Julie Willis
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Julie Willis | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Australian |
| Education | University of Melbourne (BArch, PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor, editor |
| Known for | Architectural history |
Julie Willis is an Australian architectural historian and academic. She is currently Professor of Architecture and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne.[1]
Willis gained her BArch from the University of Melbourne in 1993, and her PhD from the same institution in 1998.[2]
The majority of Willis's academic career has been spent at the University of Melbourne, following her appointment in 1998.[3] This includes roles within the discipline of architecture and the wider university administration. Willis was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning in 2016, following a three-year period as Pro Vice Chancellor – Research Capability (2013 to 2016).[3]
Willis plays an active role in the wider scholarly community. She was a member of the Australian Research Council College of Experts from 2013 to 2015, in which capacity she was both Deputy Chair and Chair for selection panels, and also sat on the board of the Academic Women in Leadership program at the University of Melbourne.
Willis is a former editor of Fabrications, the journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Australia New Zealand (SAHANZ), 2000–2003, and continues as a member of its editorial board.[4] She is also a member of the advisory board of Architectural Theory Review and editorial board member of The Conversation.[5] Willis also writes on architecture for the professional press.[6]
With colleagues Professor Naomi Stead, Dr Karen Burns, Dr Gill Matthewson and Justine Clark, Willis is a founding member of Parlour: women, equity architecture, a research-based advocacy organisation working for gender equity in Australian architecture.[7]
