Staff listing - School of Medicine

School executive

Dean Head of School
Gary Rogers

Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning
Alex Gentle

Associate Head of School (Student Recruitment) & Co -Course Director, Medical Imaging
Janet McLeod

Associate Head of School, Research
Alister Ward

School Manager
Sally Speirs

Executive Assistant
Lisha Jerome

Academic staff

Professors

Name
Professor of Optometry James Armitage
Professor, Infectious Diseases Eugene Athan
Professor of Public Health Colin Bell
Alfred Deakin Professor Michael Berk

Professor Tania De Koning-Ward
Alfred Deakin Professor Wei Duan
Deputy Head of School Karen Dwyer
Associate Research Fellow, Cardiac Prevention Sarah Gauci
Epworth Geelong Chair in Surgery Glenn Guest
Research Officer Callum Hollis
Professor of Nutritional and Epidemiological Psychiatry Felice Jacka
Professor of Endocrinology & Diabetes Mark Kotowicz
Research Assistant Isabelle Manson
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
Research Assistant Liam Ryan
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
Professor (Clinical Research) Alison Yung

Associate professors

Name
Associate Professor, Visual Function Larry Abel
Director Centre Rural Emergency Medicine Tim Baker
Associate Professor, Systems Epidemiology of Infection Alyssa Barry
Head of Optometric Clinical Placements Heather Connor
Professor in Epigenetics and Cell Biology Jeff Craig
Associate Professor in Medical Bioinformatics Tamsyn Crowley
Associate Professor (Research) Olivia Dean
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences Amardeep Dhillon
Director, Rural Community Clinical School (RCCS) Lara Fuller
Director of Clinical Studies Sue Garner
Associate Professor in Neurobiology Veer Gupta
Associate Professor, Molecular Psychiatry Jee Hyun Kim
Associate Professor, Health Ethics and Professionalism Dominique Martin
Associate Head of School (Student Recruitment) & Co-Course Director, Medical Imaging 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 Grant Phelps
Associate Professor, Paediatric Neurophysiology Julia Pitcher
Director, MBA (Healthcare Management) Sandeep Reddy
Director, Clinical Studies Geelong Cameron Shaw
Associate Professor, Medical Science Sarah Shigdar
Associate Professor of Surgery Douglas Stupart
Director, Deakin Rural Health (DRH) Vincent Versace
Associate Professor Lana Williams
Associate Professor in Aged Care, Rehabilitation & Palliative Care 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
Theme Leader, Medical Sciences & Clinical Practice Debbie Baldi
Deputy Director, OCPH Meg Chiswell
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Vivienne Collins
Deputy Director of Clinical Studies Brendan Condon
Senior Lecturer Karen D'Souza
Senior Lecturer in Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism & Senior Lecturer in Indigenous Health Jane Duffy
Deputy Director, Centre for Rural Emergency Medicine Tahnee Dunlop
Senior Lecturer, Academic General Practice Nicole Farrell
Senior Lecturer in Medical Education Stephen Fischer
Deputy Director, Geelong Clinical School Marguerite Fulton
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Medicine (Pathophysiology) Jeremy Furyk
Clinical Skills Senior Lecturer Sue Garner
Course Director, MD Laura Gray
Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills Nick Hockley
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging – Ultrasound Specialisation Chris Jansen
Head of Optometric Clinical Skills Alexandra Jaworski
Regional Academic Coordinator Mark Johnson
Course Director - Advanced Clinical Practice (Paramedicine Practitioner) Kate Kloot
Medical Director of Simulation – Senior Lecturer Kate McCloskey
Senior Lecturer, Clinical and Communication Skills Claire Mckie
Senior Lecturer, Medical Science Bryony Mcneill
Senior Lecturer, Health Ethics Law and Professionalism RebekahMcWhirter
Senior Lecturer, Academic General Practice Teah Mogae
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Carl Murphy
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Kate Murphy
Senior Lecturer, Rural General Surgery Sonal Nagra
Academic Support Program Lead Anita Phillips
Senior Lecturer Mike Pickavance
Senior Lecturer, Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Physics Peter Riley
Senior Lecturer, Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism Jacqueline Savard
Senior Lecturer in Medical Imaging, Ultrasound Peter Schenk
Senior Lecturer, Health Professions Education (Assessment) Jemma Skeat
Senior Lecturer, Pharmacology and Therapeutics Craig Smith
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Medicine Elyse Stevens
Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Kate Stotskaia
Senior Lecturer Alyna Turner
Senior Lecturer, Clinical Studies (Pathology) Deborah Whitley
Senior Lecturer, Medical Biotechnology Richard Williams

Lecturers

Name
Lecturer Lucy Ainge
Lecturer in Medical Imaging Practice and Clinical Learning Johanna Artis
Lecturer, Optometric Clinical Skills and Head, Dispensing Program Serap Azizoglu
Lecturer, Medical Imaging and Clinical Practice James Bainbridge
Lecturer in Medical Imaging Practice and Clinical Learning Luke Barclay
Lecturer in Rural General Practice (Program Development and Support) Jessica Beattie
Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Science Dipesh Bhattarai
Lecturer, Optometry Hayley Birch
Lecturer in Simulation and Clinical Skills Kellie Britt
Lecturer in Health Ethics, Law and Professional Development Tamara Browne
Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Luke Chong
Lecturer in Rural Health and Research Fellow Grade 2 Jacquie Cotton
Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Posh Dhar
Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Amanda Douglass
Lecturer in Clinical Skills Helen Doyle
Lecturer in Optometry Amanda Edgar
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 Sullivan
Lecturer in Optometry Jac Kirkman
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
Lecturer Imran Muhammad
Lecturer in Medical Education Lam Pham
Lecturer in Indigenous Health Jodi Phillips
Lecturer in Medical Sciences (Anatomy) Kylie Pickles
Lecturer Gail Powe
Lecturer in Medical Sciences Leni Rivera
Lecturer in Optometry Linda Robinson
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
Clinical Skills Educator Nigel Bellears
Research Officer, Chromic Jenny Bryce
Clinical Skills Educator Lisa Calafiore
Clinical Skills Teacher in Optometry Ash Chan
Clinical Skills Educator Alex Dawe
Clinical Skills Teacher in Optometry Kerryn Hart
Clinical Skills Educator Diana Joseph
Officer for Optometric Business Partnerships and Education Steven Maskell
Teaching Scholar, Anatomy Cailin Mellberg
Teaching Scholar, Pathology Heather Morrison
Teaching Scholar, Medical Biotechnology and Infection and Immunity Liza Raymond
Associate Lecturer, Foundation Principles of Medical Imaging Matthew Retallack
Teaching Scholar Aidan Roberts
Clinical Skills Educator Gemma Rossiter
Teaching Scholar, Medical Biotechnology and Infection and Immunity Rasika Samarasinghe
Clinical Skills Educator Rebecca Stengewis
Associate Lecturer, Indigenous Health Alex Wakeley
Associate Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills Natalie Watt

Research staff

Name
Research Assistant Zahra Abdul Razook
Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Hajara Abdus Samad
Associate Research Fellow, CADET Melanie Ashton
Associate Research Fellow Joanne Bowden
Associate Research Fellow, Cell Analysis Faiza Basheer
Associate Research Fellow Hannah Beks
Research Fellow, Digital Interventions Lesley Berk
Research Fellow Amelia Betson
Research Assistant Marley Binder
Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Javier Botella Ruiz
Clinical Skills Educator Jenny Bryce
Research Assistant, CSIRO (Project Administrator) Simran Chahal
Research Assistant Mrittika Chowdury
Research Officer Timothy Connor
Associate Research Fellow (Infectious Diseases) Darcie Cooper
Research Fellow Natalie Counihan
Research Assistant Meagan Craven
Research Assistant Sarah Croce
Research Assistant Sally Cunningham
Associate Research Fellow Jessica Davis
Research Fellow, Bioinformatics Samantha Dawson
Associate Research Fellow, Neurobiology Kunal Dhiman
Associate Research Fellow, Rural Health Daniel Drumm
Associate Research Fellow, Public Health Penny Fraser
Senior Research Fellow Stephen Gill
Research Fellow Chris Healey
Dean’s Research Postdoctoral Fellow Andrea Hernan
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Sarah Hosking
Dean’s Research Postdoctoral Fellow Natalie Hyde
Dean’s Research Postdoctoral Fellow Nicholas Jamnick
Associate Research Fellow (eHealth Communications) Thalia Kalkipsakis
Associate Research Fellow (Psychiatric Research) Bianca Kavanagh
Senior Research Fellow Alison Kennedy
Research Fellow Kara Kew
Research Officer Jet Phey Lim
Research Fellow Grade 2 Clifford Liongue
Research Assistant (Cadet Trials) Sylvia Lin
Associate Research Fellow, Biomarkers Zoe Liu
Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Mojtaba Lotfaliany Abrand Abadi
Dean’s Research Postdoctoral Fellow Amy Loughman
Associate Research Fellow Joanna Macdonald
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Mary Malakellis
Research Officer Sheree Martin
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Wolf Marx
Associate Research Fellow Kat Matthews
Research Assistant Catherine Mazza
Research Assistant Maddy McCallum
Associate Research Fellow, Genomic Epidemiology Kirsty McCann
Associate Research Fellow, Trial Coordinator Amelia McGuinness
Research Assistant Claire McKay
Deputy Director, Research Kevin Mc Namara
Research Assistant, Clinical Trials Alcy Meehan
Research Assistant Sondita Mein
Associate Research Fellow (Rural Health) Fiona Mitchell
Research Fellow Joyanta Modak
Research Assistant Meg Murray
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Maryam Nakhjavani
Associate Research Fellow (eHealth Communications) Josie O'Donohue
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Martin O'Hely
Research Fellow, Dietician Rachelle Opie
Research Assistant Melissa Oxley
Research Fellow, Stem Cells Bruna Panizzutti Parry
Associate Research Fellow, Psychologist Arnie Phillips
Associate Research Fellow (Psychiatric Research) Shae Quirk
Research Officer Briana Randall
Research Fellow, Implementation and Knowledge Exchange Erica Reeve
Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow Aaqil Rifai
Research Fellow (Grade 2) Tetyana Rocks
Associate Research Fellow Pam Rufus-Membere
Associate Research Fellow, Exercise Physiologist Dean Saunders
Research Assistant Lucy Saunders
Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Bobby Shamim
Senior Research Fellow Kate Schlicht
Paediatric Research Fellow Luba Sominsky
Research Fellow Heidi Staudacher
Research Assistant Tegan Stevens
Research Fellow Amanda Stuart
Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Sophia Sui
Research Fellow, Viral Neuropathogenesis Vinod Sundaramoorthy
Research Officer, MRU Courtney Swinton
Research Assistant Monica Tembo
ARC DECRA Research Fellow Phuong Tran
Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Nikolaj Travica
Research Fellow (Psychologist) Megan Turner
Associate Research Fellow, Genomic Epidemiology Jessy Vibin
Research Fellow, Trisno Family Adam Walker
Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Jill Whelan
Associate Research Fellow Yen Wong
Associate Research Fellow, eHealth and mHealth Claire Young
Associate Research Fellow, Trial Coordinator Lauren Young