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The Centre for Urban Research provides an intellectual home base for a broad range of urban researchers at the university and we continue to successfully build strong global connections with universities, industry, not-for-profits, media and government.
The Centre for Urban Research consists of a number of Centre-based researchers from across RMIT University, PhD students and honorary members, including colleagues from local, national and international institutions.
Research Coordinators
Professor Libby Porter
Director, Centre for Urban Research
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Professor Cecily Maller
Co-Convener of People and Environment Program
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Dr Benjamin Cooke
Convener of People and Environment Program
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Dr Megan Nethercote
Convener of Housing and Urban Economics Program
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Professor Sarah Bekessy
Convener of ICON Science
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Professor Wendy Steele
Convener of Critical Urban Governance Program
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Professor Andrew Butt
Convener of Planning and Transport in City Regions
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Dr Tiebei Li
Convener of Planning and Transport in City Regions
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Anahita Gangwani
Impact and Engagement Officer
Sapan Tiwari
Nita Lauren
Research Fellow, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Group
Dr Ori Gudes
Research Fellow
Lisel Thomas
Knowledge Broker & Partnerships Development Manager
Dr Sarah Barns
Vice-Chancellors Senior Research Fellow
Dr Melanie Lowe
Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow
Dr Priya Kunjan
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Casey Visintin
Professor Ashton De Silva
Professor
Dr Benno Engels
Senior Lecturer
Dr Brian Coffey
Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow
Professor Joe Hurley
Professor
Professor Marco Amati
Professor
Professor Linda Williams
Emeritus Professor
Dr Melissa Neave
Senior Lecturer
Dr Nerkez Opacin
Research Fellow
Professor Ralph Horne
Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation
Dr Sarah Sinclair
Senior Lecturer
Dr Susie Moloney
Associate Professor Sustainability and Urban Planning
Ryan Turner
Associate Professor Karien Dekker
Associate Professor
Professor Jago Dodson
Director of the Urban Futures Enabling Impact Platform
Dr Laura Mumaw
Research associate
Dr Ascelin Gordon
Senior Lecturer
Dr Bhavna Middha
Research Fellow
Dr Mittul Vahanvati
Convener of Climate Change Transformations Program
Dr Matthew Selinske
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Sarah Robertson
Research Fellow
Dr Ferne Edwards
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Professor Melanie Davern
Director Australian Urban Observatory
Dr Nooshin Torabi
Lecturer
Associate Professor Sarah Foster
Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow
Dr Alexandra Kleeman
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Carl Higgs
Research Fellow
Dr Keun Hee Lee (Ken)
Research assistant
Dr Lucy Gunn
Senior Research Fellow
Rebecca Roberts
GIS Analyst
Dr Chris De Gruyter
Senior Research Fellow
Monica Trubiano
Project Coordinator
Maria Sortino
Partnerships & Development Coordinator
Dr Freya Thomas
Research Fellow
Dr Thami Croeser
Research Fellow
Dr Holly Kirk
Endeavour Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr Emily Gregg
Research Assistant
Dr Annette Kroen
Senior Research Fellow
Joana Correia
Project Development
Ani Landau-Ward
Research Officer
Dr Afshin Jafari
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Alan Both
Research Fellow
Professor Gavin Turrell
Professor
Dr Louise Dorignon
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Belen Zapata-Diomedi
Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Katrina Dunn
Project Coordinator
Dr Hector Manuel Padilla Gil
Researcher
Dr Anthony Kent
Lecturer
Associate Professor Dhirendra Singh
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Anthony Richardson
Tutor and Researcher
Oli Moraes
Research Assistant
Liam Davies
Dr Jodie Boyd
Research Fellow
Dr Kaveh Deilami
Research Fellow
Dr Madeline Mitchell
Research Fellow
Dr Ananya Majumdar
Katherine Murray
Special Projects Manager
Dr David Kelly
Research Fellow
Dr Tayebeh Saghapour
Research Fellow
Heather McListon
Project Coordinator
Dr Erica Kuligowski
Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellowships 2020
Mahsa Abdollahyar
Research Assistant
Dr Iris Levin
Senior Lecturer
Dr Nicola Willand
Senior Lecturer
Dr Fatemeh Roohafza
Research Fellow
Dr Ellen van Holstein
Steve Pemberton
Research Assistant
Dr Nigel Goodman
Tara Jamalishahni