Staff listing - School of Life and Environmental Science

Executive

Head of School
Professor Chris Austin

Deputy Head of School (Burwood)
Associate Professor Lambert Brau

Deputy Head of School (Geelong)
Professor John Donald

Associate Head of School, Student Learning
Ms Janine Mc Burnie

Associate Head of School, International
Dr Liz Weldon

Associate Head of School, Research and Industry Engagement
Associate Professor Xavier Conlan

Associate Head of School, Warrnambool
Associate Professor Julie Mondon

Associate Head of School, Curriculum
Associate Professor Michelle Harvey

School Manager, Administration and Technical Services
Mrs Sarah Chandley

Secretariat (Project & Executive Officer)
Ms Maryanne Borg

Academic staff

Professors

Name
Biomedical Science Alfred Deakin Professor Leigh Ackland
Marine Ecology Professor John Arnould
Chemistry Alfred Deakin Professor Neil Barnett
Biotechnology Alfred Deakin Professor Colin Barrow
Avian Ecology & Behaviour Professor Andy T.D. Bennett
Global Change, Environment and Society Professor Brett Bryan
Plant Biology Professor David Cahill
Avian Ecology & Behaviour Professor Kate Buchanan
Director, Centre For Integrative Ecology & Director TechnEcology Research Network Professor Don Driscoll
Evolutionary Ecology Alfred Deakin Professor John Endler
Chemistry Professor Paul Francis
Marine Science Alfred Deakin Professor Graeme Hays
Ecology Alfred Deakin Professor Marcel Klaassen
Marine Biology Professor Gerry Quinn

Associate professors

Name
Marine Sciences Associate Professor Luis Afonso
Cell Biology Associate Professor Peter Beech
Behavioural Ecology Associate Professor Peter Biro
Environmental Science and Sustainability Associate Professor Bill Borrie
Aquatic Animal Physiology Associate Professor Timothy Clark
Wildlife and Conservation Biology Associate Professor Raylene Cooke
Manager, Deakin Genomics Research and Discovery Facility Associate Professor Larry Croft
Biomedical Science Associate Professor Mark Guthridge
Forensic Science Associate Professor Michelle Harvey
Marine Science Associate Professor Daniel Ierodiaconou
Biomedical Science Associate Professor Sharon La Fontaine
Chemistry Associate Professor Kieran Lim
Marine Science Associate Professor Peter Macreadie
Environment and Society Associate Professor Kelly Miller
Quantitative Ecology Associate Professor Emily Nicholson
Chemistry Associate Professor Frederick Pfeffer
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Associate Professor Euan Ritchie
Biomedical Science Associate Professor Cenk Suphioglu
Biomedical Science Associate Professor Jan West
Wildlife and Conservation Biology Associate Professor Mike Weston
Wildlife and Conservation Biology Associate Professor John White

Senior lecturers

Name
Marine Biology and Ecology Dr Alecia Bellgrove
Chemistry Dr Damien Callahan
Biomedical Science Dr Steve Cheung
Cellular & Molecular biology Dr Bernhard Dichtl
Aquaculture Nutrition Dr David Francis
Director, Science, Engineering and Built Environment Gender Initiatives Dr Kimberley James
Fisheries and aquaculture Dr Paul Jones
Animal Biology Dr Stuart Linton
Aquatic Ecology Dr Ty Matthews
Environmental Management and Sustainability Ms Janine McBurnie
Aquatic Ecology and Biodiversity Dr Adam Miller
Environmental Earth Science Dr Nick Porch
Biological Sciences Dr Jim Rookes
Ecological and Environmental Genetics Dr Craig Sherman
Ecology Dr Matt Symonds
Bioinformatics and Genetics Dr Beata Ujvari
Animal Biology Dr Anneke Veenstra
Plant Science Dr Susanna Venn
Palaeontology Dr Mark Warne
Wildlife and Conservation Biology Dr Desley Whisson

Lecturers

Name
Aquatic Ecology Dr Patricia Corbett
Forensic Science Dr Annalisa Durdle
Science Professional Practice Dr Prue Francis
Animal Physiology Dr Tim Jessop
Animal Cell Biology Dr Matthew McKenzie
Marine Microbiology Dr Andrew Oxley
Environmental Sciences Dr Alex Rattray
Fisheries Science Dr Justin Rizzari
Animal Biology Dr Aaron Schultz
Chemistry Dr Madeleine Schultz
Molecular Genetics Dr Marina Telonis-Scott
Hazardous Materials Management Dr Trevor Thornton
Plant Ecology Dr Angel Torriero
Marine Spatial Ecology and Conservation Dr Eric Treml
Aquatic Chemistry & Marine Biochemistry Dr Tim Tutt
Earth Sciences Dr Liz Weldon
Biotechnology and Bioinformatics Dr Mark Ziemann

Associate lecturers

Name
Mr Alan Mainwaring
Conservation Biology Mr Anthony Rendall

Teaching scholars

Name
Biomedical Science Dr Jillian Healy
Biological and Biomedical Sciences Dr Chris Lim
Plant Ecology Dr Tricia Wevill
Conservation Biology Dr Kaori Yokochi

Research staff

Senior research fellows

Name
Senior Research Fellow Dr Han Ming Gan
Senior Research Fellow Dr Wenrong Yang

Research fellows

Name
ARC DECRA Fellow Dr Jacqui Adcock
Research Fellow Dr Brianne Addison
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Taiwo Akanbi
Associate Research Fellow Mr Blake Allan
Research Fellow, Avian ecology, Evolution and Behaviour Dr Mathew Berg
Research Fellow Dr Lucie Bland
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Rohan Brooker
Associate Research Fellow Dr Rafael Cabral Carvalho
Associate Research Fellow Dr Paul Carnell
Associate Research Fellow Dr Gemma Cole
Associate Research Fellow Ms Jessica Conlan
Research Fellow Dr Andrea Crino
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Tim Doherty
Research Fellow Dr Michalis Hadjikakou
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Biao Huang
Industry Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Md Tohidul Islam
Associate Research Fellow Dr Jacques-Olivier Laloe
Associate Research Fellow, Genomics Ms Yin Peng Lee
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Jing Liu
Associate Research Fellow Dr Stella Loke
ARC DECRA Fellow Dr Mylene Mariette
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Alizee Meillere
Associate Research Fellow Dr Pavani Nadiminti
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Tim Nalder
Associate Research Fellow Dr Alex Rattray
Research Fellow, Bioinformatics Dr Mark Richardson
Associate Research Fellow Dr Chloe Sato
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Hemant Sharma
Research Fellow Dr Zoe Smith
Industry Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Bianca Szkuta
Associate Research Fellow Ms Mun Hua Tan
Associate Research Fellow Dr Paul Tixier
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Stacey Trevathan-Tackett
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Kate Watermeyer
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Mary Young

Administrative and technical staff

Administrative staff

Burwood

Name
Senior School Administrator Ms Meagan (Megs) Beck
Project Officer Ms Mahala Ebery
Administrative Officer Mrs Natalie McIntyre
Senior School Administrator Ms Georgina Power

Geelong (Waurn Ponds)

Name
Administrative Officer Miss Danielle Burmeister
Finance Officer Miss Laura Harman
Project Officer Ms Kate Jamieson
Project Officer, Centre for Integrative Ecology Mrs Natasha Kaukov

Warrnambool/Queenscliff

Name
Administrative Officer Mrs Gail Fazakerley

Technical staff

Burwood

Name
Technical Services Coordinator Ms Maria Amodio
Technical Officer Miss Jessica Bywater
Technical Assistant Mr Jason Chew
Technical Officer Mr Fawzi Elfaidi
Technical Officer Ms Leanne Fitton
Technical Officer Mr Thomas Healey
Technical Manager Mr Michael Holmes
Senior Technical Officer Mr Cuong Huynh
Technical Service Coordinator Mr Higo Jasser
Technical Officer Miss Brittney Jenkins
Technical Officer Mr Alex Kehridakis
Senior Technical Officer Dr Stella Loke
Senior Technical Officer Ms Linda Moon
Senior Technical Officer Ms Jessica Saw (Chew)
Technical Officer Mr Thomas Schneider
Technical Services Coordinator Ms Clorinda Schofield
Technical Services Coordinator Dr Bernadette Sinclair
Senior Technical Officer Mr Khanh Tran
Technical Officer Ms Celine (Caryal) Yap

Geelong (Waurn Ponds)

Name
Manager, NMR Spectroscopy Facility Dr Elizabeth Ankers
Technical Officer Mrs Rachel Becker
Technical Officer Dr Dave Donaldson
Senior Technical Officer (Field work) Dr Tara Draper
Technical Officer Ms Megan Ellis
Technical Manager Mr David Gleadon
Senior Technical Officer Ms Jane Hosking
Technical Officer Dr Melissa Rocker
Technical Officer Dr Kara Spilstead
Technical Services Coordinator Dr Iman Trinh-Buck
Technical Services Coordinator Mr Julian Vreugdenburg
Technical Officer Mrs Judith Wilson
Technical Services Coordinator Ms Dallas Windmill

Queenscliff

Name
Senior Marine Technical Officer Ms Lisa Grubb
Marine Technical Officer Mr James Redmond

Warrnambool

Name
Marine Technical Officer Miss Jasmine Bursic
Technical Manager Aquaculture Mr Bob Collins
Technical Manager Mr David Mills
Technical Officer Mrs Sharon Rowe
Senior Marine Technical Officer Mr Paul Tinkler

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