HDR contacts

General enquiries

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

HDR Candidature Operations	Research Education and Development	Faculty/Institute administration teams
Current Candidature 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 Email: deakin-hdr-cc@deakin.edu.au Admissions and Scholarships For enquiries relating to: Applications Admissions Enrolment (including coursework) Scholarship payments & procedures Email: deakin-hdr-as@deakin.edu.au Examinations For enquiries relating to: Thesis examination processes, procedures, and status Email: research-examinations@deakin.edu.au International HDR Programs For enquiries relating to: International Research Partnership Development In-Country programs Joint PhD programs Cotutelle programs Residencies connected to Partnership programs Email: international-partnerships@deakin.edu.au	For enquiries relating to: Researcher professional development and training Researcher programs Graduate Researcher Newsletter Individual Learning Plan (ILP) 3MT and VYT competitions Email: research-education-development@deakin.edu.au For enquiries relating to: Placements Internships Industry mentoring Email: phdxtra@deakin.edu.au	For enquiries relating to: Conference attendance and travel Fieldwork Faculty/institute funding support Faculty provided resources (laptops, lab space etc) Induction/Orientation Contact the faculty/institute administration teams for your course: artsed-graduateresearch@deakin.edu.au blresearch@deakin.edu.au health-hdr@deakin.edu.au sebe-hdr@deakin.edu.au
For enquiries relating to areas not listed above	Email: researcher-development-academy@deakin.edu.au;

HDR Candidature Operations

Research Education and Development

Faculty/Institute administration teams

Current Candidature
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

Email: deakin-hdr-cc@deakin.edu.au

Admissions and Scholarships
For enquiries relating to:

Applications
Admissions
Enrolment (including coursework)
Scholarship payments & procedures

Email: deakin-hdr-as@deakin.edu.au

Examinations
For enquiries relating to:

Thesis examination processes, procedures, and status

Email: research-examinations@deakin.edu.au

International HDR Programs
For enquiries relating to:

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

Email: international-partnerships@deakin.edu.au

For enquiries relating to:

Researcher professional development and training
Researcher programs
Graduate Researcher Newsletter
Individual Learning Plan (ILP)
3MT and VYT competitions
Email: research-education-development@deakin.edu.au

For enquiries relating to:

Placements
Internships
Industry mentoring

Email: phdxtra@deakin.edu.au

For enquiries relating to:

Conference attendance and travel
Fieldwork
Faculty/institute funding support
Faculty provided resources (laptops, lab space etc)
Induction/Orientation

Contact the faculty/institute administration teams for your course:

For enquiries relating to areas not listed above

Email: researcher-development-academy@deakin.edu.au;

Researcher Development Academy

Position	Contact	Telephone	Campus
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Researcher Development	Prof Jeanette Fyffe pvc-rd@deakin.edu.au	N/A	Burwood

Researcher Education and Development
Manager, Research Education and Development	Danielle Borlovan (She/Her) research-education-development@deakin.edu.au	N/A	Waurn Ponds

Higher Degrees by Research Candidature Operations
Associate Director, HDR Candidature Operations	John Janetzki john.janetzki@deakin.edu.au	N/A	Burwood
Senior Coordinator, Admissions and Scholarships	Kirsty Richards research-scholarships@deakin.edu.au	+61 3 924 45860	Burwood
Senior Coordinator, Current Candidature	Jenny Andrews deakin-hdr-cc@deakin.edu.au	N/A	Burwood
Coordinator, Examinations	Shane Raux research-examinations@deakin.edu.au	+61 3 924 46253	Burwood
Senior Consultant, International HDR Programs	Tracey Yarwood international-partnerships@deakin.edu.au	+61 3 924 46782	Burwood

Faculty of Arts & Education

Position	Contact	School
Faculty HDR Director	A/Prof Rea Dennis rea.dennis@deakin.edu.au
HDR Coordinator	Dr Trent Brown trent.brown@deakin.edu.au	School of Education
HDR Coordinator	Dr Alistair Welsh alistair.welsh@deakin.edu.au	School of Humanities and Social Sciences
HDR Coordinator	Prof Ann Vickery ann.vickery@deakin.edu.au	School of Communication and Creative Arts

Faculty of Business & Law

Position	Contact	School
Faculty HDR Director	A/Prof Nichola Robertson nichola.robertson@deakin.edu.au
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Sagarika Mishra sagarika.mishra@deakin.edu.au	Deakin Business School - Accounting, Economics and Finance
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Ali Tamaddoni Jahromi ali.tamaddoni@deakin.edu.au	Deakin Business School - Marketing, Management and ISBA
Director of HDR	A/Prof Ben Saunders b.saunders@deakin.edu.au	Deakin Law School

Faculty of Health

Position	Contact	School
Faculty HDR Director	A/Prof Kathryn Aston-Mourney k.astonmourney@deakin.edu.au
HDR Director	A/Prof David Scott hdr-ens@deakin.edu.au	School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Deputy HDR Director	Dr Claire Margerison hdr-ens@deakin.edu.au	School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Deputy HDR Director	Dr Chris Shaw hdr-ens@deakin.edu.au	School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Deputy HDR Director	A/Prof Ewa Szymlek-Gay hdr-ens@deakin.edu.au	School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Deputy HDR Director	A/Prof Steve Fraser hdr-ens@deakin.edu.au	School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
HDR Director	A/Prof Genevieve Pepin hdrc@deakin.edu.au	School of Health and Social Development
Deputy HDR Director	A/Prof Fiona McKay hdrc@deakin.edu.au	School of Health and Social Development
HDR Director	A/Prof Pat Nicholson p.nicholson@deakin.edu.au	School of Nursing and Midwifery
HDR Director	Prof Tania De Koning-Ward hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
Course director (MPhil/MSurg)	Prof Sean McGee hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
HDR Director (Optom/Med Imaging)	Prof Craig Smith hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
HDR Director (HERB/Off-campus)	Dr Rasika Samarasinghe hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
HDR Director MRU	A/Prof Veer Gupta hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
HDR Associate Director (Off-Campus)	Dr Kara Kew hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
HDR Associate Director	A/Prof Amardeep Dillon hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
HDR Associate Director (International in-country)	Dr Clifford Liongue hdr-som@deakin.edu.au	School of Medicine
HDR Director (Clinical)	A/Prof Nicki Dowling psychhdr@deakin.edu.au	School of Psychology
HDR Director	A/Prof Christian Hyde psychhdr@deakin.edu.au	School of Psychology
Deputy HDR Director	A/Prof Jacqui Macdonald psychhdr@deakin.edu.au	School of Psychology
Professional Programs Officer	psych-prof-programs@deakin.edu.au	School of Psychology

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

Position	Contact	School
Faculty HDR Director	Professor Rosanne (Roos) Guijt rosanne.guijt@deakin.edu.au
HDR Coordinator (Architecture)	A/Prof Beau B Beza beau.beza@deakin.edu.au	School of Architecture and Built Environment
HDR Coordinator (Construction)	Dr Abid Hasan abid.hasan@deakin.edu.au	School of Architecture and Built Environment
Senior HDR Coordinator	Dr Aaron Schultz aaron.schultz@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Sharon La Fontaine sharon.lafontaine@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Mark Guthridge m.guthridge@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator	Dr Motilal Mathesh Shanmugam m.matheshshanmugam@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Beata Ujvari beata.ujvari@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Prof Luis Afonso luis.afonso@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator	Dr Chris Lim chris.lim@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator	Dr Mary Young mary.young@deakin.edu.au	School of Life and Environmental Sciences
HDR Coordinator (Research Culture and Quality)	A/Prof Wei Xu wei.xu@deakin.edu.au	School of Engineering
HDR Coordinator	Dr Ameen Gargoom a.gargoom@deakin.edu.au	School of Engineering
HDR Coordinator	Dr Mahbube Subhani mahbube.subhani@deakin.edu.au	School of Engineering
HDR Coordinator	Dr Saleh Gharaie s.gharaie@deakin.edu.au	School of Engineering
HDR Director	Dr Asef Nazari asef.nazari@deakin.edu.au	School of Information Technology
HDR Coordinator	Dr Keshav Sood keshav.sood@deakin.edu.au	School of Information Technology
HDR Student Support Coordinator (CSRI)	Dr Frank Jiang frank.jiang@deakin.edu.au	School of Information Technology
HDR Student Support Coordinator (CITECORE)	Dr Shiva Pokhrel shiva.pokhrel@deakin.edu.au	School of Information Technology
HDR Student Support Coordinator (D2I)	Dr Ye Zhu ye.zhu@deakin.edu.au	School of Information Technology
HDR Student Support Coordinator (D2I)	Dr Thuong Hoang thuong.hoang@deakin.edu.au	School of Information Technology

Research Institutes

Position	Contact	Institute
Director	Prof Sally McArthur sally.mcarthur@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Jingliang Li jingliang.li@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Dan Liu dan.liu@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	Dr Faezeh Makhlooghi Azad f.makhlooghiazad@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	Dr Anthony Somers anthony.somers@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	Dr Claudia Creighton claudia.creighton@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Rangam Rajkhowa rangam.rajkhowa@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	Dr Thomas Dorin thomas.dorin@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Frontier Materials (IFM)
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof Shady Mohammed shady.mohamed@deakin.edu.au	Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI)
Executive HDR Coordinator	A/Prof. Santu Rana santu.rana@deakin.edu.au	Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²)
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof. Sunil Gupta sunil.gupta@deakin.edu.au	Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²)
HDR Coordinator	A/Prof. Truyen Tran truyen.tran@deakin.edu.au	Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²)
HDR Coordinator	Prof Mohamed Abdelrazek mohamed.abdelrazek@deakin.edu.au	Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²)
HDR Coordinator	Prof Rajesh Vasa rajesh.vasa@deakin.edu.au	Applied Artificial Intelligence Institute (A²I²)