Find contact details for staff in the College of Health & Biomedicine.

College leadership

Name Contact
Professor Karen Dodd
Vice President, Health, Sport & Active Living
Dean, College of Health & Biomedicine
+61 3 9919 2342
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Alan Hayes
Assistant Dean, Western Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE)
+61 3 9919 4658
email: [email protected]
Dr Helen McCarthy
Co-Director of Learning & Teaching
email: [email protected]
Dr Romana Morda
Co-Director of Learning & Teaching
+61 3 9919 5223
email: [email protected]

  • Chantal Boorman | St Albans Campus
  • Marva Fahkri | St Albans Campus
  • Natasha Dzuteska | Footscray Park Campus
  • Daniel Crane| Footscray Park Campus
  • Chiraag Chouhan | City Tower Campus
  • Jessie Cassar | Footscray Park Campus

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Health, Sport & Active Living Cluster administration

Name Contact
Ann-Margaret Carroll
Senior Manager Operations
+61 3 9919 5389
email: [email protected]
Ly Truong
Cluster Manager
+61 3 9919 4845
email: [email protected]

Name Contact
Rhiannon Cox
Administrative Team Leader
+61 3 9919 5982
email: [email protected]
Sarah Amos
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5570
email: [email protected]
Marissa Lim
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 2044
email: [email protected]
James Pai
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5570
email: [email protected]
Aleisha Sammut
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5627
email: [email protected]

Name Contact
Cam Luong
Administrative Team Leader
+61 3 9919 1089
email: [email protected]
Dixon Chung
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5038
email: [email protected]
Florence Francis
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5488
email: [email protected]
James Pai
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5570
email: [email protected]

Name Contact
Lili Hodnik
Clinic Administration Coordinator
+61 3 9919 4054
email: [email protected]
Jessica Condello
Clinic Administration Officer
+61 3 9919 1278
email: [email protected]
Laura Selvaggi
Clinic Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5640
email: [email protected]
Manilyn Theobald
Clinic Administration Officer
email: [email protected]

Allied health

Program Head: Professor Rebecca Lane | +61 3 9919 4313 | [email protected]

Name Contact
John Cowell
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2341
email: [email protected]
Thomas Evans
Academic Teaching Scholar
email: [email protected]
Ashleigh Finn
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2488
email: [email protected]
Rebecca Houli
Lecturer
Course Chair, Clinical
+61 3 9919 2450
email: [email protected]
Dr Catherine Kamphuis
Adjunct Associate Professor
+61 3 9919 2616
email: [email protected]
Jacqueline LeBusque
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2251
email: [email protected]
Meagan McInnes
Lecturer
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2170
email: [email protected]
Adam Pilmore
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2616
email: [email protected]
Denis Roscoe
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 2024
email: [email protected]
Natasha Walta
Lecturer
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2946
email: [email protected]

 

Name Contact
Jerome Rachele
Course Chair for Bachelor of Health Science & Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2007
email: [email protected]
Julia Gilmartin-Thomas
Senior Lecturer in Public Health
email: [email protected]
Professor Karen Willis
Professor Public Health
email: [email protected]
Dianne Stevens
Course Chair & Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2929
email: [email protected]

Name Contact
Shelley Hewson
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 8599
email: [email protected]
Dr Lisa Hodge
Lecturer
Course Chair: Bachelor of Social Work, and Social Work (Honours)
+61 3 9919 5751
email: [email protected]
Dr Tina Kostecki
Academic Lead in Field Education
Lecturer
+613 9919 5969
email: [email protected]
Jody Laughton
Field Work Education Coordinator
+61 3 9919 4970
email: [email protected]
Louise Last
Academic Teaching Scholar
VU First Year College®
+613 9919 5810
email: [email protected]
Ebony Sharp
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 5963
email: [email protected]
Andrea Szendroe
Academic Teaching Scholar
VU First Year College®
email: [email protected]
Dr Doris Testa
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5010
email: [email protected]
Dr Annie Venville
Associate Professor and Head of Social Work
+61 3 9919 4571
email: [email protected]

 

Clinical services

Program Head: Professor Jenny Sharples | +61 3 9919 4448 | [email protected]

Name Contact
Jennifer Byrne
Lecturer
Clinic Coordinator - Victoria University Dermal Clinic
+61 3 9602 4278
email: [email protected]
Claire Coulstock
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 1368
email: [email protected]
Linda Grabowski
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 1800
email: [email protected]

Stephanie Permal
Academic Teaching Scholar
VU First Year College®

+61 3 9919 1870
email: [email protected]
Frank Perri
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 7912
email: [email protected]
Samantha Reeve
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 1806
email: [email protected]
Claire Simpson
Lecturer
Course Chair: Bachelor of Dermal Sciences
+61 3 9919 1828
email: [email protected]
Mariana Vukic
Academic Teaching Scholar
email: [email protected]

Name Contact
Dr Kate Blackmore
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 1276
email: [email protected]
Julie Barnett
Clinical administrator
+61 3 9919 7897
email: [email protected]
Emma Fitzgerald
Teaching Focussed Academic
+61 3 9919 4257
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Gary Fryer
Course Chair, Master of Health Sciences (Osteopathy)
+61 3 9919 1065
email: [email protected]
Dr Edwina Gotz
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 1149
email: [email protected]
Dr Jim Kiatos
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 1191
email: [email protected]
Amy Lawton
Teaching Focussed Academic
+61 3 9919 5094
email: [email protected]
Brenda Medew
Teaching Focussed Academic
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Patrick McLaughlin +61 3 9919 1131
email: [email protected]
Prue Florentine
Clinical Coordinator
+61 3 9919 1289
email: [email protected]
Douglas Wong
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 1294
email: [email protected]
Brea Wright
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 1158
email: [email protected]

 

Name Contact
Associate Professor Michelle Ball
Deputy Head, Psychology
+61 3 9919 2536
email: [email protected]
Carolina Aguirre
Placement Officer
+61 3 9919 5129
email: [email protected]
Dr Laurie Chapin
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2355
email: [email protected]
Dr Linda Chiodo
Lecturer
+613 9919 5891
email: [email protected]
Dr Kara Dadswell
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5807
email: [email protected]
Dr Joanna Doley
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5516
email: [email protected]
Dr Sally-Ann Free
Fieldwork Placement Officer
+61 3 9919 4096
email: [email protected]
Dr Peter Gill
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5641
email: [email protected]
Dr Warwick Hosking
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2620
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Gavin Ivey
 
+61 3 9919 2138
email: [email protected]
Andrew Jago
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5225
email: [email protected]
Dr Melissa Kirkovski
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5666
email: [email protected]
Emily Keohane
Teaching Focused Academic, VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 4391
email: [email protected]
Dr Romana Morda
Senior Lecturer
Course Chair
+61 3 9919 5223
email: [email protected]
Monika Naslund
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 8739
email: [email protected]
Dr Keis Ohtsuka
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5098
email: [email protected]
Dr Bert Oraison
Lecturer Psychology, VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 5172
email: [email protected]
Sophia Papailiadis
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 8521
email: [email protected]
Professor Alexandra Parker
Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Health & Sport (IHES)
+61 3 9919 5874
email: [email protected]
Dr Amy Quayle
Lecturer, VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 5892
email: [email protected]
Dr Imogen Rehm
Senior Lecturer
email: [email protected]
Dr Jessica Scarfo
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5890
email: [email protected]
Professor Jenny Sharples
Head of Psychology and Program Head, Clinical Services
+61 3 9919 4448
email: [email protected]
Dr Kim Shearson
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2784
email: [email protected]
Sarah Smith
Clinical Placements Officer
+61 3 9919 5304
email: [email protected]
Professor Christopher Sonn +61 3 9919 5226
email: [email protected]
Dr Vasileios Stravopoulos
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 6254
email: [email protected]
Dr Emra Suleyman
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2397
email: [email protected]
Jeremy Vassallo
Teaching Focused Academic, VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 5291
email: [email protected]

 

Medical sciences

Program Head: Professor Andrew McAinch | +61 3 9919 2019 | [email protected]

Name Contact
Dr Ronnie Blazev
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4594
email: [email protected]
Dr Craig A. Goodman
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 8395 8229
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Alan Hayes
Assistant Dean,
Western Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE)
Course Chair Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Nutrition & Food Sciences) / (Biomedical Sciences)
+61 3 8395 8227
+61 3 9919 4658
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Kulmira Nurgali
Lecturer
+61 3 8395 8223
email: [email protected]
Dr Emma Rybalka
Lecturer
+61 3 8395 8226
email: [email protected]
Dr Samy Sakkal
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2641
email: [email protected]
Philip Seymour
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2579
email: [email protected]
Dr Puspha Sinnayah
Senior Lecturer, VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2262
email: [email protected]
Dr Christos Stathis
Bachelor of Biomedical & Exercise Science (HBES) and Bachelor of Biomedicine (HBBM)
+61 3 9919 4293
+61 3 9919 2828
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Xiao Su
Deputy Head of Program, Medical Sciences Course Chair, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (HBBS)
+61 3 9919 2318
email: [email protected]
Dr Kathy Tangalakis
Associate Professor, VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2618
email: [email protected]
Dr Elizabeth Verghese
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2557
email: [email protected]
Dr Xu (Sean) Yan
Lecturer, Course Chair, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (HBBS)
+61 3 9919 4024
email: [email protected]
Dr Anthony Zulli
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2768
email: [email protected]

 

Name Contact
Professor Andrew McAinch
Program Head, Medical Sciences & Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2019
email: [email protected]
Dr Helen McCarthy
Course Chair, Bachelor of Applied Science
+61 3 9919 2390
email: [email protected]
Associate Professor Michael Mathai
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2211
email: [email protected]
Professor Todor Vasiljevic
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 8062
email: [email protected]

Nursing & midwifery

Program Head: Professor Karen-leigh Edward | +61 3 9919 2020 | [email protected]

Name Contact
Mariam Atib
Academic Teaching Scholar, Nursing
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2111
email: [email protected]
Dr Gayelene Boardman
Senior Lecturer, Nursing
Course Chair, Bachelor of Nursing
+61 3 9919 2396
email: [email protected]
Leah Bradley
Lecturer, Nursing
+61 3 9919 2100
email: [email protected]
Katrina Carey
Lecturer, Midwifery
email: [email protected]
Professor Mary Carolan-Olah
Professor, Midwifery
+61 3 9919 2585
email: [email protected]
James Dota
Academic Teaching Scholar, Nursing
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2506
email: [email protected]
Dorota Frankowska
Lecturer, Nursing
+61 3 9919 2820
email: [email protected]
Jillian Goullet
Lecturer, Nursing
+61 3 9919 2348
email: [email protected]
Cindy Hoang
Academic Teaching Scholar, Nursing
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2950
email: [email protected]
Julie Huf
Academic Teaching Scholar, Midwifery
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 5169
email: [email protected]
Karina Ireland
Lecturer, Midwifery
Course Chair, Bachelor of Midwifery/Bachelor of Nursing
+61 3 9919 2104
email: [email protected]
Dr Susan Irvine
Senior Lecturer, Nursing
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2151
email: [email protected]
Kostas Kastis
Academic Teaching Scholar, Nursing
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2908
email: [email protected]
Dr Gina Kruger
Senior Lecturer, Midwifery
+61 3 9919 2697
email: [email protected]
Dr Lucy Lu
Senior Lecturer, Bioscience
+61 3 9919 2495
email: [email protected]
Susan Philip
Lecturer, Nursing
+61 3 9919 2201
email: [email protected]
Jo-Anne Rihs
Lecturer, Nursing
+61 3 9919 2541
email: [email protected]
Dr Puspha Sinnayah
Senior Lecturer, Anatomy and Physiology
VU First Year College®
+61 3 9919 2262
email: [email protected]
Elizabeth Verghese
Lecturer, Biomedicine
+61 3 9919 2557
email: [email protected]
Dr Sean Yan
Senior Lecturer, Biomedicine
+61 3 9919 4024
email: [email protected]
Caglayan Yasan
Academic Teaching Scholar, Nursing
VU First Year College®

+61 3 9919 2131
email: [email protected]

Gwenn Recla-Vamenta
Lecturer in Nursing (Teaching and Research Focused)

+61 3 9919 2053
email: [email protected]

 

Technical services

Name Contact
Jeanette Hirst
Technical Manager
+61 3 9919 2033
email: [email protected]
Viki Veljanovski
Technical Manager
+61 3 9919 1253
email: [email protected]
Lillian Nobile
Senior Technical Officer
+61 3 9919 2488
email: [email protected]
Danijela Bonfiglio
Technician
+61 3 9919 2381
email: [email protected]
Valentina Jovanovska
Technician
+61 3 9919 1253 
email: [email protected]
Anthony La Terra
Laboratory Technician
+61 3 9919 9294
email: [email protected]
Zheng Tao
Technician
+61 3 9919 2281
email: [email protected]
Senani Weerasinghe
Technician
+61 3 9919 2281
email: [email protected]
Min Zhang
Technician
+61 3 9919 2598
email: [email protected]
Jing Cao
Technician
+61 3 9919 2119
email: [email protected]