In June 2020 I started as the new Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration in the Crawford School, a position that is co-funded by ANU and the Australia and New Zealand (ANZSOG) School of Government. I will lead ANZSOG’s research activities as Deputy Dean (Research), and be a member of Crawford’s Policy and Governance Department. I will focus on research leadership to foster excellence in impactful and applied research, while continuing my existing research program in governance, public administration, and political sociology.

Taking up this new position really appealed to me at this stage of my career, as both Crawford and ANZSOG have a genuine commitment to high-quality collaborative applied research, and building partnerships between governments, community and universities. 

My research interests are quite diverse, and include: citizen engagement, digital politics and governance, women and the future of work, policy advocacy, and young people and politics.

In July 2020 I started an ARC Linkage project ‘Designing Gender Equality into the Future of Work’ with University of Sydney colleagues, that will contrast change and technological disruption in the retail and legal industries. I’m also currently working with long-term collaborators on two books: one on online petitions, citizen engagement and politics; the other on storytelling and policy advocacy.