Top row (L to R): Professor Michael Berk AO FASSA FAHMS, Professor Justin Kenardy AO FASSA & Professor Mike Young AO FASSA
Middle row: Professor Rosemary Rayfuse AM FASSA , Professor Chandra Athukorala AM FASSA & Professor Steve Zubrick AM FASSA FAHMS
Bottom row: Professor Colin MacLeod AM FASSA, Professor Louise Chappell AM FASSA & Professor Greg Bamber AM FASSA FAcSS
Nine Academy Fellows have been recognised for their contributions to social science research, education and society in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List.
Officers of the Order of Australia
- Professor Michael Berk AO FASSA FAHMS from Deakin University has been recognised for his distinguished service to epidemiology, to preventative medicine, to mental health, and to tertiary education.
- Emeritus Professor Justin Kenardy AO FASSA from the University of Queensland, recognised for his distinguished service to clinical psychology, to the understanding of traumatic stress, to governance roles, and to tertiary education.
- Emeritus Professor Mike Young AO FASSA from Adelaide University, recognised for his distinguished service to conservation and the environment, to water resource management, and to tertiary education.
Members of the Order of Australia
- Emeritus Professor Chandra Athukorala AM FASSA from the ANU, recognised for his significant service to tertiary education, and to international industrial relations research.
- Professor Greg Bamber AM FASSA FAcSS from Monash University, recognised for his significant service to tertiary education, and to international industrial relations research.
- Scientia Professor Louise Chappell AM FASSA from the University of NSW, recognised for her significant service to tertiary education, to human rights, and gender justice.
- Professor Colin MacLeod AM FASSA from the University of Western Australia, recognised for his significant service to clinical psychology, and to advancing research into emotions.
- Emerita Professor Rosemary Rayfuse AM FASSA from the University of NSW, recognised for her significant service to tertiary education, and to international and environmental law.
- Emeritus Professor Steve Zubrick AM FASSA FAHMS from the University of Western Australia, recognised for his significant service to medical science and research, particularly in children’s and youth development.
The Academy warmly congratulates these Fellows on their achievements and contributions, as well as all others recognised with Order of Australia awards.