Through research, training, advocacy, career support, and community engagement, our team is dedicated to creating pathways that enable refugees and migrants to thrive in their new communities.

Leadership

Leadership

Dr Karen Dunwoodie Centre Director
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Professor Lucy Taksa Centre Deputy Director
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Dr Anna Xavier Research Fellow & Career Clinic Coordinator
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Bis Hakimi Research assistant
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Dr Maria Rojas Career Development Program Officer
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Daisy Ye Career Development Program Officer
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Members

Members

We are located in the Faculty of Business and Law, includes management, administrative staff and academics employed by Deakin University, as well as honorary academics appointed by the University.

Staff employed by Deakin University may become core members on an initial two-year basis with potential for extension. The core members will share a commitment to CREATE’s vision, mission, goals and objectives, its research program and interests.

The core members are:

Professor Marilyn McMahon Deakin Law School
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Professor Shiri Krebs Professor of Law at Deakin University
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Dr Yuen Lam (Fannie) Bavik Lecturer at Deakin Business School
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Dr Tebeje Molla Discovery Early Researcher Award (DECRA) Fellow, Deakin School of Education
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Associate Professor Tania Penovic Associate Professor, Deakin Law School
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Associate Professor Shea Fan Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at Deakin Business School
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Dr Zitong Sheng Senior lecturer at the Department of Management, Deakin Business School
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Associate Professor Fara Azmat Associate Professor and director of the Principle of Responsible Management Education (PRME)
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Associate Professor Dhara Shah Associate Professor in Human Resource Management
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Dr Emma Li Senior Lecturer in Finance
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Associate Professor Sagarika Mishra Faculty of Business and Law/Deakin Business School
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Professor Mirjana Lozanovska Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Architecture and Built Environment
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Associate Professor Kim Robinson Social work researcher
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Professor Rajesh Vasa Head Translational Research and Development
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Dr Amanda Coles Senior Lecturer
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Industry Advisory Committee

Industry Advisory Committee

The Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) is designed to provide a opportunity for formal and informal two-way discussions between Centre Directors and external industry stakeholders and practitioners in regard to the Centre’s strategic directions, activities and initiatives, as well as advice on potential sources of funding for activities and projects.

The Committee is not intended to replace or duplicate the work of any other group in the University. The objective of the IAC is to support the Centre’s efforts to fulfil its vision, mission and overarching goals.

The IAC Committee are:

Dr Karen Dunwoodie Centre Director
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Professor Lucy Taksa Centre Deputy Director
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Yasmin King FAICD, FCPA, MBA - CEO, SkillsIQ | Director & Co-Founder, SkillsAware
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Yung Ngo GAICD - Chief Customer Officer, OFX Group
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Yuko Keicho Former Auditor General, Asian Development Bank
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Eva Hussain JP - Executive Director, Polaron | Honorary Consul General to Austria (Victoria)
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Scholarly Advisory Committee

Scholarly Advisory Committee

Scholarly Advisory Committee (SAC) will provide a forum for leading internationally renowned scholars to engage in formal and informal two-way discussions with the Centre Directors and staff on the Centre’s scholarly research directions, activities, projects and outcomes.

The Committee is not intended to replace or duplicate the work of any other group in the University. The objective of the SAC is to support the Centre’s efforts to fulfil the Centre’s vision, mission and overarching goals.

The current committee are:

Dr Karen Dunwoodie Centre Director
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Professor Alex Newman Professor of Management and Associate Dean Faculty at Melbourne Business School
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Professor Andreas Diedrich Professor of Management and Organisation Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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Professor Fei Guo Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor Ingrid Piller Humboldt Professor, University of Hamburg, Distinguished Professor of Applied Linguistics, Macquarie University
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Adjunct Professor Julian Teicher Adjunct Professor, Central Queensland University, Honorary Professor, Deakin University
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