Staff directory

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Executive team

Professor Karen Benson

Director

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr 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

Higher Education team

Associate Professor Kelly Matthews

Academic Lead – Curriculum Development

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Associate Professor Christine Slade

Academic Lead – Assessment

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Associate Professor Hassan Khosravi

Academic Lead – Learning Analytics

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Associate Professor Jason Lodge

Academic Lead – Student Learning

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Associate Professor Deanne Gannaway

Academic Lead – Professional Learning

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Nick Joseph

Senior Web Applications Developer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Afnan Bashir

Senior 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

Dr Lizzie Li

Senior Manager, Student Surveys and Evaluations

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jose Perez-Gonzalez

Evaluation Coordinator

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kristin Childs

Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Katarzyna (Kasia) Koziara (on parental leave)

Senior Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Mark Fischle

Senior Data Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Business Services team

Dr 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

Course Project Manager, UQx (Acting) and Business Services Coordinator

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kelsie Rotert

Business Services Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Communication and Engagement team

Dr Michaela Deen

Deputy Director (Strategy and Operations)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jessica Cruff (on leave)

Communications and Events Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Delphine Gonchond

Senior Digital Marketing & Communications Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Lilliana Maccarrone

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

Senior Manager, Program Delivery

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Linda MacDonald

Learning Design Team Leader

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Nina Bianco

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Stephanie David

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jacinta Lisec

Principal Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Linda Deer

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Kyra Woods

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Chloe Salisbury

Learning Design Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Timothy Scholl

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Aimee Sisley

Project Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Emma Somogyi

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Sandra Thwaites

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jessica Tsai

Learning Technologies Analyst

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

eAssessment team

Jacqueline (Jacqui) Lynagh

Senior Project Manager (Digital Assessment)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jessica Cockerill

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dale Hansen

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Jacinta Lisec

Principal Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Kylie Tindale

Project Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Educational Media Production team

Matt Petersen (on extended leave)

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 and Team Lead (Acting)

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

Wilson Chui

Casual Educational Animator/Editor

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

Manager, eLearning Advisers

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Paul Dutton

eLearning Support Team Leader

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Hannah Bass

eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Luke Beaver

Senior eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Todd Davis

eLearning Adviser

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Alexandra Ekeblad

Senior eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Moe Hassona

eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Nathan La Burniy

Senior eLearning Adviser

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Michael Luyten

Application Support Specialist, eLearning

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Huong Nguyen

Senior eLearning Adviser

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Lucinda Ramsay

Application Support Specialist

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Helen (Olena) Ratnykova

Senior eLearning Adviser

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Gary Smith

Senior eLearning Support Officer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Iliria Stenning

Senior eLearning Adviser

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Amy Truong

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

Shari Bowker

Learning Designer (ePortfolio)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Dr Charlotte Young

Learning Designer (Faculty of Medicine)

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

Alison Scott

Learning Designer (HASS Faculty)

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Deidre Seeto

Learning Designer (Faculty of Science)

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 – Inclusivity and Diversity

Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak

Principal Practitioner – Experiential Learning

Professor Blake McKimmie

Principal Practitioner – Blended Learning

Dr Lynda Shevellar

Principal Practitioner – Sense of Belonging

Dr Frederico Fialho Teixeira

Principal Practitioner – Learning Spaces

UQx team

Neville Smith

Senior Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Liam Stewart

Course Project Manager

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Megan Craig

Course Project Manager, UQx (Acting) and Business Services Coordinator

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

Shannon O'Brien (seconded)

Learning Designer

Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation

Our teams