Staff Profiles
Executive
Deans
Graham Forsyth
Associate Dean (Academic)Dean’s Unit, Client Services
Dr Vaughan Rees
Associate Dean – InternationalSchool of Design Studies, Dean’s Unit
Associate Professor
Assoc.Prof. Leong Chan
Director of Postgraduate ResearchSchool of Design Studies
Heads of School
Liz Williamson
Head, School of Design StudiesSchool of Design Studies
Prof. Ross Harley
Head of School of Media ArtsSchool of Media Arts
Kim Snepvangers
Head of SchoolSchool of Art History and Art Education
Academic Staff
Tess Allas
Associate LecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Roderick Bamford
LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Dr Rick Bennett
Senior Lecturer; Head, COFA Online; Director, Omnium Research GroupSchool of Design Studies, COFA Online, The Omnium Project
Dr Susan Best
Art history postgraduate co-ordinatorSchool of Art History and Art Education
William Burdis
LecturerSchool of Media Arts
Assoc.Prof. Leong Chan
Director of Postgraduate ResearchSchool of Design Studies
Andrew Christofides
Lecturer, Drawing/PaintingSchool of Art
Karina Clarke
Senior LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Assoc.Prof. Paula Dawson
Assoc Prof.School of Art
Assoc.Prof. Dennis Del Favero
Director, iCinema CentreiCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema
David Eastwood
Lecturer, Drawing/PaintingSchool of Art
Tom Ellard
LecturerSchool of Media Arts
Dr Bonita Ely
Senior lecturerSchool of Art
Felicity Fenner
Chief Curator, National Institute for Experimental Arts
Graham Forsyth
Associate Dean (Academic)Dean’s Unit, Client Services
Louise Fowler-Smith
Senior LecturerSchool of Art, Imaging the Land International Research Initiative
Dr Gillian Fuller
Research Director, Design and Art Australia OnlineSchool of Art History and Art Education
Dr Michael Garbutt
LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Dr Petra Gemeinboeck
Senior Lecturer in Interactive Media ArtsSchool of Media Arts
Dr Phillip George
Snr LecturerSchool of Media Arts
Allan Giddy
Director of The Environmental Research Initiative for ArtSchool of Art
John Gillies
Senior LecturerSchool of Media Arts
Selena Griffith
Senior LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Prof. Ross Harley
Head of School of Media ArtsSchool of Media Arts
Prof. Ian Howard
DeanDean’s Unit
John Hughes
LecturerSchool of Media Arts
Simon Hunt
MrSchool of Media Arts
Dr Jay Johnston
Senior LecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Michael Kempson
Senior Lecturer and Director of Cicada PressSchool of Art, CICADA Press
Volker Kuchelmeister
Lecturer / Head of Media Laboratory iCinema Interactive Cinema Research CentreSchool of Design Studies, School of Media Arts, iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema
Dr Wenmin Li
LecturerSchool of Art
Carol Longbottom
Deputy President Academic Board, Coordinator M. Design (Coursework)School of Design Studies
Dr Diane Losche
Senior LecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Ian McArthur
Lecturer, COFA Online Undergraduate Co-ordinatorSchool of Design Studies, COFA Online, The Omnium Project
Assoc.Prof. Joanna Mendelssohn
Coordinator, Art AdministrationSchool of Art History and Art Education
Brad Miller
LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Katherine Moline
Senior Lecturer, Graphics Media Coordinator, Design Honours CoordinatorSchool of Design Studies
Assoc.Prof. Anna Munster
Deputy Director Centre for Contemporary Art and PoliticsSchool of Art History and Art Education, Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics
wendy parker
Coordinator Postgraduate Research Coordinator Jewellery and Object DesignSchool of Design Studies
Debra Phillips
Senior LecturerSchool of Media Arts, Photomedia
Izabela Pluta
LecturerSchool of Media Arts
Dr Vaughan Rees
Associate Dean – InternationalSchool of Design Studies, Dean’s Unit
Assoc.Prof. Emma Robertson
Coordinator Bachelor of DesignSchool of Design Studies
Dr Toni Ross
Senior LecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Joan Ross
Sessional Lecturer painting/drawingSchool of Art
Peter Sharp
Lecturer Painting/DrawingSchool of Art
Sumugan Sivanesan
School of Art History and Art Education
Kim Snepvangers
Head of SchoolSchool of Art History and Art Education
Assoc.Prof. Paul Thomas
Head of PaintingSchool of Art
Dr Kerry Thomas
Senior LecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Dr Robyn Tudor
Director of Learning & Teaching EnhancementDean’s Unit
Pia van Gelder
Casual AcademicSchool of Media Arts
Steve Weymouth
LecturerSchool of Media Arts
Liz Williamson
Head, School of Design StudiesSchool of Design Studies
Assoc.Prof. Fang Xu
Associate Professor, Coordinator of Environmental StudiesSchool of Design Studies
Sessional Academic Staff
Sylvia Balog
Part-time tutorSchool of Design Studies
Victoria Carruthers
Sessional LecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Dr Sally Clarke
Sessional LecturerSchool of Art
Daniel De’Angeli
Sessional LecturerSchool of Art
Shoufay Derz
Casual AcademicSchool of Media Arts
Nikki Di Falco
Tutor – design first yearSchool of Design Studies
Paula do Prado
Casual AcademicSchool of Design Studies
Miranda Douglas
TutorSchool of Design Studies
Brenda Factor
Sessional LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Hayden Fowler
Casual AcademicSchool of Art
Stephen Goddard
TutorSchool of Design Studies
Dr Tim Gregory
sessional lecturerSchool of Art, School of Art History and Art Education, Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics
Joanne Handley
Sessional Lecturer, Painting/DrawingSchool of Art
Maia Horniak
Casual AcademicSchool of Media Arts
Karl Logge
School of Design Studies, Porosity
Damian Moss
Sessional Lecturer Painting/DrawingSchool of Art
Eliza Muldoon
Casual AcademicSchool of Art History and Art Education
Dr Zena O’Connor
Sessional lecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Emma Peters
Casual LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Kurt Schranzer
Casual AcademicSchool of Art
Nairn Scott
Casual AcademicSchool of Media Arts, Photomedia
Tracey Sernack-Chee Quee
Sessional Lecturer and TutorSchool of Art History and Art Education, School of Design Studies
Tom Smith
Casual AcademicSchool of Media Arts
Gaye Stevens
Lecturer, First Year Online Co-ordinatorSchool of Design Studies
Susanna Strati
Sessional LecturerSchool of Design Studies
Lara Summers
Casual AcademicSchool of Design Studies
Mimi Tong
Casual AcademicSchool of Art
Jaime Tsai
Casual AcademicSchool of Art History and Art Education
Dr Belinda von Mengersen
Casual Academic, Textiles, School of Design COFA, UNSWSchool of Design Studies
Karin Watson
Sessional Lecturer & Tutor – School of Design & COFA Online; Online Projects Coordinator – COFA OnlineSchool of Design Studies, COFA Online
Dr Angela Wilson
Senior lecturerSchool of Art History and Art Education
General Staff
David Alton
Resource Centre Technical CoordinatorResource Centre
Ally Bisshop
Research Assistant – iCINEMA, Casual Student Admin – COFA Student CentreStudent Centre, iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema
Sue Blackburn
Snr. Technical OfficerTeaching Resource Support Staff
Joan Blumenberg
Executive AssistantSchool of Design Studies
Olivia Bolton
Managing Editor, Dictionary of Australian Artists OnlineSchool of Art History and Art Education
Kat Borishkewich
Technical Assistant PhotomediaPhotomedia
Jo Bosben
Manager Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing
Joann Bowers
Business ManageriCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema
Jay Bowman
Desktop Support OfficerComputing Services
Caddie Brain
Studio Manager / Online Video ProductionCOFA Online
Francois Breuillaud-Limondin
Technical Officer WorkshopToolroom, Teaching Resource Support Staff
Glenn Brissenden
Administration OfficerClient Services
Elisabeth Burke
Coordinator COFA Shortcourses; Casual academic; Assistant International officeSchool of Art History and Art Education, Dean’s Unit
Sioe-Gek Chew
Administrative OfficerSchool of Art History and Art Education
Tracey Clement
Marketing and CommunicationsMarketing
Michael Cohen
Specialist Desktop EngineerComputing Services
Adrian Davies
Curator, COFAspaceNIEA, COFAspace
Yvonne Donaldson
Administrative AssistantNIEA
Evin Donohoe
Administration Assistant (Timetable)Student Centre
Joanna Elliot
Research CoordinatorStudent Centre
Naomi Gall
Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing
Amy Griffiths
Marketing & CommunicationsMarketing
Melanie Harris
Faculty General Manager
James Hill
Web Developer & Computer Systems EngineerComputing Services
Joe Holloway
Computing Support OfficerComputing Services
Yuri Hospodar
Executive Assistant to the Associate Dean (Academic)Dean’s Unit
Rachael Kiang
Executive Officer, National Institute for Experimental Arts; Research Assistant, iCinema CentreiCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema, Centre for Contemporary Art and Politics, NIEA
Luke Killen
Faculty IT ManagerComputing Services
Kerrie Lester
Sessional lecturerSchool of Art
Rodney Love
Library Desk Services Team MemberLibrary
Nicole Lugano
Designer, Project CoordinatorThe Omnium Project
Dr Damien March
Technical AssistantTeaching Resource Support Staff, Resource Centre
Sally Marwood
Development ManagerDean’s Unit
Christine Messinesi
DesignerSchool of Design Studies, Marketing
Susan Midgley
Centre ManageriCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema
Lidia Minceva
School of Art History and Art Education
Leah Mitchell
International Student Advisor/Scholarships CoordinatorStudent Centre
Andrew Morrison
Developer, Omnium Research GroupThe Omnium Project
Feiying Ren
Administrative OfficerStudent Centre
Paul Rogers
Lead Developer and Technical DirectorThe Omnium Project
Karen Ryan
School AdministratorSchool of Media Arts
Lindsay Shurey
Dean’s Executive AssistantDean’s Unit
Pippi Southall
Service Desk OfficerComputing Services
Sara Spence
Design AssistantMarketing
Patricia Taylor
Executive AssistantSchool of Design Studies
James Ward
Acting Senior Technical OfficerTeaching Resource Support Staff, Toolroom
Karin Watson
Sessional Lecturer & Tutor – School of Design & COFA Online; Online Projects Coordinator – COFA OnlineSchool of Design Studies, COFA Online
Deborah Clare Veronica West
Technical Officer (contract staff)Digital Print and Copy
