The ECU TRACS Migration Research Network (MRN) is a research entity based in the School of Arts and Humanities. It is an inclusive and expansive university-wide network that brings together scholars of migration (broadly defined) through weekly masterclasses and seminars, regular meetings and activities.
ECU TRACS MRN members conduct research relating to migration, diversity, multiculturalism, and related fields from a range of disciplines, including topics that relate to:
ECU TRACS MRN activities include:
ECU TRACS MRN is supported by an establishment committee comprising staff and HDR students from the School of Arts and Humanities.
Professor Loretta Baldassar is Vice Chancellor Professorial Research Fellow and Director of the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab. She also leads the TRACS Migration Research Network at ECU to support an active program of national and international collaborations.
Associate Professor Justine Dandy is Academic Coordinator, HDR Programs for the School of Arts and Humanities and Associate Director of the Centre for People, Place and Planet. Her research is on acculturation, intercultural relations in plural societies and the nexus between place attachment, environmental change and mobility.
Dr Jamal Barnes is a Lecturer in Criminology in the School of Arts and Humanities. His research focuses on human rights issues, such as refugee and asylum movements, torture, and the international human rights framework. He is the author of the book, A Genealogy of the Torture Taboo.
Dr Catriona Stevens is a Vice Chancellor’s Research Fellow in the School of Arts and Humanities. She is a sociologist and anthropologist with expertise in labour migration, social class and migration, migrant aged care workforce issues, and ageing and transnational caregiving.
Yvonne is a PhD candidate in the Social Ageing (SAGE) Futures Lab. Her research delves into the dynamic intergenerational relationships of Chinese migrant families in Australia and Canada. She currently serves as ECU TRACS MRN Research Administrator.
Abraham Kenin is a PhD candidate in Psychology in the School of Arts and Humanities. His research is on acculturation and mental health outcomes among Sub-Saharan African youth in Australia.
ECU TRACS MRN members work on related research across multiple Schools at ECU.
Please see below for a full list of our member (listed alphabetically by first name):
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