Key contacts
School office
Interim Head of School
School Operations Manager
Suzana Kouzan
Email: suzana_kouzan@uow.edu.au
Key research contacts
Head of Postgraduate Studies
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Co-Heads of Research
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School of Social Sciences
Our people
Our greatest strength lies in our vibrant community of scholars, educators, and students. Our diverse range of expertise empowers us to foster critical thinking, transformative learning, and meaningful contributions to society, enabling our students to become informed and compassionate leaders.
Academics and honorary appointments
- Criminology, Justice and Social Policy
- Geography and Sustainability
- Indigenous Studies
- Politics and International Studies
- Social work
- Sociology
- Honorary appointments
Academics: Criminology, Justice and Social Policy
Connect with our academics via their UOW Scholars profiles.
Head of Discipline
- Sarah Carlton Douglas
- Sobia Masood
Academics: Geography and Sustainability
Connect with our academics via their UOW Scholars profiles.
Head of disclipline
Academics: Indigenous Studies
Connect with our academics via their UOW Scholars profiles.
Head of Discipline
- Dr Fiona Whitelaw
- Ash Markstone
- Tania Dunn
Academics: Politics and International Studies
Connect with our academics via their UOW Scholars profiles.
Head of Discipline
- Dr Natasa Lazarevic
- Dr Genevieve Quirk
- Dr Nicholas Southall
- Dr Sian Troath
- Carola Roa Sanchez
- Itziar San Sebastian
- Mareen Brosinsky
- Tatiana Coquibus Andersen
- Natasha Popcevski
- Lewis Powell
- Michael Whatman
Academics: Social work
Connect with our academics via their UOW Scholars profiles.
Head of Discipline
- Stacey Donohoe
- Monique Ferguson
- Dr Grace Jennings
- Pamela Swinfield
- Dr Jennifer Thompson
- Emmanuel Adomako Brenyah
- Timothy Cohen
Academics: Sociology
Connect with our academics via their UOW Scholars profiles.
Head of Discipline
- Dr Fiona Whitelaw
- Maria Helena Nord
- Patrick Brennan
- Ian Miles
Honorary appointments
Sharing expertise and experience to support research, teaching, and engagement.
Senior Professorial Fellow
Honorary Professorial Fellows
Honorary Senior Fellows
Honorary Fellows
- Dr Vicki Crinis
- Dr Karen Daly
- Associate Professor Shoshana Dreyfus
- Associate Professor Xiaoping Gao
- Associate Professor Alfie Herrero de Haro
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- Dr Helen Kilpatrick
- Dr Lynne Li
- Dr Jason Lim
- Dr Adam Lucas
- Dr Mariolina Pais Marden
- Professor Julia Martinez
- Associate Professor Alison Moore
- Ritsuko Saito
- Dr Lauren Samuelsson
- Dr Lei-Min Shi
- Honorary Principal Fellow Jen Ward
- Dr Rowena Ward