Arts & Education staff

Find contact details below for staff in the College of Arts & Education.

Research institutes and centres contact lists:

Staff are listed in discipline and program groups.

College leadership team

Name and role title Contact details
Professor Rob Strathdee
Dean, College of Arts & Education
+61 3 9919 5594
rob.strathdee@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Anthony Watt
Director, Teaching & Learning
+61 3 9919 4119
anthony.watt@vu.edu.au
Position vacant
Director, Centre for Cultural Diversity & Wellbeing (CCDW)
ccdw@vu.edu.au
Professor Stephen Lamb
Director, Centre for International Research on Education Systems
stephen.lamb@vu.edu.au
+61 3 9919 9523
Position vacant
Director, The Victoria Institute
victoria.institute@vu.edu.au
Professor Tarquam McKenna
Director of Research
Academic Manager – International Strategies, Partnerships and Students
+61 3 9919 2065
tarquam.mckenna@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Marg Malloch
Director of Research Training
+61 3 9919 4175
marg.malloch@vu.edu.au

Office of the Dean

Name and role title Contact details
Marlene Alvares
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 5219
marlene.alvares@vu.edu.au
Leonie Beaton
Executive Assistant
+61 3 9919 7157
leonie.beaton@vu.edu.au
Irene Brett
Manager, Course Governance and Planning
+61 3 9919 2192
irene.brett@vu.edu.au
Jennifer Curley
College Manager
+61 3 9919 4527
jennifer.curley@vu.edu.au
Mirjana Drvoderic
Senior Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 7658
mirjana.drvoderic@vu.edu.au
Teah Farrugia
Senior Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 2240
teah.farrugia@vu.edu.au
Hima Kapoor
Administrative Officer
+61 3 9919 2186
hima.kapoor@vu.edu.au
Shee-Sang Len
Business Partner
+61 3 9919 1357
shee-sang.len@vu.edu.au
Ray Magid
Business Partner (0.2)
+61 3 9919 9158
ray.magid@vu.edu.au
Samantha Smalley
Senior Finance Officer
+61 3 9919 2970
samantha.smalley@vu.edu.au

Course & unit administrators

Name and role title Contact details
Suchita Rajbanshi Shrestha
Arts Course & Unit Administrator
+61 3 9919 4722
suchita.rajbanshi-shrestha@vu.edu.au
Sherrin Trautmann
Education Course & Unit Administrator
 ​+61 3 99195875
sherrin.trautmann@vu.edu.au
Sophie Burton
Education Course & Unit Administrator
 +61 3 9919 5573
sophie.burton@vu.edu.au
Denise Ciappara
Education Course & Unit Administrator
+61 3 9919 2081
denise.ciappara@vu.edu.au

Humanities & Social Sciences

Head of Discipline: Professor David McCallum
Contact: +61 3 9919 4174 | david.mccallum@vu.edu.au

Name and role title Contact details
Dr Sidney Adams
Academic Teaching Scholar
sidney.adams@vu.edu.au
Paul Ashton
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 7095
paul.ashton@vu.edu.au
Dr Roger Averill
Lecturer
roger.averill@vu.edu.au
Catherine Balmer
Lecturer
Gender Studies Coordinator
+61 3 9919 2568
catherine.balmer@vu.edu.au
Dr Anna Branford
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2405
anna.branford@vu.edu.au
Steve Butcher
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 8637
steven.butcher@vu.edu.au
Dr Charlotte Fabiansson
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4447
charlotte.fabiansson@vu.edu.au
Annie Feith
Field Education Coordinator

+61 3 9919 5451
annie.feith@vu.edu.au

Dr Julie Fletcher
Lecturer

+61 3 9919 5262
julie.fletcher@vu.edu.au
Dr Effy George
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 8747
effy.george@vu.edu.au
Lisa Giufre
Placement Coordinator – International & Community Development
lisa.giufre@vu.edu.au
Dr Dianne Hall
Lecturer
History Coordinator
+61 3 9919 2778
dianne.hall@vu.edu.au
Dr Siew-Fang Law
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5224
siewfang.law@vu.edu.au
Dr Edward Lock
Lecturer
Political Science Coordinator
+61 3 9919 4172
edward.lock@vu.edu.au
Professor David McCallum
Lecturer
Sociology Coordinator
Head of Discipline
+61 3 9919 4174
david.mccallum@vu.edu.au
Dr Charles Mphande
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4755
charles.mphande@vu.edu.au
Dr Tuan Nguyen
Lecturer
Vietnamese Coordinator
+61 3 9919 4049
tuan.nguyen@vu.edu.au
Dr Nicole Oke
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4751
nicole.oke@vu.edu.au

Professor Rob Pascoe
Lecturer

+61 3 9919 5508
robert.pascoe@vu.edu.au
Dr Brian Zammit
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2305
brian.zammit@vu.edu.au

Communication, Culture & Creative Arts

Head of Discipline: Dr Sue Dodd
Contact: +61 3 9919 2333 | sue.dodd@vu.edu.au

Name and role title Contact details
Dr Paul Adams
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2194
paul.adams@vu.edu.au
Gregory Aronson
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2368
greg.aronson@vu.edu.au
Dr Robert Bell
Lecturer
Music Coordinator
+61 3 9919 2359
robert.bell@vu.edu.au
Dr Thea Bellou
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4170
thea.bellou@vu.edu.au
Paul Bronson
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4863
paul.bronson@vu.edu.au
Dr Megan Campbell
Lecturer
Visual Arts Coordinator
+61 3 9919 2137
megan.campbell@vu.edu.au
Marc C-Scott
Lecturer
Screen/Digital Media Coordinator
+61 3 9919 2920
marc.c-scott@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Tom Clark
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2196
tom.clark@vu.edu.au
Dr Sue Dodd
Lecturer
Head of Discipline
+61 3 9919 2333
sue.dodd@vu.edu.au
Dr Natasha Dwyer
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4754
natasha.dwyer@vu.edu.au
Dr Enza Gandolfo
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2611
enza.gandolfo@vu.edu.au
Ella Hewitt
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4937
ella.hewitt@vu.edu.au
Dr Maree Keating
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2280
maree.keating@vu.edu.au
Ilya Kerig
Media Officer
+61 3 9919 2496
ilya.kerig@vu.edu.au
Dr Natalie Kon-yu
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2036
natalie.konyu@vu.edu.au
Dr Jenny Lee
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2302
jenny.lee@vu.edu.au
David Redknap
Media Officer
+61 3 9919 2183
david.redknap@vu.edu.au
Dr Karina Smith
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2469
karina.smith@vu.edu.au
Dr Ian Syson
Lecturer
Literary Studies Coordinator
+61 3 9919 2106
ian.syson@vu.edu.au
Sally Webster
Lecturer
Public Relations Coordinator
+61 3 9919 2835
sally.webster@vu.edu.au
Dr John Weldon
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2584
john.weldon@vu.edu.au

Early Childhood & Primary

Program group leaders

Name and role title Contact details
Kirsten Agius
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 2107
kirsten.agius@vu.edu.au
Anthony Balla
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 4003
anthony.balla@vu.edu.au
Professor Mindy Blaise
Professor
+61 3 9919 2112
mindy.blaise@vu.edu.au
Samantha Bothe
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 4258
samantha.bothe@vu.edu.au
Kelly Boucher
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 2596
kelly.boucher@vu.edu.au
Sonja Cornish
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
sonja.cornish@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Bill Eckersley
Program group leader
+61 3 9919 4959
bill.eckersley@vu.edu.au
Susan Ferguson  
Jeanette Fielding
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
jeanette.fielding@vu.edu.au
Dr Gwen Gilmore
Senior Lecturer & Course Advisor:
+61 3 9919 2016
gwen.gilmore@vu.edu.au
Dr Catherine Hamm
Lecturer & Course Advisor:
+61 3 9919 2018
catherine.hamm@vu.edu.au
Jo Hopkins
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
+61 3 9919 2765
joanne.hopkins@vu.edu.au
Dr Jeanne Iorio
Senior Lecturer & Course Advisor:
+61 3 9919 2181
jeanne.iorio@vu.edu.au
Mr Steve Knowles
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2032
steve.knowles@vu.edu.au
Brenda Lovell
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2187
brenda.lovell@vu.edu.au
John McCartin
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2092
john.mccartin@vu.edu.au
Christin McCormick
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
+61 3 9919 2205
christin.mccormick@vu.edu.au
Dr Mary-Rose McLaren
Program group leader
+61 3 9919 2066
mary-rose.mclaren@vu.edu.au
Amanda Muscat
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 2374
amanda.muscat@vu.edu.au
Dr Greg Neal
Senior Lecturer & Course Advisor:
+61 3 9919 4458
greg.neal@vu.edu.au
Nathalie Nehma
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 8732
nathalie.nehma@vu.edu.au
Ligia Pelosi
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4582
ligia.pelosi@vu.edu.au
Karen Stammers
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4042
karen.stammers@vu.edu.au
Dr Peter Thomas
Lecturer and first year champion
+61 3 9919 2023
peter.thomas@vu.edu.au
Dr Helen Widdop-Quinton
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4235
helen.widdop-quinton@vu.edu.au
Professor Nicola Yelland +61 3 9919 4904
nicola.yelland@vu.edu.au

Secondary Education

Program group leaders

Name and role title Contact details
Adrian Berenger
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 4094
adrian.berenger@vu.edu.au
Barbara Black
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2661
barbara.black@vu.edu.au
Dr Peter Burridge
Senior Lecturer & Course Advisor:
+61 3 9919 2810
peter.burridge@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Marcelle Cacciattolo
Teacher education for diversity
+61 3 9919 5903
marcelle.cacciattolo@vu.edu.au
Anthony Edwards +61 3 9919 2021
tony.edwards@vu.edu.au
Dr Efrat Eilam
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2975
efrat.eilam@vu.edu.au
Robert Ford
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 8471
robert.ford@vu.edu.au
Dr Neil Hooley
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4407
neil.hooley@vu.edu.au
Hugh Jones
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
hugh.jones@vu.edu.au
Dr Claire Kelly
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 9210
claire.kelly@vu.edu.au
Dr Debora Lipson
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2027
debora.lipson@vu.edu.au
David Miller-Stinchcombe
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 4120
david.miller-stinchcombe@vu.edu.au
Dr Brian Mundy
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 2027
brian.mundy@vu.edu.au
Peta Oates
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5283
peta.oates@vu.edu.au
Clive Quick
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
clive.quick@vu.edu.au
Dr Sarah Tartakover
Lecturer
sarah.tartakover@vu.edu.au
Simon Taylor
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 4589
simonj.taylor@vu.edu.au
Dr Dung Tran
Lecturer, Maths Education
+61 3 9919 5471
dung.tran1@vu.edu.au
Adam Usher
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 5386
adam.usher@vu.edu.au
Dr Mark Vicars
Associate Professor
+61 3 9919 2052
mark.vicars@vu.edu.au

Associate Professor Anthony Watt
Director, Learning & Teaching (Networks & Student Experience)

+61 3 9919 4119
anthony.watt@vu.edu.au
Dr Mary Weaven
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 9510
mary.weaven@vu.edu.au
Dr Jo Williams
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5456
jo.williams@vu.edu.au
Erin Wilson +61 3 9919 5530
erin.wilson@vu.edu.au
Dr Karen (Zali) Yager
Senior Lecturer & Course Advisor:
+61 9919 4555
zali.yager@vu.edu.au

Youth, Ongoing & Community Education

Program group leader

Name and role title Contact details
Dr Martin Andrew
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5273
martin.andrew@vu.edu.au
Dr Alison Baker
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4868
alison.baker@vu.edu.au
Dr Dorothy Bottrell
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 1010
dorothy.bottrell@vu.edu.au

Professor Robyn Broadbent
Program group leader

+61 3 9919 4861
robyn.broadbent@vu.edu.au
Tracey Cooper
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 4502
tracey.cooper@vu.edu.au
Jane Hickey
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 8944
jane.hickey@vu.edu.au
Gerard Hogan
Academic Teaching Teacher
+61 3 9919 5406
gerard.hogan@vu.edu.au
Mat Jakobi
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5565
mat.jakobi@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Kim Keamy +61 3 9919 5388
kim.keamy@vu.edu.au
Grace Langton
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 5449
grace.langton@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Ian Macdonald
Course Advisor PhD, Masters by Research, Doctor of Education (research phase)
+61 3 9919 2679
ian.macdonald@vu.edu.au
Dr Marg Malloch
Director, Research Training
+61 3 9919 4175
marg.malloch@vu.edu.au
Professor Catherine Manathunga
Curriculum and pedagogy as complex conversations
+61 3 9919 2510
catherine.manathunga@vu.edu.au
Dr John Martino
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2026
john.martino@vu.edu.au
Martti Martinson
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4841
martti.martinson@vu.edu.au
Professor Tarquam McKenna
Director of Research
Academic Manager – International Strategies, Partnerships and Students
+61 3 9919 2065
tarquam.mckenna@vu.edu.au
Dr Oksana Razoumova
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 4354
oksana.razoumova@vu.edu.au
Paul Russell
Academic Teaching Scholar
+61 3 9919 4480
paul.russell@vu.edu.au
Professor Maureen Ryan
Learning across boundaries
+61 3 9919 4179
maureen.ryan@vu.edu.au
Dr Kirsten Sadler
Research Officer
+61 3 9919 4203
kirsten.sadler@vu.edu.au
Dr Mark Selkrig
Senior Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2979
mark.selkrig@vu.edu.au
Davina Woods
Lecturer
+61 3 9919 2025
davina.woods@vu.edu.au

Partnerships office

Name and role title Contact details
Lani Abarquez
Senior Partnerships Officer
+61 3 9919 7515
lani.abarquez@vu.edu.au
Sharon Ciantar
Partnerships Officer
+61 3 9919 7591
sharon.ciantar@vu.edu.au
Fiona Goudie
Partnerships Administrator
+61 3 9919 2022
fiona.goudie@vu.edu.au
Anne McMillan
Senior Partnerships Officer
+61 3 9919 7494
anne.mcmillan@vu.edu.au
Trudy Turner
Partnerships Projects Coordinator
+61 3 9919 5971
trudy.turner@vu.edu.au
Maree Wheelens
Head of Project Partnerships
+61 3 9919 5566
maree.wheelens@vu.edu.au

Partnership support coordinators

Name and role title Contact details
Sonja Cornish
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
sonja.cornish@vu.edu.au
Jeanette Fielding
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
jeanette.fielding@vu.edu.au
Jo Hopkins
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
+61 3 9919 2765
joanne.hopkins@vu.edu.au
Hugh Jones
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
hugh.jones@vu.edu.au
Hanna Maxwell
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
+61 3 9919 2352
hanna.maxwell@vu.edu.au
Christin McCormick
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
+61 3 9919 2205
christin.mccormick@vu.edu.au
Clive Quick
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
clive.quick@vu.edu.au
Mel Vella
Partnership support coordinator & teacher
+61 3 9919 5562
mel.vella@vu.edu.au

 

Honorary appointments

Honorary, adjunct & visiting appointments

Simone Alchin
Adjunct Fellow
simone.alchin@vu.edu.au
Dr Christine Babinskas
Honorary Fellow
christine.babinskas@vu.edu.au
Jehonathan Ben
Adjunct Fellow
jehonathan.ben@vu.edu.au
Liza Bermingham
Adjunct Fellow
liza.bermingham@vu.edu.au
Marie Brennan
Honorary Professor
marie.brennan@vu.edu.au
Dr Barbara Brook
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 2656
barbara.brook@vu.edu.au
Caterina Cafarella
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 4776
caterina.cafarella@vu.edu.au
Mary Carryer
Adjunct Fellow
mary.carryer@vu.edu.au
Dr Caroline Clark
Honorary Fellow
caroline.clark@vu.edu.au
Berwyn Clayton
Emeritus Professor
berwyn.clayton@vu.edu.au
Raelene Cobham
Adjunct Fellow
raelene.cobham@vu.edu.au
Dr Tim Corcoran
Honorary Associate Professor
tim.corcoran@vu.edu.au
Connie De Pasquale
Adjunct Fellow
connie.depasquale@vu.edu.au
Robert De Young
Honorary Fellow
robert.deyoung@vu.edu.au
Phillip Deery
Professor
phillip.deery@vu.edu.au
Dr Elizabeth Dempster
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 4963
elizabeth.dempster@vu.edu.au
Dr Jacques Duff
Adjunct Fellow
jacques.duff@vu.edu.au
Dr Gordon Emmerson
Adjunct Fellow
gordon.emmerson@vu.edu.au
Dr James Funston
Honorary Fellow
andrew.funston@vu.edu.au
Professor Michael Hamel-Green
Emeritus Professor

michael.hamel-green@vu.edu.au

Dr Michael Galvin
Adjunct Fellow
michael.galvin@vu.edu.au
David Gorton
Adjunct Fellow
david.gorton@vu.edu.au
Kristie Gray
Adjunct Fellow
kristie.gray@vu.edu.au
Professor Michele Grossman
Honorary Professor, Cultural Studies
michele.grossman@vu.edu.au
Hugh Guthrie
Honorary Fellow
hugh.guthrie@vu.edu.au
Dr Helen Hill
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 4567
helen.hill@vu.edu.au
Emma Holgate
Adjunct Fellow
emma.holgate@vu.edu.au
Katie Hughes
Adjunct Fellow
katie.hughes@vu.edu.au
Dr Michael Hyde
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 2346
michael.hyde@vu.edu.au
Dr James Ife
Visiting Professor
Dr David Kelman
Adjunct Fellow
david.kelman@vu.edu.au
Hak Hiang (Stanley) Koh
Adjunct Fellow
stanley.koh@vu.edu.au
Nikki Konieczny
Adjunct Fellow
nikki.konieczny@vu.edu.au
Tony Kruger
Adjunct Associate Professor
tony.kruger@vu.edu.au

Dr Jane Landman
Honorary Fellow

+61 3 9919 2313
jane.landman@vu.edu.au
Grace Langton
Honorary Fellow
grace.langton@vu.edu.au
Dr Cynthia Mackenzie
Honorary Fellow
cynthia.mackenzie@vu.edu.au
Lawrence Mahon
Honorary Fellow
lawry.mahon@vu.edu.au
Jacki McMahon
Adjunct Fellow
jacki.mcmahon@vu.edu.au
Dr Christopher McConville
Honorary Fellow
chris.mcconville@vu.edu.au
Dr John McLaren
Emeritus Professor
john.mclaren@vu.edu.au
Dr Caitlin Nunn
Adjunct Fellow
caitlin.nunn@vu.edu.au
Alison Parolo
Adjunct Fellow
alison.parolo@vu.edu.au
Dr Irene Paulsen
Honorary Fellow
irene.paulsen@vu.edu.au
Dr Victoria Plows
Honorary Fellow
vicky.plows@vu.edu.au
Emma Plunkett
Adjunct Fellow
emma.plunkett@vu.edu.au
Lauren Ramers
Adjunct Fellow
lauren.ramers@vu.edu.au
Dr Ian Robinson
Adjunct Fellow
ian.robinson@vu.edu.au
Dr Ahmad Samarji
Honorary Fellow
ahmad.samarji@vu.edu.au
Dr Stefan Schutt
Honorary Fellow
stefan.schutt@vu.edu.au
Dr Marg Sheahan
Honorary Fellow
margo.sheahan@vu.edu.au
Dominic Snape
Adjunct Fellow
dominic.snape@vu.edu.au
Kathryn Sparks
Adjunct Fellow
kathryn.sparks@vu.edu.au
Dr Jeff Sparrow
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 4163
jeffrey.sparrow@vu.edu.au
Associate Professor Julie Stephens
Honorary Professor
+61 3 9919 4442
julie.stephens@vu.edu.au
Professor Kitty te Riele
Honorary Professor
+61 3 99194132
kitty.teriele@vu.edu.au
Ron Toomey
Emeritus Professor
ron.toomey@vu.edu.au
Dr Alan Tucker
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 2266
alan.tucker@vu.edu.au
Dr Mark Stevenson
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 4652
mark.stevenson@vu.edu.au
Dr John Tully
Honorary Professor
+61 3 9919 4172
john.tully@vu.edu.au
Susan Walker
Adjunct Fellow
susan.walker@vu.edu.au
Dr Judith Walton
Honorary Fellow
+61 3 9919 4356
judith.walton@vu.edu.au
Dr Scott Welsh
Honorary Fellow
scott.welsh@vu.edu.au
Ann Wigglesworth
Honorary Fellow
ann.wigglesworth@vu.edu.au
Dr Lewis Zipin
Honorary Professor
lew.zipin@vu.edu.au