Director
Associate Professor Lauren Gurrieri
Dr Gurrieri is an Associate Professor in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing.
Lauren Gurrieri is an Associate Professor of Marketing. She is a consumer culture scholar whose research examines gender, consumption and the marketplace. A core focus of her research is understanding how advertising ecosystems, social media platforms and contemporary marketing practices reproduce gendered inequalities and harms, with particular emphasis on gendered representations, beauty ideals, body norms and violence against women. Her scholarship also identifies pathways to more gender equitable and inclusive media and consumption landscapes. She has authored over 50 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, case studies and commissioned reports and has been awarded over $1.2 million in external research funding, including from the Australian Research Council. Her research frequently informs public debate, industry reform, and policy initiatives aimed at addressing gender inequality in advertising and digital culture.
Health, wellbeing and organisations theme
Dr Asanka Gunasekara
Dr Asanka Gunasekara is a Senior Lecturer in Human Resource Management and People Analytics. Her research focuses on employee wellbeing, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and migration and identity.
Health, wellbeing and organisations theme
Dr Anna Zhu
Dr Anna Zhu is a Senior Lecturer of economics and the theme Leader for Health, Wellbeing and Organisations in COSC. She leads two Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grants focused on understanding and enhancing the positive impacts of social and economic policies. Her work brings together insights from machine learning, econometrics, and policy to drive positive change in how individuals thrive. She am committed to advancing evidence-based practices that support better health, greater economic resilience, and improved well-being.
Health, wellbeing and organisations theme
Dr Phuong Hoang
Dr Emmy Hoang is a Senior Lecturer in the Business School at RMIT, Vietnam. Her research and industry collaborations have explored how digital technologies, particularly AI and data-driven platforms, can enhance organisational wellbeing, improve healthcare delivery, and support mental health through more authentic and personalised digital experiences. She has worked with healthcare institutions and social service providers to examine the impact of digital transformation on patient engagement, trust, and service outcomes.
Positive ageing and organisations theme
Professor Bernardo Figueiredo
Dr Bernado Figueiredo is an Professor in Marketing in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing.
Professor Figueiredo’s research interests focus on understanding how the globalisation of markets and cultures shapes consumption and marketing practices.
Professor Figueiredo has worked on several projects with communities and government including building transformational frameworks, strategic recommendations, and actionable toolkits for community engagement, behavioural change, and consumer wellbeing. He has worked in a variety of industry jobs including marketing positions at Procter and Gamble and Unilever, Science and Technology Analyst for a major research funding institution, Auditor for the Brazilian Government. He has also been and Marketing Director and CEO in two SMEs in the art and culture industry.
Positive ageing and organisations theme
Dr Sarah Sinclair
Dr Sarah Sinclair is a Senior Lecturer in Economics. Her interest areas and projects include Supporting Ageing well at home, the social implications of digital transformation, and the implications of digital technologies on how we interact with 'place'.
Gender equity and organisations theme
Dr Leila Afshari
Dr Leila Afshari is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Management
Dr Afshari’s current research interests include Employee Well-being and Performance, High Performing Work Systems, Professional and Organizational Identity, Organizational Leadership, Women in STEM and Leadership, and Professional Development of Migrants.
Her recent research projects with the industry was focused on measuring the effectiveness of the DSTG's collaboration with their strategic alliances.
Gender equity and organisations theme
Dr Pradeepa Dahanayake
Dr Pradeepa Dahanayake is a lecturer in Human Resource Management, with a passion in empowering vulnerable communities including women, migrant women and CALD communities. Her research interests include diversity and inclusion in organisations, and gender-based violence.
Gender equity and organisations theme
Dr Catherine Earl
Dr Catherine Earl is an Associate Professor and qualitative researcher at the School of Communication and Design, RMIT Vietnam. Her research and policy focus includes gender equity and inclusion in contemporary Vietnam and Australia.
Multi-cultural Inclusion and organisations theme
Dr Marian Makkar
Dr Marian Makkar is a Senior Lecturer of Marketing whose research explores how culture, identity, and technology shape diverse consumer experiences and market inclusion. She collaborates with industry, not-for-profits, and communities to foster cultural understanding, social impact, and empowerment.
Multi-cultural Inclusion and organisations theme
Associate Professor My Nguyen
My Nguyen is an Associate Professor of Finance and the Deputy Head of the Finance Department at RMIT. Her research involves how finance intersects with social and organisational contexts, including how organisational practices affect multicultural environments, inclusion and diversity. She investigates how access to finance can empower underrepresented groups, how organisational practices affect innovation and inclusion, and how regulatory and institutional settings shape outcomes across multicultural environments.
Multi-cultural Inclusion and organisations theme
Dr Thao Luong
Dr Thao Luong is a Lecturer and the Interim Senior Program Manager, Human Resources Management for Undergraduate Business Programs at RMIT, Vietnam. Her research examines how multicultural inclusion and equity are fostered within organisations through the lenses of negotiation, conflict resolution, meaningful work and economic empowerment.
Professor Timothy Bartram
Professor and Head of HRM & IR Department at School of Management
Professor Banita Bissoondoyal-Bheenick
Professor in Finance and the current Director, Research Services and Programs at College of Business and Law
Professor Victor Gekara
Professor in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chains at RMIT's College of Business and Law
Professor Daniel Harris
(previously known as Anne Harris) Associate Dean, Research & Innovation at the School of Education, RMIT
Professor Lisa French
Professor and Dean of the School of Media and Communication
Professor Johanna Macneil
Professor and Academic Director, Engagement for Social Impact, at College of Business and Law
Professor Tracy Taylor
Professor and Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation, of College of Business and Law
Professor Zhou (Joe) Jiang
Professor and Head of Department (MBA) in the Graduate School of Business and Law
Professor Penelope Weller
Professor in Law in the Graduate School of Business and Law
Professor Shelley Marshall
Professor in the Graduate School of Business and Law
Associate Professor Daisy Chou
Associate Professor in Finance in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Professor Afreen Huq
Professor in Entrepreneurship in the School of Management
Professor Angel Zhong
Professor in Finance in the school of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Torgeir Aleti
Senior Lecturer in Marketing in the School of Economics, Finance, Marketing
Dr. Ashenafi Biru
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship in the School of Management
Associate Professor Janneke Blijlevens
Associate Professor in Marketing in the School of Economics, Finance, Marketing
Associate Professor Marco De Sisto
Associate Professor in the School of Management
Dr Meg Elkins
Senior Lecturer in Economics in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Associate Professor Xiaolu Hu
Associate Professor in Finance in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Marian Makkar
Senior Lecturer in Marketing in the School of Economics Finance & Marketing
Associate Professor My Nguyen
Associate Professor in Finance in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing
Dr Muhammad Safiullah
Senior Lecturer in Finance in the School of Economics, Finance and Marketing
Dr Elizabeth Shi
Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Business and Law
Dr Sarah Sinclair
Senior Lecturer in Economics in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Pratima Srivastava
Senior Lecturer in Economics in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Say Yen Teoh
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain
Associate Professor Meredith Tharapos
Associate Professor in Accounting in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain
Dr Vuong Thao Tran
Senior Lecturer in Finance in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Anna Zhu
Senior Lecturer in Economics in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Louise Byrne
Vice-Chancellor’s Senior Research Fellow in the School of Management
Dr Ama Samarasinghe
Lecturer in Accounting in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain
Dr Pavithra Siriwardhane
Lecturer in Accounting in the School of Accounting, Information Systems and Supply Chain
Dr Gaoping Zheng
Senior Lecturer in Finance in the School of Economics, Finance & Marketing
Dr Hardik Bhimani
Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Management
Associate Professor Linda Robinson
Associate Professor and Head of Department, Marketing
Professor Anastasia Semykina
Deputy Dean, Research and Innovation, College of Business and Law
Dr Abel D. Alonso
Senior Lecturer, International Business, College of Business and Law, Vietnam
Professor Yuli Suseno
Deputy Dean Learning and Teaching and Professor of Management, School of Management
Dr Jung Woo Han
Interim Deputy Dean, Academic and Quality - The Business School, Vietnam
Dr Thao Luong
Lecturer in Human Resources Management, The Business School, Vietnam
Dr Katrin Leifels
Lecturer in the School of Property, Construction and Project Management
