School staff

Find contact details about the staff at the School of Biomedical and Health Sciences:

Academic staff

Name Contact
Head of School Office
Professor Gregory Blatch
Head of School
Phone +61 3 9919 2928
gregory.blatch@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Alan Hayes
Assistant Dean, Centre for Health Research and Recreation (CHRE)
Phone +61 3 9919 8227
alan.hayes@vu.edu.au
Dr Kylie O'Brien
Associate Dean, Teaching and Learning/Coordinator/Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2792
kylie.obrien@vu.edu.au
Professor Lily Stojanovska
Associate Head
phone +61 3 9919 2737
lily.stojanovska@vu.edu.au
Dr Kathy Tangalakis
Academic Coordinator Teaching and Learning/Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2618
kathy.tangalakis@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Todor Vasiljevic
Academic Coordinator Research and Research Training
Phone+61 3 9919 8062
todor.vasiljevic@vu.edu.au
Biomedical Sciences
Dr Swati Baindur-Hudson
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2321
swati.baindur-hudson@vu.edu.au
Dr Ronnie Blazev
Research Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 4594
ronnie.blazev@vu.edu.au
Dr Matt Cooke
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2566
matt.cooke@vu.edu.au
Dr Crispin Dass
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2419
crispin.dass@vu.edu.au
Dr Kerry Dickson
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2574
kerry.dickson@vu.edu.au
Dr Nicoleta Dragomir
Research Fellow
Phone +61 3 9919 4635
nicoleta.dragomir@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Alan Hayes
Assistant Dean, Centre for Health Research and Recreation (CHRE)
Phone +61 3 9919 8227
alan.hayes@vu.edu.au
Professor Glenn McConell
Professor ISEAL
Phone +61 3 9919 9472
glenn.mcconell@vu.edu.au
Dr Kulmira Nurgali
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2884
kulmira.nurgali@vu.edu.au
Wendy Probert
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2212
wendy.probert@vu.edu.au
Dr Emma Rybalka
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 4298
emma.rybalka@vu.edu.au
Dr Samy Sakkal
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2641
samy.sakkal@vu.edu.au
Philip Seymour
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2579
phil.seymour@vu.edu.au
Dr Deanne Skelly
Course Coordinator/Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2312
deanne.skelly@vu.edu.au
Dr Christos Stathis
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 4293
christos.stathis@vu.edu.au
Dr Xiao Su
Course Coordinator/Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2318
xiao.su@vu.edu.au
Dr Elizabeth Verghese
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2557
elizabeth.verghese@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Hong Xu
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2765
hong.xu@vu.edu.au
Dr Hock Hin Yeoh
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2558
hockhin.yeoh@vu.edu.au
Dr Anthony Zulli
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2768
anthony.zulli@vu.edu.au
Dermal Therapies
Jennifer Byrne
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 7895
jennifer.byrne@vu.edu.au
Vera Koslova-Fu
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 7935
vera.koslova-fu@vu.edu.au
Catherine Mallia
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 1879
catherine.mallia@vu.edu.au
Frank Perri
Course Coordinator/Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 7912
frank.perri@vu.edu.au
Sally Risby
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 7897
sally.risby@vu.edu.au
Claire Simpson
Lecturer/Course Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 1828
claire.simpson@vu.edu.au
Dietetics  
Helen Dean
Lecturer
helen.dean@vu.edu.au
Elaine Hadj
Lecturer
elaine.hadj@vu.edu.au
Dr Andrew McAinch
Deputy Leader Biomedical and Lifestyle Diseases
Senior Lecturer/Course Coordinator 
Phone+61 3 9919 2019
andrew.mcainch@vu.edu.au
Alison Spence
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2560
alison.spence@vu.edu.au
Melanie Voevodin
Lecturer
Melanie.Voevodin@vu.edu.au
Nutritional Therapy  
Associate Professor Jack Antonas
Associate Professor
Phone+61 3 9919 2219
jack.antonas@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Michael Mathai
Senior Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2211
michael.mathai@vu.edu.au
Nutritional, Food and Health Sciences  
Professor Nagendra Shah
Professor in Nutrition and Food Science
Phone+61 3 9919 8289
nagendra.shah@vu.edu.au
Dr Nivedita Datta
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 8124
nivedita.datta@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Todor Vasiljevic
Academic Coordinator Research and Research Training
Phone+61 3 9919 8062
todor.vasiljevic@vu.edu.au
Dr Vijay Mishra
Senior Lecturer/Coordinator
Phone+61 3 9919 8130
vijay.mishra@vu.edu.au
Osteopathy  
Dr Kate Blackmore
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1210
kate.blackmore@vu.edu.au
Dr Della Buttigieg
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1149
della.buttigieg@vu.edu.au
Dr Annie Carter
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1081
annie.carter@vu.edu.au
Dr Denise Cornall
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1150
denise.cornall@vu.edu.au
Chris Fallu
Clinical Placement Assistant
Phone+61 3 9919 9114
chris.fallu@vu.edu.au
Dr Kylie Fitzgerald
Course Coordinator/Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1043
kylie.fitzgerald@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Gary Fryer
Senior Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1065
gary.fryer@vu.edu.au
Dr Maja Husaric
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1156
maja.husaric@vu.edu.au
Dr Jim Kiatos
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1191
jim.kiatos@vu.edu.au
Dr Patrick McLaughlin
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2641
patrick.mclaughlin@vu.edu.au
Dr Jane Mulcahy
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1140
jane.mulcahy@vu.edu.au
Dr Brian Nicholls
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1150
brian.nicholls@vu.edu.au
Dr Edwina Ryan
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 1149
edwina.ryan@vu.edu.au
Dr Emily Stephen-Jones
Coordinator
Phone+61 3 9919 1468
emily.stephen@vu.edu.au
Paramedic Science  
Georgia Clarkson
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2379
georgia.clarkson@vu.edu.au
Rose Corrente
Clinical Coordinator, Paramedic
Phone +61 3 9919 2418
rose.corrente@vu.edu.au
Shaunagh Darroch
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2723
shaunagh.darroch@vu.edu.au
David Dawson
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2793
david.dawson@vu.edu.au
Linda Denny
Administrator, Paramedic
Phone +61 3 9919 2569
linda.denny@vu.edu.au
Sue Eastcott
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2170
sue.eastcott@vu.edu.au
Peter Hartley
Course Coordinator/Senior Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2944
peter.hartley@vu.edu.au
Dr Catherine Kamphuis
Coordinator/Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2616
catherine.kamphuis@vu.edu.au
Jodie Limon
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2667
jodie.limon@vu.edu.au
Lucinda Mayor
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2354
lucinda.mayor@vu.edu.au
Gerard McMahon
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2394
gerard.mcmahon@vu.edu.au
Tanya Paterson
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2308
tanya.paterson@vu.edu.au
Roshan Raja
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2944
roshan.raja@vu.edu.au
Sue Ringham
Clinical Coordinator, Paramedic
Phone +61 3 9919 2525
sue.ringham@vu.edu.au
Nathan Ross
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2944
nathan.ross@vu.edu.au
Jason Quick
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2490
jason.quick@vu.edu.au
Scott Stewart
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2944
scott.stewart@vu.edu.au 
Dr Elizabeth Thyer
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2946
elizabeth.thyer@vu.edu.au
Michael Williams
Lecturer
Phone+61 3 9919 2345
michael.williams@vu.edu.au

Administration staff

Name Contact
Jo Agius
Student Reception and Liaison Officer 
Phone +61 3 9919 2487
jo.agius@vu.edu.au 
Su Brand
Administrative Support Officer 
Phone +61 3 9919 2195
su.brand@vu.edu.au 
Gary Martin
Industry Liaison Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2154
gary.martin@vu.edu.au

Health Clinics staff

Name Contact
Dawn Bannon
Clinic Manager, Health Science Teaching Clinic
Phone+61 3 9919 2607
dawn.bannon@vu.edu.au
Dr Prue Florentine
Clinical Coordinator, Osteopathy
Phone+61 3 9919 1210
prue.florentine@vu.edu.au
Dr Brett Vaughan
Clinical Coordinator, Osteopathy
Phone+61 3 9919 1210
brett.vaughan@vu.edu.au

Technical staff

Name Contact
Christopher Stephens
Technical Officer, Paramedic
Phone +61 3 9919 2275
christopher.stephens@vu.edu.au
Jim Johnson
Laboratory Manager, Anatomy
Phone +61 3 9919 1253
jim.johnson@vu.edu.au
Anthony LaTerra
Laboratory Technician
Phone +61 3 9919 2488
anthony.laterra@vu.edu.au
Lillian Nobile
Senior Technical Officer, Biomedical
Phone +61 3 9919 2488
lillian.nobile@vu.edu.au
Nikola Popovik
Laboratory Manager
Phone +61 3 9919 2215
nikola.popovik@vu.edu.au
Sal Salanitri
Technical Officer, Paramedic Science
Phone +61 3 9919 2275
sal.salanitri@vu.edu.au
Danijela Stankovic
Acting Senior Laboratory Technician
Phone +61 3 9919 2488
danijela.stankovic@vu.edu.au
Zheng Tao
Laboratory Technician
Phone +61 3 9919 2281
zheng.tao@vu.edu.au
Senani Weerasinghe
Laboratory Technician
Phone +61 3 9919 4233
senani.weerasinghe@vu.edu.au