Dr Phillips is a Senior Lecturer whose research focuses on multiple dimensions of migration (especially transit & regional migration), forced displacement and resettlement (multiculturalism and public policy). Her work is deeply informed by her experience as a practitioner in the field and as a child of migrants. She has previously worked with international organisations in South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, Libya and the Middle East, with asylum seekers in immigration detention in Australia and managed a refugee resettlement project. Formerly a Board Member of Australian Red Cross and International Detention Coalition, Melissa is a passionate advocate for multiculturalism with an interest in aspects of migrant and refugee settlement. She holds a Graduate Diploma in Australian Migration Law and is Co-Managing Editor of the Journal of Intercultural Studies.