RMIT University academics are available to comment on topics relating to women’s issues and finance, leadership, marketing, wellbeing and work life.
Dr Angel Zhong, Associate Professor, Finance
Topics: widening gender gap in financial wellbeing, financial literacy and financial health of women, female investing, budgeting and spending.
Dr Lauren Gurrieri, Associate Professor, Marketing
Topics: femvertising, beauty advertising on social media, gendered consumption and marketing, beauty standards.
Dr Foula Kopanidis, Assocaite Professor, Marketing
Topics: health and wellbeing of midlife women, focusing on life goals, procrastination, age related changes, eLiteracy and stereotyping.
Dr Asanka Gunasakera, Lecturer, Human Resource Management and People Analytics
Topics: remote working, employee wellbeing, loneliness among employees, migrant employees.
Dr Melissa Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Business and Leadership
Topics: women and leadership, women and work
Dr Afreen Huq, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship
Topics: women's entrepreneurship, how gender identity and socio-cultural factors influence women's entrepreneurial behaviour, identity reconstruction of migrant and refugee women entrepreneurs.
Contact details:
Interviews:
Angel Zhong: 0433 810 413 or angel.zhong@rmit.edu.au
Lauren Gurrieri, Associate Professor, Marketing 0411 205 396 or lauren.gurrieri@rmit.edu.au
Foula Kopanidis: foula.kopanidis@rmit.edu.au
Asanka Gunasakera: 0410 386 803 or asanka.gunasekara@rmit.edu.au
Melissa Wheeler: 0401 271 or melissa.wheeler@rmit.edu.au
Afreen Huq: 0434 638 095 or afreen.huq@rmit.edu.au
General media enquiries: RMIT External Affairs and Media, 0439 704 077 or news@rmit.edu.au