Our team
Meet the people behind our research
Our team brings together expertise across law, social work, public policy, human rights, disability studies, and community-led research.
Director
| Name | Position | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Piers Gooding | Associate Professor | 03 9479 1846 | P.Gooding@latrobe.edu.au |
Deputy Directors
| Name | Position | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Professor Lisa Brophy | Professor, Social Work & Social Policy | 03 9479 2387 | L.Brophy@latrobe.edu.au |
| Professor Chris Maylea | Professor | 03 9479 1284 | C.Maylea@latrobe.edu.au |
Lived Experience Lead
| Name | Position | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tessa Zirnsak | Research Fellow | 03 9479 1556 | T.Zirnsak@latrobe.edu.au |
Postdoctoral Fellow
| Name | Position | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Panos Karanikolas | Research Officer | Panos.Karanikolas@latrobe.edu.au |
Additional staff
| Name | Position | Telephone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Tal Araten-Bergman | Assoc Prof, Social Work & Social Policy | 03 9479 1598 | T.Araten-Bergman@latrobe.edu.au |
| Dr. Magda Karagiannakis | Senior Lecturer | 03 9479 1275 | M.Karagiannakis@latrobe.edu.au |
| Dr. Darren O'Donovan | Senior Lecturer | D.ODonovan@latrobe.edu.au | |
| Jessica Rodriguez Garcia | Casual Academic | JR.RodriguezGarcia@latrobe.edu.au | |
| Puneet Sansanwal | Casual Academic | P.Sansanwal@latrobe.edu.au | |
| Dr. Steph Slack | Casual/Adjunct Senior Research Fellow | S.Slack@latrobe.edu.au | |
| Dr. Oz Susler | Senior Lecturer | 03 9479 1680 | O.Susler@latrobe.edu.au |