Professor Michele Grossman, PhD is Research Chair in Diversity and Community Resilience at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation, Deakin University, where she leads the AVERT (Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation to Terrorism) Research Network. Michele’s research on countering violent extremism is internationally recognised for its advancement of knowledge and distinctive policy impacts, and she has been an invited keynote speaker at a wide range of national and international forums and conferences on terrorism and violent extremism. Her research activities are funded by agencies including CVESC-ANZCTC, Dept. of Home Affairs, Victoria Police, Australian Federal Police, DFAT, National Institute of Justice (USA), Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats (UK), Public Safety Canada, and Horizon 2020 (European Commission). Michele currently holds a Robert Schuman Fellowship (2019-2021) at the European University Institute in Florence, and a Visiting Professorship (2018-2022) at the UK’s University of Huddersfield. In 2019 she became Director of the new Collaborative Centre of Excellence for Resilient Communities and Inclusive Societies (CERCIS), an international consortium of research, industry and community partners supported by the Victorian Government that focuses on strengthening community resilience and reducing social harms such as violent extremism, social polarisation and hate-based speech and behaviours.