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 B
Director, Researcher Development and Training Dr Jeanette Fyffe 
j.fyffe@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68138 B G
Senior Project Officer Ms Danielle Borlovan
danielle.borlovan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72358 G
Senior Web Training Officer Ms Caitlin Foster
caitlin.foster@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78297 G
Career Pathways Officer Effie Bigum
phdxtra@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 3769 G
 
Deakin Research Training
Program Manager, Researcher Development Dr Daniela Kaleva
daniela.kaleva@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46058 B
Coordinator, Researcher DevelopmentDr Pham Ai Tam Le
research-training@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8298B
Administrator, Researcher DevelopmentFatemeh Nejati
research-training@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8166B
 
Higher Degrees by Research
Candidature Manager, Higher Degrees Ms Jenny Andrews
jenny.andrews@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68248 B        
Senior HDR Adviser -  Candidature and Examinations Ms Lauren Moorhouse
research-examinations@deakin.edu.au
research-reviews @deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9244 6299 G
Senior HDR Adviser - International Admissions and Enrolments Ms Le Quan Dien
deakin-int-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46521 B
HDR Adviser - International Admissions and Enrolments Ms Kate Davies
deakin-int-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45642B
HDR Adviser - International Admissions and EnrolmentsMs Kate Mamoshchuk
research-hdr@deakin.edu.au
N/AB
HDR Adviser - International Admissions and Enrolments Mr Matthew Nye
deakin-int-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73785 G
HDR Adviser - Admissions and enrolments Ms Aderyn Simon
research-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+613 924 45258 B
HDR Adviser - Admissions and enrolments (Mon, Tue, Thurs) Ms Indri James
research-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+613 924 45258 G
HDR Adviser - Scholarships Ms Sabina Khatri
research-scholarships@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9244 5413 B
HDR Adviser - Scholarships Dr Prue Plummer
research-scholarships@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9244 5413 B
HDR Adviser- Examinations Ms Bec Miller
research-examinations@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45350 B

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 8862B
International Research Support OfficerN/AN/AN/A
International HDR Engagement Coordinator
+61 3 925 17233B

Faculty of Arts & Education

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Faculty Staff
Associate Dean (Research) Prof Andrea Witcomb
andrea.witcomb@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17232 B
Faculty HDR Coordinator A/Prof  Rea Dennis
rea.dennis@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8234 B
Manager, Strategic Research ServicesMs Kathryn Campbell
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 8349G
HDR Support CoordinatorMs Jacqui Thompson
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 2039G
Senior Officer, HDR Support Ms April Wallbank
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 8427 G
Administrative Officer, HDR Support Mrs Margaret McKay
artsed-hdr@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46825 B
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 G
Assoc Head of School (Research) A/Prof Linda Hobbs
l.hobbs@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 5227 2661 G
HDR Coordinator Dr Trent Brown
trent.brown@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45105 B
 
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Head of School Prof Andrew Hope
a.hope@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 9246 8279 B
Associate Dean (Research) Professor Andrea Witcomb
andrea.witcomb@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17232 B
Associate Head Of School (Research) A/Prof. Clare Corbould
clare.corbould@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68784 B
HDR Coordinator Dr Monique Mann
monique.mann@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73617G
 
School of Communication and Creative Arts
Associate Head Of School (Research) Dr Emily Potter
e.potter@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46842 B
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 B
 
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 B
Faculty HDR Director A/Prof Nichola Robertson
nichola.robertson@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45069 B
Manager, Research Ms Bronwyn Kelly
bronwyn.kelly@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72442 F
HDR Support Coordinator Ms Jen O'Connor
blresearch@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46125 B
Research Services Officer Ms Vilia Dukas
blresearch@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46564 B
Senior Officer Research Development Ms Kylie Koulkoudinas
blethics@deakin.edu.au
blresearchpublications@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72368 F
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 B
Director of Researcher Development A/Prof Arifur Khan
arifur.khan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46857 B
Director of HDR Dr Li Liu
li.liu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46188 B
 
Department of Economics
Head of Department Prof Mehmet Ulubasoglu
mehmet.ulubasoglu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46592 B
Director of Researcher Development A/Prof Ching-Jen Sun
ching-jen.sun@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46470 B
Director of HDR Dr Francesco Carli
francesco.carli@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17040 B
 
Department of Finance
Head of Department Prof Xiangkang Yin
xiang.yin@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45075 B
Director of Researcher Development Dr Hong Feng (John) Zhang
hong.zhang@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46547 B
Director of HDR Dr Saikat Sovan Deb
saikat.deb@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17745 B
 
Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics
Head of Department Prof Hind Benbya
h.benbya@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68513 B
Director of Researcher Development Dr Kristijan Mirkovski
k.mirkovski@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68395 B
Director of HDR Dr Van-Hau Trieu
t.trieu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46878 B
 
Department of Management
Head of Department Prof Amanda Pyman
amanda.pyman@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46170 B
Director of Researcher Development Prof Andrew Noblet
andrew.noblet@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45076 B
Director of HDR Dr Ambika Zutshi
ambika.zutshi@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46678 B
Deputy Director of HDR Dr Jane Menzies
jane.menzies@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45104 B
 
Department of Marketing
Head of Department, Marketing Prof Michael Polonsky
michael.polonsky@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46968 B
Director of Researcher Development Dr Jeff Rotman
jeff.rotman@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68843 B
Director of HDR Prof Chris Dubelaar
c.dubelaar@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 43786 B
 
Deakin Law School
Dean of Law, Head of the Deakin Law School Dr Jenni Lightowlers
j.lightowlers@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46003 B
Director of Research Prof Matthew Groves
m.groves@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73556 G
Director of HDR A/Prof Ben Saunders
b.saunders@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73462 G

Faculty of Health

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

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 G
Faculty HDR Coordinator A/Prof Luis Afonso
luis.afonso@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 556 33461 G
Manager, Research and Innovation Dr Lisa Dias
l.dias@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45972 B
Coordinator, HDR Support Ms Vicky Koo
v.koo@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68464 B
Administrative Officer Research Ms Barb McRitchie
barb.mcritchie@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72080 G
 
School of Architecture and Built  Environment
Head of School Prof Sarah McGann
s.mcgann@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72260 F
Associate Head of School (Research) Dr Dominic Doe Ahiaga-Dagbui
dominic.ahiagadagbui@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78074 F
HDR Coordinator Dr Sanja Rodes
sanja.rodes@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78442 F
 
School of Life and Environmental Sciences
Head of School Prof Marnie Campbell
marnie.campbell@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73712 B
Deputy Head of School Prof John Donald
john.donald@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72097 G
Deputy Head of School A/Prof Lambert Brau
lambert.brau@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17055 B
Associate Head of School (Research) A/Prof Xavier Conlan
xavier.conlan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71416 G
HDR Coordinator A/Prof Beata Ujvari, beata.ujvari@deakin.edu.au +61 3 522 73275 G
HDR Coordinator (Burwood) A/Prof Sharon La Fontaine
sharon.lafontaine@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17669 B
HDR Coordinator (Burwood) A/Prof Mark Guthridge
m.guthridge@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45796 B
HDR Coordinator (Warrnambool) Dr Adam Miller
a.miller@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 556 33171 W
HDR Coordinator (Waurn Ponds) A/Prof Beata Ujvari
beata.ujvari@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73275 G
HDR Coordinator (International) Dr Aaron Schultz
aaron.schultz@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 45433 G
 
School of Engineering
Head of School A/Prof Ben Horan
ben.horan@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 72907 G
Associate Head of School (Research) A/Prof Mahmud Ashraf
mahmud.ashraf@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78450 G
Director, Research Training Dr Mahbube Subhani
mahbube.subhani@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71358 G
HDR Coordinator (Research Culture and Quality) A/Prof Wei Xu
wei.xu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73064 G
HDR Coordinator (Administration and Governance) Dr Jorg Schluter
jorg.schluter@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73382 G
HDR Administrator Kasey Lanyon
k.lanyon@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46774 G
 
School of Information Technology
Head of School Prof John Yearwood
john.yearwood@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68727 B
Associate Head of School (Research) A/Prof Richard Dazeley
richard.dazeley@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 78950 G
Academic Director, Research Training A/Prof Gang Li
gang.li@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 925 17434 B
HDR Coordinator (International) Prof Jemal Abawajy
jemal.abawajy@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 71376 G
HDR Student Support Coordinator (CSRI) Dr Frank Jiang
frank.jiang@deakin.edu.au 
+61 3 924 46677 B
HDR Student Support Coordinator (CITECORE) Dr Shiva Pokhrel
shiva.pokhrel@deakin.edu.au 
+61 3 924 46281 B
HDR Student Support Coordinator (D2I) Dr Ye Zhu
ye.zhu@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68039 B
HDR Student Support Coordinator (D2I) Dr Thuong Hoang
thuong.hoang@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68610 B

Research Institutes

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

NIKERI Institute

PositionContactTelephoneCampus
Director Prof Liz Cameron
l.cameron@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 524 79358 G
HDR Coordinator N/AN/AN/A
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