People – Research Officers

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Ms Sheila Flores
Research Officer, ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, Department of International Relations, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Sheila Flores provides research assistance to Professor Bill Tow in the 'International Responses' CEPS project. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines and expects to graduate with a Master of Arts degree in Public Administration from the same university in October 2008. She also completed a Certificate in Security Studies from the Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies in Hawaii, USA, in 2000, and was a Fellow in the International Visitor Program on Preventative Diplomacy and Conflict Resolution of the US Department of State in 2002. Prior to immigrating to Australia (Sydney) in 2007, Sheila obtained extensive training and experience in policy research, education and training, and project management in the defence and security field. There she experienced significant exposure and active involvement in inter-agency and defence technical working groups, bilateral, trilateral and international conferences, and joint and combined military-to-military exercises and activities. As a scholar, Sheila's interests include Asia Pacific security, net assessments and scenario building, peacekeeping, conflict management and resolution, and development and security.

Ms Costanza Maffi
Research and Communications Officer, ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, RegNet, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Costanza Maffi provides research support to CEPS at RegNet, under the 'Illicit Organisations' CEPS project. Costanza also undertakes communication activities for the CEPS ANU Program in Policing and Security – including liaising with industry partners, organising local events, and maintaining and developing numerous web sites – and provides some executive assistance to Professor Peter Grabosky, the CEPS Deputy Director. Costanza brings extensive experience in conducting qualitative research and in working with police and security agencies, and has previously contributed to the Nexus Policing project in collaboration with Victoria Police. Costanza holds a Master of Science (Honours) in neurophysiology from the University of Melbourne and a Graduate Diploma in IT from Monash University, has been involved in social science research since 1996, and has an interest in enhancing safety and security at a community level.

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Ms Christine Nam
Research Officer, ARC Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, RegNet, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific

Christine Nam works as a Research Officer in the 'Illicit Organisations' CEPS project. She holds a Master of Arts degree in International Relations from The Australian National University, and a Graduate Diploma in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from Whitman College (USA). Christine's main responsibilities include editorial assistance, researching and publishing, and assisting with archiving and data organisation. She has edited and proof-read the book 'Community Policing and Peacekeeping' (edited by Peter Grabosky and published by CRC Press in July 2009), as well as three special edition journals: Crime, Law and Social Change; Police Practice and Research; and Policing and Society. She is currently completing a research paper on the criminal exploitation of free trade agreements and another paper on the criminal exploitation of new and emerging technologies. Christine will be starting her PhD (in the area of human security studies) in 2009.

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