Graduate research contacts

Researcher Development Academy (RDA)

The RDA provides a range of research training, research education, and professional development activities supporting researchers at all stages of their careers, as well as end-to-end centralised candidature management for graduate researchers.

Professor Jeanette Fyffe Pro Vice-Chancellor, Researcher Development	pvc-rd@deakin.edu.au

Graduate Research Candidature Operations

The Graduate Researcher Operations team provides end-to-end centralised candidature management for Deakin’s Graduate Researcher cohort and oversees Deakin's International Graduate Researcher Programs.

Associate Director, Graduate Research Candidature Operations	John Janetzki

Admissions and Scholarships

Email: deakin-hdr-as@deakin.edu.au for enquiries relating to:

Applications
Admissions
Enrolment (including coursework)
Scholarship payments and procedures

Current Candidature

Email: deakin-hdr-cc@deakin.edu.au for enquiries relating to:

Confirmation of Candidature
Annual Reviews
Progress Support Panels
Candidature variations such as complex leave, intermissions, extensions, or change of study mode
Change of Supervision and Registration

Examinations

Email: research-examinations@deakin.edu.au for enquiries relating to:

Thesis examination processes, procedures, and status

International Graduate Research Programs

Email: international-partnerships@deakin.edu.au for enquiries relating to:

International Research Partnership Development
In-Country programs
Joint PhD programs
Cotutelle programs
Residencies connected to Partnership programs

Researcher Developers

The RDA academic team delivers workshops (on the Hub, Deakin login required), programs, and events that aim to motivate and enhance the experiences of Deakin’s researchers at all career stages.

Graduate Researcher Development	Dr Donna Frieze Dr Rosey Chang Dr Rebecca Croser
Early and Mid-Career Researcher (EMCR) Development	A/Prof Tseen Khoo Dr Jonathan O'Donnell
Supervisor Development	A/Prof Chris Hughes
Industry Engagement (REACH) Development	Dr Wade Kelly

Research Education and Development (RED)

The RED team provides coordination and engagement for all of RDA’s programs and activities.

Manager, Research Education and Development	Danielle Borlovan (She/Her)

Education and development

Email: research-education-development@deakin.edu.au for enquiries relating to:

Researcher professional development and training
Researcher programs
Researcher Development Academy Newsletter
Individual Learning Plan (ILP)
3MT and VYT competitions
Graduate research news and events

Graduate researcher Industry Engagement

Email: phdxtra@deakin.edu.au for enquiries relating to:

Placements
Internships
Industry mentoring
REACH scholarships
BASE and TREK programs
National Industry based PhD Program

General enquiries

For enquiries relating to areas not listed above, please email: researcher-development-academy@deakin.edu.au

Faculty Graduate Research Support

Faculty-based teams provide candidates local area support and guidance in various areas, including:

Onboarding and Inductions

Conference support

Travel enquires

Reimbursements

Workstations

For enquiries please contact your relevant faculty:

Arts and Education:
artsed-graduateresearch@deakin.edu.au
Business and Law:
blresearch@deakin.edu.au
Health:
health-hdr@deakin.edu.au
Science, Engineering and Built Environment:
sebe-hdr@deakin.edu.au
Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative (A²I²):
a2i2_hdr@deakin.edu.au

Each faculty has a Faculty Graduate Research Director and Graduate Research Coordinators to support the graduate research cohort.

The Faculty Graduate Research Director provides leadership and management of graduate researchers within their faculties and oversees the graduate research experience, quality of supervision, intellectual climate and academic development of graduate research candidates within the faculty.

The Graduate Research Coordinators provides leadership and day-to-day management of graduate research programs at the local level (within their school, institute, department, or discipline). They are responsible for overseeing graduate researcher milestones, such as confirmation of candidature and progress reviews, as well as offering pastoral care, general advice and support, reviewing requests for variations to candidature, and managing complaints and conflicts.

Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Business and Law
Faculty of Health
Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment
Initiatives

Faculty Graduate Researcher Director: Prof Rea Dennis

Graduate Researcher Coordinators	Contact
School of Education	Dr Trent Brown
School of Humanities and Social Sciences	Dr Alistair Welsh
School of Communications and Creative Arts	Prof Ann Vickery

Faculty Graduate Researcher Director: A/Prof Nichola Robertson

Graduate Researcher Coordinators	Contact
Deakin Business School	A/Prof Sagarika Mishra (Accounting, Economics, Finance)
Deakin Law School	A/Prof Ali Tamaddoni (Information systems and Business Analytics, Management, Marketing)

Faculty Graduate Researcher Director: A/Prof Kathryn Aston-Mourney

Graduate Researcher Coordinators	Contact
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences	A/Prof David Scott Dr Claire Margerison A/Prof Chris Shaw A/Prof Ewa Szymlek-Gay Prof Steve Fraser
School of Health and Social Development	Prof Genevieve Pepin A/Prof Fiona McKay
School of Nursing and Midwifery	A/Prof Pat Nicholson
School of Medicine	Prof Tania De Koning-Ward Prof Sean McGee Dr Craig Smith (Optom/Med imaging) A/Prof Veer Gupta (MRU) Dr Rasika Samarasinghe (HERB/Off-campus) Dr Kara Kew (Off-campus) Dr Clifford Liongue (International in-country) A/Prof Amardeep Dillon
School of Psychology	A/Prof Christian Hyde A/Prof Jacqui Macdonald Prof Nicki Dowling Dpsych (clinical) Professional Programs Officer Dpsych (clinical)

Faculty Graduate Researcher Director: Professor Rosanne (Roos) Guijt

Graduate Researcher Coordinators	Contact
School of Architecture and Built Environment	A/Prof Beau Beza (Architecture) Dr Abid Hasan (Construction) ab-hdr-coordinator@deakin.edu.au (General enquiries)
School of Life and Environmental Sciences	Dr Aaron Schultz A/Prof Sharon La Fontaine (Burwood campus) A/Prof Mark Guthridge (Burwood campus) Dr Motilal Mathesh Shanmugam (Waurn Ponds campus) Dr Chris Lim (Waurn Ponds campus) Dr Mary Young (Warnambool campus) A/Prof Wenrong Yang (Off-campus) A/Prof Fiona McKay
School of Engineering	Dr Mahbube Subhani A/Prof Wei Xu Dr Ameen Gargoom Dr Saleh Gharaie
School of Information Technology	Dr Asef Nazari Dr Keshav Sood Dr Frank Jiang Dr Shiva Pokhrel Dr Ye Zhu A/Prof Thuong Hoang
Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)	Prof Sally McArthur A/Prof Jingliang Li Dr Faezeh Makhlooghi Azad Dr Anthony Somers A/Prof Claudia Creighton A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa Dr Thomas Dorin
Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI)	A/Prof Shady Mohammed Dr Burhan Khan

Graduate Researcher Coordinators	Contact
Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative (A²I²)	A/Prof. Santu Rana Prof. Truyen Tran Prof Rajesh Vasa

Graduate Researcher Coordinators

Contact

Applied Artificial Intelligence Initiative (A²I²)

A/Prof. Santu Rana

Prof. Truyen Tran

Prof Rajesh Vasa

Faculty of Arts and Education