Dr Derlie Mateo-Babiano is an Associate Professor in Urban Planning and Assistant Dean, Diversity and Inclusion at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP), the University of Melbourne. Derlie is committed to fostering and embedding diversity and inclusion in the built environment discipline. She has led the development of ABP’s Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which aspires to contribute to the shaping of a more inclusive ABP community. Her commitment to gender diversity in the transport discipline has led her to co-convene the Women in Transport leadership (WiTL) knowledge network (www.witl.info). As one of the program leaders of the Association of Pacific Rim Universities Asia-Pacific Women in Leadership program, she contributes to the building of leadership capabilities of women in academia. Derlie aims to diversify the educational experience and build the capacities of built environment students to become global citizens, enabling them to contribute to the shaping of a more just, inclusive and sustainable global community.
