Skip to the content | Change text size

Anthropologists at Monash

Anthropological research, research training and teaching takes place in a number of academic areas of Monash University. The "Anthropology program" in the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts, focuses on "sociocultural anthropology". Related research and teaching is conducted by anthropologists, human geographers, archaeologists and sociolinguists in other academic programs in a number of Centres, Schools and Faculties of the University.

Anthropologists in the School of Political and Social Inquiry, Faculty of Arts

Dr John Bradley
(Joint appointment with the Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies)
Senior Lecturer in Anthropology and Australian Indigenous Studies
Dr Penny Graham
Head of discipline and Senior Lecturer in Anthropology; Director, Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute and Executive Director, Herb Feith Foundation.
Dr Brett Hough
Lecturer in Anthropology and Indonesian Studies
Dr Trudy Jacobsen
ARC Postdoctoral Fellow in Anthropology and the Centre of Southeast Asian Studies of the Monash Asia Institute
Dr Amanda Kearney
Tutor in Anthropology and Lecturer in Australian Indigenous Studies
Dr Julian Millie
Dr Julian Millie ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, Anthropology
Dr Thomas Reuter
Senior Research Fellow in Anthropology
Dr Bianca Smith
Cheung Kong Postdoctoral Fellow in Anthropology
Dr Matt Tomlinson
Lecturer in Anthropology
Dr Ceridwen Spark
Postdoctoral Fellow (Part-time, Monash Arts Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2007-2009)

Anthropological expertise in other academic programs, Schools or Faculties

Dr Gay Breyley
Faculty of Arts Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Lauren Costello
Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Science
Dr Jacqui Dibden
Project Co-ordinator and Research Fellow, Monash Regional Australia Project
Professor Lenore Manderson
Federation Fellow, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychological
Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Dr Bruce Missingham
Assistant Lecturer and Coordinator of Graduate Studies of the International Development and Environmental Analysis Program, School of Geography and Environmental Science
Ms Sheila Murugasu
Lecturer in International Studies, Communications Program, School of Arts and Science, Monash University Malaysia and PhD candidate in Anthropology, PSI , Faculty of Arts
Dr Haripriya Rangan
Senior Lecturer in Geography and Environmental Science.
Dr Wendy Smith
Senior Lecturer in Management and Director, Centre for Malaysian Studies of the Monash Asia Institute
Dr Yeoh Seng Guan
Coordinator Communications Program, School of Arts and Science at Monash University Malaysia
http://monash.edu/news/monashmemo/stories/20050406/guan.html

Anthropologists who are Honorary Research Associates at Monash

Dr Sue Carswell
Monash Regional Australia Project.
Dr Istutiah Gunawan
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute
Dr Chris Healey
Indonesian Studies and Linguistics, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics
Dr Michael Heppell
Anthropology, School of Political and Social Inquiry.
Dr Garrick Hitchcock
Centre for Australian Indigenous Archaeology.
Dr Peter Laird
Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute.
Dr Peter Maddock
Anthropology, School of Political and Social Inquiry.
Dr David Mitchell
Faculty of Medicine and Centre of Southeast Asian Studies, Monash Asia Institute.
Dr Sara Niner
Post Doctoral Research Fellow Project: Strong Cloth: Women's Craft and Development in East Timor
Dr Michael Stevenson
Anthropology, School of Political and Social Inquiry, and Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies.

Postgraduates doing anthropological research for their Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Sandra Bader
Sounds of self: The Dangdut experience in contemporary Indonesia
Aisling Bailey
Nature and community at CERES (Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies): Understandings of connection at a community environment park
Edwina Howell
A conversation between hope and despair: Re-inscribing Australia with story – Place and identity representation in contemporary indigenous cultures
Yuki Miyazaki
Religious islands without God: Religious activities and rituals in Japan
Sheila Murugasu
Political transnationalism among migrants in Southeast Asia
Liz Oley
The social and cultural implications of the revival of natural dye use in traditional textile production in Southeast Asia.
Kevin Riley
In the world, but not of the world: An ethnographic study of contemorary religious practice in the Seventh Day Adventist Church
Lejla Voloder
Boundaries of belonging: exploring identity and integration with migrants from Bosnia and Herzegovina in Australia.

Master of Arts degree researchers in Anthropology

Linda Hindasah
Syariat Islam, conflict and religious violence

4th Year Honours/MAQualifying Students

Kerry Farnsworth Reshika Sivakumaran
Nicole Ng Kirsty Wissing
Tulsi Rajyaguru  

Anthropology Home