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Committee Member's Bios

Dorinda ’t Hart - Postgraduate Portfolio Leader

Dorinda ’t Hart is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Western Australia. Dorinda's current research project is a qualitative interview-based examination of post-abortion stories, shared by Perth women. This project examines the exercise of agency by autonomous women towards an abortion decision.

Dorinda's research interests lie in qualitative methodology, including research ethics within sensitive research. She also has research interests in those things that impact women and families more broadly, as well as rural communities and social theory.

Twitter: @dorinda_joy

Richa Sarah George

Richa Sarah George is a PhD candidate in the School of Social Sciences at Monash University, Clayton. Her research project lies at the intersection of social media research and critical studies in men and masculinities and examines the experiences of masculinity among digitally engaged young men in Australia. Her research interests include youth sociology, digital culture, gender studies and qualitative methodologies. Outside of academia, she enjoys wiki articles, board games, adult colouring books and chunky cookies. She is also pining for a puppy.

Email: richa.george@monash.edu

Twitter: @thegeorgeteller

Bernardo Tomas Dewey recently agreed to be on the postgraduate sub-committee. Bernardo's areas of expertise are quantitative and qualitative research methods, community development, communication and social theory. Bernardo has previously worked as a Research Assistant for the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (Germany) conducting ethnographic research in south Buenos Aires with Peruvian and Bolivian migrants. In addition to this, Bernardo has acted as a Project Manager designing, facilitating and evaluating multiple community programs in remote Mayan indigenous communities (Mexico) and in slums from North Buenos Aires.

With a BA in Sociology, Bernardo has worked at Universidad del Salvador as a Tutor in Qualitative Research Methods, Introduction to Methods of Social Research and Introduction to Latin-American Social studies. After working for the WA Department of Education, Bernardo decided to start his PhD research project exploring the intersection between home-making practices, social networks and temporary migration at the University of Western Australia. He is currently working as a Project Manager at the Social Care & Ageing Living Lab (UWA) and Telethon Kids.

Sam Miles

Sam Miles is a second-year Urban Sociology PhD Candidate researching the student experiences of international undergraduate university students living in Purpose-Built Student Accommodation in Melbourne, at Monash University. Sam currently lives and works as a Senior Residential Tutor in Arts at Queen’s College, The University of Melbourne. Prior to this, he worked in federal and state politics across Adelaide and Melbourne university student services, as well as a youth social worker after a couple of years studying and working in Copenhagen and Istanbul. Sam has an Honours 1 in Urban, Social & Community Planning and postgraduate degrees in International Relations and Politics.

LinkedIn: @SamMilesPhD

Twitter: @SamMilesPhD

Laura Simpson Reeves

Laura Simpson Reeves is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Social Science Research at The University of Queensland. Her PhD explores the everyday lives of Samoan and Tongan diaspora living in the greater Brisbane area. Her research more broadly focuses on vulnerable and marginalised populations, using qualitative and visual research methods to raise their voices and (hopefully) enact social change. Laura has a background in research communications and international development.

Twitter: @LauraSimRee