Contact

Level 6, John Hines Building (62)
The University of Queensland
St Lucia QLD 4072, Australia

General enquiries
  +61 7 3346 0503
  +61 7 3346 0512
  graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Office hours
8.30am–4.30pm, Monday to Friday

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Below you will find contact information for Postgraduate Coordinators, HDR Liaison Officers and HDR Administrative Officers listed by enrolling unit. Each staff member is responsible for different aspects of the HDR journey.

Position	Contact this person about:
Postgraduate Coordinator (PGC)	academic oversight of HDR candidates within the enrolling unit.
HDR Liaison Officer (HLO)	general current student queries and enquiries related to applications.
HDR Administrative Officer (HAO)	policy advice related to HDR candidature.

Health

HDR Liaison Team	Schools	Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone +61 7 3443 1167 Team Leader Lauren Cunningham hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au Team members James Mather Charmaine Jensen Aisha Dixon Louise Beardmore Baron Joye Ligi George Pla Ngamyunyong	School of Dentistry Book HLO appointment hdr.dentistry@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Ryan Lee r.sblee@uq.edu.au
	School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Book HLO appointment hdr.shrs@enquire.uq.edu.au	Professor David Copland d.copland@uq.edu.au Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll carlie.driscoll@uq.edu.au
	School of Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences Book HLO appointment hdr.hmns@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Glen Lichtwark g.lichtwark@uq.edu.au
	School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work Book HLO appointment hdr.nmsw@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Debby Lynch d.lynch@uq.edu.au
	School of Pharmacy Book HLO appointment hdr.pharmacy@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Ben Ross b.ross1@uq.edu.au
	School of Psychology Book HLO appointment hdr.psychology@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Ada Kritikos a.kritikos@psy.uq.edu.au
	Queensland Brain Institute Book HLO appointment hdr.qbi@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Bruno Van Swinderen qbi.pgc@uq.edu.au
	Faculty of Medicine St Lucia Campus Book HLO appointment TRI Campus Book HLO appointment Herston Campus Book HLO appointment hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Michael Piper m.piper@uq.edu.au School of Biomedical Sciences St Lucia CU Associate Professor Judith Greer j.greer@uq.edu.au PCH-Northside CU QIMRB Royal Brisbane CU UQCCR Professor Diann Eley d.eley@uq.edu.au MD/MBBS-RHD Ochsner Clinical School Other Northside Primary Care CU Rural Clinical School Sunshine Coast CU Uniting Care Health CU Office of Medical Education Dr Andrew Smirnov a.smirnov@uq.edu.au School of Public Health Dr Graham Leggatt g.leggatt@uq.edu.au Centre for Health Services Res Child Health QLD CU Childrens Health Res Centre Greenslopes CU Ipswich CU Other Southside PAH-Southside CU Associate Professor Emma Hamilton-Williams e.hamiltonwilliams@uq.edu.au Mater CU MRI-UQ UQDI

Engineering & Technology

HDR Liaison Team	Schools	Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone +61 7 3443 1188 Team Leader Jodie Chappell hdr.smi@enquire.uq.edu.au Team members Laurie Sendra-Brown Fynn De Daunton Tracey Miller Rosa Armitage Tom Parker Penny Storey	School of Architecture Book HLO appointment hdr.architecture@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Kelly Greenop k.greenop1@uq.edu.au
	School of Chemical Engineering Book HLO appointment hdr.chemeng@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Karen Steel karen.steel@uq.edu.au
	School of Civil Engineering Book HLO appointment hdr.civileng@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr David Lange d.lange@uq.edu.au
	School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering Book HLO appointment hdr.itee@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Mithulananthan Nadarajah mithulan@itee.uq.edu.au
	School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering Book HLO appointment hdr.mechmining@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Rowan Gollan r.gollan@uq.edu.au
	Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology Book HLO appointment hdr.aibn@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Idriss Blakey i.blakey@uq.edu.au
	Sustainable Minerals Institute Book HLO appointment hdr.smi@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Kathryn Sturman k.sturman@uq.edu.au

Science

HDR Liaison Team	Schools	Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone +61 7 3443 1175 Acting Team Leader Erich Morgenbesser hdr.imb@enquire.uq.edu.au Team members Erich Morgenbesser Jonathan Paul Deborah McDonald Nicole Leiva Jason Huynh Rachel Crooks	School of Agriculture & Food Sciences Book HLO appointment hdr.safs@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Ammar Abdul Aziz a.abdulaziz@uq.edu.au
	School of Biological Sciences Book HLO appointment hdr.biology@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Sandie Degnan s.degnan@uq.edu.au
	School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences Book HLO appointment hdr.scmb@enquire.uq.edu.au	Professor Luke Guddat luke.guddat@uq.edu.au
	School of Earth & Environmental Sciences Book HLO appointment hdr.sees@enquire.uq.edu.au	Professor Jonathan Corcoran jj.corcoran@uq.edu.au
	School of Mathematics & Physics Book HLO appointment hdr.smp@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Holger Baumgardt h.baumgardt@uq.edu.au
	School of Veterinary Science Book HLO appointment hdr.vet@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Francois-Rene Bertin f.bertin@uq.edu.au
	Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation Book HLO appointment hdr.qaafi@enquire.uq.edu.au	Professor Eugeni Roura e.roura@uq.edu.au
	Institute for Molecular Bioscience Book HLO appointment hdr.imb@enquire.uq.edu.au	Professor Matt Sweet m.sweet@imb.uq.edu.au

Humanities, Social Science & Business

HDR Liaison Team	Schools	Postgraduate Coordinator
Phone +61 7 3443 1192 Team Leader Sally Goodwin hdr.education@enquire.uq.edu.au Team members Sveta Sargant Marly Dein Diana Marsh Angie Kahler Kirstin Woodward Christian Long	School of Business Book HLO Appointment hdr.business@enquire.uq.edu.au	Professor Peter Popkowski-Leszczyc p.popkowski@business.uq.edu.au
	School of Economics Book HLO Appointment hdr.economics@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Marco Faravelli soe-hdrcoordinator@uq.edu.au
	School of Law Book HLO Appointment hdr.law@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Justine Bell-James j.bell-james@law.uq.edu.au
	School of Communication and Arts Book HLO Appointment hdr.commarts@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Melissa Harper melissa.harper@uq.edu.au
	School of Education Book HLO Appointment hdr.education@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Stephen Heimans pgceducation@uq.edu.au
	School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry Book HLO Appointment hdr.hapi@enquire.uq.edu.au	Dr Joel Katzav j.katzav@uq.edu.au
	Institute for Social Science Research Book HLO Appointment hdr.issr@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun mamun@sph.uq.edu.au
	School of Languages and Cultures Book HLO Appointment hdr.languagesandcultures@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Rob Pensalfini r.pensalfini@uq.edu.au
	School of Music Book HLO Appointment hdr.music@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Julie Ballantyne j.ballantyne@uq.edu.au
	School of Political Science and International Studies Book HLO Appointment hdr.polsis@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Nicole George n.george2@uq.edu.au
	School of Social Science Book HLO Appointment hdr.socialscience@enquire.uq.edu.au	Associate Professor Francisco Perales Perez f.perales@uq.edu.au

HDR Administration Team

Book appointment regarding your thesis Book appointment regarding your progression

Admissions and Scholarships Team

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Admissions & Scholarships Queries
Janyne Schlipalius - Senior HAO Victoria Myatt - Senior HAO Vacant - Senior HAO
Mathew MacDonald
Christine Danga
Chris Ende
Jo Wong
Marie Morcom

Team Manager: Leanne Brennan

Progressions and Examinations Team

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Progression Queries		Examination Queries
Vacant - Senior HAO		Zoe Hellinikakis - Senior HAO
Anil Naidu	All schools	Heather Harvey	All schools
Christie Viggers	All schools	Susan Ben Dekhil	All schools
Natalie Cowley	All schools	Simone Magnabosco	All schools

Team Manager: Elena Boyle

HASS - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

BEL - Business, Economics and Law

SCI - Science

EAIT - Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

The Graduate School's Development team looks after a wide range of events and activities that enhance the HDR experience at UQ. These include the Career Development Framework (CDF), placements, the 3MT competition, careers advice, and orientation.

Staff member	Position	Work days
Anneliese Berglind	Manager, Engagement & Development	M - F
Andrew Schnell	Engagement & Development Communications Coordinator	M - F
Margaret Giebels	Engagement & Development Officer	M T W
Amanda Lee	Engagement & Development Officer	M Th F
Dr Myra Lee	Development Coordinator	M - F
Moonie Ha	HDR Placements Coordinator	M - F
Dr Rachael Pitt	HDR Careers Advisor	M T W
Samantha Smith	Engagement & Development Coordinator	M T W

+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

3MT - Three Minute Thesis Competition

Marketing & Communications

Wonder of Science Program

Global Change Scholars Program

The Global Change Scholars Program is an initiative designed to produce research leaders who will possess deep understanding of global trends, the challenges and opportunities they present, and an awareness of how to drive the changes necessary for us to build sustainable futures.

Dr Anna Phelan, Global Change Scholars Program coordinator
+61 7 3346 0503

graduateschool@uq.edu.au

Learn more about the Global Change Scholars Program

Please contact the Executive Assistant in the first instance if you would like an appointment with a member of the Graduate School's Executive.

General Enquiries

Executive Assistant

Dean

Professor Alastair McEwan

+61 7 3346 1370

dean@gradschool.uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Professor McEwan obtained his PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham and then held a NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Royal Society 1983 University Research Fellowship at the University of Oxford. In 1993, after 4 years as a lecturer at the University of East Anglia, Professor McEwan joined the University of Queensland as a Senior Lecturer. He was promoted to Professor in 2003 and was Head of the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences from 2005-2010.

His research spans bacterial physiology and pathogenesis, redox biology and the role of transition metal ions in host-pathogen interactions. He has published over 140 research papers and research in his laboratory is currently funded by an NHMRC Program grant.

As PVC Research Training, the Dean of the UQ Graduate School and a member of the ACGR Executive Committee, Professor McEwan is leading change in practice in HDR development across Australia.

Deputy Dean

Associate Professor Pierre Benckendorff

+61 7 3346 1370

deputydean@gradschool.uq.edu.au

Researcher biography

Associate Professor Benckendorff is an award-winning educator and researcher specialising in tourism, technology, design, higher education and training. He completed both his undergraduate and postgraduate training at James Cook University, where he was awarded a University Medal. He was awarded a national citation for contributions to student learning in 2007.

Over the last two decades, Pierre has also been actively involved in a number of academic and industry research projects totalling over AUD 1 million in grant funding. He has also worked with state government and tourism operators on a number of regional projects. He has co-authored over 100 publications in leading international journals and is a regular speaker at tourism research conferences. Pierre is on the editorial board of several leading academic journals and is a regular reviewer of papers. He has also co-authored one of the leading textbooks on tourism and information technology. Pierre has a strong track record supervising honours, masters and PhD projects in tourism and education.

Pierre has held several teaching and learning leadership positions at The University of Queensland and James Cook University in Australia. He is a former Chair of the Queensland Tourism Awards judging panel and a judge for the Australian Tourism Awards. His passion for travel and tourism has taken him to some of the world’s leading theme parks and airports, the major cities of Europe and North America, the African Savannah and the bustling streets of Asia. He has also travelled extensively throughout Australia and New Zealand.

Director

Belinda Bern

+61 7 3346 1370

directorgs@gradschool.uq.edu.au

Biography

Belinda has over 10 years’ experience at UQ and has a background in education and research management. In her role as Director of the Graduate School she oversees and manages the development and delivery of research student services and processes for The University of Queensland.

Prior to joining the Graduate School, Belinda was the Research Manager for the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology at UQ. Her strong communication and project management skills enabled her to achieve successful outcomes for the Faculty in the areas of research and research training. Previously Belinda has also worked in academic programs management and educational development roles and started her career as a secondary mathematics teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Mathematics, a Graduate Diploma in Education, and a Master of Educational Studies (Leadership).

In the Graduate School, Belinda is working to further enhance UQ’s reputation for quality and excellence in research training through the development and delivery of key strategic initiatives.

Contact

Health

St Lucia Campus

TRI Campus

Herston Campus

Engineering & Technology

Science

Humanities, Social Science & Business

HDR Administration Team

Admissions and Scholarships Team

Progressions and Examinations Team

3MT - Three Minute Thesis Competition

Marketing & Communications

Wonder of Science Program

Global Change Scholars Program

General Enquiries

Executive Assistant

Dean

Professor Alastair McEwan

Researcher biography

Deputy Dean

Associate Professor Pierre Benckendorff

Researcher biography

Director

Belinda Bern

Biography

Deputy Director (HDR Governance)

Senior Manager (HDR Development)

Operations