Galina is a recognised expert in longitudinal and large-scale studies and is responsible for managing nationally significant studies at AIFS, including Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC), Building a New Life in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Humanitarian Migrants, and the Transition Wellbeing Research Programme: Family Wellbeing Study. She has produced a number of technical reports working through complex methodological issues and has been published in a number of journals, methods books, research and technical papers and statistical reports, covering a range of topics from sample selectivity and measure validation to complex longitudinal data analysis.

Karena has extensive experience in the design and implementation of longitudinal studies and is responsible for the survey research of several nationally significant longitudinal studies, including Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). Much of Karena’s career has focused on the design and management of longitudinal research. Her major area of interest is survey methodology, particularly in relation to longitudinal survey design and implementation.

Dinusha manages data and analytics for numerous longitudinal studies at AIFS, including Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC). She has a multidisciplinary background with extensive experience in statistical consulting, data governance, data linkage and integration. Her expertise provides a leading perspective on her interests to explore the analytical complexity of longitudinal studies, lead harmonisation of national/international datasets for comparative analyses, and manage large-scale data linkage operations.