Dr Michele Grossman is Professor of Cultural Studies and Director of the Centre for Cultural Diversity and Wellbeing at Victoria University, Melbourne. Her research and publications focus on cultural diversity and countering violent extremism; community engagement in policing; and diversifying resilience theory and practice in multicultural societies. Dr Grossman’s projects in these areas are supported by research grants from Australian government and non-profit funding streams. She is a member of the Australian National Research Panel on Countering Violent Extremism and a consultant expert for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on radicalisation leading to violent extremism.