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About us

The Vitalities Lab is a research group that is part of the Centre for Social Research in Health and the Social Policy Research Centre in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, Australia. It was established by Deborah Lupton in 2019 with funding provided by UNSW as part of her professorial appointment, with a special focus on experimenting with applying more-than-human theory and creative methods to social research. Further funding has been provided by a series of Australian Research Council grants.

Professor Deborah Lupton, leader (Google Scholar profile) (2019-present)

Dr Chloe Watfern, Senior Research Associate (Google Scholar profile) (2026-present)

Dr Anastasia Murney, Research Associate (Google Scholar profile) (2025-present)

Dr Bronwyn Bailey-Charteris, Senior Research Associate (Google Scholar profile) (2025-present)

Dr Ella Butler, Senior Research Associate (2023-24)

Dr Vaughan Wozniak-O’Connor, Senior Research Associate (Google Scholar profile) (2021-2024)

Dr Kerryn Drysdale, Senior Research Associate (Google Scholar profile) (2022-2024)

Dr Clare Southerton, Senior Research Associate (Google Scholar profile) (2019-2022)

Dr Marianne Clark, Senior Research Associate (Google Scholar profile) (2019-2022)

Dr Leanne Downing, visiting fellow (Google Scholar profile) (2020-2024)

Dr Ash Watson, Senior Research Associate (Google Scholar profile), 2019-2024

Dr Megan Rose, doctoral candidate (Google Scholar profile)

Cecily Klim, doctoral candidate (graduated 2026)

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