College staff
Find contact details for staff in the College of Health & Biomedicine.
On this page
- College leadership
- Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention & Management
- Anatomy & cell biology
- Dermal science
- Food, nutrition & dietetics
- Medical physiology
- Midwifery & women's health
- Nursing
- Osteopathic medicine
- Paramedicine
- Clinical placement office
- Postdoctoral (Anatomy & cell biology and Medical physiology)
- Technical (Anatomy & cell biology and Medical physiology)
College leadership
| Professor Gregory Blatch Dean, College of Health & Biomedicine |
+61 3 9919 2195 dean.healthbiomedicine@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Peter Hartley Director, Teaching & Learning/Clinical Learning |
+61 3 9919 2944 peter.hartley@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Karen Lawrence Director, Teaching & Learning |
+61 3 9919 2462 karen.lawrence@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Alan Hayes Assistant Dean, Western Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE) |
+61 3 8395 8227 +61 3 9919 4658 alan.hayes@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Mary Carolan Director, Research |
+61 3 9919 2585 mary.carolan@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Lily Stojanovska Director, Research Training |
+61 3 9919 2737 lily.stojanovska@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Maximilian de Courten Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention & Management |
+61 3 8395 8141 maximilian.decourten@vu.edu.au |
Office of the Dean
| Jo Xuereb Administrative Officer |
+61 3 9919 2226 jo.xuereb@vu.edu.au |
| Alex Radywonik Clinic Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 2516 alex.radywonik@vu.edu.au |
| Su Brand Executive assistant |
+61 3 9919 2195 su.brand@vu.edu.au |
| Patrick Lambert College Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 4542 patrick.lambert@vu.edu.au |
| Viki Veljanovski Anatomy Laboratory Manager |
+61 3 9919 1253 viki.veljanovski@vu.edu.au |
Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention & Management
Professor Maximilian de Courten, Director, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention & Management
Contact: +61 3 8395 8141 | maximilian.decourten@vu.edu.au
| Professor Vasso Apostolopoulos Professor |
+61 3 9919 2025 vasso.apostolopoulos@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Angela Fones Administrative Officer |
+61 3 9919 9277 angela.fones@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Karen Hallam IPE |
+61 3 9919 2586 karen.hallam@vu.edu.au |
| Melissa Holloway Medicare local |
+61 3 9919 2335 melissa.holloway@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Vidanka Vasilevski Research Officer/Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2561 vidanka.vasilevski@vu.edu.au |
Anatomy & cell biology
Dr Xiao Su, Discipline Group Leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 2318 | xiao.su@vu.edu.au
| Dr Anthony Albiston Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2212 anthony.albiston@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Kerry Dickson Associate Professor |
+61 3 9919 2574 kerry.dickson@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Jeremy Drake Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2122 jeremy.drake@vu.edu.au |
| Dr John Price Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2046 john.price@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Samy Sakkal Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2641 samy.sakkal@vu.edu.au |
| Philip Seymour Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2579 phil.seymour@vu.edu.au |
| Melanie Sullivan-Gunn Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2992 melanie.sullivan@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Anthony Zulli Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2768 anthony.zulli@vu.edu.au |
Dermal science
Frank Perri, Discipline Group Leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 7912 | frank.perri@vu.edu.au
| Jennifer Byrne Lecturer |
+61 3 9602 4278 jennifer.byrne@vu.edu.au |
| Claire Coulstock Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 1368 claire.coulstock@vu.edu.au |
| Vera Koslova-Fu Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1836 vera.koslova-fu@vu.edu.au |
| Catherine Mallia Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1879 catherine.mallia@vu.edu.au |
| Stephanie Permal Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 1870 stephanie.permal@vu.edu.au |
| Claire Simpson Lecturer/Course Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 1828 claire.simpson@vu.edu.au |
| Sarah McManus Lecturer |
0458 337 008 sarahjean.mcmanus@vu.edu.au |
Food, nutrition & dietetics
Professor Todor Vasiljevic, Discipline Group Leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 8062 | todor.vasiljevic@vu.edu.au
| Chelsea Bone Placement Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 2884 chelsea.bone@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Jayani Chandrapala Postdoctorate Research Fellow |
+61 3 9919 8177 janage.chandrapala@vu.edu.au |
| Leah Dowling Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2102 leah.dowling@vu.edu.au |
| Genevieve Francis Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2044 genevieve.francis@vu.edu.au |
| Jacqui Krassie Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2437 jacqui.krassie@vu.edu.au |
| Mary Marshall Technician |
+61 3 9919 8072 mary.marshall@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Michael Mathai Senior Lecturer/Course Leader |
+61 3 9919 2211 michael.mathai@vu.edu.au |
| Associate Professor Andrew McAinch Research Domain Leader |
+61 3 9919 2019 andrew.mcainch@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Vijay Mishra Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 8130 vijay.mishra@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Lata Ramchandran Research Fellow |
+61 3 9919 7684 lata.ramchandran@vu.edu.au |
| Dianne Stevens Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2929 dianne.stevens@vu.edu.au |
Medical physiology
Dr Kathy Tangalakis, Discipline Group Leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 2618 | kathy.tangalakis@vu.edu.au
| Dr Juliana Antonipillai Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2557 juliana.antonipillai@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Swati Baindur-Hudson Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2321 swati.baindur-hudson@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Matt Cooke Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2566 matt.cooke@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Glenn McConell Professor |
+61 3 9919 9472 glenn.mcconell@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Kulmira Nurgali Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 8395 8223 +61 457 212 886 kulmira.nurgali@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Emma Rybalka Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 4298 emma.rybalka@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Puspha Sinnayah Senior Lecturer and Course Leader |
+61 3 9919 2262 puspha.sinnayah@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Christos Stathis Course Leader Exercise and Biomedical Sciences |
+61 3 9919 4293 +61 3 9919 2828 christos.stathis@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Elizabeth Verghese Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2557 elizabeth.verghese@vu.edu.au |
Midwifery & women's health
Ms Vera Brown, Discipline Group Leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 2420 | vera.brown@vu.edu.au
| Maryanne Craker Technical officer |
+61 3 9919 2225 maryanne.craker@vu.edu.au |
| Rita Eramo Teacher |
+61 3 9919 2668 rita.eramo@vu.edu.au |
| Glenda Iskov Laboratory Technical Officer |
+61 3 9919 9295 glenda.iskov@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Susanne Kristy Teacher |
+61 3 9919 2062 susanne.kristy@vu.edu.au |
| Gina Kruger Senior Lecturer/Course Leader Undergraduate Midwifery |
+61 3 9919 2697 gina.kruger@vu.edu.au |
| Felicity Lawton Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2149 felicity.lawton@vu.edu.au |
| Melissa Mazzarino Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2024 melissa.mazzarino@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Mimmie Ngum Chi Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2766 mimmie.ngumchi@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Padaphet Sayakhot Research Fellow |
+61 3 9919 2512 padaphet.sayakhot@vu.edu.au |
| Qin Zhang Teacher |
qin.zhang@vu.edu.au |
Nursing
Associate Professor Debra Kerr, Discipline Group Leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 2053 | deb.kerr@vu.edu.au
| Dr Gayelene Boardman Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2396 gayelene.boardman@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Trish Burton Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2197 trish.burton@vu.edu.au |
| David Delaney Academic Teaching Scholar, Mental Health Nursing |
+61 3 9919 2279 david.delaney@vu.edu.au |
| Jo Finn Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2164 joanne.finn@vu.edu.au |
| Dorota Frankowska Lecturer, Coordinator Year 2 |
+61 3 9919 2820 dorota.frankowska@vu.edu.au |
| Assoc Professor Liza Heslop Associate Professor Western Centre for Health Research & Education (WCHRE) |
+61 3 9919 2252 +61 3 8395 8142 liza.heslop@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Karen Lawrence Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2462 karen.lawrence@vu.edu.au |
| Karen Livesay Lecturer/Simulation Project |
+61 3 9919 2123 karen.livesay@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Lucy Lu Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2495 l.lu@vu.edu.au |
| Professor Terence McCann Professor |
+61 3 9919 2325 terence.mccann@vu.edu.au |
| Rebecca Millar Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2209 rebecca.millar@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Clive Miller Lecturer/Coordinator Year 3 |
+61 3 9919 2387 clive.miller@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Mimmie Claudine Ngum Chi Watts Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2766 mimmie.ngumchi@vu.edu.au |
| Nicole Orwin Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2061 nichole.orwin@vu.edu.au |
| Susan Philip Lecturer/Coordinator Year 1 |
+61 3 9919 2201 susan.philip@vu.edu.au |
| Jennifer Rabach Lecturer/Coordinator International |
+61 3 9919 2594 jennifer.rabach@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Sujatha Shanmugasundaram Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2477 sujatha.shanmugasundaram@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Ruby Walter Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2150 ruby.walter@vu.edu.au |
| Jillian Williams Lecturer, Mental Health Nursing |
+61 3 9919 2348 jillian.williams@vu.edu.au |
| Monika Taylor Course Leader |
+61 3 9919 2125 monika.taylor@vu.edu.au |
Osteopathic medicine
Associate Professor Gary Fryer, Discipline Group Leader and Course Leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 1065 | gary.fryer@vu.edu.au
| Dr Kate Blackmore Clinical coordinator |
+61 3 9919 1276 kate.blackmore@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Della Buttigieg Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1149 della.buttigieg@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Denise Cornall Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1150 denise.cornall@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Kylie Fitzgerald Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1043 kylie.fitzgerald@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Edwina Gotz Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1149 edwina.gotz@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Maja Husaric Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1590 maja.husaric@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Jim Kiatos Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1191 jim.kiatos@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Carla Kleverlaan Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 4038 carla.kleverlaan@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Chris MacFarlane Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1620 chris.macfarlane@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Patrick McLaughlin Senior Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1131 patrick.mclaughlin@vu.edu.au |
| Tracy Morrison Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1158 tracy.morrison@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Jane Mulcahy Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1140 jane.mulcahy@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Brett Vaughan Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 1210 brett.vaughan@vu.edu.au |
| Douglas Wong Academic Teaching Scholar |
+61 3 9919 1294 douglas.wong@vu.edu.au |
Paramedicine
Dr Catherine Kamphuis, Discipline group leader
Contact: +61 3 9919 2616 | catherine.kamphuis@vu.edu.au
| Shaunagh Darroch Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2723 shaunagh.darroch@vu.edu.au |
| David Dawson Course Leader |
+61 3 9919 2793 david.dawson@vu.edu.au |
| Meagan Fry Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2170 meagan.fry@vu.edu.au |
| Sarah Gravatt Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2028 sarah.gravatt@vu.edu.au |
| Natasha Jenkins Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2946 natasha.jenkins@vu.edu.au |
| Lucinda Mayor Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2214 lucinda.mayor@vu.edu.au |
| Gerard McMahon Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2394 gerard.mcmahon@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Tanya Paterson Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2308 tanya.paterson@vu.edu.au |
| Adam Pilmore Lecturer |
+61 3 9919 2039 adam.pilmore@vu.edu.au |
| Sal Salanitri Technical Officer |
+61 3 9919 2275 sal.salanitri@vu.edu.au |
| Assoc Professor Gavin Smith Associate Professor |
+61 3 9919 4718 gavin.smith@vu.edu.au |
| Scott Stewart Course Leader |
+61 3 9919 2642 scott.stewart@vu.edu.au |
Clinical placement office
| Ann Caras Work Integrated Learning Coordinator |
+61 3 9919 2746 ann.caras@vu.edu.au |
| Rose Corrente Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2418 rose.corrente@vu.edu.au |
| Kimberley Farrugia Clinical Placement Manager |
+61 3 9919 2708 clinical.learning@vu.edu.au |
| Sue Ringham Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2525 sue.ringham@vu.edu.au |
| Julie Talevski Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2708 clinical.learning@vu.edu.au |
| Gabriel Palacios Clinical Placement Officer |
+61 3 9919 2708 clinical.learning@vu.edu.au |
Postdoctoral (Anatomy & cell biology and Medical physiology)
| Dr Andrew Betik Research Officer/Research Fellow |
+61 3 9919 4820 andrew.betik@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Ronnie Blazev Research Officer |
+61 3 9919 4785 ronnie.blazev@vu.edu.au |
| Valentina Jovanovska Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
+61 3 8395 8223 valentina.jovanovska@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Eva-Rachele Pesce Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
+61 3 9919 9277 eva-rachele.pesce@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Ahmed Rahman Postdoctoral Research Fellow |
+61 3 8395 8218 ahmed.rahman@vu.edu.au |
| Dr Gayathri Rajaraman Research Fellow |
+61 3 9919 2217 gayathri.rajaraman@vu.edu.au |
Technical (Anatomy & cell biology and Medical physiology)
| Loredana Calipari Technical Officer |
+61 3 9919 1283 loredana.calipari@vu.edu.au |
| Anthony La Terra Laboratory Technician |
+61 3 9919 9294 anthony.laterra@vu.edu.au |
| Lillian Nobile Senior Technical Officer |
+61 3 9919 2488 lillian.nobile@vu.edu.au |
| Nikola Popovik Technical manager |
+61 3 9919 2215 nikola.popovik@vu.edu.au |
| Zheng Tao Technician |
+61 3 9919 2281 zheng.tao@vu.edu.au |
| Senani Weerasinghe Technician |
+61 3 9919 2281 senani.weerasinghe@vu.edu.au |