Meet the Faculty of Health
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Professor Julie Jomeen
Executive Dean, Faculty of Health and Professor of Midwifery
Julie Jomeen, Professor of Midwifery is the Executive Dean, Facuty of Health. Prior to Southern Cross University, she was Dean, Faculty of Health at the University of Hull, UK. Julie is a nurse and midwife who moved into academia following a PhD at the University of Leeds, UK; she remains an active maternity researcher. Julie's role is to ensure the Faculty is a major contributor to the region's healthcare workforce and carries out world-leading research to tackle some of the biggest health challenges facing society. Donna Simon is the Executive Assistant to Julie and can be contacted at execdeanhealth@scu.edu.au
Faculty Executive
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Professor Fiona Naumann
Associate Dean Education
Professor Naumann is a teaching and learning scholar in the field of digital innovation, course transformation, Interprofessional Education and clinical assessment. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Fiona is also a Professor of Clinical Exercise Physiology, specialising in the field of exercise oncology.
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Professor Marianne Wallis
Associate Dean Research
Professor Marianne Wallis has been a Chief Investigator in numerous large projects that have aimed at improving the nursing care of hospitalised patients, with impaired skin integrity, and improving health service delivery, especially for the frail elderly in the emergency department.
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Professor John Hurley
Director Higher Degrees Research
John is a Professor of Mental Health and works clinically at Headspace as a credentialed mental health nurse and experiential psychotherapist. John is a Fellow of the Australian College of Mental Health Nursing and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Topics of expertise are mental health, emotional intelligence and health workforce.
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Professor Jennene Greenhill
Chair of Nursing
As a nurse leader, Jennene is passionate about socially accountable health professional education and research that benefits communities, especially disadvantaged populations. Her international research profile encompasses rural health workforce, transformative learning, and health service improvement in underserved communities.
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Dr Chris Stevens
Chair of Human Sciences
Dr Chris Stevens teaches into the units ‘Exercise Physiology’ and ‘Exercise Physiology and Prescription’. His research interests include improving all aspects of sports performance, specifically the areas of sports physiology and environmental physiology.
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Associate Professor Jacqui Yoxall
Chair of Allied Health & Midwifery
Associate Professor Yoxall has been a registered psychologist since 1997. Much of her work has involved inter-professional collaboration and establishment of innovative approaches to healthcare, particularly in regional and rural areas. Her research interests lie in human response to trauma, the nexus between psychology and criminal or civil law, and psychological assessment.
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Prue Berry
Faculty Manager
Prue has 15 years’ experience as a professional in the higher education sector, having worked as the Domestic Recruitment Director and Law Faculty Business Director at Bond University and the Engagement Manager with the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre before coming to SCU.
Course Coordinators
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Dr Kyle Bennett
Bachelor of Health & Human Sciences (Honours)
Dr Kyle Bennett is a Lecturer in Sport and Exercise Science, located at the Coffs Harbour Campus. Kyle is an active early career researcher interested in skill acquisition, expertise, talent, and youth development.
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Lisa Charmer
Bachelor of Midwifery
Lisa is a registered midwife and nurse with over twenty years of experience working in the UK and Australia in clinical, academic and management roles. Lisa's current research explores midwifery care practitioners personal experience of trauma during the child birthing journey.
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Associate Professor Mike Climstein
Master of Clinical Exercise Physiology
Mike has 125 papers, 11 book chapters, 38 grants totalling $7.8m. Research directions: clinical exercise physiology, masters athletes (medical/health history), aging/disease on bone health/segmental body composition (DXA) cardiac rehabilitation, surfing performance and more.
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Dr Sheri Cooper
Graduate Certificate in Diabetes Education and Management
Sheri is an Accredited Practising Dietitian - Nutritionist, and Credentialled Diabetes Educator with 20 years’ experience working in the areas of public health nutrition and chronic disease management. Sheri is a member of the Credentialled Diabetes Educator (CDE) Education Review Expert Reference Group and is investigating the current CDE education pathway.
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Corinne Cribb
Bachelor of Speech Pathology
Corinne has an extensive background in community and not for profit organisations working primarily with individuals with a disability, across the lifespan. She has a strong interest in autism, as well as supporting clinical education in students and early career Speech Pathologists.
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Michelle Bissett
Associate Professor
Associate Professor Michelle Bissett is the Course Coordinator of the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy. Michelle’s research relates primarily to the occupational engagement of older adults across community and residential care environments. This work is motivated by her commitment to ensure that older adults age well and maintain opportunities to stay connected in their communities. She also pursues research related to ensuring that students experience high-quality educational experiences.
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Anna Foster
Bachelor of Nursing - Enrolled Nurse Pathway
Anna has worked in intensive care for fifteen years in both Australia and the UK. She moved tertiary education ten years ago, with a focus on bridging the gap in enrolled nursing qualification to registered nursing. Her research interest is in climate change and the impact on health, as well simulated health education.
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Bimbi Gray
Bachelor of Clinical Sciences (Osteopathic Studies); Masters of Osteopathic Medicine
Bimbi’s primary focus is to support safe and professional student placement and facilitate evidence-informed clinical education in osteopathy. Bimbi is a registered osteopath and has clinical interest in interdisciplinary care, with a particular focus on chronic musculoskeletal pain.
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Dr Desirée Kozlowski
Bachelor of Psychological Science
Desirée is a highly engaged and successful researcher and educator in psychology. Desirée’s research is in the areas of pleasure, emotional intelligence, and gender roles and she specialises in multidisciplinary research in real life settings.
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Dr Richard Lakeman
Postgraduate Mental Health Programmes
Richard has worked in New Zealand, Ireland and Australia in clinical, academic and management roles relating primarily to the provision of mental health services. Teaching experience has encompassed all aspects of mental health care, case-management, health care ethics, philosophy, numeracy and research methods.
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Dr Nasim Salehi
Master of Healthcare Leadership; Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership
Dr Nasim Salehi has been involved in multidisciplinary research projects, focusing on providing advanced models of care through improved health and wellbeing (particularly prevention and health promotion), reducing disparities for disadvantaged and vulnerable groups, and increasing efficiency and cost-effectiveness of services.
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Lucy Shinners
Bachelor of Nursing; Graduate Certificate in Australian Nursing
Lucy Shinners is an experienced intensive care nurse who has worked in Australia and overseas for the past twenty years. Lucy is interested in digital health technology and its impact on the healthcare system, the journey of the student, and the healthcare workforce.
Dr Chris Stevens
Bachelor of Exercise Science & Psychological Science
Dr Chris Stevens teaches into the units ‘Exercise Physiology’ and ‘Exercise Physiology and Prescription’. His research interests include improving all aspects of sports performance, specifically the areas of sports physiology and environmental physiology.
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Dr Louise Whitaker
Bachelor of Social Welfare; Master of Social Work (Professional Qualifying)
Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Welfare. Worked in human services sector for more than 20 years.
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Dr Zachary Crowley-McHattan
Bachelor of Sport & Exercise Science
Zac has lectured at Southern Cross since 2012. His primary area of research is in neuromuscular changes with sport and exercise, with a particular interest in cross-education and its application to ageing, injury, and rehabilitation.
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Dr Ken Wojcikowski
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Dr Wojcikowski, has a PhD in pharmacology from the University of Queensland and an MSc in pharmacology/pharmacognosy from Southern Cross University. In 2015, he was awarded an Australian National Teaching Citation for 'Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning'.
Academic Staff
| Discipline | Name | Job Title | Link to Staff Directory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy and Physiology | Vini Fernandez Cruzat | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| BioMedical Science | Jessica Browne | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Biomedical Science | Karlah Norkunas | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| BioMedical Science | Nedeljka Rosic | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Centre for Children and Young People | Antonia Canosa | Research Fellow | Staff profile |
| Centre for Children and Young People | Anne Graham | Professor of Childhood Studies | Staff profile |
| Counselling | Ebi Cocodia | Professor | Staff profile |
| Exercise Physiology | Luke Del Vecchio | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Exercise Science | Rosalind Beavers | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Exercise Science | Kyle Bennett | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Exercise Science | Jean Buchan | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Exercise Science | Holly Muggleston | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Exercise Science | Christian Swann | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Exercise Science | Joe Zhou | Professor | Staff profile |
| Exercise Science | John Whiting | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Healthcare Leadership | Diarmuid Hurley | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Human Anatomy | Roxy Davies | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Human Physiology | Lily Guo | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Human Science | Courtney McGowan | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Mental Health Nursing | Katrina Campbell | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Mental Health Nursing | Kate Currey | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Mental Health Nursing | Daniel Sullivan | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Midwifery | Maree Crepinsek | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Midwifery | Lyn Ebert | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Midwifery | Karin Mills | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Midwifery | Julie Young | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Christina Aggar | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Katrina Austen | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Sherryn Bailey | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Andrew Cashin | Professor | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Frances Doran | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Elizabeth Emmanuel | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Anna Foster | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Ya-Ling Huang | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Marie Hutchinson | Professor | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Elicia Kunst | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Sam Lapkin | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Willa Maguire | Associate Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Bernadine Romero | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Kaylene Barchetta | Associate Lecturer (teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Stephanie Cognet | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Sue Dean | Lecturer Practitioner | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Nicole Graham | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Brenda Happell | Professor | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Claire Hutchinson | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Ron McAndrew | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Gayle Pooley | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Debbie Proctor | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Kolleen Miller-Rosser | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Dima Nasrawi | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Liz Rix | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Taya Straw | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Theane Theophilos | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Stephen Van Vorst | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Felicity Walker | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Nicci Whiteing | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Donna Wilson | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Nursing | Andrew Woods | Lecturer(Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Charmaine Bernie | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Danielle Bull | Associate Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Lisa Couzens | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Maggie Palmer | Associate Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Vicki Tillott | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Amanda Barnes | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Elizabeth Besgrove | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Kristy Buist | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Kirsten Deutschmann | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Linda Furness | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Morgan Pearson | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Occupational Therapy | Steph Smith | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Osteopathy | Raymond Blaich | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Osteopathy | Shaun Coleman | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Osteopathy | Stephen Dullard | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Osteopathy | Sandra Grace | Professor | Staff profile |
| Osteopathy | Paul Orrock | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Public Health | Julia Caldwell | Post-Doctoral Research Fellow | Staff profile |
| Public Health | Marilyn Clark | Academic Advisor | Staff profile |
| Public Health | Gillian Gould | Professor | Staff profile |
| Public Health | Ratika Kumar | Research Fellow | Staff profile |
| Podiatry and Pedorthics | Alex Barwick | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Podiatry & Pedorthics | Paul Butterworth | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Podiatry & Pedorthics | Rebecca Gilroy | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | Staff profile |
| Podiatry & Pedorthics | Alex Terril | Lecturer (Teaching Scholar) | w |
| Psychology | Kachina Allen | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Belinda Barton | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Eric Brymer | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Louise Horstmanshof | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Mitchell Longstaff | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Gail Moloney | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Dylan Poulus | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Mary-Anne Kate | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Ruben Laukkonen | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Suzanne McDonald | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Royce Willis | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Psychology | Sally Sargeant | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Public Health | Carrie Thomson-Casey | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Statistics | Joanne Bradbury | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Kathomi Gatwiri | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Clarissa Hitchcock | Associate Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Mark Hughes | Professor | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Lynne Mcpherson | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Liz Reimer | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Erica Russ | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Darran Stonehouse | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Louise Whitaker | Senior Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Menka Tsantefski | Associate Professor | Staff profile |
| Social Work | Meaghan Vosz | Research Fellow | Staff profile |
| Speech Pathology | Lisa Carey | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Speech Pathology | Corinne Cribb | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Speech Pathology | Bridgette Hill | Associate Lecturer (PEL) | Staff profile |
| Speech Pathology | Melissa Kemp | Lecturer | Staff profile |
| Speech Pathology | Kirstine Shrubsole | Lecturer | Staff profile |
Professional Staff
| Name | Job Title | Link to Staff Directory |
|---|---|---|
| Brenda Allan | SCU Health Clinic Manager | Staff profile |
| Juan Arrieta Terreros | Senior Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Robert Baglin | Technical & Laboratory Manager | Staff_profile |
| Liz Bartlett | Curriculum & Accreditation Manager | Staff_profile |
| Duncan Blair | Senior Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Elise Boardman | Technical & Laboratory Team Leader | Staff_profile |
| Bronwyn Brown | Technical Officer | Staff profile |
| Nelson Burgos Rodriguez | Professional Experience Coordinator | Staff_profile |
| Ross Callan | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Kirsten Cameron | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Sharni Carberry | Project Engagement Officer | Staff profile |
| Louise Casson | Administrative Assistant | Staff profile |
| Teneille Clark | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff profile |
| Natasha Cook | Administrative Assistant | Staff profile |
| Theresa Crawford | Professional Experience Officer | Staff profile |
| Emilee Devine | Receptionist | Staff profile |
| Renea Duignan | General Manager | Staff profile |
| Amanda Ensbey | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Gina La Hera Fuentes | Research Assistant - iSISTAQUIT Project | Staff profile |
| Melissa Friend | Professional Experience Officer | Staff_profile |
| Sonia Gardner Hillgrove | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Sophia Gerontakos | Research Assistant Clinical Trials | Staff profile |
| Karlyn Gibson | Communications and Outreach Officer | Staff profile |
| Kate Giles | Technical and Laboratory Team Leader | Staff profile |
| Kylie Graham | Administrative Assistant | Staff profile |
| Kate Haines | Administrative Assistant | Staff_profile |
| Nicole Hannan | Research Assistant Clinical Trials | Staff profile |
| Zoe Hayes | Professional Experience Officer | Staff_profile |
| Jamie Hetherington | Bioscience Technical and Laboratory Officer | Staff profile |
| Jennifer Hollier | Senior Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Rebecca Hyland | Senior Project Manager - iSISTAQUIT Project | Staff profile |
| Lana Kairey | Research Assistant Clinical Trials | Staff profile |
| Annabelle Keene | Technical and Laboratory Team Leader | Staff profile |
| Charlotte Kelly | Professional Experience Team Leader | Staff_profile |
| Inga Lie | Field Education Officer | Staff profile |
| Fiona Lotherington | Technical & Laboratory Team Leader | Staff_profile |
| Amanda Madden | Administrative Assistant | Staff profile |
| Debbie Mcewan | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Kirsty Mitchell | Project Manager | Staff profile |
| Ruth Orr | Administrative Assistant | Staff profile |
| Vanessa O'rourke | Professional Experience Coordinator | Staff_profile |
| Renee Parker | Curriculum & Accreditation Coordinator | Staff_profile |
| Anna Poulsen | Technical & Laboratory Team Leader | Staff_profile |
| Amy Pracilio | Senior Project Manager | Staff profile |
| Laura Robson | Professional Experience Coordinator | Staff_profile |
| Emma Shannon | Administrative Assistant | Staff profile |
| Donna Simon | Executive Assistant | Staff_profile |
| Siobhan Starr | Professional Experience Officer | Staff profile |
| Paula Steffensen | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Tanya Stewart | Research Support Officer | Staff profile |
| Hannah Sunde | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Joshua Targett | Technical & Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Jessica Taylor | Clinical Trials Coordinator | Staff profile |
| Kate Giles | Technical & Laboratory Team Leader | Staff_profile |
| Jacoba Van Crugten | Senior Technical and Laboratory Officer | Staff_profile |
| Nicole Waller | Curriculum & Accreditation Coordinator | Staff_profile |
| Brendan Webb | Professional Experience Coordinator | Staff_profile |
| Nathan Whiting | Technical and Laboratory Officer (O/T & Osteo) | Staff profile |
| Tayla Wood | Professional Experience Officer | Staff_profile |