Professor Kate McGregor elected Fellow of Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia

Professor Kate McGregor, Deputy Associate Dean International (Indonesia) for the Faculty of Arts has been elected as a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.

Professor McGregor is a historian at the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, and has spent the past 27 years researching Indonesian history; focussing on the way Indonesians remember their past.

Her recent book Systemic Silencing: Activism, Memory and Sexual Violence in Indonesia is the first major study of memory, Indonesian transnational human rights activism and the Indonesian so-called ‘comfort women’ and is an outcome of a four-year Australian Research Council Future Fellowship.

“I am delighted to be elected as a fellow of the Academy and for this recognition of my contributions to research and academic leadership,” Professor McGregor said.

“I am looking forward to contributing to the broader community of social science scholars in Australia through the ongoing work of the Academy. This opportunity will also enable me to recognise research excellence and advocate more broadly for the importance of the social sciences.”

Professor McGregor has also served as Vice President, then President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, and has played a significant role in training the next generation of researchers in Southeast Asian history, supervising 21 PhD completions to date.

The Academy of Social Sciences in Australia brings together the best and brightest social science minds from universities, research institutes and policy agencies across the country to influence and shape government decision-making to improve the lives of people and society.