It's the storytelling qualities of her mother that ignited Joy's passion for history. As a child of Greek post-war immigrants, she enjoys her mother's tales of historical events in Greece.

As part of her Laureate, Joy leads a team who is researching how things can be improved for child refugees in Australia and what lessons we can learn from the past.

In the video, you will appreciate Joy's encouraging insights on her progressively-built resilience and how she copes with rejection today.

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Joy is also a strong advocate for gender equity in higher education and in the podcast, she shares her views on what universities can do to support women.

Joy values the importance of support, mental health and home/work balance to be a successful academic, and makes interesting points about this in the podcast.