Professional Staff

Scott Soper

Department Senior Manager
E: scott.soper@unimelb.edu.au
P: +613 903 53198

Scott is the Department Senior Manager for the Melbourne Institute and an inclusive leader of the Professional Staff team. Experienced in leading complex projects across the higher education sector, his passion lies in delivering multi-stakeholder programs, such as the recently launched Mabo Centre at The University of Melbourne.

Dr Billy Chang

Proposal Development Manager
E: billy.chang@unimelb.edu.au
P: + 61 3 8344 9171

Billy is a research funding and project management specialist at the Melbourne Institute. He supports research development by identifying funding opportunities (such as competitive grants, tenders, and philanthropic sources), developing budgets, assisting with proposals, and managing submissions and contracts.

Serena Doyle

Communications and Publications Manager
E: serena.doyle@unimelb.edu.au
T: +61 3 9035 3631

Serena specialises in communication, digital strategies, and media to elevate the Melbourne Institute's brand and amplify its academics' profiles. Her expertise lies in crafting compelling narratives that showcase research impact, reaching a global audience. Her work bridges the gap between complex research and public understanding.

Kate Gilkison

Life Course Centre Senior Project Officer - On leave
E: kateeg@unimelb.edu.au
P: +61 3 8344 2716

Kate is Senior Project Officer in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course (Life Course Centre). An experienced program manager, she coordinates finance, reporting, events and communications within the Melbourne Node, while also managing the Centre-wide Capacity Building Portfolio.

Logan Jacobs

Services Coordinator
E: logan.jacobs@unimelb.edu.au
P:  +61 3 9035 3018

Logan is the Services Coordinator for the Melbourne Institute and manager of the Services Team. Logan has vast experience across different areas and aspects of the higher education sector. Currently, his main focuses are operations, facilities and both casual contracts and independent contractor agreements for the department amongst other things.

Michelle Leeson

Administrative Support Officer
E: michelle.leeson@unimelb.edu.au
P: +61 3 8344 2196

Jo Steinle

Administrative Support Officer
E: jsteinle@unimelb.edu.au
P: +61 3 9035 9742

Jo is an Admin Support Officer at the Melbourne Institute. She supports the administration of the department’s academic journal (the Australian Economic Review), the Melbourne Institute Data Lab (MIDL) and university guests. She has worked at the Melbourne Institute since August 2019 and worked at the University of Melbourne since 2014.

Myron Yovannidis

Events Manager
E: myovannidis@unimelb.edu.au
P: +61 3 8344 2166

Myron manages conferences, symposiums, and forums, including the Economic and Social Outlook Conference, Australia’s only national forum of its kind. He joined the Melbourne Institute in August 2022 and has been with the University of Melbourne since 2015, bringing extensive event management experience in the research and education sector.