Staff directory

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Executive team

Professor Karen Benson

Director

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Michaela Deen

Deputy Director (Strategy and Operations)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Greg Winslett

Deputy Director (Digital Learning)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Melita Gratwick

Executive Assistant to the Director

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Higher Education team

Associate Professor Kelly Matthews

Associate Professor, Curriculum Development

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Christine Slade

Senior Lecturer in Higher Education / Academic Lead – Assessment

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Hassan Khosravi

Senior Lecturer in Learning Analytics

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Associate Professor Jason Lodge

Assoc. Prof. of Educational Psychology

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Deanne Gannaway

Senior Lecturer in Higher Education

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Eleanor Browne

Associate Lecturer in Enterprise and Innovation Education

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Nick Joseph

Senior Web Applications Developer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Emeritus Professor Roland Sussex

Research Professor

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Honorary Professor Royce Sadler

Honorary Research Professor

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jonathan Brazil

Research Assistant

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Learning Analytics team

Dr Aneesha Bakharia

Learning Analytics Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Solmaz Abdi

Educational Data Scientist

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Navneet Kaur

Learning Tools Programmer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kiara Davison

Learning Tools Programmer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Robert Garrard

Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Evaluations team

Jose Perez-Gonzalez

Evaluation Coordinator

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kristin Childs (on parental leave)

Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Katarzyna (Kasia) Koziara

Senior Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Lintje Siehoyono Sie

Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Mark Fischle

Senior Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Business Services team

Michaela Deen

Deputy Director (Strategy and Operations)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Lynette Dawson

Business Services Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Megan Craig

Business Services Coordinator

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kelsie Rotert

Business Services Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Erica Menzies

Project Officer, Business Services

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Communication and Engagement team

Michaela Deen

Deputy Director (Strategy and Operations)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Delphine Gonchond

Senior Digital Marketing & Communications Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jessica Cruff

Communications and Events Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Sarah Brischetto

Communications and Events Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Yvette Lynch

Educational Developer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Michelle Quinn

Teaching Recognition Coordinator

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Digital Learning Uplift team

Belinda Benes

Program Delivery Manager (DLU)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Linda MacDonald

Learning Design Team Leader

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Rhiannon Maynes

Course Project Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Stephanie David

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Sandra Thwaites

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Nina Bianco

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Emma Somogyi

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Sarah Woodland

Learning Design Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Kyra Woods

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Linda Nothdurft

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

eAssessment team

Dr Samantha (Sam) McKenzie

Project Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jacqueline Lynagh

Learning Designer (eAssessment)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Rachel Scott (seconded)

Project Officer (eAssessment)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dale Hansen

Learning Designer (eAssessment)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jenny James

Learning Designer (eAssessment)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kylie Tindale

Project Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Timothy Scholl

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Educational Media Production team

Matt Petersen

Media Production Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Daniel Greenup

Educational Animator/Editor

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Timothy Rankin

Educational Media Producer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Laura Packer

Educational Animator/Editor

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Nina Halili

Educational Animator/Editor

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Ben Gerbanas (on extended leave)

Educational Media Producer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Amanda Udovicich (on parental leave)

Educational Media Producer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Shane Anderson

Educational Media Producer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

eLearning Systems and Support team

Dr Simon Collyer

Manager, eLearning Systems and Support

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Ailsa Dickie

eLearning Program Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Claire Sinsua

eLearning Program Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Gary Smith

Senior eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Iliria Stenning (on parental leave)

eLearning Advisor and Trainer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Michael Luyten

Application Support Specialist, eLearning

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Nathan La Burniy

eLearning Advisor & Trainer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Paul Dutton

eLearning Support Team Leader

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Victor Ho

eLearning Designer and Advisor

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Amy Truong

eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Helen (Olena) Ratnykova

eLearning Advisor and Trainer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Huong Nguyen

eLearning Advisor and Trainer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Alexandra Ekeblad

Senior eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Luke Beaver

Senior eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Learning Design team

Dominic McGrath

Teaching and Learning Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Karen Sheppard

Senior Learning Designer, Higher Education

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Peter Rutherford

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Tanya Henry

Learning Designer (Professional Learning)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Ksenia Savin

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Shari Bowker

Learning Designer (ePortfolio)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Sophie Plunkett

Learning Designer (HASS Faculty)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Charlotte Young

Learning Designer (Faculty of Medicine)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Eimear Vallely

Learning Designer (Faculty of Science)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Katie Martell

Learning Designer (HABS Faculty)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kym Ward

Learning Designer (Medicine)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Principal Practitioners

Associate Professor Pierre Benckendorff

Principal Practitioner – Higher Education Academy

Professor Deborah Brown

Principal Practitioner – Critical Thinking

Associate Professor Tim Kastelle

Principal Practitioner – Entrepreneurship

Professor Gwendolyn Lawrie

Principal Practitioner – Professional Learning

Professor Blake McKimmie

Principal Practitioner – Blended Learning

Dr Frederico Fialho Teixeira

Principal Practitioner – Learning Spaces

Dr Lynda Shevellar

Principal Practitioner – Sense of Belonging

UQx team

Neville Smith

Senior Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Stella Winn

Project Manager, UQx

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Liam Stewart

Course Project Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Wendy Chalmers

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Loren Recchi-Bannah

Learning Design Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Gavin Keir

Learning Design Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Ben Cossalter

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Solveig (Solly) Litchfield

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Our teams