Dr Rob Garbutt BSc (UNSW), M.Ed (Adult Education)(UTS), PhD (SCU)

Rob Garbutt is an Associate Lecturer in Cultural Studies and Writing at Southern Cross University, Australia. His PhD thesis, ‘Locals Only?’, a study of the idea of being a local, was completed at Southern Cross University in the field of cultural studies. He has published on the topics of place, identity and belonging, as well as equity in higher education. Prior to his postgraduate studies, Rob completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in Chemistry at the University of New South Wales, and followed this with a Master of Adult Education from the University of Technology, Sydney.