School of Social Sciences

Professor Jo Lindsay is Professor of Sociology in the School of Social Sciences. Prof Lindsay is a leading sociologist in the fields of sustainability, consumption, families, and households. Prof Lindsay is passionate about building and supporting research partnerships, research innovation and working with partners and communities to solve complex problems.

Professor Kerry O'Brien is the Director of the Behavioural Sciences Research Lab in the School of Social Sciences. Prof O'Brien has a broad range of research interests, including mental and physical health-related topics, and social harms broadly, including the potential antecedents and mediators. He is particularly interested in developing and testing new research methodologies and measures, including psychometric testing of new measures, and the application research designs and program evaluations in complex real-world settings.

Professor Steve Roberts is Professor of Education & Social Justice and Head of the School of Education, Culture and Society. Steve is a sociologist and an internationally recognised expert in research in two areas: i) changes and continuities in boys and men's masculinity practices, and; ii) inequalities in young people’s transitions to adulthood. The former includes boys and men’s engagement with risky drinking; sexting; emotionality; computer gaming; violence; domestic labour; compulsory and post-compulsory education; employment.

Dr John Gardner is a sociologist and STS (Science & Technology Studies) scholar with an interest in bioethics, the ethics of medical innovation, and the future of healthcare. He is the Director of the Monash Bioethics Centre. Dr Gardner's research agenda is broadly aimed at supporting responsible research and innovation in biomedicine and healthcare. As a sociologist, his work explores the organisational and social contexts that shape innovation processes, and the ethical challenges that arise as new health technologies are implemented in real-life healthcare settings. He works within interdisciplinary teams and collaborates with clinicians, hospital managers, and patient and community groups to support the development of equitable, patient-centred care.