Hamid Azizi
Research Contracts Officer
Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Hamid Azizi holds a PhD in Criminology from Flinders University and brings over fifteen years of combined academic and international research experience across Australian higher education and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Asia and Europe. His work focuses on mixed-method and policy-oriented research, with expertise in drug trafficking, outlaw motorcycle gangs, anti-money laundering, counter-terrorism financing, and the crime-terror nexus.
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Criminology, Flinders University, 2026
The thesis examined the nexus between terrorism and organised crime and involved collection of firsthand data from hard-to-reach populations, including illicit drug traffickers, poppy growing farmers and community leaders
Master of Arts in Political Science, Central European University, 2021
Master of Business Administration (MBA), MODUL University, 2020
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, Webster University, 2018
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Public Administration, American University, 2014
Australian Government Research Training Program Scholarship (AGRTP), 2021-2025
Best Higher Degree Research Student Publication in College of Business, Government, and Law and top six for Flinders University, 2024
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