ProfessorMichele Grossman AM

Research Chair in Diversity and Community Resilience

Faculty of Arts and Education/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation

  • Research Chair in Diversity and Community Resilience
    Faculty of Arts and Education/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation/Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
  • +61 3 924 68893 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Terrorism, violent extremism, cultural diversity, resilience to social harms,
community-government trust relations

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    CRIS 3.0 - The future of the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies
    1 Jul 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Michele Grossman AM
    Department of Justice & Community Safety - $340,000.00
  • GRANT
    Symposium on the role of religious and spiritual mentoring in countering violent extremism
    30 Jun 2025 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Farida M,
    • AM MG
    NSW Premier's Department - Symposium on the role of Religious and Spiritual mentoring in Countering Violent Extremism - $19,286.00
  • GRANT
    Addressing the know-do gap in community reporting for terrorism and targeted violence prevention
    23 Feb 2024 - 19 Feb 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    • Michele Grossman AM
    US Department of Homeland Security -Terrorism and Targeted Violence Research and Evaluation - $210,123.54
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Understanding and Enhancing Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Capacity in Victorian Rural-Regional Communities.
    1 Feb 2024 - 31 Jan 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Justice & Community Safety - $175,709.00
  • GRANT
    CRIS 2.0 The future of the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies
    1 Jan 2024 - 30 May 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Premier and Cabinet Vic - $1,018,000.00
  • GRANT
    Understanding the drivers and motivators of extremist violence
    30 Jan 2023 - 31 Dec 2026
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP230101474 - $875,247.68
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Local CVE capacity addressing far-right extremism in Australian rural and regional communities: Protections, vulnerabilities, needs and resources.
    20 Jun 2022 - 31 Aug 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Michele Grossman AM
    Department of Home Affairs - $217,647.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Countering violent extremism research, capacity-building and symposia for government and academic stakeholders.
    1 Sep 2020 - 30 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Home Affairs - $1,101,400.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of AASW and APS Programs.
    9 Dec 2019 - 30 Jun 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    Queensland Police Service - CONTR2020/00137 - $172,000.00
  • GRANT
    Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing Information with Authorities on Violent Extremism - a Canadian Replication Study
    1 Jul 2019 - 31 Mar 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    • Thompson S,
    • AM MG,
    • Thomas P
    Community Resilience Fund - 1-51-47105 - $145,280.00
  • GRANT
    Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing Information with Authorities Concerning Terrorism Activity
    1 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Michele Grossman AM
    National Justice Institute - 1557 G XA338 - $123,662.00
  • GRANT
    Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS)
    29 Oct 2018 - 30 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Premier and Cabinet Vic - $3,196,087.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Evaluation of Victoria Police Cultural and Community Diversity Educational Strategy (working title).
    27 Aug 2018 - 3 May 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    The State of Victoria (through Victoria Police) - $39,682.95
  • GRANT
    GREASE - Radicalisation, Secularism and the Governance of Religion: Bringing Together European and Asian Perspectives
    30 Jun 2018 - 31 Dec 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    • Triandafyllidou A,
    • Modood T,
    • Hellyer H,
    • AM MG
    Department of Home Affairs - 770640 - $220,000.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Development and delivery of the Digital Literacy and Digital Citizenship Pilot Program
    24 Jan 2018 - 30 Aug 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Premier and Cabinet Vic - $166,889.99
  • GRANT
    Understanding Contemporary Terrorism & Developing Policy Responses
    31 Aug 2017 - 28 Feb 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    DFAT Tender - Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - $257,803.00
  • GRANT
    The Dury's Out Education Resource: Pilot and Evaluation
    1 Jul 2017 - 30 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Premier and Cabinet Vic - $37,938.00
  • GRANT
    Role of Communities in Reintegrating Children, Women and Family Returnees From Conflict Zones
    26 Jun 2017 - 31 Dec 2018
    People funded by this grant:
    • Michele Grossman AM
    AFP Australian Federal Police - $143,636.37
  • GRANT
    National Mapping of Support Services for the Directory of Intervention Support Services
    22 Jun 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    Attorney-General's Department - $292,041.77
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Measuring Impacts of Countering Violent Extremism Programs: Implications for Australia
    21 Jun 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    RAND Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd - $4,200.00
  • GRANT
    Community Reporting Thresholds: Sharing information with authorities concerning violent extremist
    28 Apr 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Michele Grossman AM
    ESRC-DFID - Economic and Social Research Council - VU ID51560625 - $17,863.60
  • GRANT
    Evaluation of the NSW Community Advice and Support Service in relation to the Countering Violent Ex
    28 Apr 2017 - 31 Dec 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • AM MG,
    • Delal B,
    • Cain L,
    • Faelli R,
    • Qin S
    Attorney-General's Department - VU ID 51560618 - $95,000.00
  • GRANT
    Interviewing family members of young people who have joined overseas conflict
    28 Apr 2017 - 31 Oct 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • Michele Grossman AM
    Department of Premier and Cabinet Vic - VU ID 51560623 - $43,070.00
  • GRANT
    Youth resilience to violent extremism: A standardised measure
    28 Apr 2017 - 31 Oct 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    • AM MG,
    • Ungar M,
    • Amarasingam A
    Attorney-General's Department - VU ID 51560619 - $100,242.00