Academic Governance

Membership of Academic Senate

Ex-Officio

  • Vice Chancellor: Prof Peter Rathjen
  • Provost: Prof David Rich
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research): Prof Paddy Nixon
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students and Education): Prof David Sadler
  • Chief Operating Officer: Mr David Clerk
  • Pro Vice-Chancellor (Regional Development): Prof Janelle Allison
  • Principal, Australian Maritime College: Prof Neil Bose
  • Director, Menzies Research Institute: Prof Thomas Marwick 
  • Executive Director, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS): Prof Mike Coffin
  • Dean of Graduate Research: Prof Peter Frappell
  • University Librarian: Ms Jane Long
  • Director, Student & Academic Services (position equivalent): Mrs Stephanie Taylor
  • Director of Riawunna: Ms Clair Andersen 
  • Deputy Dean of Arts (HOS Humanities): Prof Noel Frankham
  • Associate Dean (Learning & Teaching), Arts: Assoc Prof Pam Allen
  • Associate Dean (Research), Arts: Assoc Prof Hamish Maxwell-Stewart
  • Associate Dean (Internationalisation & Community Engagement), Arts: tba
  • President, TUU: Ms Alex West 
  • Postgraduate President, TUU: Mr Vino Rajandran 

Deans

  • Arts: Prof Sue Dodds
  • Business: Prof Gary O'Donovan
  • Education: Prof Ian Hay
  • Health Science: Prof Denise Fassett 
  • Law (HOS Law) : Prof Margaret Otlowski
  • Science, Engineering & Technology: Prof Margaret Britz

Heads of School

  • Accounting & Corporate Governance: Mr David Kronenberg 
  • Agricultural Science: Prof Holger Meinke
  • Architecture & Design: Prof Stephen Loo
  • Chemistry: Prof Allan Canty 
  • Computing & Information Systems: Prof Michael Fry 
  • Earth Sciences: Prof Jocelyn McPhie 
  • Economics and Finance: Prof John Tisdell
  • Education: Assoc Prof Karen Swabey
  • Engineering: Prof Jan Cornelius Olivier
  • Geography & Environmental Studies: Assoc Prof Elaine Stratford
  • Humanities: (Deputy Dean of Faculty)
  • Human Life Sciences: Prof Madeleine Ball
  • Law: (Dean of Faculty)
  • Management: Assoc Prof Mark Dibben
  • Mathematics and Physics:  Prof John Dickey
  • Medicine: Prof James Vickers
  • Nursing & Midwifery: Prof Steven Campbell
  • Pharmacy: Prof Greg Peterson
  • Plant Science: Assoc Prof Rene Vaillancourt
  • Psychology: Dr Jenn Scott 
  • Social Sciences: Prof Sandy Taylor 
  • Tasmanian College of the Arts: Prof Marie Sierra
  • Zoology: Prof Elissa Cameron

Directors of National Centres

  • National Centre for Marine Conservation & Resource Sustainability (NCMCRS): Assoc Prof John Purser
  • National Centre for Maritime Engineering & Hydrodynamics (NCMEH): Assoc Prof Giles Thomas
  • National Centre for Ports & Shipping (NCPS): Assoc Prof Dev Ranmuthugala 

Associate Deans/Directors (Research or Teaching & Learning)

  • Australian Maritime College: Dr Chris Burke 
  • Business: Mr Peter Dixon
  • Education: Assoc Prof Kim Beswick 
  • Health Science: Assoc Prof Justin Walls
  • Law: Prof Dianne Nicol
  • Science, Engineering & Technology: Assoc Prof Anthony Koutoulis

Elected Members

  • Chair: Prof Dianne Nicol  Term:  31.12.2015
  • Deputy Chair:  Prof Mark Dibben  Term:  31.12.2013

Members of Academic Staff:

  • Dr Megan Alessandrini     Term:  31.12.2014  
  • Dr Andrea Carr    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Assoc Prof Kate Crowley    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Dr Julian Dermoudy    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Prof Paulo de Souza    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Dr Nicola Goc    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Assoc Prof Martin Grimmer    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Dr Rob Hecker    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Prof Emily Hilder    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Dr Tim Jetson    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Dr John Kenny    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Ms Damhnat McCann    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Dr Marion Myhill    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Dr Ceridwen Owen    Term:  31.12.2014 
  • Assoc Prof Janette Radford    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Dr Anya Reading    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Prof Jim Reid    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Assoc Prof Tom Ross    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Dr Adam Russell    Term:  31.12.2014
  • Dr Heidi Smith    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Dr Graeme Tonks    Term:  31.12.2013
  • Dr Ashley Townsend    Term:  31.12.2013

Observers:

  • Mr Paul Barnett, Executive Director, Strategy
  • Dr Natalie Brown, Head, Tasmanian Institute of Learning & Teaching
  • Prof Sue Kilpatrick, Director, Centre for University Pathways & Partnerships
  • Prof Andrew Wells, Executive Director, Research Policy Planning & Development

Secretary:

  • Ms Sonia Nelson