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Teaching Staff

ACADEMIC STAFF IN THE SCHOOL OF
SOCIAL SCIENCES
Teaching Staff
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Dr Gemma (History)
Biccum, Dr April (Political Science & International
Relations)
Bissell,
Dr David
(Sociology)
Bloul,
Dr Rachel (Sociology)
Cook, Dr Alexander (History)
Craig, Dr Douglas (History)
Dawson, Dr Mark (History)
Dowding,
Prof Keith
(Political Science & International Relations)
Errington, Dr Wayne (Political Science &
International Relations)
George, Dr Jim
(Convenor
- International Relations)
Greig, Dr Alastair (Convenor
- Sociology)
Hart, Dr John (Political
Science & International Relations)
Huynh, Dr Kim (Political
Science & International Relations)
Hynes, Dr Maria (Sociology)
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Klovdahl,
Dr Alden (Sociology)
Knott, Dr John (
History)
Kuhn, Dr Rick (Polical
Science & International Relations)
Lee-Koo,
Dr Katrina (Political
Science & International Relations)
Maley, Dr Maria (Political Science & International
Relations)
Matthews, Professor Jill (History)
(Head of School)
McKinley, Dr Michael
(Political
Science & International Relations)
Minns, Dr John
(Political Science & International Relations)
Sikora,
Dr Joanna
(Sociology)
Wellings, Dr Ben (Convenor
- European Studies)
West, Dr David (
Convener - Political Science)
White, Dr Kevin (Sociology)
Woollacott,
Prof Angela (Convener
- History)
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Adjunct Appointments

TEACHING STAFF DETAILS
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Betros, Dr
Gemma BA (Hons) QLD, M.Phil
Cambridge, PhD Cambridge.
Lecturer in History
Research and Teaching Interests: Modern
European history (especially France), Enlightenment, French Revolution,
Napoleonic Empire, history of women religious.
Office: Haydon-Allen 1203A
Contact Number: 6125 2720
Email: Gemma.Betros@anu.edu.au
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Biccum,
Dr April BA (Hons) York
U. Canada, MA, PhD Nottingham
Lecturer in Political Science
Research and Teaching Interests: The
Politics and Empire, Critical Development Studies, Post-Colonial Theory,
Globalization and popular culture and Global Governance.
Office: Copland 2135
Contact Number: 6125 2664
Email: April.Biccum@anu.edu.au
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Bissell,
Dr David BA
(Hons) Cambridge, MA, PhD Durham
Lecturer in Sociology
Research and Teaching Interests:
mobilities, particularly mobile publics; affect and emotion;
phenomenology, corporeality and embodiment; materiality and post-humanism;
qualitative methods.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2156
Contact Number: 6125 4209
Email:
David.Bissell @anu.edu.au
Personal webpages: www.davidbissell.com
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Bloul, Dr Rachel
BA UNSW PhD Macquarie
Lecturer in Sociology
Research and Teaching Interests: Islam
in the West (with stress on Europe), Gender Interethnic & interracial
relations, Cultural politics in global/local relations, Comparative
moralities/ethical imagination in contemporary world.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2163
Contact Number: 6125 5178
Email: Rachel.Bloul@anu.edu.au
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Cook, Dr Alexander
BA (Hons) ANU, M.Phil Cambridge, PhD Cambridge
Lecturer in
History
Research and Teaching Interests:
Modern British and French history; history of political
thought and political culture; commercial society; the Enlightenment;
empire; public history; historical theory and method.
Office: Haydon-Allen 1190
Contact Number: 6125 2717
Email: Alexander.Cook@anu.edu.au
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Craig, Dr Douglas BA
(Hons), LLB (Hons) Syd., MA PhD Virg.
Reader in
History
Research and Teaching Interests:
Modern United States history.
Office: Haydon-Allen 1220
Contact Number: 6125 2712
Email: Douglas.Craig@anu.edu.au
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Dawson, Dr
Mark MA(Hons) Auckland; PhD Cambridge
Lecturer in History
Research and teaching interests:
- early modern Britain and Atlantic world
- early modern English drama and literature
- histories of social inequality and the body
Office: Haydon-Allen 1199
Contact Number: 6125 2713
Email: Mark.Dawson@anu.edu.au
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Dowding,
Prof Keith
Professor of Political Science
Research and teaching interests:
Office: Coombs Building
Contact Number: 6125 9546
Email: Keith.Dowding@anu.edu.au
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Errington,
Dr Wayne BA, PhD W. Aust
Lecturer in Political Science
Research and teaching interests: Australian
politics; democracy and democratic theory; political leadership and
communication.
Office: Copland 2128
Contact Number: 6125 4082
Email: Wayne.Errington@anu.edu.au
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George, Dr Jim BA
WAust., PhD ANU
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Research and teaching interests: International
Relations, International Relations Theory,
Globalisation and Political Theory.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2149
Contact Number: 6125 2650
Email: Jim.George@anu.edu.au
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Greig, Dr Alastair
BA PhD ANU
Reader in
Sociology
Research and teaching interests: Industrial
and organisational sociology; Urban Sociology; Globalisation.
Office: Haydon-Allen
2148
Contact Number: 6125 4913
Email: Alastair.Greig@anu.edu.au
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Hart, Dr John BA,
PhD Kent
Reader in Political
Science and International Relations
Research and teaching interests: Government
and Politics in the USA; American Presidency;
American Elections; British Politics and comparative executive government.
Office: Copland 1165
Contact Number: 6125 4469
Email: J.Hart@anu.edu.au
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Huynh, Dr Kim
BA (Hons), PhD ANU
Lecturer in Political Science and International
Relations
Research and teaching interests: Politic
Deception, International Relations, Refugee Politics and
Political Literature.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2155
Contact Number: 6125 0590
Email: Kim.Huynh@anu.edu.au
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Hynes, Dr Maria
PhD (Sociology), BA (Hons) and Dipp App Sci.
Lecturer in Sociology
Research and teaching interests:
Anti-globalisation politics, racism & anti-racism, politics of
hope and humour, and the relationship between science and art.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2169
Contact Number: 6125 8127
Email: Maria.Hynes@anu.edu.au
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Klovdahl,
Dr Alden AB NYU, AM PhD Mich.
Lecturer in
Sociology
Research and teaching interests: Social
Networks; Networks and Infectious Diseases; Sexual Networks in various
population groups (e.g., gay, heterosexual); Networks connecting users
of illicit or illegal drugs; Virtually any topic area across the arts,
humanities, social sciences, natural or physical sciences and engineering
to which a social network component might contribute to increased
understanding; Society and Environment topics; Social Construction
of Environmental concerns, issues or problems. [If questions, feel
free to email me.]
Office: Haydon-Allen
2171
Contact Number: 6125 4479
Email: Alden.Klovdahl@anu.edu.au
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Knott, Dr
John BA LaT., PhD ANU.
Senior Lecturer in
History
Research and teaching interests: British
and Australian history; history of the Second World War; history of
technology, history of motoring and road safety.
Office: Haydon-Allen 1176
Contact Number: 6125 2722
Email: John.Knott@anu.edu.au
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Kuhn, Dr Rick BA
(Hons) Macq., BEc PhD Syd.
Reader in Political
Science and International Relations
Research and teaching interests: Australian
Political Economy; Marxism; German and Austrian Political Economy
Class Analysis; Social Democratic Parties.
Office: Haydon-Allen
2153
Contact Number: 6125 3851
Email: Rick.Kuhn@anu.edu.au
Rick Kuhn's individual staff page is at the following
address: www.anu.edu.au/polsci/rick/
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Laugesen,
Dr Amanda BA (Hons), PhD (ANU)
Lecturer in History
Research and teaching interests:
US History; Australian History; History of Print Culture, Reading
and the Book.
Office: Haydon-Allen
1211
Contact Number: 6125 2714
Email: Amanda.Laugesen@anu.edu.au
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Lee-Koo, Dr Katrina BA
(Hons) QLD, MA Nottingham, PhD ANU
Lecturer in International Relations
Research and teaching interests: International
Relations, Critical Security Studies, Feminist International Politics
and Gendered Politics of War.
Office: Copland 2143
Contact Number: 6125 3997
Email: Katrina.LeeKoo@anu.edu.au
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Maley, Dr
Maria BA Sydney PhD ANU
Lecturer in Political Science
Research and teaching interests: Australian
politics, public administration and public policy
Office: Haydon-Allen 2142
Contact Number: 6125 3982
Email: Maria.Maley@anu.edu.au
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Matthews,
Prof Jill Julius BA PhD Adel
Professor of
History
and Head of School
Research and teaching interests: History
of sexuality, popular culture especially silent film, modernity, Australian
social and cultural history, feminist history.
Office: Copland 2132
Contact Number: 6125 4523
Email: Jill.Matthews@anu.edu.au
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McKinley,
Dr Michael BA (Hons) Well., PhD ANU
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Research and teaching interests:
International Relations,
Strategic Studies, Australian foreign policy, Regional
security.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2159
Contact Number: 6125 2641
Email: Michael.McKinley@anu.edu.au
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Minns, Dr John BA(Hons),
PhD UNSW
Senior Lecturer in International Relations
Research and teaching interests: International
Political Economy, International Relations, Newly Industrialising
Countries, Third World Development, Globalisation and the Labour Movement.
Office: Haydon-Allen
1182
Contact Number: 6125 5424
Email: John.Minns@anu.edu.au
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Sikora, Dr Joanna Mgr
Wroclaw, Phd ANU
Lecturer in
Sociology
Research Interests:
- Education and attitudes
- Occupational expectations of high school students
- Social inequality in comparative perspective
- Transition from education to work
- Attitudes to government regulation of the economy
- Comparative survey research methodology
Office: Haydon-Allen 2167
Contact Number: 6125 4574
Email: Joanna.Sikora@anu.edu.au
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Wellings, Dr Ben
BA (Hons) Sussex,
MSc Edinburgh, PhD ANU
Lecturer
(Convener of European Studies)
Research and teaching interests: Nationalism;
History and politics in Europe, Britain and Australia.
Office: Haydon-Allen
2153
Contact Number: 6125 3173
Email: Ben.Wellings@anu.edu.au
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West, Dr David
MA Cantab., PhD Bradford
Reader
in Political Science
Research and teaching interests: Habermas
and critical theory, theories of new social movements, politics of
sexuality.
Office: Copland 1167
Contact Number: 6125 4256
Email: David.West@anu.edu.au
David West's individual staff page is at the following
address: http://arts.anu.edu.au/sss/west/
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White,
Dr Kevin BA, PhD Flinders
Reader in
Sociology
Research and teaching interests:
The Sociology of Health and Illness; The Historical Sociology of Health;
Medicine and Social Problems; Privatisation, the market and health.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2154
Contact Number: 612 54561
Email: Kevin.White@anu.edu.au
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Woollacott,
Prof Angela BA (ANU); BA (Hons)
Univ. of Adelaide; MA, PhD
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara
Manning Clark Professor of History
Research and teaching interests:
Australian history; British Empire and postcolonial history; women’s
and gender history; transnational history; whiteness and settler colonialism
Office: Haydon-Allen 1216
Contact Number: 612 52715
Email: Angela.Woollacott@anu.edu.au
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ADJUNCT APPOINTMENT DETAILS
Clarke,
Professor Graeme BA Oxf., MA NZ, MA
LitD Melb., FAHA, FSA
Adjunct Professor Research
and teaching interests: Roman Imperial History (especially
of the Third Century), Early Church History/Patristic Studies, Archaeology
of the Levant in the Classical Period.
Office: Haydon-Allen
1209
Contact Number: 6125 4789
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Hopkins,
Professor Andrew MA ANU PhD Connecticut
Adjunct Professor
Research and teaching interests:
The management of occupational
health and safety; The legal regulation of occupational health and
safety; Industrial disasters; Coal mine health and safety.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2152
Contact Number: 6125 4793
Email: Andrew.Hopkins@anu.edu.au
Link
to SOCY2008 - Sociology of Disasters
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| Rowland,
Dr Don BA MA Auckland PhD ANU
Adjunct Reader
Research and teaching interests: Australian
Demography, The Family, Ageing
and Migration.
Office: Copland 1142
Contact Number: 612 54308
Email: Donald.Rowland@anu.edu.au
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Saha,
Professor Lawrence BA
Notre Dame (Ind) MA PhD Texas
Adjunct Professor
Research and teaching interests: Sociology
of Education, Development and Social Movements.
Office: Copland 1156
Contact Number: 6125 2132
Email: Lawrence.Saha@anu.edu.au |
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Professor Marian BA Hons, MA,
PhD ANU
Adjunct Professor
Research and teaching interests:
democratic theory and practice (including parliamentary and electoral
reform), gender politics and policy, social movements
Office: Haydon-Allen 1201
Contact Number: 6125 0130
Email: Marian.Sawer@anu.edu.au
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Link to information
on the Democratic Audit group |
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| Tillotson,
Dr John BA DipEd Oxf., PhD ANU
Adjunct Reader
Research and teaching interests:
TBA
Office: Copland
2133
Contact Number: 6125 7569
Email: John.Tillotson@anu.edu.au |
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Warhurst,
Prof John BA PhD Flinders
Adjunct Professor
Research and teaching interests:
Australian Political Institutions, Political parties and interest
groups, Intergovernmental relations and public policy, elections and
voting.
Office: Haydon-Allen 2149A
Contact Number: 6125 3882
Email: John.Warhurst@anu.edu.au |
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