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The Board of Studies of the Graduate School of Health (the board) was established in 2011 and has a responsibility to assess the quality of, and provide direction for, the academic work of the Graduate School of Health (GSH), including teaching, learning, scholarship, research and research training. Academic Board approved amendments to the composition of the board at 16/3 meeting held on 27 July 2016.
Committee contact
Fiona Scott
Manager, GSH
Tel: 02 9514 7369
Email: Fiona.Scott@uts.edu.au
Composition and membership
| Composition |
Membership |
| EX OFFICIO MEMBERS |
| Head, GSH (Chair) |
Professor Joanne Gray (acting) |
| Deputy Chair, as appointed from within the board membership; rotated between Science/Health nominees |
Professor Joanne Gray |
| Manager, GSH (Secretary) |
Fiona Scott |
| Heads of Disciplines, GSH |
Professor Ian Kneebone (Clinical Psychology)
Dr Alison McEwen (Genetic Counselling)
Dr Megan Williams (Indigenous Health)
Professor Kathryn Rose (Orthoptics)
Professor Kylie Williams (Pharmacy)
Professor Arianne Verhagen (Physiotherapy)
Professor Bronwyn Hemsley (Speech Pathology) |
| ACADEMIC STAFF |
| All academic staff >50% fractional time of the school, with the total number of persons to be such that it is equal to or larger than the sum of the total number of nominated members |
Felicia Adinanto (Orthoptics)
Rosa Ali (Clinical Psychology)
Associate Professor Beata Bajorek (Pharmacy)
Professor Mary Bebawy (Pharmacy)
Dr David Berle (Clinical Psychology)
Dr Helen Blake (Speech Pathology)
Melissa Brunner (Speech Pathology)
Dr Lucy Bryant (Speech Pathology)
Michelle Courtney-Harris (Orthoptics)
Dr Kamal Dua (Pharmacy)
Dr Amy Freeman-Sanderson (Speech Pathology)
Dr Amanda French (Orthoptics)
Dr Victoria Garcia Cardenas (Pharmacy)
Mara Giribaldi (Orthoptics)
Dr Mojtaba Golzan (Orthoptics)
Dr Catherine Gregory (Speech Pathology
Dr Mehra Haghi (Pharmacy)
Dr Chris Jacobs (Genetic Counselling)
Dr David Kennedy (Physiotherapy)
Dr Michael Lee (Physiotherapy)
Lichin Lim (Pharmacy)
Susan Manners (Pharmacy)
Dr John McAloon (Clinical Psychology)
Dr Alana McCambridge (Physiotherapy)
Dr Poonam Mehta (Physiotherapy)
Professor Ross Menzies (Australian Stutter Research Centre)
Danielle Montgomery (Indigenous Health)
Anthony Nasser (Physiotherapy)
Associate Professor Toby Newton-John (Clinical Psychology)
Dr Vincent Nguyen (Orthoptics)
Professor Mark Onslow (Australian Stutter Research Centre)
Dr Rosie O’Shea (Genetic Counselling)
Professor Ann Packman (Australian Stutter Research Centre)
Dr Josephine Paparo (Clinical Psychology)
Christina Peterson (Orthoptics)
Associate Professor Lisa Pont (Pharmacy)
Associate Professor Emma Power (Speech Pathology)
Dr Camila Quel de Oliveira (Physiotherapy)
Professor Kris Rogers (GSH)
Alice Shires (Clinical Psychology)
Dr Ian Skinner (Physiotherapy)
Dr Peter Stubbs (Physiotherapy)
Associate Professor Maria Sukkar (Pharmacy)
Dr Cherie Tsingos-Lucas (Pharmacy)
Dr Erin Turbitt (Genetic Counselling)
Dr Harmony Turnball (Speech Pathology)
Dr Bethany Wootton (Clinical Psychology) |
| NOMINATED MEMBERS |
| Two representatives from the Faculty of Science and Faculty of Health, as nominated by their respective deans |
Associate Professor Rob Duffield, Faculty of Health
Professor Joanne Gray, Faculty of Health
Professor Graham Nicholson, Faculty of Science
Professor Michael Wallach, Faculty of Science
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| One representative from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and one representative from the UTS Business School, as nominated by the respective deans |
Dr Roger Dunston, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Associate Professor Stephen Goodall, UTS Business School
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| One representative from the Graduate Research School, as nominated by the dean |
Yamini Sandiran |
| One representative nominated by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education and Students) |
To be advised |
| One representative from the library, as nominated by the University Librarian |
Ana Shah Hosseani |
| One representative from the profession of each discipline, as nominated by the respective heads of disciplines |
Dr Skye McDonald (Clinical Psychology)
Dr Frank Martin (Orthoptics)
Dr Warwick Plunkett (Pharmacy)
Thy Chua (Physiotherapy)
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| ELECTED MEMBERS |
| One coursework student from each discipline, elected by and from the coursework students of the respective discipline of the GSH |
Senali Panditaratne (Clinical Psychology)
Thi Hoai Tram Nguyen (Orthoptics)
Daniel Nehme (Pharmacy)
Lucas Di Paolo (Physiotherapy) |
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One Higher Degree by Research student, GSH elected by and from the Higher Degree by Research students of the GSH |
Melissa Brunner |
| One professional staff (FTE), elected by and from the professional staff of the GSH |
Maria Longo |
| CO-OPTED MEMBERS |
| Postgraduate Director (Teaching and Learning), GSH |
Professor Kylie Williams |
| Postgraduate Director (Research), GSH |
Associate Professor Toby Newton-John |
| Educational Designer |
Jim Woulfe |
| Marketing and Communications Manager |
Jane Edwards |
Terms of reference
The board:
- is charged with advising the UTS Academic Board, Head of the GSH and other senior GSH staff on matters such as the strategic academic direction of the GSH, academic standards, academic quality assurance and the management of academic risk.
- shall exercise such responsibilities and powers as are assigned to it by Academic Board and Council from time to time, and consider and report on all matters which are referred to it by Academic Board, the Vice-Chancellor, Dean of Faculty of Health and/or Faculty of Science, and make recommendations where appropriate.
- shall consider proposals for the introduction of new courses and major changes to existing courses, re-accreditation or discontinuation of existing courses, changes to course nomenclature or course classification, and make recommendations on these matters to the Vice-Chancellor and Academic Board as appropriate.
- shall maintain and develop courses to ensure a vital and contemporary relationship between the faculty and the professional fields which it seeks to serve.
- may refer any matter to a relevant sub-committee of the board or an academic unit of the Faculty of Health and/or the Faculty of Science, for report.
- may establish such committees as it deems appropriate to assist its work. (It is not required that any or all of the members of a sub-committee are members of the board.)
- shall recommend to Academic Board the minimum requirements that will provide eligibility for entry to particular courses of study of the GSH.
- shall submit to Academic Board the names of students who have completed courses of study, together with recommendations as to the award (including the grading) that should be made in each case.
- shall carry out the duties prescribed for faculty boards in UTS Rules, Delegations and university policy.
Membership term
The length of membership term for boards of studies will be two years for staff (including co-opted members) and one year for students, commencing from 1 January, consistent with the term of membership for members of faculty boards. (AB/17-1/18.3)
Number of meetings
Minimum of two scheduled meetings per year.
Quorum
The quorum shall be one-half of the current members of the board. If one-half is not a whole number, the next higher whole number shall be used.
Vacant positions on the board do not count toward the total membership, of which one-half is required to reach a quorum.
Co-opted membership
On the recommendation of the chair, the board has the power to approve the co-option of members on the basis of their skills and experience as appropriate.
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