Our people
Head of School
Deputy Head of School
- Associate Professor Susan Beltman, Acting Deputy Head of School
Directors
- Professor John Williams, Director, Graduate Research
- Associate Professor Judith Dinham, Director, Learning and Teaching
- Dr Chad Morrison, Director, Student Experience and Partnerships
Discipline Leads
- Professor Rod Ellis, Discipline Lead, Languages, Linguistics and TESOL
- Associate Professor Kok-Sing Tang, Discipline Lead, STEM Education
- Dr Craig Whitsed, Discipline Lead, Education and Pedagogy
Course Coordinators and Academic Staff
Course Coordinators
- Dr Madeline Dobson, Course Coordinator (Early Childhood Education – UG) and (Educational Studies – UG)
- Ms Von Sawers, Course Coordinator (Primary Education – UG)
- Dr Martin Cooper, Course Coordinator (Secondary Education – UG)
- Dr Qian Gong, Course Coordinator (Chinese – UG)
- Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa, Course Coordinator (Japanese – UG)
- Dr Sharon Davies, Course Coordinator (Master of Teaching – PG)
- Dr Brad Gobby, Course Coordinator (Master of Education – PG)
- Associate Professor Toni Dobinson, Course Coordinator (Master of Arts TESOL – PG) and (Graduate Certificate in TESOL – PG)
- Dr Craig Whitsed, Course Coordinator (Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Innovative Learning and Teaching – PG) and (Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching – PG, OUA)
- Professor John Williams, Course Coordinator (Doctor of Education)
Academic Staff
- Dr Jill Aldridge, Associate Professor
- Dr Yuko Asano-Cavanagh, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Dawn Bennett, John Curtin Distinguished Professor
- Dr Paul Brown, Lecturer
- Professor Rob Cavanagh, Professor
- Dr Julian Chen, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Audrey Cooke, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Martin Cooper, Lecturer
- Dr Sharon Davies, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Graham Dellar, Professor
- Dr Kathryn Dixon, Senior Lecturer
- Associate Professor Toni Dobinson, Associate Professor
- Dr Madeline Dobson – Lecturer
- Professor Barry Fraser, John Curtin Distinguished Professor
- Dr Rod Ellis, Professor
- Dr Paul Gardner, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Stefania Giamminuti, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Brad Gobby, Lecturer
- Dr Qian Gong, Lecturer
- Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Chris Hurst, Lecturer
- Associate Professor Jenny Jay, Associate Professor
- Associate Professor Rekha Koul, Associate Professor
- Ms Sonja Kuzich, Lecturer
- Dr Craig Lambert, Associate Professor
- Dr Geraldine Lane, Ongoing Sessional Fellow
- Professor John Malone, Emeritus Professor
- Dr Paul Mercieca, Lecturer
- Ms Jane Merewether, Lecturer
- Mrs Val Morey, Lecturer
- Associate Professor Karen Nonis, Associate Professor
- Professor Kay O’Halloran, Professor
- Dr Samantha Owen, Lecturer
- Dr Lisa Paris, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Leonie Rennie, Emeritus Professor
- Professor Demetrios Sampson, Professor
- Ms Von Sawers, Lecturer
- Associate Professor Rachel Sheffield, Associate Professor
- Dr Cindy Smith, Lecturer
- Dr Sabine Tan, Research Fellow
- Associate Professor Kok-Sing Tang, Associate Professor
- Professor David Treagust, John Curtin Distinguished Professor
- Associate Professor Karen Murcia, Associate Professor
- Dr Rebecca Walker, Senior Lecturer
- Dr Peter Wignell, Research Fellow
- Dr Craig Whitsed, Senior Lecturer
- Professor John Williams, Professor
- Dr Mihye Won, Senior Lecturer
- Professor Grace Zhang, Professor
Professional Staff
School Business Manager
- Mr Michael Tindall, School Business Manager
Accreditation, accountability and reporting
- Mrs Brenda MacDougall, Accreditation Project Coordinator
- Miss Samantha Marcus, Teaching Support Officer (Accreditation)
Administrative
- Mrs Lyn Harling, Administration Officer – support Head of School
- Miss Jenny Lister, Administrative Assistant
- Miss Justine Platel, Administration Officer
- Mrs Rosalie Wood, Administrative Officer
Learning Technology Advisors
- Ms Nicola Hellyer, Learning Technologies Support Officer
- Mr Craig Sims, Learning Technology Adviser, Student Engagement Officer
- Mr Paul Turner, Learning Technology Adviser
Professional Experience
- Mrs Megan Bankes, Professional Experience Placement Officer (Early Childhood Education)
- Mrs Emma Cox, Professional Experience Officer (OUA)
- Mrs Terri Crowe, Professional Experience Officer (OUA)
- Mrs Dianne Hill, Professional Experience Officer (OUA)
- Ms Cheryl Hough, Team Leader (Professional Experience/OUA)
- Miss Sheng Lim, Professional Experience Administrative Support Officer
- Mrs Helen McAully, Professional Experience Placement Officer (Primary)
- Mrs Bettina Morey, Professional Experience Officer (OUA)
- Mr Rod Nunn, Curtin Education Ambassador
- Mrs Glenys Parkey, Professional Experience Placement Officer (OUA)
- Ms Felicia Tierney, Professional Experience Placement Officer (Secondary Education)
Professional Learning Hub
- Dr Lisa Paris, Professional Learning Hub Academic Lead
- Mrs Natalie Pretorius, Industry Engagement Coordinator
Sessional Coordinator
- Mrs Melissa Brodie, Sessional Coordinator
Student services
- Miss Kathleen Minutillo, Student Services Officer
- Ms Amber Duxbury, Student Services Officer
- Ms Jvana Cutri, Student Services Officer
Student Services (Education): educationstudents@curtin.edu.au.
Teaching support
- Mrs Stephanie Cook, Teaching Support Coordinator
- Ms Laura Sawers, Teaching Support Coordinator
- Miss Emma Balaam, Teaching Support Officer
- Ms Kathryne Ford, Teaching Support Officer
- Ms Alex Clifton, Teaching Support Officer
PG = Postgraduate courses