Our people

Head of School

Professor Rhonda Oliver

Deputy Heads of School

Directors

Professor John Williams, Director, Graduate Research
Associate Professor Judith Dinham, Director, Learning and Teaching
Dr Madeleine Dobson, Director, Student Experience and Community Engagement
Dr Sharon Davies, Deputy Director

Discipline Leads

Dr Sender Dovchin, 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

Dr Sally Murphy, Course Coordinator (Early Childhood Education – UG) and (Educational Studies – UG)
Dr Sally Lamping, Course Coordinator (ECE, Primary and Secondary Education – PG)
Dr Saul Karnovsky, Course Coordinator (Secondary Education – UG)
Dr Sonja Kuzich, Deputy Course Coordinator (Primary Education and ECE – UG)
Dr Qian Gong, Course Coordinator (Chinese – UG)
Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa, Course Coordinator (Japanese – UG)
Dr Samantha Owen, 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 Tertiary Teaching – PG, OUA)
Dr John Williams, Course Coordinator (Doctor of Education)
Dr Julian Chen, Course Coordinator (Languages – PG)

Dr Jill Aldridge, Professor
Dr Yuko Asano-Cavanagh, Senior Lecturer
Associate Professor Susan Beltman, Associate Professor
Dr Paul Brown, Lecturer
Dr Julian Chen, Senior Lecturer
Dr Audrey Cooke, Senior Lecturer
Dr Martin Cooper, Senior Lecturer
Dr Sharon Davies, Senior Lecturer
Dr Sender Dovchin, Senior Research Fellow
Professor Graham Dellar, Professor
Associate Professor Toni Dobinson, Associate Professor
Associate Professor Judith Dinham, Associate Professor
Dr Madeleine Dobson, Senior Lecturer
Professor Barry Fraser, John Curtin Distinguished Professor
Dr Paul Gardner, Senior Lecturer
Dr Stefania Giamminuti, Senior Lecturer
Dr Brad Gobby, Senior Lecturer
Dr Qian Gong, Senior Lecturer
Dr Graeme Gower, Associate Professor
Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa, Senior Lecturer
Dr Saul Karnovsky, Lecturer
Professor Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Research Fellow
Associate Professor Rekha Koul, Associate Professor
Mrs Katie Kumasaka, Lecturer
Dr Sonja Kuzich, Senior Lecturer
Dr Craig Lambert, Associate Professor
Dr Sally Lamping, Lecturer
Dr Geraldine Lane, Ongoing Sessional Fellow
Dr Fadi Ma’ayah, Lecturer
Professor John Malone, Emeritus Professor
Dr Helen McCarthy, Lecturer
Dr Felicity McLure, Research Associate
Ms Val Morey, Academic Professional Fellow
Dr Karen Murcia, Associate Professor
Dr Sally Murphy, Lecturer
Associate Professor Karen Nonis, Associate Professor
Dr Samantha Owen, Senior 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
Mr Craig Sims, Lecturer
Dr Cindy Smith, Lecturer
Ms Carly Steele, Lecturer
Dr Sabine Tan, Senior 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 Craig Whitsed, Senior Lecturer
Dr Peter Wignell, Senior Research Fellow
Professor John Williams, Professor
Dr Mihye Won, Associate Professor

Professional Staff

Mr Michael Tindall, School Business Manager

Mrs Brenda MacDougall, School Accountability and Reporting Coordinator

Miss Jenny Lister, Administrative Assistant
Miss Justine Platel, Administrative Officer
Ms Aoife McCarthy, Administrative Officer (PLHub)
Mrs Rosalie Wood, Administrative Officer
Ms Sophie Benson, Student Support Officer (OCTE)

Mr Liam Lynch, Learning Technologies Support Officer (Online Content Designer)
Ms Chariema Madih, Learning Technologies Support Officer (Digital Content Creator)
Ms Sophie Malaga, Learning Technologies Support Officer
Mr Paul Turner, Learning Technology Adviser

Mrs Natalie Pretorius, Program Manager, Industry Engagement
Mrs Megan Bankes, Professional Experience Coordinator (Early Childhood Education)
Mrs Emma Cox, Professional Experience Officer (OUA)
Mrs Terri Crowe, Professional Experience Officer (OUA)
Ms Glenys Evans, Professional Experience Officer (Bentley)
Ms Lauren Hestelow, Professional Experience Officer (OUA)
Mr Pavan Kumar, Professional Experience Officer (Bentley)
Miss Sheng Lim, Professional Experience Administrative Support Officer
Mrs Helen McAully, Professional Experience Coordinator (Primary)
Mrs Glenys Parkey, Professional Experience Coordinator (OUA)
Mrs Olivia Ramsamy, Professional Experience Officer (OUA Internship)
Ms Felicia Tierney, Professional Experience Coordinator (Secondary Education)

Ms Ginetta Papaluca, Project Coordinator
Ms Jane Sutherland, Centre for Excellence Project Coordinator
Mindy Oxenburgh, On Country Teacher Education Programme Manager

Mrs Natalie Pretorius, Industry Engagement Coordinator

Mrs Melissa Brodie, Sessional Coordinator

Miss Kathleen Minutillo, Student Services Officer
Ms Jvana Cutri, Student Services Officer

Student Services (Education): educationstudents@curtin.edu.au.

Mrs Stephanie Cook, Teaching Support Coordinator
Ms Laura Sawers, Teaching Support Coordinator
Miss Emma Balaam, Teaching Support Officer
Dr Kathryne Ford, Teaching Support Officer
Ms Alex Clifton, Teaching Support Officer

UG = Undergraduate courses

PG = Postgraduate courses