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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

    School of Dentistry
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Ryan Lee
    +61 7 3365 8013
    r.sblee@uq.edu.au
    James Mather
    +61 7 3365 7036  (Mon, Tue, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1477 (Thu)
     
    School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer

    Professor David Copland
    +61 7 3346 5539
    d.copland@uq.edu.au

    Associate Professor Leanne Johnston
    +61 7 3365 2791
    l.johnston1@uq.edu.au
    Charmaine Jensen
    +61 7 3365 7123 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1170 (Thu)
     
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    School of Human Movement & Nutrition Sciences
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Glen Lichtwark
    +61 7 3365 3401
    g.lichtwark@uq.edu.au
    Sally Goodwin 
    +61 7 3365 6764 (Mon & Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1167 (Thu)
    School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Debby Lynch
    +61 7 3365 3024
    d.lynch@uq.edu.au
    James Mather
    +61 7 3365 7036 (Mon, Tue & Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1477 (Thu)
     
    hdr.nmsw@enquire.uq.edu.au
    School of Pharmacy
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Ben Ross
    +61 7 3346 1888
    b.ross1@uq.edu.au
    Jodie Chappell
    +61 7 3346 1917 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1474 (Thu)
     
    hdr.pharmacy@enquire.uq.edu.au
    School of Psychology
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Ada Kritikos
    +61 7 3365 6408
    a.kritikos@psy.uq.edu.au
    Louise Beardmore
    +61 7 3365 6777 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1168 (Thu)
     
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    Queensland Brain Institute
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Bruno Van Swinderen
    +61 7 3346 6332
    qbi.pgc@uq.edu.au
    Baron Joye
    +61 7 3346 6401 (Mon, Tue, Fri)
    +61 7 3346 0364 (Wed)
    +61 7 3346 0518 (Thu)
     
    Faculty of Medicine
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer

    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

    Associate 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

    Professor Gail Williams
    g.williams@sph.uq.edu.au

    • School of Public Health

    Dr Robert Eley 
    r.eley@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

    Dr Emma Hamilton-Williams 
    e.hamiltonwilliams@uq.edu.au

    • Mater CU
    • MRI-UQ
    • UQDI
    St Lucia Campus
    Pla Ngamyunyong
    +61 7 3365 1071 (Tue, Wed)
    +61 7 3443 1169 (Thu)
     
     
    TRI Campus
    Jodie Chappell
    +61 7 3346 1917 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1474 (Thu)
     
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    Herston Campus
    Ligi George
    +61 7 3346 5072 (Mon, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3346 5325 (Tue)
    +61 7 3443 1187 (Thu)
     
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    Health HLO Team Leader: Jodie Chappell hdr.med@enquire.uq.edu.au +61 (0) 437 322 350

    Engineering & Technology

    School of Architecture
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Kelly Greenop
    +61 7 3365 3845
    k.greenop1@uq.edu.au
    Matthew Nainby
    +61 7 3365 3690  (Mon, Tue, Wed)
    +61 7 3443 1476  (Thu)
    +61 7 3365 4051  (Fri)
    School of Chemical Engineering
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Karen Steel
    +61 7 3365 3977
    karen.steel@uq.edu.au
    Louise Beardmore
    +61 7 3365 3931 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3446 0536 (Thu)
     
    School of Civil Engineering
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Professor Mark Hickman
    +61 7 3365 3692
    m.hickman1@uq.edu.au
    Tom Court
    +61 7 3365 3690  (Mon, Tue, Wed)
    +61 7 3443 1476  (Thu)
    +61 7 3365 4051  (Fri)
     
    School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Mithulananthan Nadarajah
    +61 7 3365 4194
    pgc@itee.uq.edu.au
    Tracey Miller
    +61 7 3365 9795  (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1189  (Thu)
     
    School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Rowan Gollan
    +61 7 3365 3851
    r.gollan@uq.edu.au
    Tom Parker
    t: +61 7 3443 2436  (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    t: +61 7 3443 1193  (Thu)
     
    Australian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Idriss Blakey
    +61 7 3346 3869
    i.blakey@uq.edu.au
    Tom Court
    +61 7 3346 3971 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1188 (Thu)
     
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    hdr.aibn@enquire.uq.edu.au
    Sustainable Minerals Institute
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Elaine Wightman
    +61 7 3346 5917
    e.wightman@uq.edu.au
    Tom Court
    +61 7 3346 3133 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1177 (Thu)
    Mobile: 0428761925
     

    Engineering & Technology HLO Team Leader: Tom Court hdr.smi@enquire.uq.edu.au 0428 761 925

    Science

    School of Agriculture & Food Sciences
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Professor Steve Adkins
    +61 7 54601 328
    s.adkins@uq.edu.au
    Kaye Hunt
    +61 7 3365 2058 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1197 (Thu)
     
    School of Biological Sciences
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Sandie Degnan
    +61 7 3346 9005
    s.degnan@uq.edu.au

    Lauren Cunningham
    +61 7 3365 7578 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1184 (Thu)
    School of Chemistry & Molecular Biosciences
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Professor Luke Guddat
    +61 7 3365 3549
    luke.guddat@uq.edu.au
    Tess Dobinson
    +61 7 3365 1499 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1182 (Thu)
     
    School of Earth & Environmental Sciences
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr David Pullar
    +61 7 3365 6522
    sees.pgc@uq.edu.au
    Erich Morgenbesser
    +61 7 3365 6536 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1175 (Thu)
     
    School of Mathematics & Physics
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Jorgen Rasmussen
    +61 7 3365 8506
    j.rasmussen@uq.edu.au
    Jonathan Paul
    +61 7 3346 7264 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1429 (Thu)
     
    School of Veterinary Science
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Francois-Rene Bertin
    +61 7 5460 1799
    f.bertin@uq.edu.au
    Deborah McDonald
    +61 7 5460 1415 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1179 (Thu)
     
    Queensland Alliance for Agriculture & Food Innovation
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Ralf Dietzgen
    +61 7 3346 6503
    qaafi_pgc@uq.edu.au
    Amanda Carozzi
    +61 7 3346 2122 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1183 (Thu)
     
    Institute for Molecular Bioscience
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Professor Matthew Sweet
    +61 7 3346 2979
    m.sweet@imb.uq.edu.au
    Leanne Brennan
    +61 7 3346 2122 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1183 (Thu)
     

    Science HLO Team Leader: Leanne Brennan hdr.imb@enquire.uq.edu.au 0436 445 013

    Humanities, Social Science & Business

    School of Business
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Professor Peter Popkowski-Leszczyc
    p.popkowski@business.uq.edu.au
    Alison Pike
    +61 7 3443 1176
    0447 838 285 (mobile)
     
    School of Economics
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Peter Earl
    +61 7 3365 6598
    p.earl@uq.edu.au
    Marly Dein
    +61 7 3443 1174 (Mon - Fri)
     
    School of Law
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Justine Bell-James
    +61 7 3365 6588
    j.bell-james@law.uq.edu.au
    Marly Dein
    +61 7 3443 1174 (Mon - Fri)
     
    School of Communication and Arts
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Melissa Harper
    +61 7 3346 9454
    melissa.harper@uq.edu.au
    Diana Marsh
    +61 7 3365 4013 (Mon)
    +61 7 3365 2710 (Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1192 (Thu)
    School of Education
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Obaid Hamid
    +61 7 3365 6263
    pgceducation@uq.edu.au
    Alison Pike
    +61 7 3443 1176
    0447 838 285 (mobile)
     
    School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Kriston Rennie
    +61 7 3365 6363
    k.rennie@uq.edu.au
    Angie Kahler
    +61 7 3365 1970 (Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1120 (Thu)
    Institute for Social Science Research
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun
    +61 7 3365 3163
    mamun@sph.uq.edu.au
    Kirstin Woodward
    +61 7 3346 7806 (Mon, Tue)
    +61 7 3346 9544 (Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1190 (Thu)
     
    School of Languages and Cultures
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Rob Pensalfini
    +61 7 3365 2245
    r.pensalfini@uq.edu.au
    Christian Long
    +61 7 3365 2270  (Mon, Tue)
    +61 7 3365 7516  (Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1172  (Thu)
     
    School of Music
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Associate Professor Denis Collins
    +61 7 3365 3512
    denis.collins@uq.edu.au
    Diana Marsh
    +61 7 3365 4949 (Mon)
    +61 7 3365 2710 (Tue, Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1192 (Thu)

    hdr.music@enquire.uq.edu.au
    School of Political Science and International Studies
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Sebastian Kaempf
    +61 7 3365 7530
    s.kaempf@uq.edu.au
    Kirstin Woodward
    +61 7 3346 7806 (Mon, Tue)
    +61 7 3346 9544 Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1190 (Thu)
     
    School of Social Science
    Postgraduate Coordinator HDR Liaison Officer
    Dr Suzanna Fay
    +61 7 3365 2208
    s.ramirez@uq.edu.au
    Christian Long
    +61 7 3365 2270  (Mon, Tue)
    +61 7 3365 7516  (Wed, Fri)
    +61 7 3443 1172  (Thu)
     

    Humanities, Social Science & Business HLO Team Leader: Alison Pike hdr.education@enquire.uq.edu.au  +61 7 3443 1176 / 0447 838 285

    HDR Administration Team

     

    Admissions and Scholarships Team

    graduateschool@uq.edu.au

    Admissions Queries Scholarship Queries
    Natalie Cowley - Senior HAO Tara Wolfe - Senior HAO
    Janyne Schlipalius HASS/BEL/SCI Terry Moore HASS/BEL/SCI/HEALTH/EAIT
    Lucie Breingan HASS/BEL/SCI Lucie Breingan HASS/BEL/SCI
    Christine Danga HEALTH/EAIT Chris Ende HEALTH/EAIT
    Chris Ende HEALTH/EAIT  

    Team Manager: Mary Furnari 

    Progressions and Examinations Team

    graduateschool@uq.edu.au

    Progression Queries Examination Queries
    Ellie Chooband-Nejad - Senior HAO Zoe Hellinikakis - Senior HAO
    Anil Naidu HASS/BEL/SCI Heather Harvey HASS/BEL/SCI
    Christie Viggers HEALTH/EAIT Susan Ben Dekhil HASS/BEL/SCI/HEALTH/EAIT
      Simone Magnabosco HEALTH/EAIT

    Team Manager: Elena Boyle 

    HASS - Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
    BEL - Business, Economics and Law
    SCI - Science
    EAIT - Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology