Research Team

The research for Childhood, Tradition and Change will be conducted by a multidisciplinary team of scholars and industry partners with internationally recognised research strengths in Australian social and cultural history, folklore studies and cultural heritage.

The University of Melbourne Deakin University Curtin University of Technology Museum Victoria The National Library of Australia Australian Research Council

Professor Kate Darian-Smith (Chief Investigator)
University of Melbourne (staff page)

Professor William Logan (Chief Investigator)
Deakin University (staff page)

Professor Graham Seal (Chief Investigator)
Curtin University of Technology (staff page)

Dr Gwenda Davey (Principal Researcher)
Deakin University (personal page)

Dr June Factor (Principal Researcher)
University of Melbourne (staff page)

Dr Richard Gillespie (Industry Partner)
Museum Victoria

Ms Margy Burn (Industry Partner)
National Library of Australia