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Rhonda Itaoui

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Director, Centre for Western Sydney, Western Sydney University

Dr. Rhonda Itaoui is a distinguished researcher with expertise in human geography, diversity, and multiculturalism. She earned her PhD with first-class honours in human geography and has garnered global recognition for her work in the geographies of diversity and multiculturalism.

As Director of the Centre for Western Sydney at Western Sydney University, she is committed to amplifying community voices and collaboratively working with various stakeholders, including researchers, industry professionals, and government, to develop policies that meet community needs and foster the success of the Western Sydney region.

Dr. Itaoui has authored several research pieces advocating for the and Western Sydney region. Her works include “Unlocking Women’s Potential: Women’s labour force participation in Western Sydney”, "State of the Arts in Western Sydney," an expose of funding inequities between Eastern and Western Sydney, "Unlimited Potential," a strategic economic blueprint for Western Sydney's future transformation, and “Parramatta 2035," a study on the future of Parramatta as a global city.

Dr Itaoui is passionate about utilising research to represent community needs and aspirations.

Experience

  • 2014–present
    Research assistant, Western Sydney University
  • 2017–present
    Research fellow, UC Berkeley
  • 2014–present
    PhD Candidate, Western Sydney University
  • 2021–present
    Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University

Education

  • 2022 
    Western Sydney University, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2014 
    University of Western Sydney, Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours, Class 1)

Publications

  • 2017
    Media representations of racism and spatial mobility: Young Muslim (un)belonging in a post-Cronulla Riot Sutherland, Journal of Intercultural Studies
  • 2016
    The Geography of Islamophobia in Sydney: Mapping the Spatial Imaginaries of young Muslims, Australian Geographer

Grants and Contracts

  • 2016
    Endeavour Scholarship
    Role:
    Funding Source:
    Australian Government

Honours

Endeavour Postgraduate Scholarship, Australian Postgraduate Award, Western Sydney University Medal for Outstanding Scholarship