Staff listing
Deakin’s School of Medicine has a large team that includes the leadership team, academics, researchers and professional staff. The school is based at our Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus.School executive
Dean Head of School
Gary Rogers
Deputy Head of School
Karen Dwyer
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
Associate Head of School, Indigenous Strategy
Candice Mckenzie
School Manager
Sally Speirs
Executive Assistant
Lisha Jerome
Academic staff
Professors
| Name |
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| 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 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Research Development Lead, Medical Imaging Giovanni Mandarano |
| 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, Clinical Studies (Pathology) Deborah Whitley |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, 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 |
| Academic Support Program Lead Anita Phillips |
| Senior Lecturer Mike Pickavance |
| Senior Lecturer, Medical Education Vivienne Collins |
| Senior Lecturer, Diagnostic Imaging and Medical Physics Peter Riley |
| Head of Assessment in Clinical Optometry Geoff Sampson |
| Senior Lecturer, Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism Jacqueline Savard |
| Senior Lecturer in Medical Imaging, Ultrasound Peter Schenk |
| 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, Medical Biotechnology Richard Williams |
Lecturers
| Name |
|---|
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Lecturer Lucy Ainge |
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Lecturer in Medical Imaging Practice and Clinical Learning Johanna Artis |
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Lecturer, Optometric Clinical Skills and Head, Dispensing Program Serap Azizoglu |
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Lecturer, Medical Imaging and Clinical Practice James Bainbridge |
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Lecturer in Medical Imaging Practice and Clinical Learning Luke Barclay |
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Lecturer in Rural General Practice (Program Development and Support) Jessica Beattie |
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Lecturer, Optometry and Vision Science Dipesh Bhattarai |
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Lecturer in Simulation and Clinical Skills Kellie Britt |
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Lecturer in Health Ethics, Law and Professional Development Tamara Browne |
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Lecturer in Clinical Skills Sarah Burgess |
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Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Luke Chong |
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Lecturer in Rural Health and Research Fellow Grade 2 Jacquie Cotton |
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Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Posh Dhar |
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Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Amanda Douglass |
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Lecturer in Clinical Skills Helen Doyle |
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Lecturer in Optometry Amanda Edgar |
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Lecturer in Health Ethics and Professionalism Cynthia Forlini |
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Lecturer in Optometric Clinical Skills Moneisha Gokhale |
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Lecturer in Clinical Skills Michael Gordon |
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Lecturer in Regional Medical Education (Pathology) Melanie Sullivan |
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Lecturer, Advanced Clinical Practice Toinette Hutchins |
| Lecturer in Optometry Jac Kirkman |
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Lecturer in Medical Sciences Greg Kowalski |
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Lecturer, Public Health Medicine Prabhat Lamichhane |
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Lecturer in Pathology Malik Quasir Mahmood |
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Lecturer in Optometry and Vision Science Alissa Maillet |
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Lecturer in Diagnostic Imaging – Clinical Studies – Computed Tomography Richard Mansfield |
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Lecturer in Public Health Erik Martin |
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Lecturer Imran Muhammad |
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Lecturer in Clinical Skills Lisa Panozzo |
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Lecturer, Medical Education Elena Pascoe |
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Lecturer in Medical Education Lam Pham |
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Lecturer in Indigenous Health Jodi Phillips |
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Lecturer in Medical Sciences (Anatomy) Kylie Pickles |
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Lecturer Gail Powe |
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Lecturer in Medical Sciences Leni Rivera |
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Lecturer in Optometry Linda Robinson |
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Lecturer, Medical Biotechnology, Infection and Immunity Garth Stephenson |
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Lecturer, Anatomy and Physiology Sophie Tobias |
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Lecturer in Health Ethics, Law and Professionalism Emma Tumilty |
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Lecturer in Foundation Principles of Medical Imaging Gregory Van Egmond |
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Lecturer in Medicine Vanessa Vaughan |
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Lecturer in Vision Science Ryan Wood-Bradley |
Associate lecturers
| Name |
|---|
| Clinical Skills Educator Nigel Bellears |
| 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 |
| 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
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, Clinical Trial Coordinator KhyatiBanker |
| Associate Research Fellow JoanneBowden |
| 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 |
| Research Fellow Chiara Bortolasci |
| Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Javier Botella Ruiz |
| Clinical Skills Educator Jenny Bryce |
| Research Assistant, CSIRO (Project Administrator) SimranChahal |
| Associate Research Fellow Anthony Chamings |
| 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 SallyCunningham |
| Associate Research Fellow JessicaDavis |
| Research Fellow, Bioinformatics SamanthaDawson |
| 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 |
| Clinical Educator AnthonyGleeson |
| Research Assistant Jo Grimsey |
| Research Fellow Chris Healey |
| Dean’s Research Postdoctoral Fellow Andrea Hernan |
| National Health & Medical Research Council, Early Career Fellow Erin Hoare |
| 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) ThaliaKalkipsakis |
| 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) SylviaLin |
| Associate Research Fellow, Biomarkers Zoe Liu |
| Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Mojtaba Lotfaliany Abrand Abadi |
| Dean’s Research Postdoctoral Fellow Amy Loughman |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Viral Immunology Chunni Lu |
| Research Assistant Joanna Macdonald |
| Research Fellow (Grade 2) Mary Malakellis |
| Research Assistant Ruby Marshall |
| 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 KirstyMcCann |
| Associate Research Fellow, Trial Coordinator Amelia McGuinness |
| Research Assistant ClaireMcKay |
| 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 |
| Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Maryam Nakhjavani |
| Associate Research Fellow (eHealth Communications) JosieO'Donohue |
| Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biostatistics/Bioinformatics Martin O'Hely |
| Research Fellow,
Dietician Rachelle Opie |
| Research Assistant MelissaOxley |
| Research Fellow, Stem Cells Bruna Panizzutti Parry |
| Associate Research Fellow, Psychologist Arnie Phillips |
| Associate Research Fellow (Psychiatric Research) Shae Quirk |
| Research Officer Briana Randall |
| Associate Research Fellow Justin Read |
| Research Fellow, Implementation and Knowledge Exchange Erica Reeve |
| Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow Aaqil Rifai |
| Research Fellow (Grade 2) Tetyana Rocks |
| Associate Research Fellow PamRufus-Membere |
| Associate Research Fellow, Exercise Physiologist DeanSaunders |
| Research Assistant Lucy Saunders |
| Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow BobbyShamim |
| Senior Research Fellow Kate Schlicht |
| Paediatric Research Fellow Luba Sominsky |
| Research Fellow Heidi Staudacher |
| Research Assistant TeganStevens |
| Research Fellow Amanda Stuart |
| Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Sophia Sui |
| Research Fellow, Viral Neuropathogenesis Vinod Sundaramoorthy |
| Technical Officer – Simulation and Clinical Skills Courtney Swinton |
| Associate Research Fellow Jingyi Tang |
| Research Assistant Monica Tembo |
| ARC DECRA Research Fellow Phuong Tran |
| Dean's Postdoctoral Research Fellow NikolajTravica |
| Research Fellow (Psychologist) Megan Turner |
| Associate Research Fellow, Genomic Epidemiology JessyVibin |
| Research Fellow, Trisno Family Adam Walker |
| Research Officer BradWatmuff |
| Dean's Research Postdoctoral Fellow Jill Whelan |
| Associate Research Fellow Yen Wong |
| Associate Research Fellow, eHealth and mHealth ClaireYoung |
| Associate Research Fellow, Trial Coordinator Lauren Young |
Professional staff
Professional staff
| Name |
|---|
| Administrative Officer Kristy Akrigg |
| Institute Executive Officer Henry De Aizpurua |
| Administrative Officer Vicky Bairamidis |
| Technical Officer Uli Bauer |
| Administrative Assistant Gill Beard |
| Professional Clinical Placement Officer Victoria Caldow |
| Clinical Schools Manager Narelle Canning |
| Project Officer Jodie Cram |
| Project Officer Amy Dang |
| Clinical School Senior Administrative Officer Debbie Duval |
| Administrative Coordinator, Curriculum and Assessment Nicole East |
| Clinical School Senior Administrative Officer & Projects and Executive Officer Cara English |
| Senior Administrative Officer Alexis Foster-Gerrard |
| Senior Technical Officer Fiona Fraser |
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Clinical School Administrative Officer Trudy Glisson |
| Administrative Officer Elisha Hastie |
| Data Manager Catherine Hansen |
| Technical Officer Realla Jones |
| Communication Coordinator Lydia Kearney |
| Administrative Assistant Kylie-Maree Kemp |
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Senior Administrative Officer Rebecca Kilinski |
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Laboratory Manager Elizabeth Laidlaw |
| Administrative Officer Naomi Lane |
| Professional Clinical Placement Officer Kendall Letica |
| Technical Officer Jet Phey Lim |
| Administrative Officer (Indigenous Support) Kelsey Love |
| Administrative Officer Coralee McKenzie |
| Rural Multidisciplinary Student Support Officer Angela Mclaren |
| Administrative Coordinator, Selections and Placements Claudia McLean |
| Clinical School Administrative Officer & WVRTH Administrative Assistant Candis McLeod |
| Technical Officer Cassandra Mitchell |
| Officer, CRE Management Krys Mossop |
| Technical Officer Alana Neale |
| Technical Officer Carla Osinski |
| Counsellor Jacqueline Payne |
| Senior Administrative Officer Carlie Philp |
| Clinical School Administrative Officer Anna Raven |
Clinical School Administrative Officer Eilidh Rittmeyer |
| Coordinator, Rural Multidisciplinary Placement Mel Robertson |
| Professional Clinical Placement Officer Lauren Shirlow |
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Technical Officer Amy Snelling |
| Clinical School Senior Administrative Officer Colleen Stephens |
| Technical Officer Paula Stiles |
Project Coordinator Megan Sulzberger |
| Clinical School Senior Administrative Officer Maxine Trembath |
| Senior Technical Officer Monique Trengove |
| Project Coordinator Peta Trinder |
| Simulation and Clinical Skills Administrative Assistant Beni Turkson |
| Rural Clinical Student Support Officer & Rural Multidisciplinary Placement Coordinator Amanda Urquhart |
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Executive Assistant to the Chair of Surgery Anne Vandewater |
| Administrative Officer, Clinical School Jade Van Alphen |
| Clinical School Senior Administrative Officer & Clinical School Administrative Officer Kelli-Jane Vertigan |
| Senior Administrative Officer Shani Watson |
| Administrative Coordinator Joanne Wekwerth |