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Biography
Professor Dunn's research has highlighted the culturally and spatially uneven distribution of citizenship in Australia. As leader on the Challenging Racism Project, Dunn has developed and lead four ARC Discovery Projects, two ARC Linkage Projects as well as an ARC Linkage International Project, and been a Co-Investigator on five other ARC Projects. The comprehensive databases generated in these surveys have filled important gaps in Australian scholarship (e.g. racist attitudes n:12517; racist experiences n:4020; school teacher attitudes n:5128; students’ experiences of racism in schools n:4700) The surveys operationalised novel concepts, such as Anglo privilege, belief in ‘race’, and bystander responses. An influential finding from the Challenging Racism Project is that racism is expressed in highly specific ways, and anti-racism should reflect that variation.
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Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy
Bachelor of Arts, University of Wollongong
Research keywords
- Racism
- Anti-Racism
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Complex religion, conspiracy theories, misinformation, and covid-19 in NSW, Australia
Possamai, A., Denson, N., Dunn, K., Sharples, R., Ovenden, G., Kamp, A. & Nicholas, L., 17 Feb 2026, In: Journal for the Academic Study of Religion. 38, 3, p. 307-333 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effectiveness of a comprehensive bystander anti-racism intervention for healthcare staff in Australia
Woodland, L., Green, M., Corcoran, J., McEwan, M., Sharples, R., Sarwari, Z., Dunn, K. & Denson, N., Mar 2026, In: Public health research & practice. 36, 1, 8 p., PU25046.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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'Progressive except for Islam': profiling Islamophobia sentiment
Sharples, R., Itaoui, R. & Dunn, K., 2026, Muslims in Contemporary Australia. Possamai, A. & Tittensor, D. (eds.). U.K.: Brill Academic Publishers, p. 240-261 22 p. (Muslim Minorities; vol. 47).Research output: Chapter in Book / Conference Paper › Chapter › peer-review
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A Report on the Experience of Racism for Uber Riders and Drivers
Piracha, A., Connelly, K., Dunn, K., Paradies, Y., Sharples, R., Elias, A., MacKenzie, D., McGarty, C. & Rouillard, S., 2025, The Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies. 21 p.Research output: Book/Research Report › Research report
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Far-right hate speaker tours in Australia: ideologies, platforms, risks, and effective interventions
Sharples, R., Safa, N., Dunn, K. & Dastyari, A., 2025, (E-pub ahead of print (In Press)) In: International Journal of Politics, Culture and Society. 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evaluating Interfaith School Communities Program
Tammas, R. (PI), Dunn, K. (Investigator), Sahin, O. (Investigator), Perry, N. (Investigator), Dastyari, A. (Investigator) & Mortimer, A. (Investigator)
30/06/25 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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Inner West Council - Anti-Racism Knowledge Mobilisation
Kamp, A. (PI), Dunn, K. (Investigator), Jacobs, R. (Investigator), Sahin, O. (Investigator) & Sharples, R. (Investigator)
18/06/25 → 26/06/26
Project: Research
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Online anti-racism for Australia
Dunn, K. (PI), McGarty, C. (Investigator), Kamp, A. (Investigator), Denson, N. (Investigator), Sharples, R. (Investigator), Paradies, Y. (Investigator), Kennedy, T. (Investigator), Truong, M. (Investigator) & Ben, J. (Investigator)
31/07/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Racial Bias Tool
Kamp, A. (PI), Dunn, K. (Investigator), Denson, N. (Investigator), Sharples, R. (Investigator) & Jacobs, R. (Investigator)
14/07/25 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Anti-racism Gap Analysis
Dunn, K. (PI), Denson, N. (Investigator), Sahin, O. (Investigator), Sharples, R. (Investigator), Kamp, A. (Investigator) & Jacobs, R. (Investigator)
1/07/25 → 28/02/26
Project: Research
Datasets
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Data from the COVID-19 enhancing resilience and social belonging project
Denson, N., Dunn, K., Ben, J., Kamp, A., Sharples, R., Pitman, D., Paradies, Y. & McGarty, C., Western Sydney University, 2024
DOI: 10.26183/v8vd-2v68, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/a7cafce0757b11efa093cbf1f5f894b4
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Data for "Beyond broad-spectrum interventions: The effectiveness of targeted context-specific interventions against online racist misinformation"
Denson, N., Dunn, K., Lee, A., Kamp, A., Sharples, R., McGarty, C., Paradies, Y., Mansouri, F., Elias, A., Sahin, O. & Connelly, K., Western Sydney University, 26 May 2026
DOI: 10.26183/p1qs-3w39, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/723ec7a058c311f196d47d8c995303e5
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Data from the Emerging vectors and sources of racism: Responding to online challenges to social cohesion project
Denson, N., Dunn, K., Lee, A., Kamp, A., Sharples, R., McGarty, C., Paradies, Y., Mansouri, F., Elias, A., Sahin, O. & Connelly, K., Western Sydney University, 6 Jan 2026
DOI: 10.26183/adsx-1j15, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/fd01e1e0ea8e11f09080ad479c3a612a
Dataset
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Challenging Racism Project National Dataset
Dunn, K., Western Sydney University, 19 Sept 2022
DOI: 10.26183/xkrp-b971, https://research-data.westernsydney.edu.au/published/fef1e1f0519311ecb15399911543e199
Dataset
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Racism in Australia: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ben, J., Elias, A., Issaka, A., Truong, M., Dunn, K., Sharples, R., McGarty, C., Walton, J., Mansouri, F., Denson, N. & Paradies, Y., figshare, 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5903244.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Racism_in_Australia_a_protocol_for_a_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis/5903244/1 and one more link, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Racism_in_Australia_a_protocol_for_a_systematic_review_and_meta-analysis/5903244 (show fewer)
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