Research Vacation Scholarships
2014/2015
Projects available in Education, Arts and Social Sciences
Organise your own project, or work on an existing project
Organise your own project:
You can identify research areas of interest to you and then contact an academic staff
member as a potential supervisor, eg lecturers, course co-ordinators, program directors.
Scholars organising their own project would usually undertake a substantial piece of
supervised research work, which may result in a report/paper, possibly for publication.
Below is a list of EASS academics who have indicated they have existing projects and would
be happy to be contacted in relation to supervising a Research Vacation Scholar
Name and contact details: Dr Nicola Pitt, Centre Coordinator, email:
nicola.pitt@unisa.edu.au 83022949
Areas of interest: The Hawke EU Centre for Mobilities, Migrations and Cultural
Transformations seeks to develop dialogue and cooperation between the European
community and Australia in regards to matters of migration, asylum and refugee protection.
A special focus of the centre concerns the field of migration, asylum and protection issues,
and related matters arising in the pursuance of the protection of citizens; the safeguarding
of rights; the preservation of borders; and related matters of security and justice.
The EU Centre would also like to hear from Media and Communications students interested
in developing their skills with news and events, social media, website development and
copy. The Centre is required to negotiate its relationships between the European Union, the
University, and local community groups and they would be keen for scholars to develop
these relationships by undertaking research and projects related to the branding and
communication of the centre with their outward-facing partners.
Name and contact details: Dr Nahid Kabir, email: nahid.kabir@unisa.edu.au 83022122
Areas of interest: Critical Muslim Studies in the International Centre for Muslim and nonMuslim Understanding (MnM Centre)
Name and contact details: Dr Terry O’Callaghan, email: terry.o’callaghan@unisa.edu.au
83024180
Areas of interest: Natural resources in the Asia-Pacific region; multinational corporations
and foreign direct investment; development theory and practice in Africa; political risk
Name and contact details: Professor Elisabeth Porter, email: elisabeth.porter@unisa.edu.au
830224128
Areas of interest: Women, Peace, Security
Name and contact details: Dr Amrita Malhi, email: amrita.malhi@unisa.edu.au 83022958
Areas of interest: History and politics in Malaysia, especially in its international/inter-Asian
contexts; history and politics in Indonesia. Malay world, Southeast Asia, Muslim world,
Indian Ocean Rim, Asia-Pacific: land, resources, customary tenures and identity conflict,
inter-ethnic and inter-religious relationships. Colonialism, anti-colonial movements, the
national, national liberation, postcolonial identity negotiation. Islam and the Caliphate.
Name and contact details: Dr Eric Hsu email: eric.hsu@unisa.edu.au 83021836
Areas of interest: Sociology of sleep; social theory of time; sociology of time-shortage;
globalisation theory; sociology of food cultures.
Name and contact details: Dr Michelle Short email: michelle.short@unisa.edu.au
Areas of interest: Sleep, cognition, circadian rhythms