Staff

Executive Dean 
Associate Deans
Heads of Schools
Personal assistants
  • Linda Reilly: Personal Assistant to Head of School, School of Health and Sport Sciences
  • Robyn Stainkey: Personal Assistant to Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • Melanie Moore: Personal Assistant to Head of School, School of Science, Education and Engineering
Administrative, Professional and Technical staff
Faculty administrative staff  
  • Melanie Belton: Team Leader, Program Administration and Advice
  • Helle Carrigan: Administrative Assistant (Student Support)
  • Clair Cook: Education Programs Advisor currently on maternity leave
  • Nyree Crabb: Administration Officer, Program Administration and Advice
  • Peter Delgado: Learning and Teaching Systems Officer
  • Kristy Ellis: Administrative Assistant (Office of the Dean)
  • Emmy-Jane Graham: Program Administrative Assistant
  • Paula Hitchings: Administration Officer, Program Administration and Advice
  • Tamara Hoogvliet: Analyst and Development Officer currently on maternity leave
  • Ulrike Keyssner: E-Learning Project Officer
  • Kathryn Mash: Program Administrator, Graduate Programs - Education
  • Lynne McLaren: Administrative Assistant (Office of the Dean)
  • Glenys O'Neal: Administrative Officer, Program Administration and Advice
  • Susan Romero: Administrative Assistant, Finance
  • Rachel Ross: Student Relationship Assistant
  • Lyn Rosenhart: Program Administrator (Education)
  • Melissa Sheridan: Industry Liaison Coordinator
  • Trina Simpson: Program Administrative Officer
  • Helen Smit: Senior Administration Officer
  • Sonya Smith: Faculty Timetable Officer
  • Nicole Trenham: Education Programs Advisor
  • Melissa Waterson: Analyst and Development Officer 
  • Wendell Weber: Faculty Finance Officer
  • Vivienne Wooster: Finance Officer
Technical services staff
  • Dr Denis Podger: Manager, Technical Services
  • Hugh Allan: Technical Officer (Engineering)
  • Shirley Callaghan: Laboratory Technician
  • Brooke Dawn: Laboratory Technician
  • Sammie Goodwin: Laboratory Technician
  • Stephen Bishop: Laboratory Technician (Health and Sport Science Laboratory)
  • Courtney Bolitho: Laborator Technician (Paramedic and OT)
  • Gillian Galloway: Procurement Officer
  • Elizabeth Higgs: Laboratory Technician
  • Alysha Hyde: Laboratory Technician, (Health and Sport Science Laboratory)
  • Rob De Marco: ICT Systems Developer, Technical Services
  • Rodney Smith: Laboratory Assistant (Goods Received)
  • David Glover: Technical Officer (USC Diving Officer)
  • Louise Johnson: Paramedic Science Technician
  • Ava Kerr: Coordinator, (Health and Sport Science Laboratory)
  • Stewart Lloyd: Fieldwork Technician
  • Ambrose Molinaro: Education Hub Technician
  • Allison Morrison: Laboratory Manager, Technical Services
  • Catriona Morrison: Field Work and Risk Manager, Technical Services
  • Michael Nielsen: Manager Analytical Services (Analytical Chemist)
  • Daniel Shelley: Laboratory Technician
  • Daryle Sullivan: Laboratory Technician
  • Jacoba Van Gruten: Laboratory Technician
  • Peter Young: Laboratory Technician
  • Bernhard Black: Laboratory Technician (Engineering Support)
  • Barry Cliff: Laboratory Technician

Technical Services offer a range of water quality analysis services which are conducted in the NATA accredited Analytical Services Laboratories. This service is offered by Analytical Services.

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Faculty research staff
Adjunct academic staff
  • Arnon Accad: Department of Environment and Resource Management
  • Warish Ahmed: CSIRO Land and Water
  • Associate Professor Janet Allan: Expert in Mental Health Nursing — Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Dr Ken Appleton: Expert in Science Education — Adjunct Associate Professor 
  • Dr Chris Askew: Queensland University of Technology
  • Professor Eric Bakker: Department of Inorganic, Analytical and Applied Chemistry
  • Professor Maxwell Bennett AO: Professor of Neuroscience, Director of the Brain and Mind Research Institute at the University of Sydney.
  • Professor Ian Bilkey: MWH Australia Pty Ltd
  • Anthony Boutagy: Leader in Personal Fitness Training Australia & New Zealand — Adjunct Associate Lecturer
  • Allan Bremner: Allan Bremner and Associates — Adjunct Associate Professor (Genecology Group).  Dr Bremner has a wealth of knowledge in seafood processing and flesh quality, as well as food technology. He has been a collaborator on a number of projects with USC and we would like him to continue. Dr Bremner also teaches on flesh quality in the Aquaculture course.  His area of expertise is Seafood flesh quality.
  • Professor Frank Bullen: Dean, Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland.  Professor Bullen has been associated with the development of engineering at USC since its beginning three years ago and serves on the Management Committee overseeing the USC / USQ engineering collaboration agreement. Professor Bullen is a strong supporter of USC's program and provided very significant support in the accreditation of the Bachelor of Civil Engineering program. It is likely that his further support will be important to the success of our efforts in accrediting the new Mechanical Engineering program in 2013.
  • Professor Richard Burns: Professor of Environmental Microbiology, The University of Queensland. Professor Burns’ institutional affiliation with USC will add value to our research outputs, mentoring of RHD students, early career academics and established researchers. His expertise in environmental microbiology will add value to several staff members within the School of Science, Education and Engineering at USC, through fostering their research successes and expertise.
  • Associate Professor Heather Chapman: Smart Water Research Facility
  • Ms Susie Chapman: Adjunct Lecturer, Environmental Science
  • Associate Professor Norman Cheetham: Expert in food chemistry and analysis, environmental toxicology and biological chemistry - Adjunct Associate Professor.
  • Dr Bennan Chen: Larval Rearing and Research Development Manager, Cleanseas Tuna Ltd.   Dr Chen's area of expertise is Tuna and Kingfish larval rearing and nutritional requirement studies. He will be an Adjunct Lecturer in Larval Rearing, co-supervising a PhD student and providing student supervision on-site at Port Lincoln. This field of research is an important part of USC collaboration with Cleanseas Tuna.
  • Professor James Chin: Microbiology and Immunology — Adjunct Professor
  • Dr Pat Chung: Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Cantebury Christ Church University, Kent.  Dr Chung is an expert in the occupational activity patterns of people with a diagnosis of dementia. She will collaborate on research in the field of OT and the Older Adult. Dr Chung will be an Adjunct Senior Lecturer with the faculty for 2013. 
  • Professor Jeff Clewett: Climate Change Research — Adjunct Professor
  • Professor Chris Crossland: Marine and Coastal Science - Adjunct Professor.  
  • Peter Curtis: University of the Sunshine Coast, Lecturer in Education
  • Glenda Darville: Nurse Educator, Queensland Health — Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Dr Valerie Debuse: Ecologist, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries — Adjunct Researcher
  • Dr Peter Duncan: School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, United Kingdom - Adjunct Lecturer. Dr Duncan's area of expertise is Mollusc taxonomy and aquaculture, water quality, aquatic production systems (fisheries and aquaculture), marine biology, environmental science, harvest and post harvest issues and animal welfare. His adjunct appointment will allow for continued links with USC.
  • Malcolm Eadie: McGarry and Eadie, Consulting Engineers  
  • Professor Ian Findlay: Southbank Institute of TAFE — Adjunct Professor 
  • Professor Garry Foran: Spectroelectrochemical and Synchrotron Development Expert — Adjunct Professor
  • Dr John French: Ecospan Consulting Services, Managing Director
  • Mr Kelvin Giles: Movement Dynamics UK; Adjunct Scientist, expert in Strength and Conditioning, Physical Literacy and LTAD. Mr Giles will be a member of a research project titled “Physical Literacy”. This will involve working closely with USC staff and HDR students over the next three years. He is recognised internationally and will provide increased profile and support and brand and credibility of USC.
  • Professor Gregory Gray: Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Global Health, College of Public Health and Health Professions; Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine; Director, Global Pathogens Laboratory
  • Russell Haines: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
  • Anthony Hucker: Manager, Clinical Education, Queensland Ambulance Service — Adjunct Lecturer
  • Dr Mark Hunt: Agri-Science Queensland, Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation.
  • Dr David James: Adjunct Professor.  Dr James' area of expertise is environmental economics, natural resource economics, climate change policy and ecosystem service valuation.
  • Dr San Ping Jiang: Professor of Chemical Engineering and Deputy Director of Fuels and Energy Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering, Curtin University — Adjunct Professor.  Dr Jiang is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Deputy Director of Fuels and Energy Technology, Department of Chemical Engineering at Curtin University. Dr Jiang and Professor DeMarco were successful in an ARC Discovery Project awarded in November 2011 for a project titled 'New mesoporous materials for use in high temperature proton exchange fuel cell membranes'. Dr Jiang will also be co-supervising a PhD student as part of this project with Professor DeMarco.
  • Dr Desley Kassulke: Senoir Research Officer, Environmental Health Unit, Queensland Health — Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Dr Justin Keogh: Associate Professor, School of Health Sciences, Bond University — Adjunct Associate Professor.  Dr Keogh is an experienced researcher in the field of clinical exercise science and sport science. His clinical research has involved examining the benefits, barriers and motives to a range of physical activities such as resistance training, walking and dancing for older adults and those with chronic conditions especially cancer.
  • Dr Sean Keogh: Senior Consultant and Medical Director, CareFlight Medical Services — Adjunct Professor.  Dr Keogh has extensive experience in emergency medicine, aeromedical retrieval, disaster management, both in Australia and internationally.
  • Dr Jens Knauer: Senior Aquaculture Research Scientist, Darwin Aquaculture Centre.
  • Dr Andrew Langley: Director, Centre for Disease Control, Central Public Health Unit Network, Sunshine Coast — Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Dr Simon Lawson: Expert in Applied Forest Entomology, current Team Leader Forest Health, Agri-Science Queensland — Adjunct Professor
  • Dr James Lee: Expert in the Development of Inertial Sensors — Adjunct Lecturer
  • Dr Frederic Leusch: Smartwater Research Facility, Program Leader, Water Quality and Diagnostics
  • Dr Tom Lewis: DEEDI, Expert in Forestry — Adjunct Researcher 
  • Mr Jaco Liebenberg: Expert in Pavement Engineering - Adjunct Senior Lecturer.  Jaco Liebenberg is the Principal Pavement Engineer with GHD, based in Brisbane.  He is a technical expert and a key figure in pavement engineering in Australia.
  • Timothy Lynam: CSIRO, Sustainable Ecosystems
  • Dr Kristina Malko-Nyhan: Adjunct Lecturer
  • Dr Samuel Marx: Expert in Geography — Adjunct Lecturer
  • Associate Professor Peter Matwijiw: National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre — Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Professor Margaret McAllister: Central Queensland University — Adjunct Professor, Nursing.  Professor McAllister has a long standing productive relationship with USC in research, teaching and academic development. She will continue to co-supervise students and also enhance the productive research relationships with the Engage Research Lab research cluster.
  • Damien McGarry: McGarry and Eadie  
  • John Mendoza: Adjunct Professor
  • David Mills: Paspaley Pearls Pty Ltd
  • Professor Michael R Moore: Adjunct Professor.  Professor Moore's area of expertise is Toxicology of metals, risk assessment, alcoholism, cyanobacteria and disorders of porphyrin metabolism. He was instrumental in getting USC membership to Water Quality Research Australia (WQRA). He will develop research collaborations between USC and  WQRA.
  • Paul Moore: GHD Principal 
  • Dr Kate Mounsey: Expert in Biomolecular Parasitology and Public Health — Adjunct Lecturer
  • Associate Professor Stephen Niemiec: Clinical Nurse Consultant and Mental Health Advisor at Queensland Health
  • Associate Professor Wayne O'Connor: Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Lily O'Hara: Section Head Health Promotion, Department of Public Health, Health Authority Abu Dhabi — Adjunct Lecturer
  • Mr Ian Patrick: Australian College of Ambulance Professionals, National President
  • Ms Hanna Pohjola: University of Eastern Finland, Adjunct Lecturer. The purpose of Ms Pohjola’s visit is to collaborate with Dr Mark Sayers, Dr Rebecca Mellifont and Mr Daniel Mellifont on a research project investigating biomechanics (changes) in ballet dancers with pelvic osteochondroses and to explore the possibility of further research and collaboration in this area.
  • Michael Powell
  • Dr Benjamin Preston: Theme Leader, Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, Oak Ridge Climate Change Science Institute, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA — Adjunct Professor 
  • Dr Anne Roiko: Adjunct Associate Professor of Environmental Health.
    Dr Roiko is Associate Professor of Environmental Health in School of Public Health at Griffith University. Dr Roiko will maintain close links with USC colleagues through visits, research collaboration and the joint supervision of graduate students.   
  • Dr Dyann Ross: Adjunct Senior Lecturer and HDR supervisor in the area of Mental Health.
  • Tanya Russell: Mosquito Ecology and Control
  • Dr Jeremy Russell-Smith: Ecological Consultant — Adjunct Professor
  • Andrew Ryan: Sunshine Coast Regional Council, Infrastructure
  • Dr Stefan Schneider: Institute for Movement and Neurosciences, German Sport University, Cologne.  Dr Schneider's fundamental work interest is on motor control and electroencephalographical activity in altered gravity environments as well as the interconnection of brain activity, sports and health. His appointment will increase collaborative efforts between USC and the German Sport University (DSHS).
  • Jatinder Sidhu: Water for a Health Country, National Research Flagship
  • Christopher Sidoti: International Human Rights Consultant
  • Professor Rod Simpson: Former Dean, Faculty of Science, Health and Education and expert in air pollution, health and sustainability — Adjunct Professor
  • Professor Tim Smith: Horticulture and Forestry Science DEEDI
  • Dr Laurie Sperry: Early Childhood Learning
  • Rhonda Lee Stokoe: University of the Sunshine Coast, Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow
  • Dr Mary Taylor: Agro-biodiversity and Climate Change Adaptation - Adjunct Professor.  Dr Taylor has 22 years research in the Pacific in the areas of: agriculture and climate change adaptation; agriculture/agro-biodiversity, nutrition and health; conservation and utilisation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to include policy and methodologies, and development of the Pacific regional genebank and regional plant genetic resources network.
  • Bill Thew: GHD, Manager, Civil and Manager, Roads and Transport
  • David Thomson: Education Queensland and Science, Engineering and Education Centre — Adjunct Lecturer
  • Professor Susan L Tighe: University of Waterloo, Canada — Adjunct Professor of Transportation Technology.  Professor Tighe will co-supervise a HDR student, mentor the proposed Master of Engineering degree and the proposed Functional Pavement Centre which is modelled on a similar facility at the University of Waterloo, Canada, where she currently holds two Chairs and is Director of the Centre for Pavement and Transportation Technology.
  • Jade Tinney: Southbank Institute of TAFE — Adjunct Lecturer (Health Sciences)
  • Professor Will Toisuta: Willi Toisuta and Associates — Adjunct Professor.  
    Dr Toisuta's adjunct appointment will strengthen the basis for a productive ongoing connection between USC, Dr Toisuta and West Papua. His area of expertise is Indonesian and West Papuan governance and education. 
  • Professor David Walter; Royal Alberta Museum and University of Alberta, Canada - Adjunct professor.  Formal affiliation with a local university will facilitate his ability to generate grant income and to continue his important research on mites and biodiversity. His breadth of experience in undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training will be beneficial to co-supervision of students as appropriate, and in collaboration with current researchers at USC.  His area of expertise is Acarology, Invertebrate Ecology and Taxonomy.
  • Associate Professor Richard Walton: Senior Catchment Hydrologist for Water Technology, Brisbane — Adjunct Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor Peter Waterman: Expert in Climate Change and Forests — Adjunct Associate Professor   
  • Dr Colin Winkler: Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • Dr Karen Woolley: Manager and co-founder, ProScribe — Adjunct Professor

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