Admin - 6 Feb 2023
Professor Dave Peebles
Professor Peebles has been passionately engaged with the Pacific academically and professionally for almost 30 years. Professor Peebles worked for the Office of the Pacific in the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs, where he was responsible for some of the most critical Pacific strategic issues, including climate change and oceans, the Pacific Islands Forum and Australia’s…
Admin - 6 Feb 2023
Makoi Popioco
Storytelling is at the core of Makoi’s work across the media, civil society, public policy and tertiary education and research. Makoi joined the college from the ANU School of Cybernetics where he strategised for the School’s cross-platform content to promote and expand the school’s research impact and cross-sector and cross-industry engagement. Before joining ANU, Makoi…
Admin - 27 Sep 2022
Yolana Truscott
Yolana is one of the APSC’s Research Officers. She is currently studying at the ANU, undertaking a Bachelor of International Security Studies (Middle Eastern and Central Asian Studies) and a Bachelor of Development Studies (Environmental Studies). As a security student, Yolana’s studies focus on the Asia-Pacific region, and she has a particular interest in climate and…
Admin - 27 Sep 2022
Naomi Oxenham
Naomi joins APSC with over 10 years’ program implementation experience working in international development and international education. She has experience delivering programs both in Australia and across the Pacific region. She has also worked in Indonesia and Kenya. She holds a Masters of International and Community Development and Graduate Certificate in Humanitarian Assistance from Deakin…
Admin - 1 Sep 2022
Vivienne Valentine
Vivienne Valentine joins APSC with 15 years of experience in the private sector, focusing on innovative international marketing strategies for South Pacific tourism products and services as well as spending some time within telecommunications in the pacific region. Originally from Fiji, she has had great opportunities to work within various cultures and countries including Australia,…
Admin - 22 Apr 2022
Dr Nick Thomson
Dr Nick Thomson is a public health and human rights trained epidemiologist who has spent the last 20 years living and working across the Indo-Pacific. Initially his focus of work was on HIV prevention among at risk groups in SE Asia before becoming specializing in the intersection between security sectors, public health and civil society…
