Joy Damousi

It's the storytelling qualities of her mother that ignited Joy's passion for history. As a child of Greek post-war immigrants, she enjoys her mother's tales of historical events in Greece. 

 

As part of her Laureate, Joy leads a team who is researching how things can be improved for child refugees in Australia and what lessons we can learn from the past.

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In the video, you will appreciate Joy's encouraging insights on her progressively-built resilience and how she copes with rejection today.

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Joy is also a strong advocate for gender equity in higher education and in the podcast, she shares her views on what universities can do to support women.

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Joy values the importance of support, mental health and home/work balance to be a successful academic, and makes interesting points about this in the podcast.