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Enquiries

This page contains information for current UQ researchers, staff and students. If this isn't you, find a contact on Research at UQ.

Research and Innovation Executive Team

Executive Team General Enquiries - dvc.research@uq.edu.au or +61 7 336 59044

Name / email	Position Title	Executive Assistant	Telephone
Professor Paul Bonnington	Interim Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)	Wendy Whittington	+61 7 336 59044
Ms Helen Morgan	Director, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)		+61 7 336 54445
Professor Rachel Parker	Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)	Wendy Whittington	+61 7 336 59044
Professor Alan Rowan	Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)	Sue Weir	+61 7 336 53609
Dr Jodi Clyde-Smith	Executive Director, Research Office	Sue Allen	+61 7 334 69988
Professor Virginia Slaughter	Dean, UQ Graduate School		+61 7 334 60503
Mr Isaac Coonan	Director, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry		+61 429 012 602

Office of the Deputy-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Helen Morgan	Director, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)	+61 7 336 54445

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Sarah Brown	Associate Director, Research Strategy and Performance
Natalie Noriega	Project Coordinator	+61 7 344 33326
Madelyn Gilligan	Administrative Officer	+61 7 344 31396
Sue Miller	Administration Assistant	+61 7 334 60674

Research Performance

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Tom Court	Senior Manager, Researcher Development and Impact
Thomas Ingraham	Senior Manager, Research Performance
Dr Jean McBain	Senior Manager, Research Strategy and Policy
Tayo Adeniyi	Research Policy and Governance Coordinator
Reshika Chand	Senior Project Officer, Research Strategy
Ralph Marszalek	Senior Project Officer, Research Strategy
Charlie Shao	Senior Research Performance Analyst
Ellin Tewari	Senior Research Performance Analyst

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Professor Rachel Parker	Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research)	+61 7 336 59044
Wendy Whittington	Executive Assistant	+61 7 336 59044
Dr Amberyn Thomas	Director, Research Environment	+61 7 3346 9993
Vern Bawden	Associate Director, Research Management Systems
Mark Witham	Senior Operations Manager	+61 7 344 36297
Dr Jennifer Rumbell	Senior Manager, Research Environment	+61 7 3443 4386
Christine Edward	Research Impact & Sustainable Development Goals Manager	+61 7 3443 4387
Megan Craig	Senior Coordinator	+61 7 334 60570

Research Management Systems

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Jody Hannah	Technical Business Analyst
Caron Batty	Change Manager
Vincent Chen	Full Stack Developer
Gavin Lung	Senior Business Analyst
Terry Wilkinson	Functional Analyst
Sveta Sargant	Project Support Officer (MyResearch)	+61 7 344 31395

Research Systems

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Mariana Kaiser	Research Systems Lead
Dr Beverley Cottle	Research Systems Coordinator
Dr Andrew Kneynsberg	Research Systems Coordinator
Mr Ky Lane	Principal UX Developer
Xenia Aitken-Smith	Manager, Research Centre/s/Operations

Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Professor Alan Rowan	Interim Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)	+61 7 336 53609
Sue Weir	Executive Assistant to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research Infrastructure)	+61 7 336 53609
A/ Professor Kevin Jack	Director, Research Infrastructure
Lisa Kennedy	Director, Research Infrastructure (Contract and Commercial Management)	+61 407 652 585

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Carlin Long	Operations Support Officer	+61 7 344 31766
Jasmine Roberts	Project Manager
Brad Ryan	Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness	+61 7 3365 3689
Karen Hendrickson	Senior Manager, Operations	0431 441 982

Ethics, Integrity and Compliance

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Marc Kamke	Director of Research Ethics and Integrity	+61 7 3346 9109

Name / email

Position Title

Telephone

Marc Kamke

Director of Research Ethics and Integrity

+61 7 3346 9109

Human Research Ethics

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Chris Rose'Meyer	Senior Manager, Human Ethics	+61 7 336 54583
Dr Tamara Periera	Human Research Ethics Coordinator	+61 7 344 31656
Dr Tiina Lammervo	Human Research Ethics Coordinator	+61 7 336 53924
Susannah Whiteside	Administrative Assistant	+61 7 336 54584
Michael Tse	LNR Human Research Ethics Coordinator	+61 7 344 32102
Tharuka Prematillake	Human Research Ethics Coordinator	+61 7 336 51905

Animal Ethics

General Enquiries - animal.ethics@research.uq.edu.au or +61 7 334 68710

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Jennie Levitt	Senior Manager, Animal Ethics	+61 7 336 52713
Dr Lisa Kidd	Veterinary Officer	+61 7 344 31746
Virginia Wakim	Coordinator, Animal Ethics	+61 7 334 68710

Research Integrity

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Will Farmer	Senior Manager, Research Integrity	+61 7 3443 2013
Dr Louise Hutley	Senior Research Integrity Officer	+61 7 334 66293
Melissa Lyons	Senior Research Integrity Officer	+61 7 334 31775

International Safeguards

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Simon Pengilly	Senior Manager, International Safeguards	+61 7 334 67973
Sarah Black	Admin Officer, International Safeguards	+61 7 334 69040

Export Control Enquiries - international.safeguards@uq.edu.au

Sanctions Enquiries - international.safeguards@uq.edu.au

Education and Training

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Dr Karen Olave-Encina	Education and Training Coordinator	+61 7 344 31795

Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry

Name/email	Position	Telephone
Strategic Partnerships	General enquiries	+61 7 3443 3100
Ms Shannon Willoughby	Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry	+61 7 3346 6601
Ms Ally Harradine	Senior Executive Assistant, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry
Mr Isaac Coonan	Director, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry	0429 012 602
Ms Mahala Predo	Senior Executive Assistant, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry - on leave	+61 7 3343 1796
Ms Hayley Benton-Hilder	Senior Executive Assistant, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry
Mr Kenneth Sauer	Senior Manager, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry
Ms Lucy Merritt	Senior Principal, Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry
Ms Ella Risati	Principal Advisor, Government Relations Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry
Ms Caroline Stott	Associate Director, Energy Transitions	0418 156 328
Dr Greta Nabbs-Keller	Associate Director, Defence, Space and National Security
Dr Alisa Becker	Associate Director, Climate Change and Environment	0459 885 822
Mr Tom Court	Associate Director, Urban Design and Sustainable Infrastructure

Ms Noemi Haring	Administration Officer	+61 7 3443 3100
Ms Michelle Claxton	Research Network Coordinator	+61 7 344 33145
Ms Samantha Lemons	Project Manager - on leave	0475 611 792
Mr Lachlan Inch	Project Manager
Ms Margaret de Silva	Communications Technical Writer
Ms Tiffany Tian	Senior Project Officer

Strategic Partnerships - Government and Industry welcomes enquiries from business, government and community, exploring the possibilities and benefits of formal UQ research collaboration.

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If you're having trouble finding who or what you need, we invite you to complete this simple form which will allow us to guide you through our famous sandstone corridors.

Visit the Strategic Partnerships staff page.

Research Office

Dr Jodi Clyde-Smith Executive Director, Research Office	executivedirector.management@research.uq.edu.au +61 7 334 69988
Dr Kirsten Lawrie Associate Director, Awards, Research Office	k.lawrie@uq.edu.au +61 7 334 67920
Dr Emma Livingstone Associate Director, Pre-Award, Research Office	e.livingstone@uq.edu.au +61 7 344 31803
Dr Madonna Devaney Associate Director, Major Initiatives	m.devaney@uq.edu.au +61 7 336 54582
Ms Rachel Axon Associate Director, Research Commercial Management Unit	r.axon@uq.edu.au +61 459 917 179
Sue Allen Senior Executive Assistant	sue.allen@uq.edu.au +61 7 336 51135

The Research Office has responsibility for:

Assisting researchers with finding and applying for funding
Coordinating the establishment of research grants
Assisting grant holders in managing their projects and liaising with funding agencies
Providing support for research awards and prizes

For a full list of Faculty, Institute and Specialist Portfolio contacts, please visit the Research Office contacts page.

Research Partnerships Managers and Research Contract Officers are listed here.

Graduate School

Name / email	Position Title	Telephone
Professor Virginia Slaughter	Dean, Graduate School	+61 7 3346 0503
Belinda Bern	Director, Graduate School	+61 7 3346 1370

For more information and contacts for the Graduate School, visit their website.