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Previous Staff

Note: the staff below are no longer with the Political Science Program; the descriptions below should be read in the past tense.

Dr Catherine Althaus

Position: Visiting Fellow

Catherine Althaus is an ANZSOG (Australia and New Zealand School of Government) Research Fellow and is currently investigating the topic of leadership in the Australian Public Service. This project also involves comparative analysis with leadership practice in Canada and New Zealand. Her other current research project concentrates on the interaction between religion, politics and agenda-setting theory. Catherine was previously a policy and research officer with the Queensland Treasury Department and also works as a private sector economics consultant. She recently coauthored the revised fourth edition of The Australian Policy Handbook and is completing a book on political risk calculation.

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	Dr Lynne Johnstone Position: Research Fellow Lynne's key research interest is in the impact of technological change on work, particularly in the context of health care. She is a Fellow of both the Royal College of Nursing Australia and the Australian College of Health Service Executives. Prior to working with Professor Judy Wajcman on her ARC Linkage project concerned with the impact of mobile phones on work/life balance, Lynne was a lecturer in health services management. Full profile.
	email: lynne.johnstone@anu.edu.au Phone: (02) 6125 2295 Room No: 3220	return to top

	Dr Phil Larkin Dr Phil Larkin joined the program in October 2005. He is research director of the Parliamentary Studies Centre. His current research interests are in comparative parliamentary committees and parties and in Australian democracy. Before coming to the ANU he was an advisor to the Trade and Industry Select Committee in the British Parliament. Full profile.
	email: philip.larkin@anu.edu.au Phone: (02) 6125 0696 or (02) 6125 5100 Room No: 2128	return to top

	Dr Janine O'Flynn Position: Research Fellow Janine O'Flynn joins the Program in July 2007 as a Research Fellow with a joint appointment in the Crawford School of Economics and Government. Her interests are predominantly in the areas of public sector reform and relationships, however she has also been involved in projects examining equity and diversity policy and practice. In 2007 she was awarded an ARC Linkage Project grant with colleagues to examine whole-of-government approaches to policy, implementation and service delivery. The project will involve five Commonwealth government organisations and will consider factors which facilitate and block collaboration across organisational boundaries. Prior to joining the Program Janine held posts at the University of Melbourne and the University of Canberra. Full profile
	email: janine.oflynn@anu.edu .au Phone: 02 6125 1434 Room No: 2109	return to top

	Professor Judy Wajcman Position: Professor Judy Wajcman is a Professor of Sociology. She was formerly a Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics, and is currently a Research Associate of the Oxford Internet Institute. Recent books include TechnoFeminism and The Politics of Working Life. Full profile.
	email: judy.wajcman@anu.edu.au Phone: (02) 6125 8060 Room No: 2108	return to top