Mx Suzi Hayes
Details
Department: School of GUSS
Campus: City Campus Australia
suzi.hayes@rmit.edu.au
ORCID: 0009-0002-6305-1182
About
Suzi Hayes has been working in the social sector for over twenty years. Suzi has held positions in public and community health, local government, performing arts and higher education across advocacy, research, teaching and service provision. Suzi brings a lived experience lens to professional practice, combining lived and learned expertise for feminist oriented justice focused systems change.
Suzi is the Queer Futures theme lead for the RMIT LGBTIQA+ Research Impact Network.
Research fields
- 4702 Cultural studies
- 4409 Social work
- 4410 Sociology
- 5003 Philosophy
- 4405 Gender studies
UN sustainable development goals
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
- 5 Gender Equality
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
Academic positions
- Researcher - On Our Own Terms
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 May 2023 – Present
- Sessional Academic and Research Assistant
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Mar 2023 – 1 Oct 2023
- Associate Lecturer
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Nov 2023 – Present
- Sessional Academic and Research Assistant
- La Trobe University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Mar 2013 – 1 Mar 2015
- Visiting Scholar
- Linköping University
- Posthumanities Hub
- Linköping, Sweden
- 1 May 2012 – 10 Aug 2012
Non-academic positions
- Senior LGBTIQA+ Patient Liaison
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Dec 2021 – 1 Apr 2023
- Senior Advisor Diversity and Inclusion
- Yarra City Council
- Australia
- 1 Jun 2018 – 1 Dec 2021
- Eastern Affordable Housing Alliance Program Lead
- Knox City Council
- Australia
- 1 Oct 2015 – 1 Apr 2017
Teaching interests
Suzi teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate programs in Global Urban and Social Studies with a focus on critical social work and social science (psychology). Suzi's teaching experience spans gender equity, LGBTIQA+ medical education, professional writing, and creative writing.
Suzi currently coordinates and teaches in critical Trauma Informed Practice and Discourses of Care, Control, and Protection at RMIT.
Research interests
Suzi's current research focuses on collective care and joy within queer communities.
