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Heads of School

Name	Title
Professor Jeff Brooks	Head of School
Professor Rekha Koul	Deputy Head of School
Associate Professor Kok-Sing Tang	Director, Graduate Research
Dr Kathryne Ford	Deputy Direrctor, Graduate Research
Dr Sally Lamping	Director, Learning and Teaching
Dr Sonja Kuzich	Director, Learning and Teaching
Dr Carol Carter	Director, Student Experience and Community Engagement
Associate Professor Craig Whitsed	Director, Research

Research Cluster Convenors

Name	Title
Professor Toni Dobinson	Applied Linguistics and TESOL
Dr Paul Gardner	Creativity, Arts and English in Education
Mrs Emma Cross	Early Childhood Education
Associate Professor Audrey Cooke	Early Childhood Education
Professor Darren Bryant	Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
Associate Professor Craig Lambert	Educational Psychology
Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker	First Nations Peooples and Indigenous Education
Dr Matthew Sinclair	Sociology of Education
Professor Rekha Koul	STEM Education
Dr Sonja Kuzich	Teacher Education and Curriculum

Course coordinators

Name	Title
Associate Professor Audrey Cooke	Acting Course Coordinator (Early Childhood Education – UG) and (Educational Studies – UG)
Dr Jenny Jay	Acting Course Coordinator (Early Childhood Education – UG) and (Educational Studies – UG)
Ms Siobhan Unwin	Course Coordinator (Primary – UG)
Dr Matt Sinclair	Course Coordinator (Primary – UG)
Dr Saul Karnovsky	Course Coordinator (Secondary Education – UG)
Associate Professor Julian Chen	Course Coordinator (Asian Languages – PG)
Dr Qian Gong	Major Coordinator (Chinese – UG)
Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa	Major Coordinator (Japanese – UG)
Ms Von Sawers	Course Coordinator (Master of Teaching, ECE & Primary – PG)
Dr Fadi Ma’ayah	Course Coordinator (Master of Teaching, Secondary – PG)
Dr Carly Steele	Course Coordinator (Master of Education – PG)
Professor Toni Dobinson	Course Coordinator (Master of Arts TESOL – PG)
Associate Professor Craig Whitsed	Course Coordinator (Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Innovative Learning and Teaching – PG, OUA)
Professor John Williams	Course Coordinator (Doctor of Education)

Academic staff

Name	Title
Professor Jill Aldridge	Professor
Dr Yuko Asano-Cavanagh	Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Susan Beltman	Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Tetiana Bogachenko	Senior Research Officer
Dr Paul Brown	Lecturer
Professor Darren Bryant	Professor
Dr Carol Carter	Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Julian Chen	Associate Professor
Associate Professor Audrey Cooke	Associate Professor
Dr Grant Cooper	Senior Lecturer
Dr Martin Cooper	Senior Lecturer
Mrs Emma Cross	Associate Lecturer
Dr Sharon Davies	Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Judith Dinham	Associate Professor
Associate Professor Toni Dobinson	Associate Professor, (Master of Arts Applied Linguistics – PG) and (Graduate Certificate in TESOL – PG)
Associate Professor Madeleine Dobson	Associate Professor
Professor Sender Dovchin	Professor
Professor Rod Ellis	John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Dr Kathryne Ford	Deputy Director, Graduate Research
Professor Barry Fraser	John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Dr Paul Gardner	Senior Lecturer
Dr Stefania Giamminuti	Senior Lecturer
Dr Brad Gobby	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Dr Qian Gong	Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Graeme Gower	Associate Professor, On Country Academic Lead
Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa	Senior Lecturer
Kelly Illich	Associate Lecturer
Dr Saul Karnovsky	Senior Lecturer
Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker	Professor
Associate Professor Rekha Koul	Associate Professor
Mrs Katie Kumasaka	Lecturer
Dr Sonja Kuzich	Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Craig Lambert	Associate Professor
Dr Sally Lamping	Senior Lecturer
Dr Geraldine Lane	Ongoing Sessional Fellow
Associate Professor Lisa Lim	Associate Professor
Professor Mark Kuen-Yi Lin	Visiting Scholar
Professor Ric Lowe	Adjunct Professor
Dr Fadi Ma’ayah	Senior Lecturer
Giselle Mafa	Associate Lecturer
Dr Helen McCarthy	Lecturer
Associate Professor Val Morey	Associate Professor
Professor John Malone	Emeritus Professor
Professor Karen Murcia	Associate Professor
Dr Sally Murphy	Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Karen Nonis	Associate Professor
Professor Rhonda Oliver	Professor
Mrs Mindy Oxenburgh	Lecturer
Associate Professor Samantha Owen	Associate Professor
Associate Professor Lisa Paris	Associate Professor
Tamara Reads	Associate Lecturer
Professor Leonie Rennie	Emeritus Professor
Mrs Fran Rhodes	Associate Lecturer
Ms Von Sawers	Senior Lecturer
Professor Rachel Sheffield	Professor
Mr Craig Sims	Lecturer
Dr Matthew Sinclair	Lecturer
Dr Cindy Smith	Lecturer
Dr Carly Steele	Lecturer
Dr Keryn Sturrock	Lecturer
Associate Professor Kok-Sing Tang	Associate Professor
Professor David Treagust	John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Ms Siobhan Unwin	Associate Lectuer
Associate Professor Rebecca Walker	Associate Professor
Dr Jia White	Lecturer
Associate Professor Craig Whitsed	Associate Professor
Professor John Williams	Professor
Associate Professor Mihye Won	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow

Professional staff

Name	Title
Mr Kevin Ashwood	School Business Manager

Ms Catherine Brett	Administrative Officer
Miss Jenny Lister	Administrative Assistant
Ms Aoife McCarthy	Administrative Officer (AO to HoS/PLHub)
Miss Justine Platel	Administrative Officer (Learning & Teaching)

Ms Nikki Jenkins	Educational Technologies Lead
Mr Liam Lynch	Learning Technologies Support Officer (Online Content Designer)
Ms Sophie Malaga	Learning Technologies Support Officer
Mr Paul Turner	Learning Technology Adviser

Mrs Melissa Brodie	Program Manager, Industry Engagement
Mr Mitch Alco	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Mr Osvaldo Celenza	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Ms Sofia Giradi	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Ms Courtney Mackenzie	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Mrs Olivia Ramsamy	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Ms Catherine Tesoriero	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Ms Billie Thomas	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Ms Felicia Tierney	Industry Engagement Coordinator
Mr Ali Ali	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Shontelle Galvin	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Lauren Hestelow	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Alix Howells	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Edita Hrle	Professional Experience Officer
Mr Pavan Kumar	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Rachel Leonhardt	Systems Officer (Professional Experience)
Ms Maggie Millward	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Katie Ramsay	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Janine Sharp	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Krista Te Puke	Professional Experience Officer
Ms Helda Vankeirsbilck	Professional Experience Officer

Mrs Fran Rhodes	Coordinator: Sessional Academic Community

Ms Jane Sutherland	Project Coordinator, Professional Learning Hub for Educators
Kate Mattes	Adminisration Officer, Professional Learning Hub for Educators

Ms Sophie Benson	Project Coordinator (OCTE)

Dr Kathryne Ford	Higher Degree by Research Officer

UG = Undergraduate courses
PG = Postgraduate courses