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HDR contacts

A current list of all Higher Degree by Research contacts available to students.

HDR contacts


General enquiries

For all general enquiries, please contact the teams below via email.

Higher Degrees by Research International Research Training Partnerships Researcher Development and Training
Domestic (Admissions and enrolments)
research-hdr@deakin.edu.au

International (Admissions and enrolments)
deakin-int-hdr@deakin.edu.au

Scholarships
research-scholarships@deakin.edu.au

Examinations
research-examinations@deakin.edu.au

For enquiries relating to:

  • International Research Training Partnership Development
  • In-Country programs
  • Joint PhD programs
  • Cotutelle programs

international-partnerships@deakin.edu.au

For enquiries relating to:

  • Student training
  • Supervisor training
  • Fast Track
  • Individual Learning Plan
  • Researcher development

research-training@deakin.edu.au

For enquiries relating to:

  • Confirmation of Candidature
  • Coursework
  • Conference attendance
  • Travel
Contact the faculty/institute administration teams

artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
blresearch@deakin.edu.au
health-hdr@deakin.edu.au
sebe-phd@deakin.edu.au
ifm-hdr-admin@deakin.edu.au
For enquiries relating to:
Placements, internships and student mentoring

phdxtra@deakin.edu.au
For enquiries relating to areas not listed above:
Graduate Research Academy

gra@deakin.edu.au

Graduate Research Academy

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
GRA staff
Pro Vice-Chancellor Researcher Development Prof Matthew Clarke
matthew.clarke@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 43979 Burwood
Director, Researcher Development and Training Dr Jeanette Fyffe 
j.fyffe@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68138 Burwood
Senior Project Officer Ms Danielle Borlovan
danielle.borlovan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72358 Waurn Ponds
Senior Web Training Officer Ms Caitlin Foster
caitlin.foster@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78297 Waurn Ponds
Career Pathways Officer Effie Bigum
phdxtra@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 3769Waurn Ponds
 
Deakin Research Training
Program Manager, Researcher Development Dr Daniela Kaleva
daniela.kaleva@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46058 Burwood
Coordinator, Researcher DevelopmentDr Pham Ai Tam Le
research-training@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8298Burwood
Administrator, Researcher DevelopmentFatemeh Nejati
research-training@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8166Burwood
 
Higher Degrees by Research
Candidature Manager, Higher Degrees Ms Jenny Andrews
jenny.andrews@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68248 Burwood
Senior HDR Adviser -  Candidature and Examinations Ms Lauren Moorhouse
research-examinations@deakin.edu.au
research-reviews @deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9244 6299Waurn Ponds
Senior HDR Adviser - International Admissions and Enrolments Ms Le Quan Dien
deakin-int-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46521 Burwood
HDR Adviser - International Admissions and Enrolments Ms Kate Davies
deakin-int-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45642Burwood
HDR Adviser - International Admissions and EnrolmentsMs Kate Mamoshchuk
research-hdr@deakin.edu.au
N/ABurwood
HDR Adviser - International Admissions and Enrolments Mr Matthew Nye
deakin-int-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73785 Waurn Ponds
HDR Adviser - Admissions and enrolments Ms Aderyn Simon
research-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+613 924 45258 Burwood
HDR Adviser - Admissions and enrolments (Mon, Tue, Thurs) Ms Indri James
research-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+613 924 45258 Waurn Ponds
HDR Adviser - Scholarships Ms Sabina Khatri
research-scholarships@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9244 5413 Burwood
HDR Adviser - Scholarships Dr Prue Plummer
research-scholarships@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9244 5413 Burwood
HDR Adviser- Examinations Mr Shane Raux
research-examinations@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46253 Burwood

International Research Training, Deakin Research

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
International Research Training Staff
Manager of International Research Training N/A N/A N/A
International Research Partnership CoordinatorMs Gillian Yao
international-partnerships@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8862Burwood
International Research Support OfficerN/AN/AN/A
International HDR Engagement Coordinator
+61 3 925 17233Burwood

Faculty of Arts & Education

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Faculty Staff
Associate Dean (Research) Prof Andrea Witcomb
andrea.witcomb@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17232 Burwood
Faculty HDR Coordinator A/Prof  Rea Dennis
rea.dennis@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8234 Burwood
Manager, Strategic Research ServicesMs Kathryn Campbell
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 8349Waurn Ponds
HDR Support CoordinatorMs Jacqui Thompson
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 2039Waurn Ponds
Senior Officer, HDR Support Ms April Wallbank
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 8427Waurn Ponds
Administrative Officer, HDR Support Mrs Margaret McKay
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46825 Burwood
HDR General enquiries artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au N/A N/A
 
School of Education
Head of School Prof Damien Blake
damian.blake@deakin.edu.au
N/A Waurn Ponds
Assoc Head of School (Research) A/Prof Linda Hobbs
l.hobbs@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 2661Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator Dr Trent Brown
trent.brown@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45105 Burwood
 
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Head of School Prof Andrew Hope
a.hope@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8279Burwood
Associate Dean (Research) Professor Andrea Witcomb
andrea.witcomb@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17232 Burwood
Associate Head Of School (Research) A/Prof. Clare Corbould
clare.corbould@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68784 Burwood
HDR Coordinator Dr Monique Mann
monique.mann@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73617Waurn Ponds
 
School of Communication and Creative Arts
Associate Head Of School (Research) Dr Emily Potter
e.potter@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46842 Burwood
Head of School Mr Matthew Delbridge
hos-cca@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68482 TBA
HDR Coordinator A/Prof Kristin Demetrious
kristin.demetrious@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45105 Burwood
 
Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation
HDR Coordinator N/AN/A N/A

Faculty of Business & Law

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Faculty Staff
Associate Dean (Research) A/Prof Joshua Newton 
j.newton@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17830 Burwood
Faculty HDR Director A/Prof Nichola Robertson
nichola.robertson@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45069 Burwood
Manager, Research Ms Bronwyn Kelly
bronwyn.kelly@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72442 Waterfront
HDR Support Coordinator Ms Jen O'Connor
blresearch@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46125 Burwood
Research Services Officer Ms Vilia Dukas
blresearch@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46564 Burwood
Senior Officer Research Development Ms Kylie Koulkoudinas
blethics@deakin.edu.au
blresearchpublications@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72368 Waterfront
General Enquiries Faculty Research Office
blresearch@deakin.edu.au
N/A All
PhD Admission Enquiries PhD Admissions
bl-phd@deakin.edu.au
N/A All
 
Deakin Business School
Department of Accounting
Head of Department Prof Anne Wyatt
a.wyatt@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45340 Burwood
Director of Researcher Development A/Prof Arifur Khan
arifur.khan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46857 Burwood
Director of HDR Dr Li Liu
li.liu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46188 Burwood
 
Department of Economics
Head of Department Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu
mehmet.ulubasoglu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46592 Burwood
Director of Researcher Development A/Prof Ching-Jen Sun
ching-jen.sun@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46470 Burwood
Director of HDR Dr Francesco Carli
francesco.carli@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17040 Burwood
 
Department of Finance
Head of Department Prof Xiangkang Yin
xiang.yin@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45075 Burwood
Director of Researcher Development Dr Hong Feng (John) Zhang
hong.zhang@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46547 Burwood
Director of HDR Dr Saikat Sovan Deb
saikat.deb@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17745 Burwood
 
Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics
Head of Department Prof Hind Benbya
h.benbya@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68513 Burwood
Director of Researcher Development Dr Kristijan Mirkovski
k.mirkovski@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68395 Burwood
Director of HDR Dr Van-Hau Trieu
t.trieu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46878 Burwood
 
Department of Management
Head of Department Prof Amanda Pyman
amanda.pyman@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46170 Burwood
Director of Researcher Development Prof Andrew Noblet
andrew.noblet@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45076 Burwood
Director of HDR Dr Ambika Zutshi
ambika.zutshi@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46678 Burwood
Deputy Director of HDR Dr Jane Menzies
jane.menzies@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45104 Burwood
 
Department of Marketing
Head of Department, Marketing Prof Michael Polonsky
michael.polonsky@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46968 Burwood
Director of Researcher Development Dr Jeff Rotman
jeff.rotman@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68843 Burwood
Director of HDR Prof Chris Dubelaar
c.dubelaar@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 43786 Burwood
 
Deakin Law School
Dean of Law, Head of the Deakin Law School Dr Jenni Lightowlers
j.lightowlers@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46003 Burwood
Director of Research Prof Matthew Groves
m.groves@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73556 Waurn Ponds
Director of HDR A/Prof Ben Saunders
b.saunders@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73462 Waurn Ponds

Faculty of Health

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Faculty Staff
Associate Dean (Research) Prof Peter Enticott
peter.enticott@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45504 Burwood
Faculty HDR Director Dr. Kathryn Aston-Mourney
k.astonmourney@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72977 Waurn Ponds
Faculty HDR Director A/Prof Antonina Mikocka-Walus
antonina.mikockawalus@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68575 Burwood
Research Manager Mr Steven Sawyer
health-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17175 Burwood
General HDR Enquiries health-hdr@deakin.edu.au N/A All
HDR Support Officer Mrs Debbie Evans
health-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72995 Waurn Ponds
 
School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences
Head of School Prof Brad Aisbett
brad.aisbett@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46474 Burwood
Associate Head of School (Research) Prof Glenn Wadley
glenn.wadley@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46018 Burwood
HDR Director A/Prof Severine Lamon
severine.lamon@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 4557 Burwood
HDR Coordinator Dr Claire Margherison
claire.margerison@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45233 Burwood
Deputy HDR Director A/Prof David Scott
d.scott@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68438 Burwood
 
School of Health and Social Development
Head of School A/Prof Jennifer Watts
j.watts@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46478  Burwood
Associate Head of School (Research) Prof Sharon Brennan-Olsen
sharon.brennanolsen@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78362 Burwood
HDR Director A/Prof Genevieve Pepin
genevieve.pepin@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78462 Waterfront
Deputy HDR Director Dr Kim Robinson
kim.robinson@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78205 Waterfront
 
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Head of School Prof Nikki Phillips
nikki.phillips@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17774 Burwood
Associate Head of School (Research) Prof Elizabeth Manias
emanias@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46958 Burwood
HDR Director A/Prof Pat Nicholson
p.nicholson@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46114 Burwood
 
School of Medicine
Head of School Prof Gary Rogers
g.rogers@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78229 Waurn Ponds
Associate Head of School (Research) Prof Alister Ward
alister.ward@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72041 Waurn Ponds
HDR Director Prof John Stambas
john.stambas@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72487 Waurn Ponds
HDR Director Prof. Craig Smith
craig.smith@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 524 79473 Waurn Ponds
HDR Director (In-Country) A/Prof Veer Gupta veer.gupta@deakin.edu.au +61 3 522 73008 Waurn Ponds
HDR Director (Off-Campus) A/Prof Julia Pitcher
julia.pitcher@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73661 Geelong
(Barwon Health)
HDR Director (Master of Surgical Research) Prof. Glenn Guest
g.guest@deakin.edu.au
N/A Geelong
(Epworth Hospital)
HDR Director (Master of Philosophy) Prof. Tania de Koning-Ward tania.dekoning-ward@deakin.edu.au +61 3 522 72923 Waurn Ponds
Acting HDR Associate Director (Off-Campus) Dr Amanda Douglas
amanda.douglass@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78565 Waurn Ponds
HDR Associate Director A/Prof Amardeep Dillon
amardeep.dhillon@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78828 Waurn Ponds
HDR Associate Director (International) Dr Clifford Liongue
c.liongue@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73071 Waurn Ponds
 
School of Psychology
Head of School Prof Jane McGillivray
jane.mcgillivray@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46426 Burwood
Associate Head of School (Research) Prof Peter Enticott
peter.enticott@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45504 Burwood
HDR Director (Doctor of Psychology) A/Prof Nicki Dowling
nicki.dowling@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45610 Burwood
HDR Director Professor Amanda Wood
amanda.wood@deakin.edu.au
psychhdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9244 6740 Burwood
Deputy HDR Director Dr Christian Hyde
psychhdr@deakin.edu.au
c.hyde@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46505 Burwood
Professional Programs Officer (DPsych Programs) Ms Emma McPhee
psych-prof-programs@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78429 Waurn Ponds

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Faculty Staff
Associate Dean (Research) Prof Bernard Rolfe
bernard.rolfe@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72417 Waurn Ponds
Faculty HDR Coordinator Xavier Conlan
xavier.conlan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71416Waurn Ponds
Manager, Research and Innovation Dr Lisa Dias
l.dias@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45972 Burwood
Coordinator, HDR Support Ms Vicky Koo
v.koo@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68464 Burwood
Administrative Officer Research Ms Barb McRitchie
barb.mcritchie@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72080 Waurn Ponds
 
School of Architecture and Built  Environment
Head of School Prof Sarah McGann
s.mcgann@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72260 Waterfront
Associate Head of School (Research) Dr Dominic Doe Ahiaga-Dagbui
dominic.ahiagadagbui@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78074 Waterfront
HDR Coordinator Dr Sanja Rodes
sanja.rodes@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78442 Waterfront
 
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Head of School Prof Marnie Campbell
marnie.campbell@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73712 Burwood
Deputy Head of School Prof John Donald
john.donald@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72097 Waurn Ponds
Deputy Head of School A/Prof Lambert Brau
lambert.brau@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17055 Burwood
Associate Head of School (Research) A/Prof Xavier Conlan
xavier.conlan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71416 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator A/Prof Beata Ujvari, beata.ujvari@deakin.edu.au +61 3 522 73275 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator (Burwood) A/Prof Sharon La Fontaine
sharon.lafontaine@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17669 Burwood
HDR Coordinator (Burwood) A/Prof Mark Guthridge
m.guthridge@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45796 Burwood
HDR Coordinator (Warrnambool) Dr Adam Miller
a.miller@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 556 33171 Warrnambool
HDR Coordinator (Waurn Ponds) A/Prof Beata Ujvari
beata.ujvari@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73275Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator (International) Dr Aaron Schultz
aaron.schultz@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45433 Waurn Ponds
 
School of Engineering
Head of School A/Prof Ben Horan
ben.horan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72907 Waurn Ponds
Associate Head of School (Research) A/Prof Mahmud Ashraf
mahmud.ashraf@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78450 Waurn Ponds
Director, Research Training Dr Mahbube Subhani
mahbube.subhani@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71358 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator (Research Culture and Quality) A/Prof Wei Xu
wei.xu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73064 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator (Administration and Governance) Dr Jorg Schluter
jorg.schluter@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73382 Waurn Ponds
HDR Administrator Kasey Lanyon
k.lanyon@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46774 Waurn Ponds
 
School of Information Technology
Head of School Prof John Yearwood
john.yearwood@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68727 Burwood
Associate Head of School (Research) A/Prof Richard Dazeley
richard.dazeley@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78950 Waurn Ponds
Academic Director, Research Training A/Prof Gang Li
gang.li@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17434 Burwood
HDR Coordinator (International) Prof Jemal Abawajy
jemal.abawajy@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71376 Waurn Ponds
HDR Student Support Coordinator (CSRI) Dr Frank Jiang
frank.jiang@deakin.edu.au 
+61 3 924 46677 Burwood
HDR Student Support Coordinator (CITECORE) Dr Shiva Pokhrel
shiva.pokhrel@deakin.edu.au 
+61 3 924 46281 Burwood
HDR Student Support Coordinator (D2I) Dr Ye Zhu
ye.zhu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68039 Burwood
HDR Student Support Coordinator (D2I) Dr Thuong Hoang
thuong.hoang@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68610 Burwood

Research Institutes

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
Director Dr Sally McArthur
sally.mcarthur@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78175Waurn Ponds
HDR CoordinatorDr Anthony Somers
anthony.somers@deakin.edu.au 
+61 3 9246 8728Burwood
HDR CoordinatorDr Ben Allardyce
ben.allardyce@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 2436Waurn Ponds
HDR CoordinatorA/Prof Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo
cristina.pozo@deakin.edu.au
+61 3  9244 6634Burwood
HDR CoordinatorDr Marzieh Parhizkar
marzieh.parhizkar@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5247 9321Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator Dr Christopher Hurren
christopher.hurren@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 2374 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator A/Prof Alessandra Sutti
alessandra.sutti@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 1156 Waurn Ponds
HDR CoordinatorDr Claudia Creighton
claudia.creighton@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 2392Waurn Ponds
HDR CoordinatorA/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa
rangam.rajkhowa@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 3427Waurn Ponds
HDR CoordinatorDr Thomas Dorin
thomas.dorin@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 1481Waurn Ponds
Senior HDR Support Coordinator Ms Zoe Smith
z.smith@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 8993Waurn Ponds
 
Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI)
Director, Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation Prof Saeid Nahavandi
saeid.nahavandi@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71231 Waurn Ponds
Associate Professor (Research) Prof Douglas Creighton
douglas.creighton@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72179 Waurn Ponds
Research Director Prof Chee Peng Lim
chee.lim@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73307 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator A/Prof Shady Mohammed
shady.mohamed@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72599 Waurn Ponds
 
Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A2I2)
Co-Director Prof. Svetha Venkatesh
svetha.venkatesh@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72905 Waurn Ponds
Co-Director Prof. Kon Mouzakis
kon.mouzakis@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68041 Burwood
Executive HDR Coordinator A/Prof. Santu Rana
santu.rana@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71253 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator A/Prof. Sunil Gupta
sunil.gupta@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73109 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator A/Prof. Truyen Tran
truyen.tran@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78744 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator Prof Rajesh Vasa
rajesh.vasa@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68060 Burwood
HDR Support Coordinator Dr Trang Tran
trang.tran@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 524 79383 Waurn Ponds

NIKERI Institute

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Director Prof Gabrielle Fletcher
g.fletcher@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 524 79470 Waurn Ponds
HDR Coordinator N/AN/AN/A
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