Research & Research Training Committee

The Research and Research Training Committee is composed of:

• One person elected as Chair from the membership of the Academic Board: Associate Professor Randall Robinson
• Vice-President Research (ex-officio): Professor Corinne Reid
• Dean, Graduate Research and Head of the Office for Researcher Training, Quality and Integrity (ex-officio): Professor Anne-Marie Hede
• Director, Research Services (ex-officio): Bree Nicholas
• Associate Librarian (ex-officio): Adrian Gallagher
• Director, Moondani Balluk or nominee (ex-officio): Karen Jackson
• One member from each VU Research Flagship, nominated by their respective Research Institute Executive Director and endorsed by the Academic Board:
  • Professor Christopher Sonn (Institute for Health & Sport)
  • Dr John Symons (Institute for Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities)
• Two elected members of the Academic Board, nominated by the Academic Board:
  • Dr Jean Hopman
  • Cara Brown
• Four members of the VU Research Fellows and Research Only Academic Staff, nominated by the Vice-President Research and the Chair, Research and Research Training Committee, with consultation with the Vice-President, Health, Sport and Active Living and the Vice-President, Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities and endorsed by the Academic Board:
  • Professor Itamar Levinger
  • Professor Ramon Spaaij
  • Associate Professor Marcelle Cacciattolo
  • Professor Khalid Moinuddin
• One Higher Degree by Research student from each VU Research Flagship, nominated by the Academic Board:
  • Andrew Palmer (Sport, Health & Active Living)
  • Vacant (formerly Sarah Mokrzycki, Sustainable Industries & Liveable Cities)

• Up to two Co-opted Members:
  • Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos.