H. D. P. (David) Envall is a Fellow / Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at ANU. In addition to having worked as a copy editor and corporate editor/writer, David has formerly held appointments at Tokyo International University and La Trobe University. David has a BA (Hons) from the University of Melbourne, an MA from Hitotsubashi University, and a PhD from the University of Melbourne. His research interests include Japanese foreign and security policy and international relations in the Asia-Pacific. Find out more about David's work at hdpenvall.com.
 

Career highlights

• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2019-present
• Honorary Associate, La Trobe University, 2015-present
• Lead Investigator, Australia-Japan Foundation Grant, “Enhancing Australia-Japan Cooperation: New Approaches to Minilateralism,” 2022–2023
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy, 2016-19
• Lead, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, Strategic Partner Development Grant, “Australia, Japan, & Regional Security," 2016
• Associate Investigator, MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Initiative Project (2nd round), “The United States’ Asia-Pacific Allies and Partners," 2014-15
• Associate Investigator, Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, “Extending Frontiers,” 2009-13
• Postdoctoral Fellow, ANU-MacArthur Asia Security Initiative, “Policy Alternatives for Integrating Bilateral and Multilateral Regional Security Approaches in the Asia-Pacific,” 2009–13
• Visiting Scholar, Waseda University, 2009
• Visiting Research Fellow, Hitotsubashi University, 2007
• Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Research Scholarship, 2000-04
• Lionel Phillips Japanese Scholarship, 1998.