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A guiding principle for the 2021 T&L Strategic Plan is that our activities all contribute to the delivery of a high-quality and distinctive academic portfolio. We seek to ensure that our planned activities contribute to the attractiveness of our programs in terms of curriculum, accessibility, industry engagement and practicality and, underpinning these dimensions must always be quality.
Academic Management Team
Academic Dean
Professor Ingrid Day
PhD (Communication Studies), Bachelor of Arts (Communication Studies). First Class Hons.
Research and teaching specialties:
Online Teaching and Learning, Globalisation, Technology and Higher Education, Communication and Cultural Studies, Women and Leadership
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Director of Academic Operations
Vicki Golsby
MBA, GradCertEd(HighEd), GCertSupplyChainMgt
Research and teaching specialties:
Higher Education Management, Organisational Behaviour, Work Integrated Learning, Live Case Studies, Concept Mapping
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Director of Online Learning
Liz Heathcote
MBA, DipEd, Adv Dip Comp Studies
Research and teaching specialties:
Educational technology, change management, learning design
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Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)
Associate Professor Mulyadi Robin
BBus(Management), BBus(Hons)(Management), PhD(Leadership)
Research and teaching specialties:
Servant Leadership, Abusive Supervision, Employee Engagement, Workplace Deviant Behaviours, International Students, Large Scale Survey, Quantitative Research.
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Associate Dean (Research)
Professor Gayle Morris
PhD (Applied Physical Chemistry), Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours): First Class, Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemistry (with Distinction)
Research and teaching specialties:
Physical chemistry with a focus on colloid and surface science
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Discipline Leader and Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Diane Kalendra
PhD, BMS (Waikato)
Research and teaching specialties:
Marketing, Strategic Management, Organisational Change, Leadership Development, Action Research, Action Learning
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Discipline Leader and Senior Lecturer in Finance
Dr. Kavita Goel
BCom(H), MCom, MPhil, ACMA, PhD(Finance)
Research and teaching specialties:
Capital Structure, Corporate Governance, Emerging Economies, Capital Markets, Financial Management, Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Institutions, Investment Management, Financial Accounting, Micro Economics
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Discipline Leader and Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain and Operations Management
Dr. Mohsen Varsei
PhD, MSc, BEng (double)
Research and teaching specialties:
Operations Strategy, Global Supply Chain Management, Sustainable Supply Chain, Practical Learning (Management as a Practice), Online Teaching, Executive Education
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Discipline Leader and Senior Lecturer in HR Management & Strategic Management
Dr. Syed Mohyuddin
PhD, MBA, BEng
Research and teaching specialties:
HR Management, Skilled Migration, Cross-cultural Management, Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, Strategic HR Management, Strategic Management
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Dr. Svetlana De Vos
PhD, MBA, MPH, BSc
Research and teaching specialties:
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour focused on Marketing communications, Psychology and Marketing, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Advertising, Emotions in Advertising, Consumer Judgments of Advertising, Social Marketing, Marketing and Public Policy, Marketing Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, Consumer Behaviour, Brand Management, Research Project
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Dr. Sumesh Nair
BCom, MCom, PhD. (Kerala), GCHE (Monash)
Research and teaching specialties:
Environmental Marketing, Sustainability, Pro-environmental Behaviours, Ethical Marketing, Social Marketing and Social Entrepreneurship, Strategic Marketing, International Marketing, Business Marketing, Retail Marketing, Marketing Management
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Dr. Tareq Rasul
DBA, MBA, BSc (Hons), AMAMI, CPM
Research and teaching specialties:
Relationship Marketing, Digital Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Entrepreneurship, Halal Marketing, Halal Tourism.
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Senior Lecturer in Finance
Dr. Donald Winchester
PhD, BCM, MBA, MBS
Research and teaching specialties:
Asset Pricing, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Information Systems
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Senior Lecturer in Finance
Dr. Shrimal Perera
PhD (Banking and Finance); MPhil (International Finance); BSc (Business Administration); Grad Cert (Higher Education)
Research and teaching specialties:
Banking and financial intermediation; Risk management; Financial management; Financial economics
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Senior Lecturer in Management
Dr. Parth Patel
BBA (Hons.), MBA, MIB (UOW), PhD (UON)
Research and teaching specialties:
Cross Cultural Management, Human Resource Management, International Business, International HRM, International Management, Strategic Management, Control Practices in MNCs, Global Staffing and Expatriation, HQ-Subsidiary Relationships, Transfer of HRM Practices in MNEs, Internationalisation of Emerging Market MNEs, Institutional Influences on MNEs
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Senior Lecturer and Research Programme Coordinator
Dr. Uwe Kaufmann
PhD in Economics (The University of Adelaide), Masters of Commerce in Economics (The University of the South Pacific)
Research and teaching specialties:
International Trade, Impact of Trade Agreements on Businesses, Services Trade, Non-tariff measures and Non-tariff barriers, Agriculture Trade, Supply and Regional Value Chains, Development economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Quantitative Methods, Research methods, Public policy, Tourism economics
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Lecturer in Operations & Project Management
Dr. Kasun Chandrasekara
PhD, MBA, MSc, BSc, CEng, GradCertEd(HighEd)
Research and teaching specialties:
Operations Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Entrepreneurship, Creativity & Innovation, E-Commerce, Research Methodology, Practice-Based Education
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Lecturer in International Business and Strategic Management
Dr. Mamun Ala
PhD (AppEco), MPhil (Mgmt), MEco, MBA, Med, BA (with Eco & English), GradCert in L&T (HE)
Research and teaching specialties:
International Business, Export Management, Leadership, Strategic management, Human resources, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Entrepreneurship, Quantitative Methods, Research methods, Public policy
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Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Dr. Ethan Nikookar
PhD in Supply Chain Management
Research and teaching specialties:
Supply chain management, Risk management, Robustness and resilience, Digitalisation, Empirical-quantitative methods
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Lecturer in Supply Chain and Operations Management
Dr. Maryam Masoumi
BSc (IE), MSc (IE), PhD (SCM), GradCertEd (HighEd)
Research and teaching specialties:
Value and Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Strategy, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Business Process Management, Performance Measurement Systems, Service Management, Project Management, Business Research Methods, Case Study Research
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Lecturer in Supply Chain Management and Corporate Strategy
Dr. David M. Herold
PhD, M.A., MBA, B.A.
Research and teaching specialties:
Business and Management, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Sustainability Management, Organisational Theories
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Lecturer in Cyber Security
Dr. Touhid Bhuiyan
PhD in Information Technology
Research and teaching specialties:
Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence, Online Learning, Database Management, Software Engineering
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Lecturer in Finance
Dr. Mingwei Sun
PhD, MSc, and BEc in Finance.
Research and teaching specialties:
Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Fixed Income Securities, Business Valuation, Investment Management, Asset Pricing, Trend-following trading strategies
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Lecturer in Finance
Dr. Christiana Osei Bonsu
PhD (Finance), MSc (Finance), BSc (Agricultural Economics)
Research and teaching specialties:
Corporate finance, corporate governance, financial economics, behavioural finance, investment banking, financial management, financial markets and institutions, mergers, and acquisitions.
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Lecturer in HRM and Management
Prajit Deb
PhD Candidate, MBA, B. Mgmt. (Hons.), B. Buss.
Research and teaching specialties:
Human Resources, Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, HR Attributions, Diversity, Organisational Theories, Levels of Analysis, Cultural Awareness in mixed cultural work environments, Ethics and Sustainability
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Lecturer in Human Resource Management
Dr. Dilraj Wadhwa
PGDBM (BUSS MGMT & IR), MA (Economics), MBA(HR), PhD (HR)
Research and teaching specialties:
Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, Leadership, Management & Organisation, Training and Development, Change Management, Performance and Compensation management, Workforce Diversity, Career Planning and Management.
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Lecturer in Leadership
Dr. Kuldeep Kaur
PhD (HRM/OB), MBA, MAHRI, BE., CPA
Research and teaching specialties:
Leadership, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour, Workplace Health and Safety, Sustainability and Ethics, Organization Culture and Climate
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Lecturer in Leadership
Dr. Alicia Stanway
PhD (Mgmt), GradDip (OrgPsyc), GradCert (HighEd), BSc (Hons)
Research and teaching specialties:
Leadership Development, Human Resource Management, Organisational Psychology, Organisational Behaviour, Experiential Learning.
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Lecturer in Marketing Management
Dr. Rupesh Goel
BSc (Electrical Engineering), MBA, PhD (Marketing Management), Grad Dip Teaching & Learning (HighEd), Cert IV TAE
Research and teaching specialties:
Patient Satisfaction, Medical Tourism, Marketing Management, Business to Business Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Integrated Marketing Communication, Services Marketing, MBA Projects
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Lecturer in Marketing
Dr. Bora Qesja
Doctor of Philosophy (University of Adelaide), MSc in Luxury Goods and Services (International University of Monaco), BSc in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Jacobs University)
Research and teaching specialties:
Consumer Behaviour, Authenticity, Product Innovation, Brand Management, Business Research Methods, International Business, Integrated Marketing, International Marketing, Research Project, Integrated Marketing Communications, Marketing Management
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Lecturer in Marketing and Entreprenuership
Dr. Samaneh Soleimani
Doctor of Philosophy (University of South Australia), Business and Management (Marketing and Tourism Management), MBA, BA
Research and teaching specialties:
Astrotourism, Special-interest tourism, Niche Tourism, Entrepreneurship in Tourism Industry, Marketing Management, Tourism Management, Digital Marketing, Destination and Visitor Management, Integrated Marketing, Data Analysis for Decision Making, New Technologies in Tourism, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing for Tourism, Events and Hospitality, Managing in Service-based industries Business Research Methods
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Lecturer
Dr. Mahan Poorhosseinzadeh
PhD (Griffith Business School, Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources), MBA, BA.
Research and teaching specialties:
Women in Leadership, Gender Equity, Equal Opportunity at Work, Career and Organisation, Managing Diversity, Gender and Work, Strategic Human Resource Management, Employment Relations, Cross-cultural Management, Interpretive Research Methods, Talent Management.
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Lecturer
Dr. Carlene Boucher
PhD (Human and Org Systems), M.A. (OD), Grad Cert (Tertiary Teaching and Learning), Grad Dip Organisational Change, B.A.
Research and teaching specialties:
Human Resource Management, Workplace diversity, Leadership, Emotions at work
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