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Professor, Family and Sexual Violence, RMIT University
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Associate professor, Music Industry, RMIT University
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PhD candidate in popular music studies, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University
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Lecturer in Media and Cinema Studies, RMIT University
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Adjunct Senior Fellow, School of Global, Urban and Social Studies, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Media, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Director of the Design and Creative Practice Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT, RMIT University
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Professor & Australian Research Council Future Fellow, Social and Global Studies Centre, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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PhD Candidate, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Research Fellow, Design & Creative Practice, RMIT University
