Research Office contacts
Leadership Team
| Dr Jodi Clyde-Smith Executive Director | executivedirector.management@research.uq.edu.au +61 7 334 69988 |
| Dr Kirsten Lawrie Associate Director, Awards | k.lawrie@uq.edu.au +61 7 334 67920 |
| Dr Madonna Devaney Associate Director Research Collaboration and Pre-Award | m.devaney@uq.edu.au +61 7 336 54582 |
| Rachel Axon Associate Director, Research Commercial Management Unit | associatedirector.rcmu@research.uq.edu.au +61 459 917 179 |
| Laura Pareezer Senior Manager, Post-Award (HMBS and Operations) | l.pareezer@uq.edu.au +61 7 344 38237 |
| Amelie Chadwick Senior Manager, Post-Award (ARC, International and state) | +61 7 344 34856 |
| Lauren Gates Senior Manager, Research Contracts | l.gates@uq.edu.au +61 487 023 878 |
Rylie Moran Senior Manager, Pre-Award | r.moran@uq.edu.au +61 7 344 34910 |
| Sue Allen Senior Executive Assistant | sue.allen@uq.edu.au +61 7 336 51135 |
Major Initiatives Team
| Major Initiatives enquiries | majorinitiatives@research.uq.edu.au |
| Dr Noni Creasey Senior Manager | r.creasey@uq.edu.au |
| Taina Lloyd Senior Manager | t.lloyd@research.uq.edu.au +61 436 021 842 |
| Milena Arsenijevic Senior Manager | m.arsenijevic@uq.edu.au |
| Dr Annette Shewan Senior Manager | a.shewan@uq.edu.au |
| Georgina Hall Project Coordinator | g.hall@uq.edu.au +61 7 344 33104 |
Pre-Award Team
Pre-Award DiscoveryARC Discovery Projects ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award Other schemes | |
| Emma Gunders, Manager | e.gunders@uq.edu.au +61 7 336 57594 |
Sarah Hickman, Senior Grants Officer Belinda Snell, Senior Grants Officer Dr Sandra Olarte Mantilla, Grants Officer Julie Donovan, Grants Officer | +61 7 334 64477 +61 7 344 31765 +61 7 344 34314 +61 7 344 33384 |
Pre-Award HealthNHMRC schemes MRFF schemes Other schemes | |
| Dr Megan Cross, Manager | megan.cross@uq.edu.au +61 7 344 33336 |
Suzi Cheshire, Senior Grants Officer Dr Melissa Ilsley, Senior Grants Officer Dr Christian Romuss, Grants Officer Ben Su, Grants Officer Dr Gavin Perri, Grants Officer | +61 7 334 64560 +61 7 336 53519 +61 7 336 53784 +61 7 336 58268 +61 7 344 33306 |
Pre-Award Industry and InternationalARC Linkage Projects ARC Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships US Federal schemes | |
| Dr Jessica Von Pein, Manager | +61 7 334 67963 |
Dr John Gunders, Senior Grants Officer Dr Jessica Pelloth, Senior Grants Officer Dr Sinta Frere, Grants Officer | +61 7 334 60675 +61 7 334 34980 +61 7 344 36068 |
Awards Team
To decide on who to contact for enquires regarding research agreements see the Contact Points Decision Tree (PDF, 90.1 KB) and the Detailed Contact Points (PDF, 188 KB).
Awards ARC Discovery, Science, BEL, HASS, QAAFI, Central Org UnitsARC Discovery Projects Faculty of Science awards Faculty of Business, Economics and Law awards Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences awards Central Org Units (e.g. PVC(RI), DVC(A), DVC(GE), DVC(IE) etc.) awards Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation(QAAFI) awards | |
| Vacant, Manager | - |
Dr Cristina Sanchez de la Rosa, Senior Awards Officer Louise O'neil, Senior Awards Officer Cristina Risco, Awards Officer Annabelle Freeman, Awards Officer | +61 7 344 31764 - +61 7 336 54009 +61 7 334 69017 |
Awards ARC Linkage, EAIT, AIBNARC Linkage Projects Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology awards Australian Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN) | |
Dr Charlotte Petit, Manager | c.petit@uq.edu.au +61 7 336 53489 |
Dr Meaghan Douglas, Senior Awards Officer Kate Cooper, Senior Awards Officer Lena Constantin, Awards Officer Vacant, Awards Officer | +61 7 334 60671 +61 7 344 31453 +61 7 344 34857 - |
Awards NHMRC, HMBS (St Lucia), IMBNHMRC schemes Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences (HMBS) - St Lucia Precinct Institute of Molecular Bioscienes | |
| Georgina Hockings, Manager | georgina.hockings@uq.edu.au +61 7 334 67554 |
| Julia Finnane, Senior Awards Officer John Edmond, Senior Awards Officer Vacant, Senior Awards Officer Dr Ashley Way, Awards Officer Diana Nicolescu, Awards Officer | +61 7 344 31750 +61 7 344 31752 - +61 7 344 34899 +61 7 344 34933 |
Awards MRFF, HMBS (Herston), HMBS (Dutton Park)MRFF Schemes Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences (HMBS) - Herston Precinct Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences (HMBS) - Dutton Park Precinct | |
| Arian Ploeg, Manager | a.ploeg@uq.edu.au +61 7 334 69028 |
| Dr Julie Wright-de Hennin, Senior Awards Officer Jennifer Luu, Senior Awards Officer Christian Luna, Senior Awards Officer Katarina Brac, Awards Officer Sofie Tonks, Awards Officer | +61 7 334 63453 - +61 7 336 56468 +61 7 334 60763 +61 7 344 33337 |
Awards International & StateInternational awards Queensland State Government awards | |
| Lisa Bolton, Manager | l.bolton@research.uq.edu.au +61 7 336 54789 |
| Dr Felicia Kolonjari, Senior Awards Officer Toby Hoi Chun Chow, Senior Awards Officer Shirley Tonnaer, Awards Officer | +61 7 344 33798 +61 7 344 34904 +61 7 344 31774 |
Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management Team
BEL, HASS, and Central Org UnitsFaculty of Business, Economics and Law - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management Central Org Units - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management | |
| Christine Nguyen, Research Contracts Manager Pelin Durali, Acting Research Contracts Officer Kelly Kuan, Research Contracts Officer | +61 487 125 848 +61 458 831 605 - |
HMBSFaculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management | |
| Marion Carrett, Research Contracts Manager Adrienne Tetteroo, Senior Research Contracts Officer Rebekah Woodeson, Senior Research Contracts Officer Kelly Drennan, Senior Research Contracts Officer Victoria Lopez Vaquero, Research Contracts Officer | - +61 438 952 678 - - - |
Science/IMBFaculty of Science - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management Institute for Molecular Bioscience - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management | |
| Bridget McPherson, Research Contracts Manager Sharmila Mangalamkat, Senior Research Contracts Officer Anil Naidu, Senior Research Contracts Officer Andrea Edye, Research Contracts Officer | +61 435 144 970 +61 460 923 919 - - |
AIBN/EAITAustralian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology - Consultancy, Tenders and Contracts Management | |
| Vacant, Research Contracts Manager Huey Lee, Senior Research Contracts Officer Katrina Elliot, Senior Research Contracts Officer Oscar Bird, Research Contracts Officer | - +61 7 336 56135 +61 447 056 589 +61 7 336 31753 |
Research Commercial Management Team
BEL, HASS, and Central Org UnitsFaculty of Business, Economics and Law - Research Commercial Management Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Research Commercial Management Central Org Units - Research Commercial Management | |
| Amanda Smith, Senior Research Commercial Manager Janyne Schlipalius, Research Commercial Manager Phil Smit, Research Commercial Manager | +61 7 344 56973 +61 7 344 31282 +61 7 344 33792 |
HMBSFaculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences - Research Commercial Management | |
| Jen Sodziak, Senior Research Commercial Manager Nyree Divitini, Senior Research Commercial Manager Sabine Sand, Senior Research Commercial Manager Carthika Luxmanan, Senior Research Commercial Manager | +61 7 344 56015 +61 7 344 65360 +61 488 685 785 - |
ScienceFaculty of Science - Research Commercial Management | |
| Sarah Wainwright, Senior Research Commercial Manager Catherine Sweeney, Senior Research Commercial Manager Victoria Myatt, Research Commercial Manager | +61 7 344 31457 +61 7 344 32312 +61 7 344 32305 |
AIBN/EAITAustralian Institute for Bioengineering & Nanotechnology - Research Commercial Management Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology - Research Commercial Management | |
| Simon Cashion, Senior Research Commercial Manager Claire Dover, Research Commercial Manager Camille Smith-Watkins, Research Commercial Manager | +61 7 336 36368 - +61 487 023 878 |
IMBInstitute for Molecular Bioscience - Research Commercial Management | |
| Alison Morgan, Senior Research Commercial Manager | +61 7 344 62194 |
Operations Team
UQ Internal Schemes Research Donations RMS/Sapphire support | |
| Josh Sweeney Manager, Operations, Research Office | j.sweeney@research.uq.edu.au +61 7 336 57493 |
Chamonix Birrer Governance Officer, Research Office | c.birrer@uq.edu.au +61 7 344 33101 |
| Operations and Administration Officers | |
Heather Harvey | +61 7 344 31451 +61 7 344 31804 +61 7 334 33709 +61 7 344 33583 |
Contact the Research Office
Cumbrae Stewart Building #72
The University of Queensland
Brisbane 4072
Contact hours
9am–5pm, Monday to Friday