A select group of Australia’s leading economists, lawyers, psychologists, philosophers and other social scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
Among the researchers are Professor Hugh White AO, an expert in defence and strategic studies from the ANU, and Professor Sandra Eades, a pioneering Aboriginal health expert and Dean of Medicine at Curtin University.
See profiles of all of the new Fellows here.
New Fellows elected to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 2020.
- Professor Nick Allen FASSA, Ann Swindells Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oregon; and Honorary Professor, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
- Professor Garry Barrett FASSA, Professor and Head of the School of Economics, The University of Sydney
- Professor Katherine Boydell FASSA, Professor of Mental Health, Black Dog Institute, The University of New South Wales
- Professor Kate Burridge FASSA, FAHA, Professor of Linguistics, School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University
- Professor Andrew Byrnes FASSA, Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales
- Professor Sandra Eades FASSA, FAHMS, Professor and Dean of Curtin Medical School, Curtin University
- Professor Karen R. Fisher FASSA, Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, The University of New South Wales
- Professor Pauline Grosjean FASSA, Professor, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales
- Emeritus Professor Terry Hull FASSA, Emeritus Professor, School of Demography, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, The Australian National University
- Professor Rob Hyndman FASSA, Professor of Statistics, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University
- Professor Kanishka Jayasuriya FASSA, Professor of Politics and International Studies, School of Business and Governance, Murdoch University
- Professor Fleur Johns FASSA, Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, The University of New South Wales
- Professor Susanne Karstedt FASSA, Professor, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
- Professor Jeanette Kennett FASSA, FAHA, Professor of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, Macquarie University
- Professor Jenny Lewis FASSA, Professor of Public Policy, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
- Professor Adrian Little FASSA, Professor of Political Theory, School of Social and Political Sciences and Pro-Vice Chancellor (International), The University of Melbourne
- Laureate Professor Alan Lopez AC, FASSA, FAHMS, Melbourne Laureate Professor and Rowden-White Chair of Global Health and Burden of Disease Measurement, Global Burden of Disease Group, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
- Professor Fethi Mansouri FASSA, Professor and Director, Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Deakin University
- Professor Gael Martin FASSA, Professor, Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Faculty of Business and Economics, Monash University
- Emeritus Professor Jude McCulloch FASSA, Emeritus Professor of Criminology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
- Associate Professor Felicity Meakins FASSA, Future Fellow, School of Languages and Cultures, The University of Queensland
- Professor Andrew Neal FASSA, Professor of Psychology, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
- Professor Amanda Nettelbeck FASSA, FAHA, Professor, Department of History, The University of Adelaide; and Institute of Humanities & Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
- Professor Graeme Orr FASSA, Professor, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
- Professor Christine Parker FASSA, Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
- Professor Bruce Preston FASSA, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
- Professor Michael Shields FASSA, Professor and Research Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
- Professor Jane Simpson FASSA, Chair of Indigenous Linguistics, School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics, The Australian National University
- Professor Thomas Suddendorf FASSA, Professor, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland
- Professor Matthew Tonts FASSA, Professor of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education, The University of Western Australia
- Professor Ariadne Vromen FASSA, Sir John Bunting Chair of Public Administration, Crawford School of Public Policy; Deputy Dean (Research), Australia and New Zealand School of Government, The Australian National University
- Professor Megan Warin FASSA, Professor, Department of Sociology, Criminology and Gender Studies; School of Social Sciences, The University of Adelaide
- Professor Rob Watts FASSA, Professor of Social Policy, Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies, School of Global Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
- Professor Sarah Wheeler FASSA, Professor of Water Economics, Centre for Global Food and Resources, Faculty of Professions, The University of Adelaide
- Professor Hugh White AO, FASSA, Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, The Australian National University
- Professor Andrea Whittaker FASSA, Professor of Anthropology, School of Social Sciences, Monash University
- Professor Sarah Wilson FASSA, FAHMS, Professor and Head of School, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
- The late Professor Tony Winefield FASSA (1937-2020), Emeritus Professor of Psychology, University of South Australia.
11 November, 2020