Hi, I’m Jane.
Amongst other things, I am a social policy scholar-activist-practitioner. I'm a writer, currently a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne’s School of Social and Political Sciences, occasionally a non-executive board director, and formerly a public servant.
Broadly, I study and practise intersectionality, Black and women-of-colour feminisms, the sociology of inequality and difference, and qualitative methodologies. I’m interested in building coalitions across social movements, and responding to the structural drivers of complex social challenges.
For more about my policy work, connect with me on LinkedIn.
For more about my research, see my university profile.
I acknowledge that I’m a racialised settler living on unceded Wurundjeri lands (which you probably know as Melbourne, Australia — because that’s what settler colonialism has taught us).
Current Projects
The Killjoy Book Club
Launched in September 2025, I run a very informal critical non-fiction book club. We read feminist, critical race and other fun social theory-ish work. It’s intended to be much less serious than a typical academic reading group, and a space where both scholarly folk, and newbies to social theory, can gather and learn and share reflections. Find us at killjoybookclub.beehiiv.com.
Coming Soon: Decolonial Feminist Symposium
I’m curating an online event for decolonial feminist scholars and activists — to gather, learn in dialogue, and share our knowledges, struggles, and resistance. More info to come! Supported by the Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association, and in collaboration with with the Monash Liberatory Practices Collective and Loving Feminist Literature.
Coming Soon: Intersectionality Compass
I have a thesis to write, and once it’s done, I hope to be able to share insights that can support policy workers to design and implement better policy. If you’d like to be updated on this, share your email!