Forced Migration Research Network

Dr Sally Baker’s research and advocacy interests include refugee education, higher education equity and language policy, the educational experiences of students from culturally and linguistically diverse migrant and refugee backgrounds, and methodological and ethical issues with doing research in 'fragile contexts'.

Associate Professor Ruth Balint researches and teaches transnational histories of migration, refugees, and the family, with a current focus on the displaced persons of World War Two. She has recently written on the histories of families broken apart by the immigration policies of western nations and refugee stories of people smuggling.

Dr Linda Bartolomei works on a variety of international advocacy, human rights & development-related research activities, including action-based research projects exploring the challenges associated with responding to refugee women & girls at risk of rape and other forms of sexual and gender-based violence. She also works closely with UNHCR Geneva.

Dr Claire Higgins is an historian whose research interests include refugee status determination in historical context, and alternative policies for processing asylum seekers. She is currently researching the history of in-country programs and other protected entry procedures for refugees.

Dr Maree Higgins’ research focuses on participatory methods and human rights-informed research with refugee-background co-researchers and people of African descent. Her scholarship explores how co-research can safely and ethically illuminate lived experience, promote inclusion, and create meaningful social change.

Adjunct Associate Professor Eileen Pittaway’s rich body of work continues to focus on the prevention of, and response to the rape, sexual abuse and gender-based violence experienced by refugee women. Over the past 24 years, she has worked with refugees, United Nations and humanitarian agencies, and evaluated projects in 22 different countries.

Dr Susanne Schmeidl is a scholar-practitioner whose research has focused on the intersecting areas of conflict & refugee early warning, inclusive & locally-led peace formation, and conflict-sensitive practice.

Mina Roces is a Professor of History in the School of Humanities and Languages, UNSW. She is a specialist in twentieth century Philippine history. Her research interests include the histories of Filipino migration, gender, dress, and childhoods.

Professor Katz is from the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW. He specialises in policy focused research methodology & analysis, in particular projects using mixed methods. His research interests include mental health, child protection, disability, justice, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander social policy, human service system reform and aging.

Dr. Valentina Baú is a Senior Research Fellow at Western Sydney University, Institute for Cultural Studies, and Honorary Senior Lecturer at UNSW. Her research explores different theoretical frameworks and practical applications in Communication for Development in Peacebuilding.

R. Harindranath’s main areas of research interest include media cultures in the Global South; the cultural politics of mobility and citizenship; diasporic and transnational cultural formations; and ‘race’, class and representation. He currently leads the ADA Antiracism Collective.

Jung-Sook Lee is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Sciences at UNSW Sydney. Her research focuses on breaking the cycle of intergenerational disadvantages. Her research interests include the wellbeing of vulnerable children and families, risk and resilience, social and cultural capital, diversity, and multicultural practice.

Professor Zwi is Professor of Global Health and Development in the School of Social Sciences at UNSW. His research interests include global health and development policy and practice, as well as their interface(s) with equity, social justice and human rights.

Dr Anikó Hatoss is a Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the School of Humanities and Languages. Her research addresses social justice in the context of linguistic diversity and mobility through the study of migrant/refugee narratives, intergenerational language maintenance and family language planning.

M. Zournazi is an Australian film maker, author and cultural philosopher. Her multi-awarding winning documentary Dogs of Democracy (2017) was screened worldwide. She is the author of several books including Hope - New Philosophies for Change, Inventing Peace with the German filmmaker Wim Wenders and Justice and Love with Rowan Williams.