College leadership contacts

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Vice-President and Executive Dean

Vice-President and Executive Dean, Professor Jonathan Craig

The VPED is key to supporting a positive academic experience for all students. The VPED will sit on committees and groups on matters relating to learning and teaching, academic facilities and academic policy and processes.

The VPED is responsible to the Vice-Chancellor of the University and engages with other VPEDs from the other Colleges.

CMPH Vice President and Executive Dean - cmph.vped@flinders.edu.au

College Leadership Team

Dean (Education) Professor Karen Lower

The Dean (Education) will ensure the quality and sustainability of its educational endeavours for a globally competitive higher education environment. The role will drive innovation in curricula including internationalisation, management of continuous improvement activities related to learning and teaching, the student experience and achievement of domestic and international targets. The Dean (Education) is responsible for the overall management of professional accreditation processes for College programs.

CMPH Dean of Education - cmph.deanED@flinders.edu.au

Dean (Research) Professor Billie Bonevksi

The Dean Research and the Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute Director will provide leadership and vision in setting the strategic research directions and goals for the College of Medicine and Public Health expanding research through the attraction of external grant and contract income and establishing its reputation on an international scale in alignment with the strategic directions of the College and University.

CMPH Dean of Research - cmph.deanresearch@flinders.edu.au

Dean (Rural and Remote Health) Professor Robyn Aitken

The Dean (Rural and Remote Health) oversees the high quality multidisciplinary regional academic and research programs that positively impact some of the most diverse and culturally rich communities in Australia. The Dean (Rural and Remote Health) provides leadership and vision in developing evidence based strategies that support a sustainable and flourishing health workforce in rural and remote Australia.

CMPH RRH Dean - cmph.rrhdean@flinders.edu.au

Director, College Services Lorraine Karunaratne

The Director, College Services is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership of professional support services for the College. The role makes proactive and positive contributions to the College’s service culture and goals of the University. The position will lead and manage diverse and multi-disciplinary professional staff teams to provide cohesive and consistent customer service to a range of stakeholders within the College.

Director of College Services - cmph.docs@flinders.edu.au

Academic leadership contacts

Discipline Leads

There are three distinct discipline groups within the College of Medicine and Public Health. A Discipline Group Lead (DGL) oversees the Discipline and provides support and guidance to the Discipline Leads. The two Rural and Remote Health Disciplines are overseen by Deputy Directors.

Public Health Group
Clinical Group
Medical Bioscience Group
Rural and Remote Health NT
Rural and Remote Health SA

Public Health Group	Discipline Lead
Discipline Group Lead	Professor Richard Edwards
Health Economics Discipline Lead	Professor Jon Karnon
Biostatistics Discipline Lead	Professor Murthy Mittinty
Population Health Discipline Lead	Professor Hossein Afzali
Point of Care Discipline Lead	Dr Susan Matthews
Trauma and Injury Discipline Lead	Associate Professor Courtney Ryder
Addiction/NCETA Discipline Lead	Professor Jacqueline Bowden
Behavioural Health Discipline Lead	Associate Professor Anthony Venning
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Discipline Lead	Associate Professor Tamara Mackean

Clinical Group	Discipline Lead
Discipline Group Lead	Professor Jonathan Gleadle
Psychiatry Discipline Lead	Professor Malcolm Battersby
Rehabilitation & Aged Care Discipline Lead	Professor Maria Crotty
Surgery Discipline Lead	Professor David Watson
Sleep Discipline Lead	Professor Robert Adams
Paramedicine Discipline Lead	Associate Professor Andrew Makkink
Women's & Children's Health Discipline Lead	Professor Claire Roberts
Medicine Discipline Lead	Professor Jonathan Gleadle
General Practice Discipline Lead	Professor Richard Reed
Clinical Education Discipline Lead	Dr Jayanthi Jayakaran

Medical Biosciences Group	Discipline Lead
Discipline Group Lead	Professor Harald Janovjak
Clinical Pharmacology Discipline Lead	Associate Professor Robyn Meech
Anatomy, Histology & Pathology Discipline Lead	Professor Helen Anscomb
Cell Biology & Biochemistry Discipline Lead	Professor Briony Forbes
Genetics & Molecular Medicine Discipline Lead	Professor Karen Lower
Microbiology, Infectious Diseases & Immunology Discipline Lead	Dr Michael Jackson
Physiology Discipline Lead	Dr Jayanthi Jayakaran

Rural and Remote Health SA	Discipline Lead
Rural and Remote Health SA Group Lead	Professor Claire Drummond
Director, Medical Education & Training SA	Professor Claire Drummond
Research SA	Professor Claire Drummond
University Dept of Rural Health SA	Kim Pearce

Rural and Remote Health NT	Discipline Lead
Rural and Remote Health NT Group Lead	Professor Robyn Aitken
Director, Medical Education & Training NT	Associate Professor Emma Kennedy
Research NT	Professor James Smith
University Dept of Rural Health NT	Kim Pearce

Research section heads

Research section	Head of research section
Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute (FHMRI) Director	Professor Billie Bonevski
FHMRI Deputy Director	Professor Damien Keating
FHMRI Institute Manager	Dr Rebecca Keough
FHMRI-RED Lead	Professor Claire Roberts and Associate Professor Annabelle Wilson
FHMRI Bioplatforms and Bioresources Lead	Professor Damien Keating
FHMRI Clinical Research Lead	Dr Anthony Khoo
FHMRI Head of Strategic Partnerships	Professor David Lynn

Teaching program directors

This role provides oversight of the delivery of the particular college teaching program and participate in internal and external committees providing insight into timetabling, allocation of teaching, oversee performance of topics and management of student appeals.

Teaching program	Teaching program director
Teaching Program Director – Medical BiosciencesD	Dr Lauren Thurgood
Teaching Program Director – Public Health Program	Associate Professor Shahid Ullah
Teaching Program Director – Clinical Teaching Program	Associate Professor Voula Gaganis

College Office

College Executive Support and Operations

As part of the embedded CMPH professional staff groups reporting to the Director of College Services, the College Executive Support team provides calendar and meeting support to the College Executive, administration generated from College Executive responsibilities (education, research, people and resources and college services) as well as meeting support for College Executive-led governance meetings.

In addition, the team purchases and distributes basic stationery items, receives the mail, coordinates the college onboarding process and can assist with triaging general enquiries.

The Senior Executive Officer leads the College Executive Support team.

Visit Us:

Level 3, Health Sciences Building
Flinders University
Bedford Park

Email us: cmph.operations@flinders.edu.au

Email Senior Executive Officer: julie.rayner@flinders.edu.au