; family; health and food +61 3 9479 2690 k.richmond@latrobe.edu.au
Pauline Savy Lecturer Sociology of health & illness; sociology of emotions; narrative methodology; mental illness +61 2 6024 9801 p.savy@latrobe.edu.au
Nonie Sharp Honorary
Research Fellow
Nature, place, people;
the construction of seaspace in cross-cultural perspective;
customary marine tenures; iIndigenous cultures in Australia;
cultural difference and identity formation
+61 3 9479 2752 n.sharp@latrobe.edu.au
Claudia Slegers Honorary
Research Fellow
Deviance and social control; language, society and culture; social research methods +61 3 9479 2121 c.slegers@latrobe.edu.au
Karl Smith Lecturer Social theory; subjectivity; action/agency; self-identity; religion; culture; modernity; everyday life; creativity, language and meaning +61 3 9479 2120 k.smith@latrobe.edu.au
Yoshio Sugimoto Emeritus Professor Nationhood, ethnicity and citizenship in contemporary Japan; cultural relativism in Asia; the Japanese sociological tradition and the potential of multicultural social sciences +61 3 9479 2286 y.sugimoto@latrobe.edu.au
Rosemary Wearing Honorary Associate Deviance, law and the state; gender and family violence +61 3 9479 2752 r.wearing@latrobe.edu.au
Raelene Wilding Lecturer Everyday life; Australian society; families; migration; ethnicity; gender; qualitative research methods +61 3 9479 2679 r.wilding@latrobe.edu.au
Evan Willis Professor Sociology of health and illness; occupational health and safety; sociology of work and occupations +61 3 9479 1684 e.willis@latrobe.edu.au
Ken Young Honorary
Research Fellow
  +61 3 9479 3157 k.young@latrobe.edu.au

Melbourne (Bundoora) Administrative Staff

Name Position Telephone Email
Enquiries General Office +61 3 9479 2690 sociology@latrobe.edu.au
Mrs Barbara Matthews Program Administrator +61 3 9479 2300 b.matthews@latrobe.edu.au
Ms Bronwyn Bardsley Administrative Officer +61 3 9479 1690 b.bardsley@latrobe.edu.au
Mrs Kathy Ward Administrative Officer +61 3 9479 1691 k.ward@latrobe.edu.au
Ms Elaine Young Administrative Officer +61 3 9479 2690 e.young@latrobe.edu.au

 

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