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Margaret Whitlam Chair of Social Work, Western Sydney University

Linda Briskman holds the Margaret Whitlam Chair of Social Work at Western Sydney University. She conducts research and writes on asylum seeker rights, Indigenous rights and challenging Islamophobia. She is a convenor of Social Workers Without Borders, Voices Against Bigotry and Academics for Refugees. Previous positions include Professor of Human Rights at Swinburne University and Professor of Human Rights at Curtin University.

Experience

  • 2017–present
    Margaret Whitlam Chair of Social Work, Western Sydney University
  • 2012–2016
    Professor of Human Rights, Swinburne University of Technology
  • 2006–2011
    Professor of Human Rights, Curtin University

Education

  • 2001 
    Monash University, PhD, Politics