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Our team

Our team unites leading researchers and practitioners who are committed to helping society navigate the complex security challenges of a rapidly changing world.

We collaborate with government, industry, and communities to develop evidence-based solutions and support informed public dialogue.

Senior staff

NamePositionTelephoneEmail
Professor Bec Strating Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security 9479 6671 B.Strating@latrobe.edu.au
Associate Professor Brooke Wilmsen Deputy Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security 9479 6693 B.Wilmsen@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Ruth Gamble Director, La Trobe Asia 9479 3667 R.Gamble@latrobe.edu.au

Professional staff

NamePositionEmail
Hannah Bourke Senior Program Coordinator H.Bourke@latrobe.edu.au
Matt Smith Senior Communication Co-ordinator, La Trobe Asia M.Smith@latrobe.edu.au

LCGS research fellows

NamePositionEmail
Dr. Sam Bashfield Research Fellow S.Bashfield@latrobe.edu.au
Mark Manantan Research Fellow M.Manantan@latrobe.edu.au
Ambika Vishwanath Research Fellow A.Vishwanath@latrobe.edu.au
Dr. Lupita Wijaya Research Fellow L.Wijaya@latrobe.edu.au

Pillar leads

NamePositionPillarTelephoneEmail
Professor Nick Bisley Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Economic security 9479 2692 N.Bisley@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Bianca Brijnath Professor, Hlth Communication in Society Health security 9479 1099 B.Brijnath@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Lauren Rickards Professor Political Communication Climate security 9479 1038 L.Rickards@latrobe.edu.au
Associate Professor Brooke Wilmsen Deputy Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security Environmental security 9479 6693 B.Wilmsen@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Andrea Carson Professor Political Communication Information security 9479 1312 A.Carson@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Timothy Jones Professor, History Human security 9479 2366 T.Jones@latrobe.edu.au
Associate Professor Michael O’Keefe Associate Professor, Politics National Security 9479 2676 M.Okeefe@latrobe.edu.au

La Trobe Centre for Global Security Members

NamePositionSchoolEmail
Dr Nicholas Barry Senior Lecturer, Politics Humanities and Social Sciences N.Barry@latrobe.edu.au
Dr John Taylor  Humanities and Social Sciences John.Taylor@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Aidan Craney  Humanities and Social Sciences A.Craney@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Yangbin Chen Senior Lecturer, Chinese Studies Humanities and Social Sciences Yangbin.Chen@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Chunmei Pan  Humanities and Social Sciences c.pan@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Ruji Auethavornpipat Lecturer, Politics and International Relations Humanities and Social Sciences R.Auethavornpipat@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Natasha Singh Raghuvanshi  Humanities and Social Sciences N.Raghuvanshi@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Maggie Paul Lecturer, Politics Humanities and Social Sciences Maggie.Paul@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Emerich Daroya Lecturer, Sociology Humanities and Social Sciences E.Daroya@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Dirk Tomsa Associate Professor, Politics Humanities and Social Sciences D.Tomsa@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Tarryn Phillips Associate Professor, Crime, Justice and Legal Studies Humanities and Social Sciences Tarryn.Phillips@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Lisa Denney Director, Centre for Human Security and Social Change Humanities and Social Sciences L.Denney@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Miriam Bankovsky Associate Professor, Politics Humanities and Social Sciences M.Bankovsky@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Makiko Nishitani Lecturer, Sociology Humanities and Social Sciences M.Nishitani@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Gerald Roche Senior Lecturer, Politics Humanities and Social Sciences G.Roche@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Lauren Gawne Senior Lecturer, Linguistics Humanities and Social Sciences L.Gawne@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Divya Rama Gopalakrishnan Lecturer, History Humanities and Social Sciences D.RamaGopalakrishnan@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Tom McNamara Lecturer, Anthropology and Development Studies Humanities and Social Sciences T.McNamara@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Elisabeth Jackson  Humanities and Social Sciences L.Jackson@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Jo Antoniades  Humanities and Social Sciences J.Antoniades@latrobe.edu.au
Assoc Prof Raul Sanchez-Urribarri Associate Professor, Politics Humanities and Social Sciences R.Sanchezu@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Daniel Bray  Humanities and Social Sciences D.Bray@latrobe.edu.au
Ms Samantha Gilmour  Humanities and Social Sciences S.Gilmour@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Martina Boese Senior Lecturer, Sociology Humanities and Social Sciences M.Boese@latrobe.edu.au
Ms Phebyn Joseph Lecturer, Hindi Studies Humanities and Social Sciences P.Joseph@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Michael Spate  Humanities and Social Sciences M.Spate@latrobe.edu.au
Prof Tim Minchin Professor, History Humanities and Social Sciences T.Minchin@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Elliot Patsoura Lecturer, English and Creative Writing Humanities and Social Sciences E.Patsoura@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Sophie Adams Lecturer, English and Creative Writing Humanities and Social Sciences S.Adams@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Emma Russell Senior Lecturer, Crime, Justice and Legal Studies Humanities and Social Sciences E.Russell@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Jasvir Nachatar Singh  La Trobe Business School J.NachatarSingh@latrobe.edu.au
Professor Sabrina Gupta Professor, Public Health Psychology and Public Health S.Gupta@latrobe.edu.au
Prof Louis de Koker Professor of Law La Trobe Law School L.DeKoker@latrobe.edu.au
Prof Michelle Burgis-Kasthala Professor, International Law La Trobe Law School M.Burgis-Kasthala@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Maria Elander Lecturer, Law La Trobe Law School M.Elander@latrobe.edu.au
Prof Luis Eslava Professorial Research Chair, International Law La Trobe Law School L.Eslava@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Urmee Chakma Lecturer School of Education U.Chakma@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Huong Nguyen  La Trobe Business School H.Nguyen9@latrobe.edu.au
Emeritus Prof Tony Bacic Emeritus Professor Agriculture, Biomedicine and Environment T.Bacic@latrobe.edu.au
Prof Adam Bourne Professor Psychology and Public Health A.Bourne@latrobe.edu.au
Dr Sean Arisian  La Trobe Business School S.Asian@latrobe.edu.au
Prof Kate Kitagawa Professor Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences K.Kitagawa@latrobe.edu.au
Prof Lena Wang Professor La Trobe Business School L.Wang2@latrobe.edu.au

La Trobe Centre for Global Security Fellows

NameTitleEmail
Dr Justin SeeAdjunct Research Fellowjustin.see@unimelb.edu.au
Dr Natalie SambhiAdjunct Research Fellownatalie@ververesearch.org
Mr Mike CopageAdjunct Research Fellowmcopage@coterran.co
Dr Troy Lee-BrownAdjunct Research Fellowtroy.lee-brown@uwa.edu.au
Prof Andrea CarsonProfessorial Fellowcarsona@unimelb.edu.au
Prof James LeiboldProfessorial FellowJ.Leibold@latrobe.edu.au