Our researchers

Dr Stewart Muir is an anthropologist and Executive Manager of the Family Policy and Service Systems research program.

Lewis Munro is a Research Officer in the Child Family Community Australia information exchange at the Australian Institute of Family Studies. 

Karlee O’Donnell is a Research Fellow working in the Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies team.

Deborah Osborne is a Research Officer working within the Evidence and Evaluation Support team.

Kristen Power is a Senior Research Officer in the Research and Analysis team.

Dr Lixia Qu is a Senior Research Fellow who has undertaken a range of research on family related issues at AIFS.

Lloyd Rouse joined AIFS in 2024 as a Senior Research Officer working on Growing up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). 

Dr Kei Sakata is a Research Fellow in the Australian Gambling Research Centre team.

Dr Joanna Schwarzman leads AIFS’ contribution to the Emerging Minds project.

Dr Katrina Scurrah is a Research and Analysis Team Lead (Senior Research Fellow) on the Ten to Men team.