Dr Joanne Pyke
PhD Applied Economics (VicUni), MBA by research (VicUni), BA Leisure Studies (Philip Inst.)
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES)
Dr Joanne Pyke is a Senior Research Fellow at VU's Centre for Strategic Economic Studies and is an interdisciplinary researcher in the fields of:
- gender equity and cultural diversity in education, training and employment
- international migration and settlement
- diasporas and development
- higher education policy and management.
Her professional experience includes:
- Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Tourism and Services Research (CTSR), VU
- Senior Research Fellow, CSES, VU
- Research Fellow, Institute for Community, Ethnicity and Policy Alternatives (ICEPA), VU
- General Manager, Equity Research Centre (ERC)
- Lecturer, School of Leisure, Tourism and Community Studies, UTS.
- Regional Recreation Planner, Victorian Department of Youth, Sport and Recreation.
Recent publications
Pyke, J., Jiang, M., Delacy, T., Smith, E., Li, G., Li, A. (2013) The role and influence of China based alumni on travel and tourism, Victoria University, Australia
Ben-Moshe, D., & Pyke, J. (2012) The Vietnamese Diaspora in Australia: Current and Potential Links with the Homeland, Deakin University, Melbourne.
Pyke, J, Francis, S., & Ben-Moshe, D. (2012) The Tongan Diaspora in Australia: Current and Potential Links with the Homeland, Deakin University, Melbourne.
Ben-Moshe, D, Pyke, J. & Andreevski, O. (2012) The Macedonian Diaspora in Australia: Current and Potential Links with the Homeland, Deakin University, Melbourne.
Baldassar, L, Pyke, J & Ben-Moshe, D. (2012) The Italian Diaspora in Australia: Current and Potential Links to the Homeland, Deakin University, Melbourne.
Theses
Pyke, J (2010) Perspectives from below the ceiling: Academic women and the transition from Senior Lecturer to the Professoriate, Doctoral thesis, Victoria University, Australia.
Pyke, J (2005) Productive Diversity: Which companies are active and why? Masters by Research (Management), Victoria University, Australia.
Professional memberships
- The International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE)
- Association for Women’s Rights in Development
Supervision of Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students
Joanne is involved in the co-supervision of PhD students and supervision of Masters and Honours students in the fields of international mobility, international education and international alumni, diasporas and development and gender equity.
Portfolios
Areas of expertise
- Gender equity and cultural diversity in education, training and employment
- International alumni relations
- International education and higher education policy and management
- International mobility and Australian diasporas
Contact details
- +61 3 9919 2615
- joanne.pyke@vu.edu.au