Our People


Head of School's Office
Head of School

Professor Karl Vernes

E: ers-sabl@une.edu.au

Deputy Head of SchoolProfessor Susan Wilson
School Administrative Officer

E: ers-sabl@une.edu.au

Administrative Officer to the Head of School

Alisa Gray

E: ers-sabl@une.edu.au
E: agray41@une.edu.au 

P: +61 2 6773 5310

Committee Chairs, Research Theme Leaders and HDR Coordinators
Convenor of Teaching and LearningAssociate Professor Fran Cowley
Deputy Convenor of Teaching and LearningAssociate Professor Chris Guppy
Chair Research CommitteeProfessor Susan Wilson
Chair Equity CommitteeAssociate Professor Deb Bower
Life Earth Environment Theme LeaderAssociate Professor Rose Andrew
Plant Soil Environment Systems Theme LeaderAssociate Professor Lisa Lobry de Bruyn
Animal Sciences Theme LeaderProfessor Julius van der Werf
HDR CoordinatorDr Onoriode Coast
Deputy HDR CoordinatorsDr Tim Chapman
Professor Sam Clark
Mid-Career Research CommitteeDr Sarah Mika
Early Career Research Committee Dr Kosar Naseri
Discipline Convenors
Course Coordinators

Undergraduate courses

Agriculture, Agronomy, Rural and Animal Sciences

First Year Learning and Teaching CoordinatorDr  Adrienne Burns
Diploma in AgricultureDr Amy Tait
Diploma in Agricultural StudiesDr Amy Tait
Undergraduate Certificate in Agricultural StudiesDr Amy Tait
Undergraduate Certificate Cotton ProductionDr Amy Tait
Bachelor of Agricultural Production and Management (Teach-out)Dr Amy Tait
Bachelor of AgricultureDr Jamie Barwick
Bachelor of Agriculture/Bachelor of BusinessDr Jamie Barwick
Bachelor of Agriculture/ Bachelor of LawDr Jamie Barwick
Bachelor of Animal ScienceAssociate Professor David McNeill
Undergraduate Certificate in Animal StudiesAssociate Professor David McNeill
Bachelor of Rural ScienceAssociate Professor Chris Guppy

Environmental, Life and Earth Sciences

Bachelor of Environmental ScienceDr  Adrienne Burns
Bachelor of Environmental Science/Bachelor of LawDr  Adrienne Burns
Undergraduate Certificate in Environmental StudiesDr  Adrienne Burns
Bachelor of GeoscienceAssociate Professor Phil Bell
Undergraduate Certificate in Life and Earth StudiesAssociate Professor Phil Bell
Undergraduate Certificate in PalaeontologyAssociate Professor Phil Bell
Bachelor of ZoologyDr Zenon Czenze

Honours

Bachelor of Science (Honours)Dr Eric Nordberg

Postgraduate courses

Environment

Master of Environmental Science and ManagementAssociate Professor Bradley Evans
Graduate Certificate in Environmental ScienceAssociate Professor Bradley Evans

Agriculture 

Master of Science in AgricultureProfessor Matt Tighe
Graduate Certificate in AgricultureProfessor Matt Tighe
Professional and Technical Staff

School Administration

Kylie GilesAdministrative Assistant, Animal ScienceE: kjones93@une.edu.au
P: 6773 1997
Chantelle GrahamAdministrative Assistant, Botany/Zoology E: cgraha46@une.edu.au
P: 6773 1082
Samantha HandeboAdministrative Assistant, Earth Sciences/Ecosystem ManagementE: shandeb2@une.edu.au
P: 6773 1391
Roz MortimerAdministrative Assistant, Agronomy and Soil ScienceE: rmortim3@une.edu.au
P: 6773 2594 
Peta TaylorCourse Administrative Manager Teaching and LearningE: ers-cam@une.edu.au

Technical Staff

Damien AndrewTechnical Officer, BotanyE: dandre24@une.edu.au
P: 6773 1654 
Tani CooperSenior Technical Officer, Spatial SciencesE: tcooper7@une.edu.au
P: 6773 1614 
Brian CrossTechnical Officer, Animal ScienceE: bcross@une.edu.au
P: 6773 3212 
Sue GooleyTechnical OfficerE: sgooley@une.edu.au
Craig JohnsonSenior Technical Officer, Lead Plant, Soil, EnvironmentE: cjohns75@une.edu.au
P: 6773 5052 
Ben JonesTechnical Officer, Agronomy and Soil ScienceE: bjones69@une.edu.au
P: 6773 1388 
Malcom LambertSenior Technical Officer, Lead Life, Earth and EnvironmentE: mlamber7@une.edu.au
P: 6773 2900 
Calista McLachlanTechnical Officer, Agronomy and Soil Science (Potting Shed and Glasshouses)E: cmclach5@une.edu.au
P: 6773 5283 
Sarbast Qassim Senior Technical Officer, Molecular, Animal ScienceE: sqassim2@une.edu.au
P: 6773 5033 
Ian Simpson Senior Technical Officer , Ecosystem ManagementE: isimpso4@une.edu.au
P: 6773 2466
Shuyu SongSenior Technical Officer, Animal ScienceE: ssong@une.edu.au
P: 6773 2231 
Danielle SmithTechnical Officer, BotanyE: dsmith96@une.edu.au
P: 6773 1910
James TurnellSenior Technical Officer, Lead Animal SciencesE: jturne2@une.edu.au
P: 6773 3636
Sandy WatsonSenior Technical Officer, ZoologyE: swatso10@une.edu.au
P:  6773 2886