School staff

Find the contact details about the staff at the School of Nursing and Midwifery:

Academic Staff

Name Contact

Head of School Office

 
Professor Kristine Martin-McDonald
Head of School
Phone +61 3 9919 2276
kristine.martin-mcdonald@vu.edu.au
Karen Lawrence
Associate Head of School
Phone +61 3 9919 2462
karen.lawrence@vu.edu.au
Assoc Professor Liza Heslop
Academic Coordinator - Research & Research Training
Phone +61 3 9919 2252
liza.heslop@vu.edu.au

Midwifery

 
Vera Brown
Lecturer, Clinical Learning Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 2420
vera.brown@vu.edu.au
Dr Mary Carolan
Senior Lecturer, Postgraduate Coordinator - Research & Research Training
Phone +61 3 9919 2830
mary.carolan@vu.edu.au
Gina Kruger
Lecturer, Coordinator Undergraduate Midwifery
Phone +61 3 9919 2697
gina.kruger@vu.edu.au
Felicity Lawton
Lecturer 
Phone +61 3 9919 2149
Felicity.Lawton@vu.edu.au
Melissa Mazzarino
Lecturer 
Phone +61 3 9919 2024
Melissa.Mazzarino@vu.edu.au

Nursing

 
Gayelene Boardman
Lecturer, Year 2 Nursing Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 2396
gayelene.boardman@vu.edu.au
Dr Trish Burton
Senior Lecturer, Course Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 2197
trish.burton@vu.edu.au
Dr Maureen Farrell
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2604
maureen.farrell@vu.edu.au
Jo Finn
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2164
Joanne.Finn@vu.edu.au
Dorota Frankowska
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2820
dorota.frankowska@vu.edu.au
Deb Kerr
Senior Lecturer, Honours Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 2053
deb.kerr@vu.edu.au
Karen Livesay
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2123
karen.livesay@vu.edu.au
Dr Lucy Lu
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2495
l.lu@vu.edu.au
Professor Terence McCann
Professor, Nursing Research
Phone +61 3 9919 2325
terence.mccann@vu.edu.au
Clive Miller
Lecturer, Year 3 Nursing Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 2387
clive.miller@vu.edu.au
Mimmie Ngum Chi
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2766
mimmie.ngumchi@vu.edu.au
Susan Philip
Lecturer, Year 1 Nursing Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 2201
susan.philip@vu.edu.au
Jennifer Rabach
Lecturer, Coordinator International Programmes
Phone +61 3 9919 2594
jennifer.rabach@vu.edu.au
Dr Marilyn Richardson-Tench
Senior Lecturer
Phone +61 3 9919 2205
marilyn.richardson-tench@vu.edu.au
Rob Ryan
Lecturer, Year 2 Nursing Coordinator
Phone +61 3 9919 2755
rob.ryan@vu.edu.au
Anne-Marie Scully
Lecturer 
Phone +61 3 9919 2603
Anne-Marie.Scully@vu.edu.au 
Monika Taylor
Lecturer, Coordinator Teaching and Learning
Phone +61 3 9919 2125
monika.taylor@vu.edu.au
Dr Ruby Walter
Lecturer 
Phone +61 3 9919 2150
Ruby.Walter@vu.edu.au

Administration staff

Name Contact
Sophie Kralevski
Student Reception & Liaison Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2222
sophie.kralevski@vu.edu.au
Mirjana Drvoderic
Personal Assistant to Head of School
Phone +61 3 9919 2270
mirjana.drvoderic@vu.edu.au
Roger Funk
Senior Education Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2347
roger.funk@vu.edu.au
Anna Watson
School Resources Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2598
anna.watson@vu.edu.au

Technical staff

Name Contact
Maryanne Cracker
Technical Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2225
maryanne.craker@vu.edu.au
Glenda Iskov
Technical Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2225
glenda.iskov@vu.edu.au
Nichole Orwin
Technical Manager
Phone +61 3 9919 2061
nichole.orwin@vu.edu.au

Clinical Learning Office staff

Name Contact
Andrea Beck
Clinical Placement Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2152
andrea.beck@vu.edu.au
Kimberley Farrugia
Clinical Placement Officer
Phone +61 3 9919 2708
kimberley.farrugia@vu.edu.au
Sarah Portelli
Clinical Placement Manager
Phone +61 3 9919 2377
sarah.portelli@vu.edu.au

For general enquiries, please call +61 3 9919 2708