Dr Johanna Garnett
Senior Lecturer - Sociology and Peace Studies - Convenor of Peace Studies -School of HASS, MA/GCA/BAHons Course Coordinator, Coordinator of UNE Asia Pacific Research Network - School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Biography
Dr Johanna Garnett has been a Lecturer in Sociology and Peace Studies at UNE – Armidale for 11 years, and is the recipient of a range of awards and commendations for her research and teaching. Johanna was the Head of Department - Social and Philosophical Enquiry in the School of HASS until June 2023, as well as the Honours Coordinator. She is currently the Discipline Convenor for Peace Studies and Course Coordinator for the Master of Arts and Graduate Certificate of Arts. Johanna is well published for an early MCR and has presented her work at national and international conferences. Her research foci include social movements, every day politics, social and environmental justice, political sociology and the Sociology of youth and families. She has extensive fieldwork experience in Myanmar, South-East Asia where she has established an education and training facility based on permaculture and environmental peacebuilding with a number of Myanmar colleagues.
