Research Fellow, Deakin University
Charishma Ratnam is a Human Geographer and Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation (ADI) at Deakin University. Her research spans a number of areas, primarily focusing on refugee and migrant experiences and resettlement, inclusion, and home-making practices. Charishma is particularly interested in developing novel research approaches including digital, visual, ethnographic, and walking methods with participants to better understand their experiences of/in/with place(s).
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