Academic Qualifications

PhD in employment relations and immigrant workers, University of Sydney
Master of Commerce in industrial relations, University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma in Ergonomics, Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences
Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning, Victoria University (pending)
BA (Honours) in Sociology and English Literature, Monash University

Research Interests

Santina's research interests focus on cultural diversity in its various forms (such as gender, age, ethnicity and race) and how this interacts with social and economic relations at work, within the community and the broader economy. She has particularly focussed on the intersection of gender and ethnicity, through various studies on immigrant female workers, but has also researched more broadly in the area of employment relations, changes in industrial relations legislation, managing diversity, worker participation, high performance organisations, training and education, cultural diversity in the community, cultural diversity and the arts, social capital, unemployment, young workers, refugees and trade unions.

Recent Project Experience

• Co-Chief Investigator, Refugee Access and Participation in Tertiary Education and Training, Department of Education and Training
• Co-Investigator, Evaluation of the Regional Jobs Program, Department for Victorian Communities
• Co-Chief Investigator, Cultural Diversity and Regional Economic Development, Department of Transport and Regional Services
• Chief Investigator, NESB People and EEO in the Victorian Public Service, Office of Public Employment
• Co-Investigator, Evaluation of the Arts in a Multicultural Australia Policy, Australia Council for the Arts
• Principal Coordinator, Community Building Resource Service, Department for Victorian Communities
• More project experience

Community and Organisational Involvement

• Member of Victorian Multicultural Arts Advisory Committee, 2006
• Member ARC Immigration Research Network
• Member University of Melbourne Globalisation, Work and Social Cohesion Centre
• Research Associate, Institute for Community Engagement and Policy Alternatives
• Executive Member, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (1998-2005)
• Convenor, Employment, Education and Training Policy Committee, Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (1998-2004)
• Deputy Convenor, Westgate Community Initiatives Group 1996-7 and Committee of Management member 1993-7
• Member University of Melbourne NTEU Branch Committee 1990-91
• ARC external assessor - 1998 to present
• Co-editor Labour and Industry, 2000-2001
• Member of VU Academic Board (1996-2002) and various subcommittees
• Chair of Faculty Research Committee and Postgraduate  Research Committee (2005-present)
• Member of various University and faculty committees (2005-present)

Recent Publications

• Full recent publications list