Hi, I’m Jane.
Amongst other things, I am a social policy scholar-activist-practitioner. I'm currently a writer, still a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne’s School of Social and Political Sciences, and formerly a public servant.
Broadly, I study and practise intersectionality, Black and women-of-colour feminisms, critical race theory, the sociology of inequality and difference, and qualitative methodologies. I’m interested in responding to the structural drivers of complex social challenges.
I write creative non-fiction — including short-form essays, an extremely long-form doctoral thesis, and nothing in between.
I acknowledge that I’m a racialised settler living on unceded Wurundjeri lands (which you probably know as Melbourne, Australia — because that’s what settler colonialism has taught us).
Current Projects
Coming soon: Intersectionality Compass
I have a thesis to write, and once it’s done, I hope to be able to share insights that can support policy workers to advocate for, design and implement better policy. If you’d like to be updated on this, share your email above!
The Killjoy Book Club
Launched in September 2025, I run a very informal critical non-fiction book club. We read feminist, critical race and other fun social theory-ish work. It’s intended to be much less serious than a typical academic reading group, and a space where both scholarly folk, and newbies to social theory, can gather and learn and share reflections. Find us at killjoybookclub.beehiiv.com.