Institute staff

Our team of academic, research and professional staff members

Professor Brendan Gleeson
Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
Dr Sangeetha Chandra-Shekeran
Deputy Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute
Dr Samuel Alexander
Research Fellow - Sustainable Economy and Consumption
Janine Campbell
Executive Officer
Stephanie Campbell
PhD Candidate and Research Assistant
Professor Lars Coenen
City of Melbourne Chair of Resilient Cities
Claire Denby
Communications & Events Coordinator
Linh Do
Project Manager, The Climate Reality Project
Dr Sebastian Fastenrath
Research Fellow in Resilient Cities
Liz Foley
Project Officer, The Climate Reality Project
Professor Don Henry AM
Melbourne Enterprise Professor of Environmentalism
Dr Svenja Keele
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Resilient Cities
Kirsten Larsen
Food Systems Research & Partnerships Manager
Tracy Painter
Executive Assistant
Simone Robinson
Administration Officer
Alex Rushan
Project Officer, The Climate Reality Project
Dr Laura Schuijers
Research Fellow in Climate Solutions
Jen Sheridan
Research Assistant
A/Professor Janet Stanley
Principal Research Fellow – Urban Social Resilience
Dr Lara Stevens
Research Fellow in Theatre and Performance Studies
Pia Treichel
Coordinator - Climate Transformations Research Cluster
Alexei Trundle
Coordinator - Future Cities Research Cluster