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Equity and Inclusion

   Financial Literacy, Financial Planning and Financial Wellbeing

SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

Financial LiteracyBackground:
Led by Dr Michelle Cull, this emerging research group falls under two of the University’s major themes (Health and Wellbeing, and Education and Work) and aligns with the School’s priority research initiative of Fair Go for Australian Banking, Superannuation and Financial Services.

Membership consists of both staff and HDR students who have an interest in engaged research in the topic area that has both an academic and practical impact. During 2021, the group provided support and feedback to one another on research in the field and established small research groups to discuss research topics that crossed disciplinary boundaries with the objective to apply for external grants and publish high-impact journal articles.



Researchers:
Dr Michelle Cull
Dr Connie Vitale
Dr Walid Bakry
Graeme Mitchell
Greg Cunningham

PhD Candidates:
Sharne Plumb
Csilla Skultety
Siddarth Jain
Loretta Iskra

   Third Sector

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Third SectorBackground:
This transdisciplinary research group will concentrate researchers and practitioners with an interest and expertise in third-sector research, whereby the third sector comprises primarily of not-for-profit organisations, charities and social enterprises. The group will primarily focus on conducting research that is broadly related to disclosures, accountability, social impact and innovation within the third sector, in Australia and abroad.








The primary outcomes of the group will be to:

  • disseminate research in high-impact journals, trade publications and industry presentations
  • foster research collaborations with crossinstitutional colleagues, both local and international
  • enable partnerships with industry partners (including third-sector organisations and Australian regulators)
  • facilitate the successful application of external grants to further support the research agenda of the group
  • attract and support higher degree by research students with an interest in thirdsector research.

These outcomes will explicitly further the research objectives of the School as well as those of the University.

Researchers:
Dr Ushi Ghoorah
Associate Professor Maria Estela Varua
Associate Professor Felicitas Evangelista
Dr Wayne Fallon
Dr Ikenna Asogwa

PhD Candidate:
Eddy Widjaja