Staff listing - School of Medicine

School executive

Dean Head of School
Gary Rogers

Deputy Head of School
Karen Dwyer

Personal Assistant to Dean of School
Lisha Jerome

Associate Head of School, International
Scott McCoombe

Associate Head of School, Research
Alister Ward

Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Alex Gentle

School Manager
Sally Speirs

Academic staff

Professors

Name
Director, Geelong Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases (GCEID) Soren Alexandersen
Professor of Optometry James Armitage
Professor, Infectious Diseases Eugene Athan
Professor of Public Health Colin Bell
Alfred Deakin Professor Michael Berk
Professor of Anatomy Chris Briggs
Professor Tania De Koning-Ward
Alfred Deakin Professor Wei Duan
Epworth Geelong Chair in Surgery Glenn Guest
Professor of Nutritional and Epidemiological Psychiatry Felice Jacka
Professor in Nanomedicine Jagat Kanwar
Professor of Endocrinology & Diabetes Mark Kotowicz
Professor of Communication & End of Life Care Peter Martin
Professor of Medical Biology Sean Mcgee
St John of God & Barwon Health Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery Richard Page
Professor Julie Pasco
Professor, Viral Immunology John Stambas
Chair in Medicine and Director of Research Peter Vuillermin
Chair in Metabolic Diseases Ken Walder
Alfred Deakin Professor and Chair in Surgery David Watters
Chair in Medical Imaging Paul Yielder

Associate professors

Name
Associate Professor Larry Abel
Director Centre Rural Emergency Medicine Tim Baker
Associate Professor, Systems Epidemiology of Infection Alyssa Barry
Director National Centre for Farmer Health Susan Brumby
Clinical Curriculum and Assessment Coordinator Ross Carne
Head of Optometric Clinical Placements Heather Connor
Associate Professor Jeff Craig
Associate Professor, Medical Sciences Tamsyn Crowley
Associate Professor (Research) Olivia Dean
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences Amardeep Dhillon
Director, Rural Community Clinical School (RCCS) Lara Fuller
Clinical Schools Director Sue Garner
Associate Professor in Neurobiology Veer Gupta
Associate Professor Jee Hyun Kim
Associate Professor in Medical Imaging Giovanni Mandarano
Associate Professor, Health Ethics and Professionalism Dominique Martin
Associate Professor Janet Mc Leod
Director, Clinical Studies, Greater Green Triangle Clinical School, Warrnambool and Director, Western Victoria Regional Training Hub Barry Morphett
Associate Professor (Research) Adrienne O'Neil
Associate Professor, Intensive Care Medicine Neil Orford
Associate Professor in Clinical Leadership Grant Phelps
Associate Professor, Paediatric Neurophysiology Julia Pitcher
Director, MBA (Healthcare Management) Sandeep Reddy
Director, Clinical Studies Geelong Cameron Shaw
Associate Professor of Surgery Douglas Stupart
Director, Deakin Rural Health (DRH) Vincent Versace
Associate Professor Lana Williams
Director, Clinical Studies Grampians Clinical School Ballarat Mark Yates

Senior lecturers

Name
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging – Clinical Studies and Clinical Practice Saba Ansari
Senior Lecturer in Human Biology Kathryn Aston-Mourney
Senior Lecturer, Vision Science Simon Backhouse
Co-theme Leader MSCP (Medical Sciences) Debbie Baldi
Deputy Director, OCPH Meg Chiswell
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Studies (Pathology) Deborah Clarke-Whitley
Senior Lecturer Karen D'Souza
Senior Lecturer in Optometry Jane Duffy
Deputy Director, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine Tahnee Dunlop
Senior Lecturer in Medical Imaging, Ultrasound Noelle Ewing
Senior Lecturer, Academic General Practice Nicole Farrell
Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Stephen Fischer
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Medicine (Pathophysiology) Jeremy Furyk
Course Director, MD Laura Gray
Regional Academic Coordinator Albert Ip
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging – Ultrasound Specialisation Chris Jansen
Head of Optometric Clinical Skills Alexandra Jaworski
Regional Academic Coordinator Mark Johnson
Senior Lecturer in Biomedicine Rupinder Kanwar
Senior Lecturer in Medical Education (Assessment) Mary Lawson
Senior Lecturer in Academic General Practice Sarah Mansfield
Medical Director of Simulation – Senior Lecturer Kate McCloskey
Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Communication Skills Claire Mckie
Senior Lecturer in Renal Gastrointestinal Physiology Bryony Mcneill
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Carl Murphy
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Kate Murphy
Senior Lecturer, Rural General Surgery Sonal Nagra
Senior Lecturer, Foundation Principles and Application of Medical Imaging Boris Penchev
Deputy Director, Clinical Studies, Geelong Clinical School Anita Phillips
Senior lecturer Mike Pickavance
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Vivienne Ramsbottom
Director, MBA (Healthcare Management) Peter Riley
Head of Assessment in Clinical Optometry Geoff Sampson
Senior Lecturer in Medical Imaging, Ultrasound Peter Schenk
Senior Lecturer in Medical Science Sarah Shigdar
Medical Director, Simulation and Clinical Skills Kate Stotskaia
Senior Lecturer Alyna Turner
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Medicine Garry Wilkes
Senior Lecturer, Medical Biotechnology Richard Williams

Lecturers

Name
Lecturer in Medical Imaging Practice and Clinical Learning Johanna Artis
Lecturer, Optometric Clinical Skills and Head, Dispensing Program Serap Azizoglu
Lecturer in Medical Imaging Practice and Clinical Learning James Bainbridge
Lecturer in Medical Imaging Practice and Clinical Learning Luke Barclay
Lecturer in Rural General Practice (Program Development and Support) Jessica Beattie
Lecturer in Simulation and Clinical Skills Kellie Britt
Lecturer in Health Ethics, Law and Professional Development Tamara Browne
Lecturer in Clinical Skills Sarah Burgess
Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Luke Chong
Lecturer in Rural Health and Research Fellow Grade 2 Jacquie Cotton
Lecturer, Medical Sciences Posh Dhar
Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Amanda Douglass
Lecturer in Clinical Skills Helen Doyle
Lecturer in Ophthalmic Optics Lourdes Llorente Escrina
Lecturer in Medical Sciences Len Forgan
Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism Cynthia Forlini
Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills Moneisha Gokhale
Lecturer in Clinical Skills Michael Gordon
Lecturer in Regional Medical Education (Pathology) Melanie Gunn
Lecturer in Medical Sciences Greg Kowalski
Lecturer, Public Health Medicine Prabhat Lamichhane
Lecturer in Pathology Malik Quasir Mahmood
Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Alissa Maillet
Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging – Clinical Studies – Computed Tomography Richard Mansfield
Lecturer in Public Health Erik Martin
Coordinator of Indigenous Medical Education/Lecturer in Public Health Medicine Candice McKenzie
Lecturer Imran Muhammad
Lecturer in Clinical Skills Lisa Panozzo
Lecturer in Health Professionalism and Medical Education Natasha Parkin
Lecturer, Medical Education Elena Pascoe
Lecturer in Medical Education Lam Pham
Lecturer in Indigenous Health Jodi Phillips
Lecturer in Medical Sciences (Anatomy) Kylie Pickles
Lecturer in Medical Sciences Leni Rivera
Lecturer in Optometry Linda Robinson
Lecturer, Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism Jacqueline Savard
Lecturer in Pharmacology and Therapeutics Craig Smith
Lecturer, Medical Biotechnology, Infection and Immunity Garth Stephenson
Lecturer, Anatomy and Physiology Sophie Tobias
Lecturer in Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism Emma Tumilty
Lecturer in Foundation Principles of Medical Imaging Gregory Van Egmond
Lecturer in Medicine Vanessa Vaughan
Lecturer in Vision Science Ryan Wood-Bradley

Associate lecturers

Name
Optometric Teaching Scholar Lucy Ainge
Clinical Skills Instructor Nigel Bellears
Associate Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Science Dipesh Bhattarai
Clinical Skills Instructor Jenny Bryce
Clinical Skills Instructor Lisa Calafiore
Clinical Skills Teacher in Optometry Ash Chan
Clinical Skills Teacher in Optometry Kerryn Hart
Associate Lecturer in Optometry Elisse Higginbotham
Associate Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills Nick Hockley
Officer for Optometric Business Partnerships and Education Steven Maskell
Teaching Scholar, Anatomy Cailin Mellberg
Teaching Scholar, Pathology Heather Morrison
Clinical Skills Instructor Louise Norton
Clinical Skills Instructor Joanne Patrick
Teaching Scholar in Medical Imaging Gail Powe
Teaching Scholar, Medical Biotechnology and Infection and Immunity Liza Raymond
Teaching Scholar Aidan Roberts
Teaching Scholar, Medical Biotechnology and Infection and Immunity Rasika Samarasinghe
Clinical Skills Instructor Rebecca Stengewis
Associate Lecturer, Indigenous Health, Ethics, and Professionalism Alex Wakeley
Associate Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills Natalie Watt

Research staff

Name
Research Assistant Zahra Abdul Razook
Associate Research Fellow, CADET Melanie Ashton
Associate Research Fellow, Cell Analysis Faiza Basheer
Associate Research Fellow Hannah Beks
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Lesley Berk
Research Fellow (Grade 1) Amelia Betson
Research Assistant Marley Binder
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Chiara Bortolasci
Associate Research Fellow Anthony Chamings
Research Assistant Mrittika Chowdury
Research Officer Timothy Connor
Research Fellow Natalie Counihan
Research Assistant Meagan Craven
Research Assistant Sarah Croce
Associate Research Fellow, Neurobiology Kunal Dhiman
Research Assistant Jade Doonan
Associate Research Fellow, Rural Health Daniel Drumm
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Stephen Gill
Research Assistant Jo Grimsey
Associate Research Fellow Karen Hallam
Research Fellow Chris Healey
Research Assistant Catherine Helson
Research Fellow Andrea Hernan
National Health & Medical Research Council, Early Career Fellow Erin Hoare
Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Sarah Hosking
Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Natalie Hyde
Dean’s Research postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Jamnick
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Alison Kennedy
Research Assistant Claire Kennedy
Research Fellow Kara Kew
Associate Research Fellow Kate Kloot
Research Assistant Sharon Lee
Research Officer Jet Phey Lim
Research Fellow Clifford Liongue
Associate Research Fellow, Biomarkers Zoe Liu
Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Mojtaba Lotfaliany Abrand Abadi
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Amy Loughman
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Viral Immunology Chunni Lu
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Mary Malakellis
Research Assistant Ruby Marshall
Research Officer Sheree Martin
Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Wolf Marx
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Kat Matthews
Research Assistant Catherine Mazza
Research Assistant Maddy McCallum
Deputy Director, Research Kevin Mc Namara
Research Assistant, Clinical Trials Alcy Meehan
Research Assistant Sondita Mein
Research Fellow Joyanta Modak
Research Assistant Meg Murray
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Martin O'Hely
Research Fellow, Stem Cells Bruna Panizzutti Parry
Associate Research Fellow, Psychologist Arnie Phillips
Shae Quirk
Research Officer Briana Randall
Associate Research Fellow Justin Read
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Tetyana Rocks
Research Assistant Lucy Saunders
Senior Research Fellow Kate Schlicht
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Heidi Staudacher
Research Fellow Amanda Stuart
Research Fellow, Viral Neuropathogenesis Vinod Sundaramoorthy
Associate Research Fellow Jingyi Tang
ARC DECRA Research Fellow Phuong Tran
Trisno Family Fellowship Adam Walker
Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Jill Whelan
Associate Research Fellow Yen Wong
Associate Research Fellow, Trial Coordinator Lauren Young
Associate Research Fellow Zonghong Zhang

Professional staff

Name
Senior Administrative Officer Kristy Akrigg
Institute Executive Officer Henry De Aizpurua
Administrative Officer Vicky Bairamidis
Technical Officer Uli Bauer
Executive Assistant Gill Beard
Clinical School Administrative Officer Victoria Caldow
Technical Officer Adele Cameron
Clinical Schools Manager Narelle Canning
Administrative Officer Jodie Cram
Senior Administrative Officer Debbie Duval
Senior Administrative Officer Nicole East
Senior Administrative Officer and Projects and Executive Officer Cara English
Senior Administrative Officer Alexis Foster-Gerrard
Technical Officer Fiona Fraser
Clinical School Administrative Officer Trudy Glisson
Administrative Officer Elisha Hastie
Executive Assistant Lisha Jerome
Technical Officer Realla Jones
Communication Coordinator Lydia Kearney
Administrative Assistant Kylie-Maree Kemp
Senior Administrative Officer Rebecca Kilinski
Laboratory Manager Elizabeth Laidlaw
Administrative Officer Naomi Lane
Administrative Assistant, Reception Kendall Letica
Administrative Officer (Indigenous Support) Kelsey Love
Administrative Officer (Curriculum Support) Coralee McKenzie
Rural Multidisciplinary Student Support Officer Angela Mclaren
Administrative Coordinator, Selections and Placements Claudia McLean
Administrative Officer and Administrative Assistant (WVRTH) Candis Mcleod
Officer, CRE Management Krys Mossop
Technical Officer Alana Neale
Technical Officer Carla Osinski
Administrative Officer Peter Panayiotides
Counsellor Jacqueline Payne
Senior Administrative Officer Carlie Philp
Administrative Assistant, RCCS Anna Raven
Coordinator, Rural Multidisciplinary Placement Mel Robertson
Administrative Assistant (Reception) Lara Santilli
Clinical School Administrative Officer Lauren Shirlow
Technical Officer Amy Snelling
Senior Administrative Officer Colleen Stephens
Technical Officer Paula Stiles
Technical Officer – Simulation and Clinical Skills Courtney Swinton
Senior Administrative Officer Maxine Trembath
Senior Technical Officer Monique Trengove
Project Coordinator Peta Trinder
Simulation and Clinical Skills Administrative Assistant Beni Turkson
Student Support Program Coordinator Amanda Urquhart
Executive Assistant to the Chair of Surgery Anne Vandewater
Administrative Officer and Senior Administrative Officer Kelli-Jane Vertigan
Administrative Officer Shani Watson
Administrative Coordinator Joanne Wekwerth