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Head of School
Professor Mike Kent	Head of School

Deputy Heads of School
Associate Professor Joanna Elfving-Hwang	Deputy Head of School
Associate Professor Kathryn Shine	Deputy Head of School
Dr Ellie Sayyad Abdi	Acting Deputy Head of School

Directors
John Curtin Distinguished Professor Katie Ellis	Acting Director, CCAT
Dr Thor Kerr	Director, International
Professor Kit Messham-Muir	Director, Impact, Research and Engagement
Dr Danielle O’Leary	Acting Director, Graduate Research (HDR)
Dr Denise Woods	Director, Learning and Teaching
Dr Yirga Woldeyes	Director, CHRE

School Business Manager
Mrs Blanche Morris	School Business Manager

Art
Ms Tori Benz	Lecturer
Dr Kieron Broadhurst	Lecturer, Major Lead (Fine Art OUA)
Ms Gina Cinanni	Lecturer, Major Lead (Visual Culture OUA)
Dr Rebecca Dagnall	Lecturer, Coordinator (JETA Program)
Professor Kit Messham-Muir	Professor (Fine Art)
Dr Anna Nazzari	Lecturer (Fine Art OUA)
Mr Mark Parfitt	Senior Lecturer, Major Lead (Fine Art)
Dr Bruce Slatter	Senior Lecturer (Art)
Ms Marzena Topka	Associate Lecturer (Fine Art OUA)

English & Cultural Studies
Associate Professor Robert Briggs	Associate Professor, Major Lead (English and Cultural Studies)
Dr Thor Kerr	Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Christina Lee	Associate Professor

Writing at Curtin
Associate Professor Susan Bradley Smith	Associate Professor (Creative Writing)
Dr Madison Godfrey	Research Fellow
Dr Per Henningsgaard	Senior Lecturer, Major Lead (Professional Writing)
Dr Jo Jones	Senior Lecturer (Creative Writing)
Dr Caitlin Maling	Senior Lecturer (Creative Writing OUA)
Dr Gemma Nisbet	Lecturer (Creative Writing)
Dr Danielle O’Leary	Senior Lecturer (Professional Writing)
Associate Professor Rachel Robertson	Associate Professor (Professional Writing)
Dr Anne Ryden	Senior Lecturer, Course Lead (Master of Arts) (Professional Writing)
John Curtin Distinguished Professor Kim Scott	Professor (Writing)
Associate Professor David Whish-Wilson	Associate Professor, Major Lead (Creative Writing)

Screen & Theatre Arts
Associate Professor Stuart Bender	Associate Professor (Screen Arts)
Dr Kerreen Ely-Harper	Senior Lecturer (Screen Arts)
Ms Sally Goldrick	Lecturer (Screen Arts)
Associate Professor Michelle Johnston	Associate Professor, Major Lead (Screen Arts)
Associate Professor Leah Mercer	Associate Professor, Major Lead (Theatre Arts)
Dr Helen Trenos	Senior Lecturer, Course Lead (BCA)

Communications
Dr Christina Chau	Senior Lecturer
Dr Cathy Cupitt	Lecturer, Unit Coordinator (SCA)
Mr Mark Hodge	Lecturer, Unit Coordinator (S&E Service Tech & SCA)
Ms Carol Igglesden	Associate Lecturer, Unit Coordinator (SCA)
Associate Professor Kara Jane Lombard	Associate Professor, Course Lead (Communications – UG)
Dr Sonia Tascon	Lecturer
Dr Denise Woods	Senior Lecturer
Dr Thomas Yesudhasan	Lecturer

Information Science
Dr Leisa Gibbons	Lecturer (Libraries, Archives, Records and Information Science)
Associate Professor Gaby Haddow	Associate Professor, Course Lead (Libraries, Archives, Records and Information Science – UG/PG)
Dr Ellie Sayyad Abdi	Senior Lecturer (Libraries, Archives, Records and Information Science)
Professor Lucy Montgomery	Professor (Knowledge Innovation)

Journalism
Dr Kayt Davies	Lecturer
Dr Glynn Greensmith	Senior Lecturer, Course and Major Lead (Journalism – UG/PG)
Ms Lucy Martin	Lecturer
Associate Professor Kathryn Shine	Associate Professor
Ms Sarah Taillier	Lecturer

Internet Studies
Professor Crystal Abidin	Professor (Internet Studies)
Dr Sky Croeser	Senior Lecturer (Digital and Social Media)
Associate Professor Amy Dobson	Associate Professor, Major Lead (Digital and Social Media)
John Curtin Distinguished Professor Katie Ellis	Professor (Digital and Social Media)
Dr Divya Garg	Research Fellow
Professor Tama Leaver	Professor (Internet Studies)
Dr Kathryn Locke	Research Fellow
Dr Adam Ruch	Lecturer (Digital and Social Media)
Dr Suzanne Srdarov	Research Fellow
Dr Elaine Tay	Lecturer (Digital and Social Media)
Dr Hao Zheng	Research Fellow

Social Justice
Dr Amma Buckley	Senior Research Fellow
Dr Donna Butorac	Senior Lecturer (Anthropology and Sociology)
Professor Farida Fozdar	Professor, Course Lead (Global Engagement)
Associate Professor Lisa Hartley	Associate Professor (Human Rights)
Dr Cathy Martin	Lecturer, Major Lead (Anthropology and Sociology)
Ms Nothando Ngwenya	Project Officer
Associate Professor Yirga Woldeyes	Associate Professor (Human Rights)
Dr Azim Zahir	Lecturer, Course Lead (Human Rights)

Politics & History & Global Studies
Dr André Brett	Lecturer (History)
Dr Shannon Ford	Senior Lecturer (International Relations)
Dr Christian Harijanto	Lecturer, Major Lead (Security & Strategic Studies)
Associate Professor Vannessa Hearman	Associate Professor, Major Lead (History)
Dr Alica Kizekova	Lecturer, Major Lead (International Relations – UG/PG)
Dr Ben Rich	Senior Lecturer (International Relations and History)

Korean Studies
Professor Joanna Elfving-Hwang	Professor
Dr Eldin Milak	Lecturer
Dr Hea-Jin Park	Associate Lecturer, Course Lead (Korean Studies)

School Operations
Mr Adam Barrett	Program Manager
Mr Leigh Brennan	Hayman Theatre Administrator
Ms Inga Carr	Administrative Officer (HDR Support)
Mrs Fiona Clarke	School Operations Coordinator
Ms Cherie Galvin	Administrative Officer
Ms Yen Hieu	Practicum Program Coordinator
Mr Paul Indiamo	Project Manager
Mrs Tamika Kempton	Administrative Officer
Mrs Tina Murphy	Administrative Officer
Ms Rebecca Shillington	Practicum Program Coordinator
Ms Hollie Tran	Administrative Officer

Media/Theatre
Mr Stephen Carr	Support Specialist (Hayman Theatre)
Ms Lynda Doulas	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Miss Allison Mack	Support Specialist (Theatre) – Casual
Ms Nikola Mateja	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Ms Chloe Palliser	Support Specialist (Theatre) – Casual
Mr Arun Raj	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Mr Luke Rechichi	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Mr Jerry Reinhardt	Support Specialist (Theatre) – Casual
Ms Hannah Roxby	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Mr Austin Russell	Senior Technical Officer
Ms Kate Separovich	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Ms Lucy Simmons	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Ms Coco Stacey	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual
Mr Joe Van Nierop	Support Specialist (Media) – Casual

Arts
Mrs Sharon Baker	Technical Officer (Painting) – Casual
Mr Samuel Beilby	Technical Officer (Electronic Art) – Casual
Mx Paige Bentley	Technical Officer (Electronic Art) – Casual
Mr Angus Bowskill	Technical Officer (Print Media) – Casual
Mr Andrew Christie	Technical Officer (Sculpture) – Casual
Mr Ben Crappsley	Technical Officer (Painting & Drawing) – Casual
Dr Jess Day	Technical Officer (Print Media) – Casual
Mx Carlie Germs	Technical Officer (Electronic Art)
Mr Francesco Geronazzo	Technical Officer (Print Media) – Casual
Ms Erin Ginty	Technical Officer (Print Media) – Casual
Miss Emma Jolley	Technical Officer (Print Media)
Miss Nina Juniper	Technical Officer (Print Media) – Casual
Mr Jacob Kotzee	Technical Officer (Painting & Drawing) – Casual
Mr Ben Kovacsy	Technical Officer (Sculpture)
Mr William Leggett	Technical Officer (Sculpture) – Casual
Mr Matt Perrin	Technical Officer (Painting & Drawing)
Ms Bethan Power	Technical Officer (Painting & Drawing) – Casual
Bjoern Rainer-Adamson	Technical Officer (Sculpture) – Casual
Miss Riley Salmon-Lomas	Technical Officer (Print Media)
Mr Paul Sutherland	Technical Officer (Electronic Art) – Casual
Ms Marina van Leeuwen	Technical Officer (Painting) – Casual
Mr Jack Wansbrough	Technical Officer (Sculpture) – Casual

Teaching Support
Miss Emma Balaam	Acting Teaching Support Manager (HUM)
Mrs Nicole Craul	Teaching Support Officer
Miss Emily Jones	Teaching Support Officer
Miss Sheng Lim	Teaching Support Officer
Ms Rachel Peden-Hughes	Teaching Support Officer
Mrs Zoe Weir	Teaching Support Officer
Ms Kally Whitehead	Teaching Support Officer

Mr Gregory Acciaioli	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Professor James Arvanitakis	Visiting Professor
Dr Simon Blond	Adjunct Research Fellow
Ms Charlotte Borgerud	Adjunct Research Fellow
Emeritus Professor Erik Champion	Emeritus Professor
Mr Matthew Chrulew	Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Katrin Den Elzen	Adjunct Research Associate
Emeritus Professor Tim Dolin	Emeritus Professor
Dr Joseph Fernandez	Visiting Associate Professor
Associate Professor Paul Genoni	Adjunct Associate Professor
Professor Anna Haebich	Adjunct Professor
Emeritus Professor John Hartley	Emeritus Professor
Dr Kiros Hiruy	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Dr Deborah Hunn	Adjunct
Emeritus Professor Jim Ife	Emeritus Professor
Professor Chris Isike	Adjunct Professor
Professor Mark Israel	Adjunct Professor
Emeritus Professor David Jones	Emeritus Professor
Mr Darryl Kickett	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Emeritus Professor John Kinsella	Emeritus Professor
Dr Jennifer Lavers	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Dr Jin Lee	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Dr Anna Lundh	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Dr Cass Lynch	Adjunct Research Fellow
Miss Cristina Marchetti Maia	Visiting Associate Fellow
Emeritus Professor Steve Mickler	Emeritus Professor
Associate Professor Halit Mizirakli	Adjunct Associate Professor
Dr Kelly Moes	Adjunct Research Associate
Emeritus Professor Baden Offord	Emeritus Professor
Dr Dolores Ortega Arevalo	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Associate Professor Sven Ouzman	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Emeritus Professor Suvendrini Perera	John Curtin Distinguished Emeritus Professor
Professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell	Adjunct Professor
Dr Hafizur Rahaman	Adjunct Research Fellow
Emeritus Professor Dennis Rumley	Emeritus Professor
Dr Eleanor Sandry	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Emeritus Professor Graham Seal	Emeritus Professor
Dr Helen Singleton	Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Muhammad Suleiman	Adjunct Research Fellow
Dr Yasuo Takao	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Dr Antonio Traverso	Adjunct Senior Research Fellow
Adjunct Professor Petra Tschakert	Adjunct Professor

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