Our People

Djuke Veldhuis

Associate Professor / Course Director
- Bachelor of Science Advanced - Global Challenges (Honours)

Djuke is passionate about engaging at the intersection of science and society. She has developed and delivered science communications training to hundreds of people across the globe. Previous roles include managing FameLab, an international science communication competition in partnership with Cheltenham Festivals, The British Council and NASA, as well as work with the US Global Development Lab’s “Partnership for enhanced engagement in research. She holds a BA (hons) in Archaeology & Anthropology, majoring in Biological Anthropology, from the University of Cambridge. Her subsequent doctoral research, also at Cambridge, examined the effect of social and environmental change on human health and well-being in Papua New Guinea. This interdisciplinary research background sits alongside extensive teaching experience and a first-class MA degree in science journalism from City University, London.

Diana Renner

Senior Lecturer  

Diana Renner has been involved with the Global Challenges degree since its inception in 2014. She is an educator, consultant and award-winning author. Her work weaves together adaptive leadership, adult development and process-oriented psychology, nurturing creativity and building skills for successfully managing uncertainty and making progress on complex challenges. Diana believes that leadership is an activity that anyone can engage in, regardless of background or position.

Diana has taught on a variety of leadership programs, including as a guest faculty member with Harvard University Kennedy School of Government for ‘The Art & Practice of Leadership Development’ program, Melbourne & Monash Business Schools, the Australian Public Services Commission, and the Australian Institute of Police Management.

Diana is a co-author of ‘Not Knowing: the art of turning uncertainty into opportunity’, winner of the ‘Management Book of the Year' award in the UK and 'Not Doing: the art of effortless action'. The books have been translated in more than 12 languages.

Grant Ennis

Lecturer

Since 2020 Grant has been an adjunct Lecturer at Monash University. Grant’s teaching and research focuses on the political and commercial determinants of health, primarily exploring the political influence of the sugar, road, and fossil fuel lobbies. The author of the acclaimed book Dark PR: How Corporate Disinformation Undermines Our Health and the Environment, his work has been referenced in the Journal of Transport & Health, Traffic Safety Research, Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, the Australian, Michael West, the Australian Financial Review, the Irish Times, the Irish Examiner, the Irish Independent, among others. His scholarship has had international reach and has contributed to parliamentary discussions related to nutrition and transport in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Jake Port

Lecturer - Bachelor of Science Advanced Global Challenges (Honours)

“Global Challenges is the course that I did at Monash University and would still be the course I'd do today if I had my time again. Having worked at a big 4 accounting firm in R&D Tax, as a science journalist and as someone who loves bridging industries and thinking outside of the box, I am proud to be part of the team delivering this content and excited to see where our students take their learnings in the future.”



Rosemarie Herbert

Senior Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Science

“I started at Monash as an undergraduate science student and have never left! I completed my PhD investigating the genetic basis of Wolbachia’s protective effects in preventing A. aegypti mosquitoes from transmitting dengue virus in 2017. My current interests include developing student recognition of transferable skills, and promoting student employability through work integrated learning”