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. Matthew Mabefam (Vice President)
Lecturer, Development Studies
School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
Research biography
2023-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

Associate Professor Susan Engel (Treasurer)
Lecturer, Development Studies and International Studies
School of Humanities and Social Inquiry, University of Wollongong
Research biography
2023-Current

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

Pranjali Das (Student Representative)
PhD candidate
Australian National University
Research biography
2023-Current

Dr Aidan Craney (Ordinary Member)
Research Fellow

Institute for Human Security, La Trobe University

Research biography
2022-Current

Dr. Kate Neely (Ordinary Member)
Senior Technical Advisor, Nossal Institute for Global Health
University of Melbourne
Research biography
2023-Current

Dr Souvik Lal Chakraborty (Ordinary Member)
Course Director, Master of International Development Practice
Faculty of Arts, Monash University
Research biography
2023-Current

Associate Professor Sara C Motta (Ordinary Member)
Mother, Grandmother, Philosopher, Poet and Popular Educator who is currently A/Prof in Politics
The University of Newcastle
Research biography
2023-Current

Previous Committee Members

Presidents:

Associate Professor Tanya Jakimow
Future Fellow
Australian Research Council
2019-2020

Associate Professor Tahmina Rashid
Associate Professor
University of Canberra
2020-2022

Dr Kearrin Sims (Interim President)
Senior Lecturer
James Cook University
2022

Vice Presidents:

Associate Professor Bina Fernandez
Associate Professor
University of Melbourne
2019-2021

Dr Kearrin Sims
Senior Lecturer
James Cook University
2021-2022

Dr Nadeem Malik
Senior Lecturer
The University of Melbourne
2022-2023

Secretary:
Associate Professor Anthony Ware
Senior Lecturer
Deakin University
2019-2022

Treasurer:

Dr Joyce Wu
Lecturer of Global Development
University of New South Wales
2019- 2022

Dr Sajal Roy
Formerly Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Impact UNSW
July 2022 – September 2023

Student Representatives:

Lauren Tynan
PhD Candidate
Macquarie University
2019-2021

Francesca Earp
PhD Candidate
James Cook University
2021-2023

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
James Cook University
2020-2021

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

Dr. Charles Mphande
Senior Lecturer
Victoria University
2020-2022

Dr Brooke Wilmsen
Senior Lecturer
La Trobe University
2022- January 2023

Dr Matthew Mabefam
Lecturer
University of Melbourne
2021- 2023

Associate Professor Susan Engel
Senior Lecturer
University of Wollongong
2021- 2023

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