Deakin experts available for Victorian election analysis and commentary

POLITICAL ANALYSIS

Dr Geoffrey Robinson – Deakin School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Robinson is senior lecturer in politics and Australian studies and an experienced media commentator. His areas of expertise cover politics and social policy.
Relevant subject areas: Politics, social policy.

LAW AND ORDER

Dr Emma Ryan – Deakin School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Ryan researches policing and criminal justice and has recently commented on the need for better policies rather than building more jails to turn around crime rates and prison overcrowding.
Relevant subject areas: Prisons, crime, criminal justice, policing in the media.

EDUCATION

Professor Julianne Moss – Director of Deakin's Strategic Research Centre in Education, Research for Educational Impact
Professor Moss is the Director of Deakin's Strategic Research Centre in Education, Research for Educational Impact (REDI), located within the School of Education. Over her 40-year career in education she has focused on equity and social justice, as well as teacher education and education policy.
Relevant subject areas: School reform, student diversity, teacher training.

HEALTH

Professor Anna Peeters – Director of Deakin's Institute for Health Transformation Professor Peeters is Professor of Epidemiology and Director of Deakin's Institute for Health Transformation. In 2017, Professor Peeters spearheaded the release of the Tipping the Scales Report, calling for action to address Australia's obesity epidemic.
Relevant subject areas: Healthcare, public investment in obesity prevention and treatment.

ENERGY

Professor Samantha Hepburn – Deakin Law School
Professor Hepburn is a Professor of Property Law, and an expert in energy law and natural resource management. She has a strong research interest in unconventional gas regulation in Australia and is also examining the regulatory development of carbon capture sequestration both in Australia and internationally.
Relevant subject areas: Energy law, property and land law, natural resource management.

HOUSING AND REGIONAL RESTRUCTURING

Professor Louise Johnson – Deakin School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Professor Johnson is a Professor of Australian Studies, with research interests in building better suburbs and Australian regional restructuring and its human impacts and responses.
Relevant subject areas: Housing, suburban planning, regional development (particularly in Geelong).

INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT

Dr Hermione Parsons – Director of Deakin's Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics Dr Parsons is an Industry Professor at Deakin's Centre for Supply Chain and Logistics. She has more than 20 years executive management experience in public and private sector organisations with responsibility for logistics, multimodal infrastructure, competition, regulation, supply chain reengineering, perishable food supply chains and industry-government relations.
Relevant subject areas: Freight infrastructure developments (ports, roads, rail), urban logistics, agrifood, food exports.

SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT

Dr Trevor Thornton – Deakin School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Dr Thornton is a lecturer in hazardous materials management and an expert in recycling and waste management at Deakin's School of Life and Environmental Sciences. He previously worked at Victoria's Environment Protection Authority and has consulted widely in waste management within Australia and overseas, with recent projects based on identifying recycling contamination and educating for waste management.
Relevant subject areas: Waste management, recycling, and the fallout from China's decision to ban imports of Australian paper and plastic waste.