Emerging practitioners

Ellie Prober

Deakin University

Ellie is a Master of Humanitarianism and Development student at Deakin University. She is passionate about locally led initiatives, decolonisation, disaster risk reduction, and programs that integrate humanitarianism with sustainable development.

For the past 5 years, Ellie has been a freelance copywriter supporting small, sustainability-oriented businesses. Keen to be involved in more direct action, she began volunteering in conservation and disaster relief, where she got a taste for the humanitarian sector. This inspired her to begin her studies in pursuit of a humanitarian career. Now, she is hoping to learn everything she can at HAG, and continues to gain more experience by volunteering with Disaster Relief Australia and the Red Cross RedX Youth Branch.

Ellie holds a Bachelor of Professional Writing and Publishing from Curtin University and a Graduate Diploma of Humanitarianism and Development from Deakin University.

Sophie Perkel

Brown University

Sophie is an undergraduate student-athlete at Brown University studying International and Public Affairs. She has joined HAG as a temporary research assistant, having developed an interest in the humanitarian sector at Brown through the course Reimagining Human Security, where she was first introduced to a range of humanitarian threats and the ways organizations respond to them. Sophie is a multipassionate student with academic interests spanning English literature, philosophy, and law, and she is also a member of the Brown Women’s Crew team. She hopes to pursue a career within the humanitarian sector, specifically in Australia and the South Pacific.