Key Researchers

Susan Carland

Lecturer

Expert in experiences of Muslim women, intersection of gender with prejudice, bigotry, and extremism, relationship between prejudice, anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and gender.

susan.carland@monash.edu

Elliot Dolan-Evans

GPS Fellow

Researches the gendered impact of economic reforms in conflict, broader questions of feminist political economy, global governance, post-Soviet transitions, and transitional justice in Latin America.

elliot.dolan-evans1@monash.edu

Constance Duncombe

Lecturer

Researches critical approaches to global politics, including recognition, visual politics, social media and digital diplomacy.

constance.duncombe@monash.edu

Eleanor Gordon

Senior Lecturer

Practitioner and scholar on inclusive ways in which to build security and justice after armed conflict.

eleanor.gordon@monash.edu

Samanthi Gunawardana

Senior Lecturer

Expert in gender and development, work and livelihoods, economic security.

samanthi.gunawardana@monash.edu

Sarah Hewitt

GPS Fellow

Researches women's participation in peace processes and gender-sensitive peace agreements, feminist political economy analysis, women's participation in post-conflict transitions (Nepal and Kenya), and the Women, Peace and Security agenda.

sarah.hewitt@monash.edu

Katrina Lee-Koo

Associate Professor

Research lead on institutionalising women, peace and security (WPS). Researches WPS; women's leadership; Youth, Peace and Security; and children and armed conflict.

katrina.leekoo@monash.edu

Yolanda Riveros Morales

Research Fellow

Researches women's rights, social policy, poverty and vulnerability; peace processes; and gender-based violence. Regional expertise: Colombia and Latin America; Languages: Spanish.

yolanda.riverosmorales@monash.edu

Jenna Sapiano

Australia Research Council Postdoctoral Research Associate and Lecturer

Research lead on gender, participation and leadership. Researches gender and peace mediation; peace agreements; feminist international law; and post-conflict constitutions.

jenna.sapiano@monash.edu

Khulud Alhamazani

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Researches Arab women’s rights, refugees’ journeys, border security, gender-specific persecution and religious extremism.

khulud.alhamazani@monash.edu

Farkhondeh Akbari

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Researches non-state armed actors as actors of diplomacy and peace settlement challenges.

Faroo.Akbari@monash.edu