Leadership
 | Professor Heather A. Horst - Institute DirectorProfessor Heather A. Horst is the Director of the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) at Western Sydney University. A sociocultural anthropologist by training, she researches material culture and the mediation of social relations through digital media and technology. |
 | Professor Katherine Gibson - Deputy DirectorProfessor Katherine Gibson is Deputy Director of the Institute for Culture and Society. Katherine is an economic geographer with an international reputation for innovative research on economic transformation and over 30 years’ experience of working with communities to build resilient economies. |
 | Professor Ned Rossiter - Director of ResearchNed Rossiter is Professor in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, ICS Institute Fellow and the Director of Research at the Institute. Ned is a media theorist noted for his research on network cultures, the politics of cultural labour, logistical media and data politics. |
 | Associate Professor Anna Cristina Pertierra - Deputy Director of ResearchAssociate Professor Anna Cristina Pertierra is a school-based researcher within the School of Humanities and Communication Arts. Anna's research uses ethnography to examine everyday social practice, with a particular interest in media, consumption and material culture, and urban modernities. Regionally, her work focuses on Cuba, Mexico and the Philippines. |
 | Professor Gay Hawkins - Director of EngagementProfessor Gay Hawkins is the Director of Engagement at ICS. Gay is recognised for research in three distinct areas: the relations between culture and governance, environmental humanities, and economic sociology, markets and materiality. Gay has played a key role in the development of Australian cultural studies as an interdisciplinary and philosophically informed practice of social reflection. |
 | Associate Professor Liam Magee - Deputy Director of EngagementAssociate Professor Liam Magee is an Associate Professor at ICS. Liam's principal research interests focus on the application of social methods and information technology to the areas of urban development and sustainability. His current work extends this research into the areas of urban development and sustainability. He is presently investigating how online games, simulations and other information technologies can facilitate greater clarity and visibility of sustainability objectives among urban communities and stakeholder groups. |
 | Associate Professor Denis Byrne - HDR DirectorAssociate Professor Denis Byrne is a Senior Research Fellow and the HDR Director at the Institute for Culture and Society. Denis is currently researching the history of travel and migration in the Australia-Asia sphere, focusing on the material traces which attest to this history and comprise its heritage footprint. |
 | Professor Megan Watkins - Deputy HDR DirectorMegan Watkins is Professor in the School of Education and Institute Fellow at the ICS. Her research interests lie in the cultural analysis of education and the formation of human subjectivities. In particular, her work engages with issues of pedagogy, embodiment, discipline and affect and the interrelation of these to human agency. |
 | Terence (Terry) Fairclough - Institute ManagerTerence Fairclough is the Institute Manager at ICS, managing Institute's financial, physical and human resources. Terence has an MA (Geography); a Certificate IV in HR; and a background in public service, NGO and University administration. His past roles have included Senior Private Secretary to a New Zealand Government Minister; New Zealand Consulate for NSW and QLD; Operations Manager at the Australian Society for HIV Medicine; and Centre Manager for the National Centre for HIV Social Research at UNSW. |
