Faculty of Science, Health and Education Staff
Office of the Dean
Professor Rod Simpson
Dean and Chair in Health and Sustainability, Faculty of Science, Health and Education
Ms Anne Steward
Administration Officer and Personal Assistant, Office of the Dean
Ms Tamara Hoogvliet
Projects Officer (Office of the Dean)
Ms Helle Carrigan
Administrative Assistant (Office of the Dean)
School of Health and Sport Sciences
School of Health and Sport Sciences Academic staff
Professor John Lowe
Head of School, School of Health and Sport Sciences
Professor, Population Health Sciences
Associate Professor Janet Allan
Coordinator, Undergraduate Nursing Program
Associate Professor, Nursing
Dr Chris Askew
Senior Lecturer, Exercise Physiology
Ms Libby Baillie
Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics
Associate Professor Margaret Barnes
Associate Professor, Nursing
Dr Lesley Brooker
Coordinator, Learning and Teaching
Senior Lecturer, Physiology
Professor Brendan Burkett
Director, CHASE
Professor, Sport Science (Biomechanics)
Ms Angela Calder
Lecturer in Coaching Science
Ms Janice Cope
Lecturer in Nursing
Ms Glenda Darville
Lecturer, Nursing
Ms Teresa Downer
Lecturer in Nursing
Associate Professor Peter Dunn
Associate Professor in Biostatistics
Dr Leigh Findlay
Lecturer, Physiology
Ms Carol Flavell
Lecturer in Sport Science
Ms Ann Framp
Lecturer in Nursing
Ms Lisa Fraser
Lecturer, Sports Psychology
Ms Ailsa Gillen
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Ms Michelle Gray
Lecturer in Nursing
Ms Julie Hanson
Lecturer in Nursing
Ms Deborah Hitchen-Holmes
Associate Lecturer, Clinical Nursing Laboratory
Dr Mark Holmes
Senior Lecturer, Nutritional Biochemistry
Ms Joanne Hope
Lecturer in Nursing
Professor Roger Hughes
Chair of Public Health Nutrition
Ms Tracey John
Lecturer, Nursing
Ms Lorraine Jones
Lecturer, Physiology
Dr Mohammad Katouli
Senior Lecturer, Medical Microbiology
Ms Colleen Kneale
Associate Lecturer in Bioscience
Dr Dale Lovell
Lecturer, Sports Science
Dr Michael Lyons
Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy
Professor Margaret McAllister
Professor, Nursing
Dr Mark McKean
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Mr Daniel Mellifont
Senior Lecturer in Sport and Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapist
Dr Rebecca Mellifont
Lecturer, Sports Science (Biomechanics) (Currently on maternity leave)
Ms Lily O'Hara
Lecturer, Public Health
Dr Florin Oprescu
Lecturer in Public Health
Dr Ann Parkinson
Coordinator, First Year Students
Senior Lecturer, Physiology and Anatomy
Dr Fiona Pelly
Lecturer, Sports Nutrition
Mr Jamie Peetz
Paramedic Educator - QLD Ambulance
Mr Nick Prass
Senior Lecturer, Paramedic
Ms Rachel Reed
Lecturer, Nursing
Dr Anne Roiko
Senior Lecturer, Health and Environment
Dr Jennifer Rowe
Senior Lecturer, Nursing
Dr Fraser Russell
Senior Lecturer, Pharmacology
Dr Mark Sayers
Senior Lecturer, Sports Biomechanics
Dr Gary Slater
Senior Lecturer, Nutrition and Dietetics
Ms Meegan Walker
Associate Lecturer, Exercise Science (Clinical)
Associate Professor Shelley Walton
Associate Professor in Immunology
Dr Leonie Williams
Senior Lecturer, Nursing
School of Health and Sport Sciences Administrative staff
Ms Nicole Bolitho
School Administration Assistant, School of Health and Sport Sciences
Ms Bronwyn Doyle
Clinical Placement Coordinator, Nursing
Ms Tania Jacobini-Sheehy
Administrative Assistant Nursing (50%)
Ms Lynne McLaren
Clinic Receptionist
Ms Sally Nimmo
Personal Assistant to Head of School, Health and Sport Sciences
Ms Samantha Poole
School Administration Officer, School of Health and Sport Sciences
Ms Kylie Sharpe
School Administration Assistant, School of Health and Sport Sciences
Ms Cynthia Teo
Research Assistant to Head of School, School of Health and Sport Sciences
Ms Karen Van Staden
Administration Officer, Nursing
School of Science and Education
School of Science and Education Academic staff
Professor Noel Meyers
Head of School, School of Science and Education
Dr Bill Allen
Senior Lecturer, Education
Ms Phyllis Araneo
Associate Lecturer and Research Fellow
Mr Graham Ashford
Lecturer, Climate Change Adaptation
Dr Peter Brooks
Senior Lecturer, Chemistry
Dr Scott Burnett
Lecturer in Wildlife Ecology
Mr Randall Burow
Lecturer, Primary Education and Workplace Learning
Dr Michael Carey
Lecturer in Education
Associate Professor Bill Carter
Associate Professor in Heritage Resources Management, and Associate Director Sustainability Research Centre
Mr Chris Dann
Lecturer in Education, Professional Studies
Mr Peter Davies
Associate Lecturer, Enabling Sciences
Professor Abigail Elizur
Professor, Aquaculture Biotechnology
Dr Shireen Fahey
Senior Lecturer, Climate Change, Coasts and Catchments
Dr Peter Fraser
Lecturer in Primary Education and Workplace Learning
Dr Al Grenfell
Professor in Science
Dr Debbie Heck
Associate Professor in Science Education
Associate Professor Mark Hunt
Associate Professor DPI
Ms Emma Kill
Associate Lecturer, TPP Program
Dr Peter Killen
Senior Lecturer, Physics
Associate Professor Wayne Knibb
A/Prof, Genetics; Aquaculture
Dr Ipek Kurtboke
Senior Lecturer, Environmental Microbiology
Ms Greg Laves
Project Officer
Dr Terry Lucke
Senior Lecturer in Engineering
Associate Professor David Lee
Associate Professor Plant Genetics
Ms Beverly Lowe
Senior Lecturer in Education - Early Learning
Dr David McKay
Senior Lecturer, Biotechnology
Ms Nicole McMullen
Associate Lecturer and Research Fellow
Dr Michael Nagel
Senior Lecturer, Education and Head of Education Discipline
Ms Robyn Parkes-Sandri
Lecturer, Education and Early Learning
Dr Eric Peterson
Senior Lecturer in Engineering
Professor Mark Porter
Professor of Engineering
Ms Kylie Readman
Lecturer, Education
Ms Ann Robertson
Lecturer Intermatonal Project Group
Mr Scott Roche
Associate Lecturer, Enabling Programs
Ms Lisa Ryan
Associate Lecturer, Sustainability Education
Associate Professor Thomas Schlacher
Associate Professor, Marine Science
Dr Alison Shapcott
Senior Lecturer, Vegetation and Plant Ecology
Ms Carol Smith
Lecturer in Special Education
Professor Tim Smith
Director, Regional Sustainability Research Group
Dr Tim Smith
Associate Professor DPI
Ms Lyris Snowden
Associate Lecturer, First Year and Transition and Workplace Learning Coordinator (Science and Health)
Dr Sanjeev Srivastava
Lecturer, Geospatial Analysis
Dr Dana Thomsen
Senior Lecturer in Sustainability Advocacy and Coordinator of Sustainability Programs
Dr Neil Tindale
Coordinator, Regional Engagement
Senior Lecturer, Environmental Chemistry
Ms Elizabeth Toohey
Lecturer, Education
Dr Stephen Trueman
Senior Lecturer, Plant Science
Professor Helen Wallace
Professor, Agricultural Ecology
Professor Richard Warrick
Professor, Climate Change Adaptation
Associate Professor Peter Waterman
Associate Professor, Environmental Science
Ms Patricia Whannell
Associate Lecturer, TPP Programs
Mr Robert Whannell
Associate Lecturer, TPP Programs
Dr Richard White
Senior Lecturer, Science and Education
Dr Aaron Wiegand
Lecturer, Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation
Ms Sarah Windsor
Associate Lecturer in Chemistry/Project Officer
Mr Ken Young
Lecturer, Education
School of Science and Education Administrative staff
Ms Melanie Bowker
Personal Assistant to Head of School, School of Science and Education
Ms Melanie Durston
Professional Workplace Learning Coordinator
Ms Helen Harvey
School Administration Officer (Finance), School of Science and Education
Ms Marilyn Ludlow
Workplace Learning Officer, Education
Ms Samantha Mallinder
Workplace Learning Officer, Education
Ms Kathryn Mash
Program Administrator, Education (Currently on maternity leave)
Ms Shirley Richards
Remote and Rural Workplace Learning Coordinator
Ms Jodie Roberts
Program Administrator, Education
Ms Sonya Smith
Professional Workplace Learning Coordinator, Education
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Faculty Adjunct Appointments
Dr Trevor Anderson, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Seafarm Pty Ltd
Dr Clive Ayre, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Dr Mark Bachels, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
National Leader - Sustainable Community Development, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Dr Renee Bartolo, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Research Scientist, Department of Environment and Heritage - Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist
Dr Peter Bayliss, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Deputy Director and Program Manager Ecological Risk Assessment (Principal Research Scientist), Department of Environment, Heritage, Water and Arts
Ms Debra Blumel, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Strategic Research and Development Adviser - Central Area Population Health Services
Professor Christine Brooks, Adjunct Professor
University of Florida
Ms Anne Broomfield, Adjunct Paramedic Clinical Placement Coordinator
Queensland Ambulance Service
Dr Fiona Burnell, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Ms David Burns, Adjunct Lecturer
Rural Ambulance Victoria, Regional General Manager
Associate Professor Scott Craig, Adjunct Associate Professor
Queensland Health (WHO Leptospirosis Reference Laboratory)
Professor Chris Crossland, Adjunct Professor
Ms Glenda Darville, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Nurse Educator, Queensland Health
Mr Geoff Dews, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Natural Resource Consultant
Dr Peter Duncan, Adjunct Lecturer
Dr Shireen Fahey, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
GHD Pty Ltd
Ms Annette Faithfull-Byrne, Adjunct Lecturer
Nambour General Hospital
Professor Ian Findlay, Adjunct Professor
Southbank Institute of TAFE
Professor Blair Fitzharris, Adjunct Professor
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, University of Otago, New Zealand
Mr Charles Forzatti, Adjunct Lecturer
Curriculum Administration, Sienna Catholic College
Associate Professor John Fraser, Adjunct Associate Professor
Prince Charles Hospital, Director of Critical care Research Group
Dr John French, Adjunct Professor
Proprietor, Ecospan Consulting Services Pty Ltd
Professor Steve Garlick, Adjunct Professor
Regional Engagement
Dr Robert Grandin, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Education Consultant and Writer
Professor Gregory Gray, Adjunct Professor
College of Public Health, University of Iowa, United States of America
Dr Jan Green, Adjunct Lecturer
Energex, Principal Environment Adviser
Ms Jane Gregg, Adjunct Lecturer
Professor Roy Guthrie, Adjunct Professor
Principal Consultant, Gus Guthrie Consulting Pty Ltd
Dr Paul Harrey, Adjunct Lecturer
Worms Downunder
Mr David Hebblethwaite, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Principal, Data Visual Pty Ltd
Mr Anthony Hucker, Adjunct Lecturer
Manager, Clinical Education, Queensland Ambulance Service
Mr John Hunt, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Department of Education, Training and the Arts
Professor Mervyn Hyde, Adjunct Professor
Professor of Education, Griffith University
Dr David James, Adjunct Professor
Director, Ecoservices Pty Ltd
Ms Natalie Jones, Adjunct PhD Candidate
University of Queensland, School of Integrative Systems
Professor Chalapan Kaluwin, Adjunct Professor
Professor of Environmental Sciences, School of Natural and Physical Science
Associate Professor Peter Kamen, Adjunct Associate Professor
CEO, Cardiac Dynamics Australia Pty Ltd
Dr Desley Kassulke, Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Research Officer, Environmental Health Unit, Queensland Health
Dr Robert Kay, Adjunct Associate Professor
Director, Coastal Zone Management (Australia) Pty Ltd
Dr Susan Keays, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Sports and Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Dr Andrew Langley, Adjunct Associate Professor
Director, Centre for Disease Control, Central Public Health Unit Network-Sunshine Coast
Dr David Lee, Adjunct Associate Professor
Principal Scientist, Horticulture and Forestry Science, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Dr Del Lovett, Adjunct Lecturer
Australian General Practice Network, Nurse Consultant
Dr Kristina Malko-Nyhan, Adjunct Lecturer
Professor Barrie Margetts, Adjunct Professor
Professor of Public Health Nutrition
Mr Barry McCarthy, Adjunct Lecturer
Nambour General Hospital, Nurse Educator
Professor Albert Roger Meder, Adjunct Professor
CSIRO Forest Biosciences
Mr John Mendoza, Adjunct Professor
Ms Jo Munday, Adjunct Lecturer
Mental Health Educator, Nambour General Hospital
Associate Professor Stephen Niemiec, Adjunct Associate Professor
Mental Health Nursing Advisor, Queensland Health
Dr Barry Noller, Adjunct Associate Professor
Deputy Director, National Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology,
University of Queensland
Mr Jamie Peetz, Adjunct Lecturer
Queensland Ambulance Service - QCESA
Professor Simon Potter, Adjunct Professor
Research Program Leader, CSIRP Forest Biosciences
Associate Professor Jeff Price, Adjunct Associate Professor
Biologist, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State University
Dr Stephen Rashford. Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Queensland Ambulance Service, Medical Director
Mr Livio Regano, Adjunct Lecturer
Television Weather Presenter, Channel Seven and Meteorologist, Bureau of Meteorology, Brisbane
Dr Carolyn Richardson, Adjunct Senior Lecturer
Ms Carolyn Robins, Adjunct Scientist
Belli Consultancy Pty Ltd
Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith, Adjunct Professor
Ecological Consultant
Dr Graham Sem, Adjunct Associate Professor
Global Environment Specialist - Climate Change, SEM Consultancy Services
Associate Professor Glendon Shaw, Adjunct Associate Professor
Senior Lecturer, Griffith University
Mr Ross Spark, Adjunct Professor
Director, Population Health Services, Northern Area Health Service
Dr Warren Stanton, Adjunct Professor
Psychologist Practice, Osiris Health Care Centre
Ms Jade Tinney, Adjunct Lecturer (Health Sciences)
Southbank Institute of TAFE
Professor Will Toisuta, Adjunct Professor
Willi Toisuta & Associates
Dr Steven Underhill, Adjunct Professor
Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries
Associate Professor Phillip Walker, Adjunct Associate Professor
Chairman, Department of Vascular Surgery and Director of Vascular Laboratory, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Queensland
Ms Kate White, Adjunct Lecturer
Australian General Practice Network
Mr Wade Whitelaw, Adjunct Lecturer
Murray Darling Basin Authority, Assistant Director
Mr Graham Wilkinson, Adjunct Lecturer
District Director of Nursing Services, Queensland Health
Dr Karen Woolley, Adjunct Lecturer
Manager and co-founder, ProScribe
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Faculty Technical Services Staff
Dr Denis Podger
Manager, Technical Services
Mr Stephen Bishop
Laboratory Technician, Sport and Exercise Science
Mr Rob De Marco
ICT Systems Developer, Technical Services
Mr David Glover
Technical Officer (USC Diving Officer)
Ms Ava Kerr
Coordinator, Sport and Exercise Science Laboratories
Ms Allison Morrison
Laboratory Technician, Technical Services
Ms Catriona Morrison
Field Work Coordinator, Technical Services
Mr Michael Nielsen
Manager Analytical Services (Analytical Chemist)
Ms Linda Pappalardo
Laboratory Technician (Life Sciences)
Ms Bonnie Salter
Laboratory Assistant
Mr Daniel Shelley
Laboratory Assistant
Mr Daryle Sullivan
Laboratory Technician
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Faculty Administrative Staff
Ms Eiver Thetford
Manager, Faculty Administration
Ms Elizabeth Askew
E-Learning Project Officer, Learning and Teaching
Ms Melanie Belton
Team Leader, Program Administration and Advice
Ms Lois Hagen
Program Administrative Assistant
Ms Paula Hitchings
Administration Officer, Program Administration and Advice
Ms Ulrike Keyssner
E-Learning Project Officer, Learning and Teaching
Ms Kaye McCauley
Administrative Assistant, Student Support
Ms Glenys O'Neal
Team Leader, Student Support
Ms Susan Romero
Administrative Assistant, Finance
Ms Brooke Pilat
Administrative Assistant, Student Support
Ms Lyn Rosenhart
Administrative Assistant, Program Advice (Education)
Ms Trina Simpson
Administrative Assistant, Student Support
Ms Helen Smit
Senior Administration Officer
Ms Sue Westbrook
Administration Officer, Program Administration and Advice
Mrs Vivienne Wooster
Finance Administrator (Faculty of Science, Health and Education)
Faculty research staff
Mr Jason Harvey
Weeds Management Officer (Fraser Island)
Dr Anna Kuballa
Post-doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow
Dr Justin Meager
Post-doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow (Marine Science)
Mr Daniel Powell
Post-doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow
Mr Jeremy Shaw
Research Scientist
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