Michelle Silbert is a Senior Research Officer who joined the Institute in 2012. Michelle is working on Building a New Life in Australia, a longitudinal study examining the settlement outcomes of recently arrived humanitarian migrants in Australia.

Before joining AIFS, Michelle worked at the Social Research Centre where she managed a longitudinal study assessing client’s experiences of employment services and income support. Prior to this, Michelle worked at the Department of Corrective Services in Western Australia, evaluating offender treatment programs.