Researchers

Our Research Associates include a large panel of academic researchers with expertise in diverse areas of public policy, drawn from across several universities in Queensland and beyond. Many researchers also have significant experience inside the public service. 

These experts can offer an additional source of policy advice for those developing or commenting on public policy in Queensland. All members, their research fields, and their contact details, are listed below. 

NameAssociate Professor Georgina Murray DTeach MA PhD
PositionGriffith University
Specialisations / Bio

Specialisations

  • Mining women
  • Miners’ wellbeing
  • Lawyers
  • Networks of power
  • Financial elites and transnational business

Georgina Murray is associate professor in Humanities at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia, in the Centre for Work, Organization and Wellbeing.  She lectures in political economy.  She is the author of many articles and papers as well as ‘Capitalist Networks and Social Power in Australia and New Zealand’ (Ashgate, 2006), co-author of ‘Women of the Coal Rushes’ (UNSW Press, 2010), and co-editor of ‘Financial Elites and Transnational Business: Who Rules the World?’ (Edward Elgar, 2012).  Her research has focused on several areas of sociology including networks of power, gender, work and sustainability. Her current projects include an Australia-wide survey on mineworker wellbeing, research on the top one per cent, and a study of finance capital and sustainability.  

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