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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
Dr Tiebei Li
Convener of Planning and Transport in City Regions
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Associate Professor Andrew Butt
Convener of Planning and Transport in City Regions
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Professor Sarah Bekessy
Convener of ICON Science
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Dr Karyn Bosomworth
Convener of Climate Change Transformations
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Dr Benjamin Cooke
Convener of People, Nature, Place Program
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Professor Jago Dodson
Director of the Centre for Urban Research
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Distinguished Professor Billie Giles-Corti
Director of Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform & Convener of the Healthy Liveable Cities Group
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Dr Cecily Maller
Convener of People, Nature, Place Program
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Associate Professor Ian McShane
Deputy Director & Convenor of Urban Cultures and Technologies Program
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Dr Megan Nethercote
Convener of Housing and Urban Economics Program
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Associate Professor Lauren Rickards
Convener of Climate Change Transformations Program
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Associate Professor Wendy Steele
Convener of Critical Urban Governance Program
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Professor Libby Porter
Convener of Critical Urban Governance Program
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People
Dr Madeline Mitchell
Research Fellow
Fadhillah Norzahari
Spatial Research Manager
Dr Adriana Keating
Researcher
Dr Kaveh Deilami
Research Fellow
Dr Jodie Boyd
Research Fellow
Oli Moraes
Research Assistant
Dr Anthony Richardson
Tutor and Researcher
Dr Dhirendra Singh
Senior Research Fellow
Dr Anthony Kent
Lecturer
Monica Trubiano
Enabling Capability Platform (ECP) Project Support
Katrina Dunn
Project Coordinator
Dr Belen Zapata-Diomedi
Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Louise Dorignon
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Professor Gavin Turrell
Professor
Dr Alan Both
Senior Research Fellow
Ani Landau-Ward
Research Officer
Joana Correia
Project Development
Dr Annette Kroen
Research Fellow
Dr Holly Kirk
Endeavour Post-doctoral Fellow
Dr Liang Ma
Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Freya Thomas
Research Fellow
Dr Chris De Gruyter
Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow
Dr Briony Towers
Research Fellow
Judy Boyce
Executive Assistant & Research Project Administrator
Dr Blythe McLennan
Research Fellow
Associate Professor Marco Amati
Associate Professor
Associate Professor Hannah Badland
Vice-Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow
Chanel Koeleman
Communications Advisor
Professor Mike Berry
Emeritus Professor
Professor Michael Buxton
Emeritus Professor
Dr Melek Cigdem
Research Fellow
Dr Brian Coffey
Vice-Chancellor's Research Fellow
Associate Professor Ashton De Silva
Associate Professor
Dr Melanie Davern
Senior Research Fellow
Associate Professor Karien Dekker
Associate Professor
Dr Ferne Edwards
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Benno Engels
Senior Lecturer
Dr Sarah Foster
Vice-Chancellor’s Research Fellow
Dr Georgia Garrard
Research Fellow
Professor Robin Goodman
Dean, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies
Dr Ascelin Gordon
Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow
Dr Lucy Gunn
Research Fellow
Carl Higgs
Research Officer
Professor Jean Hillier
Emeritus Professor
Associate Professor Joe Hurley
Associate Professor
Professor Ralph Horne
Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation
Dr Luis Mata
Research Fellow
Associate Professor Dave Mercer
Associate Professor
Dr Bhavna Middha
Research Fellow
Dr Susie Moloney
Associate Professor Sustainability and Urban Planning
Dr Laura Mumaw
Vice-Chancellor's Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Dr Melissa Neave
Senior Lecturer
Alan Pears AM
Senior Industry Fellow
Rebecca Roberts
GIS Analyst
Dr Sarah Robertson
Research Fellow
Dr Stephen Rowley
Lecturer
Dr Matthew Selinske
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Dr Sarah Sinclair
Senior Lecturer
Maria Sortino
Team Coordinator
Dr Joan Staples
Associate
Honorary Associate Professor Ian Thomas
Associate
Dr Nooshin Torabi
Researcher
Dr Mittul Vahanvati
Lecturer
Dr Karen Villanueva
Research Fellow
Professor Gavin Wood
Emeritus Professor
