Faculty Structure
The Faculty of Health Sciences is a single unit faculty, comprising nine disciplines, five research groups and three research centres.
The Faculty is managed through the Faculty Executive and portfolios. Each portfolio is led by an Associate Dean and is supported by professional staff within Faculty Services and the portfolio. The faculty currently houses over 600 staff members.
Faculty Management
Heads of Research Centres, Units, Groups and Programs
Heads of Discipline
Directors
Faculty Services
- Faculty Management
- External Relations Unit
- Facilities Management
- International
- Learning and Teaching
- Marketing and Communications
- Printery
- Research and Innovation
- Staff Development
- Student Central
Academic Portfolios
Yooroang Garang Indigenous Student Support and Recruitment Unit
Faculty Management
Professor Kathryn Refshauge, Dean
Professor Michelle Lincoln, Deputy Dean
Ms Lisa Carrick, Faculty Manager
Dean's Unit
Ms Christine Longworth Acting Executive Officer
Ms Hazel Bateman, Administrative Assistant/Receptionist
Mr Justin Kuhn, Executive Support Project Officer
Associate Deans
Professor Patrick Brennan, Associate Dean, International
Professor Michael Kassiou, Associate Dean, Research and Innovation
Professor Deborah Black, Associate Dean, Staff Development
Professor Lindy McAllister, Associate Dean, Work Integrated Learning
Heads of Research Centres, Units, Programs and Groups
Directors of Centre, Units, Programs
Professor Hal Kendig, Ageing, Work and Health Unit
Professor Mark Onslow, Australian Stuttering Research Centre
Professor Richard Madden, National Centre for Classification in Health
Conveners of Research Groups
Professor Sharon Kilbreath, Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences
Professor Stewart Einfeld, Disability and Community
Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh, Exercise Health and Performance
Professor Craig Veitch, Health Systems and Global Populations
Professor Michael Kassiou, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Heads of Discipline
TBC, Behavioural & Social Sciences in Health
Prof Glen Davis; Prof Maria Fiatarone Singh; Prof Richard Smith (Acting Heads of Discipline), Exercise and Sport Science
Professor Robert Steele, Health Informatics
Associate Professor Roger Fulton, Medical Radiation Sciences
Associate Professor Lynette Mackenzie, Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Kathryn Rose, Orthoptics
Associate Professor Louise Ada, Physiotherapy
Professor Elias Mpofu, Rehabilitation Counselling
Associate Professor Steve Cumming, Speech Pathology
Directors
International
Also see International Portfolio
Dr Elaine Ryan, Director FHS Abroad
Professor Patrick Brennan, Director International Research & Development
Associate Professor Steve Cumming, Director Study Abroad Program
Dr Corinne Caillaud, Director International Student Experience
Learning and Teaching
Also see Learning and Teaching Portfolio
Professor Andrew Gonczi, MA Med PhD UTS, Director, Clinical & Professional Fieldwork
Dr Kate O'Loughlin, Director, Faculty Units
Dr Mark McEntee, Director, Honours Courses
Dr Sarah Lewis, Director, Student Affairs
Faculty services
Faculty Management
Ms Lisa Carrick, Faculty Manager
Tracy Guthrie, Executive Support Project Officer
External Relations Unit
Ms Michelle Blowes, BCA BCMS UOW, Public Affairs Manager
Mr Aleks Duric, Development Officer
Mrs Maria Humphreys, Alumni Relations Officer
Facilities Management
Mr. Greg Gaal, Facilities & Assets Manager
Facilities Officers
Mr. John Greco
Mr. Craig McCready
Ms Julie Pratt
International
Also see International Portfolio
Ms Adriana Sammartano, Executive Support Project Officer
Learning and Teaching
Also see Learning and Teaching Portfolio
Mr. James Campbell, BSc(Hons) Macq, Manager, Learning and Teaching
Hong Wu, Executive Support Officer, Scholarships and Prizes
Ms Karen Aylott, Assistant Manager, Learning and Teaching
Ms Tina Barclay, Project Officer, Learning & Teaching Support
Ms Teresa Care, Curriculum and Accreditation Officer
Ms Rhonda Facer, Timetabling Coordinator
Mr Phil Goody, Educational Designer - Multimedia
Ms Sonya Corcoran, Educational Designer - eLearning
Program Administrators
Mr. Cristian Alegria
Ms Shiva Chetty
Ms Patricia Corbett
Ms Ele Ellis
Ms Clare Higgins
Ms Susan Lucas, BAppSc(MRS)RadTherap
Ms Debbie Mitchell
Ms Margaret Orr
Mr Laurence McCaul
Ms Mary Routledge
Ms Iesinga Tuitavake
Ms Hong Wu
Clinical Administrators
Ms Charlotte Colaco, BA(Econ)Hons Nairobi
Ms Helen Inns
Ms Liz Mulock
Ms Alison Munro, DipTeach(EarlyChildEd) NSTC
Mr Andrew Pleffer
Work Integrated Learning Administrators
Marcelle Alam
Ms Sara Leon
Ms Ruigarangi Matui
Ms Nicole Vassilieff
Ms Charlotte Calaco
Ms Suzanne Kania
Ms Hiam Simonsen
Ms Susan Zhang
Marketing and Communications
Mr Michael Texilake, Assistant Marketing Manager (Web and Online)
Mrs Niki Viswasam, Assistant Marketing Manager (Student Recruitment)
Ms Rochelle Whatman, Assistant Marketing Manager (Communications)
Printery Services
Ms Dianne Gillespie, Manager
Mr Jason Bunce, Digital Printroom Operator
Ms Marina Kustro, Administrative Assistant
Research and Innovation
Also see Research and Innovation Portfolio
Ms Julie Cameron, BAppSc(OT) MHlthSc(OT), Manager
Ms Fiona Pearson, Manager, Graduate Research Studies
Ms Julia Harte, Support Officer
Ms Somphone (Ling) Siviengphanom, Support Officer
Staff Development
Also see Staff Development Portfolio
Ms Robyn Hector, DipTeach NSTC MA UTS, Executive Officer
Ms Annette Schroedter, Executive Assistant
Ms Kate Laing, BA(Psych/Mgt) UOW, Staff Development Officer
Ms Meredith Provan, Staff Development Officer
Student Central
Ms Anuradha Ananda, Manager, Student Administration
Ms Nancy Leong, Enrolment and Admissions Coordinator
Ms Eileen Logan, Student Administration Officer
Ms Charlyn S Millano, BSc(Commerce) JoseRizalColl, Student Advisor
Ms Caroline Prell, LLB Sing, Exams and Graduations Officer
Mr Ram Prasad Shankavaram, Student Records Officer
Ms Chelvi Singaram, Student Records Officer
Ms Sandra Slanic, BEc BA, Student Advisor
Ms Susan Young, Academic Records Coordinator
Stephen Rue, Student Placement Officer
ACADEMIC PORTFOLIOS
Indigenous Health
Dr Vanessa Lee, BTEC, MPH (Indigenous Health), Senior Lecturer
Mr John Gilroy, BA (Hons) (Sociology and Aboriginal Studies), Lecturer
International
Also see Faculty Services - International
Professor Patrick Brennan, Associate Dean and Director International Research & Development
Ms Adriana Sammartano, Executive Support Project Officer
Dr Elaine Ryan, Director FHS Abroad
Associate Professor Steve Cumming, Director Study Abroad Program
Dr Corinne Caillaud, Director International Student Experience
Learning and Teaching
Also see Faculty Services - Learning and Teaching
Professor Stephanie Short, Dip(Phty) Cumb BA(Hons) UNSW MSc(Econ) Lond PhD UNSW FCHSE, Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, Postgraduate
Professor Michelle Lincoln, BAppSc(SpPath) Cumb PhD, Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching, Undergraduate
Ms Peggy Timmins, BSocSc Macq, Executive Project Support Officer, Learning and Teaching
Mr. James Campbell, BSc(Hons) Macq, Manager, Learning and Teaching
Dr Sarah Lewis, Director, Student Affairs
Dr Kate O'Loughlin, Director, Faculty Units
Dr Mark McEntee, Director, Honours Courses
Professor Andrew Gonczi MA Med PhD UTS, Director of Education Innovation
Research and Innovation
Also see Faculty Services - Research and Innovation
Professor Michael Kassiou, Associate Dean, Research and Innovation
Ms Narelle Richardson, Executive Support Project Officer
Ms Fiona Pearson, Manager, Graduate Research Studies
Ms Julie Cameron, BAppSc(OT) MHlthSc(OT), Manager
Professional Officers
Mr. John Eisenhuth, BEng(Electronics) TechnolSyd BAppSc(Physics), Professional Officer
Mr. Raymond L Patton, BiolTech(HCert) STC, Professional Officer
Dr. Patricia A Ruell, BSc PhD, Professional Officer
Mr. Timothy J Turner, BAppSc NSWIT MAppSc UTS, Professional Officer
Please see individual Research Centre, Research Unit and Faculty Research Group sites for details of Conveners, Directors and Research Group Administrators.
Centres
Australian Stuttering Research Centre
National Centre for Classification in Health
Units
Ageing, Work and Health
Program
Australian ICF Disability and Rehabilitation
Groups
Disability and Community
Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences
Exercise Health and Performance
Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Health Systems and Global Populations
Staff Development
Also see Faculty Services - Staff Development
Professor Deborah Black, BSc DipEd MStat UNSW PhD CQU, Associate Dean, Staff Development
Ms Annette Schroedter, Executive Assistant
Ms Robyn Hector, DipTeach NSTC MA UTS, Executive Officer
Yooroang Garang Indigenous Student Support and Recruitment Unit
Ms Simone-Cherie Holt, BAppSc (Physiotherapy) (USYD), Indigenous Student Recruitment and Support Officer
Ms Marie Taylor, BSc (UNZ), Associate Lecturer
Ms Melanie Assadi, Administrative and Support Officer