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Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University

Adam Shoemaker has been Vice-Chancellor and President of Victoria University, Australia since December 2020. He has a strong research interest in Indigenous literature and culture, Educational Policy and social history, and is committed to advancing regional creativity, achievement and engagement.

Experience

  • 2020–present
    Vice-Chancellor, Victoria University
  • 2016–2020
    Vice-Chancellor, Southern Cross University
  • 2014–2016
    Academic Provost, Griffith University
  • 2007–2013
    Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education), Monash University
  • 2000–2007
    Dean of Arts, ANU

Education

  • 1986 
    ANU, PhD
  • 1979 
    Queen's University (Canada), BA (Hons)

Research Areas

  • Australian Government And Politics (160601)
  • Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Literature (200501)
  • Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Education (130301)
  • Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Cultural Studies (200201)
  • Australian Literature (Excl. Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Literature) (200502)
  • Australian History (Excl. Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander History) (210303)

Honours

Former Commonwealth Scholar