Current Committee Members

Dr Heloise Weber (President)
Senior Lecturer
School of Political Science and International Studies, The University of Queensland

Research biography
2022-Current

Dr Nadeem Malik (Vice President)
Senior Lecturer in Development Studies

Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne

Research biography

2022-Current

Associate Professor Patrick Kilby (Secretary)
Development Studies

School or Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, and Editor in Chief of the journal Development in Practice

Research biography

2022-Current

Dr Sajal Roy (Tresurer)
Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact UNSW
Research biography
2022-Current

Dr Deborah Cummins (Industry Member)
Founder and Director of Bridging Peoples
Research biography
2022-Current

Francesca Earp (Student Representative)
Division of Tropical Environments & Societies
College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University
Research biography
2021-Current

Dr Aidan Craney (Ordinary Member)
Research Fellow

Institute for Human Security, La Trobe University

Research biography
2022-Current

Dr. Matthew Mabefam (Ordinary Member)
Lecturer, Development Studies
School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
Research biography
2021-Current

Associate Professor Susan Engel (Ordinary Member)
Lecturer, Development Studies and International Studies
School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
Research biography
2021-Current

Dr Brooke Wilmsen (Ordinary Member)
Senior Lecturer, Development Studies and Social Science
La Trobe University
Research biography
2022-Current

Previous Committee Members

Presidents:

Associate Professor Tanya Jakimow
Future Fellow

Australian Research Council
2019-2020

Associate Professor Tahmina Rashid
Associate Professor
Global Studies, University of Canberra
2020-2022

Dr Kearrin Sims (Interim President)
Senior Lecturer
Development Studies,
James Cook University

2022

Vice Presidents:

Associate Professor Bina Fernandez
Associate Professor
Development Studies, University of Melbourne
2019-2021

Dr Kearrin Sims
Senior Lecturer
Development Studies,
James Cook University
2021-2022

Secretary:
Associate Professor Anthony Ware
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Arts and Education, Deakin University
2019-2022

Treasurer:

Dr Joyce Wu (Treasurer)

Lecturer of Global Development

School of Social Sciences, University of New South Wales
2019- 2022

Student Representatives:

Lauren Tynan
Department of Geography and Planning
Macquarie University
2019-2021

Industry Member:
Dr Philippa Smales
Research Development Impact Network(Australia)
2019-2022

Ordinary Members:

Vicki Ware
Lecturer
Deakin University
2019-2020

Nichole Georgeou
Associate Dean
Western Sydney University
2019-2020


Dr Rochelle Spencer
Senior Lecturer
Murdoch University
2020-2021

Dr Kearrin Sims
Lecturer, Development Studies
James Cook University
2020-2021

Dr. Ana Carballo
Research Fellow
School of Geography, University of Melbourne
2020- 2022

Dr. Charles Mphande
Senior Lecturer
International & Community Development, Victoria University

2020-2022

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