Our people

The MDI team is composed of a broad range of interdisciplinary academic and professional staff from across the University.

Executive committee

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Prof Bruce Bonyhady

Director, Melbourne Disability Institute
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Prof Rob Carter

Chair in Disability Economics, Melbourne Disability Institute
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Prof Mark Considine

Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Arts
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Prof Kirsten Deane

Deputy Director, Melbourne Disability Institute
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A/Prof George Disney

Senior Research Fellow, NDIS, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Prof Nathan Grills

Professor, Nossal Institute for Global Health
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Dr Lyndal Hickey

Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Work
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Prof Christine Imms

Apex Australia Chair of Neurodevelopment and Disability Director, Healthy Trajectories Child and Youth Disability Research Hub
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Dr Paul Jacobs

Research Fellow, Melbourne Disability Institute
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A/Prof Lisa McKay-Brown

Assistant Dean Diversity and Inclusion, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
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Prof Keith McVilly

Professorial Fellow In Disability And Inclusion, Social and Political Sciences
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A/Prof Sue Olney

Associate Professor in Political Science
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A/Prof Peter Raisbeck

Associate Professor, Architectural Practice Architecture, Building and Planning
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Dr Alexandra Devine

Senior Research Fellow, Disability And Health Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
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Prof Jason Thompson

Principal Research Fellow, Architecture, Building and Planning
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Prof Ilan Wiesel

Associate Professor In Urban Geography, Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
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A/Prof Anna Arstein-Kerslake

Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School

Research fellows

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Dr Yi Yang

Senior Research Fellow

Honorary fellows

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Dr Paul Jacobs

Honorary Fellow
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A/Prof Piers Gooding

Honorary Fellow
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Prof Richard Madden

Honorary Fellow
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Dr Kay Wilson

Honorary Fellow
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Dr Jane Bringolf

Honorary Fellow
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Gerard Naughtin

Honorary Fellow

Our team

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Prof Bruce Bonyhady

Executive Chair and Director
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Prof Kirsten Deane

Deputy Director
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Sara Donaldson

Communications and Engagement Manager
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Courtney Yam

Program and Projects Manager
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An Nguyen

Operations Manager

Contact us

Address

Melbourne Disability Institute
Ground Floor, Building 161
The University of Melbourne
161 Monash Rd, Parkville VIC 3010