Brendan is an Australian Research Council-funded Research Fellow and Lecturer in Sociology located in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne. His research interests include work and labour markets; families and intimate relationships; the intersection of work and family; gender equity; and the future of work. His current research project includes an ARC funded DECRA project on youth underemployment. Prior to joining the University of Melbourne, Brendan was a Research Fellow in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Tasmania.
Brendan is a member of The Australian Sociological Association (TASA) and Australian Population Association (APA).