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Tevvi Bullock (PhD Scholar at Monash University; Pacific Forum WPS & Climate Security Project Consultant)

Tevvi Bullock

PhD Scholar at Monash University; Pacific Forum WPS & Climate Security Project Consultant

Tevvi Bullock is a PhD Candidate at Monash University’s Gender, Peace and Security Centre. Her research broadly covers gender, climate and security, the WPS agenda, humanitarian action, and men and masculinities. She was previously a Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Resident Fellow at Pacific Forum, and a ‘21/’22 Women in International Security (WIIS) Gender, Peace and Security Next Generation Fellow. Tevvi is a ‘22 Young Australians in International Affairs (YAIA) ‘Young Woman to Watch’, an inaugural Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) NextGen Leader, and a Pacific Forum Young Leader.

Priya Dhanani (PhD Researcher at CEVAW, Monash University; GBV Specialist)

Priya Dhanani

PhD Researcher at CEVAW, Monash University; GBV Specialist

Priya Dhanani is a PhD Candidate under the new ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women at Monash University in the School of Sciences and Faculty of Arts. She is also a recipient of the Monash Graduate Scholarship, Monash International Tuition Scholarship, and the Sonia Narodowski PhD Scholarship. Previously, Priya led GBV programming and training in Bangladesh, Kenya, Liberia, Lesotho, Nepal, Pakistan, South Sudan, and Thailand. Priya has written on the nexus between climate change and GBV.

Samanthi J. Gunawardana (Senior Lecturer in Gender and Development at Monash University)

Samanthi J. Gunawardana

Senior Lecturer in Gender and Development at Monash University

Samanthi J. Gunawardana is a Senior Lecturer in Gender and Development at Monash University's School of Social Science. She explores how development policies impact employment, labour, and livelihoods for rural women in South Asia. With a primary focus on Sri Lanka, her expertise lies in the intersection of gender, development, and labour. Samantha’s research sheds light on the gendered impacts of climate change and its interplay with these dynamics within Sri Lanka.