HDR contacts

Contact Us

The Office of Graduate Research is available to HDR students along with HDR coordinators and contact officers in each college.

Where to go for support?

College HDR Coordinators

College Contact Officers

College HDR Student Representatives

UHDRC Student Representatives

Research Integrity Advisors

Where to go for support

Who	What they can help with
Your supervisor	Deals with all academic matters, including thesis content, publications Signs off on all paperwork, including variation of candidatures and scholarship forms
College Dean (Research)	Oversees HDR matters in the college and liaises with the college HDR coordinator
College HDR coordinator	Is one of the first points of contact when problems occur between students and supervisors assists with the appointment and change of supervisors Signs off on most HDR forms Representative for HDR matters at college committees Represents the college at the University Higher Degree by Research Committee Reviews examiner’s reports and recommends award of degree Reviews college cases for HDR candidature management
College contact officer	Provides advice to students and staff about policies, procedures and possible solutions Students can see a contact officer in any college
Office of Graduate Research	Dean of Graduate Research is an additional point of contact Oversees higher degree by research policies and procedures Provides training and advice to HDR students and supervisors Processes all administrative procedures to do with enrolment, variation of candidature, examination Manages the Register of HDR supervisors

College HDR Coordinators

Business, Government & Law

Associate Professor Caitlin Hughes

✉ cbgl.hdrstudents@flinders.edu.au

Education, Psychology & Social Work

Associate Professor Deb Agnew

✉ deb.agnew@flinders.edu.au

Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology) - Contact Associate Professor Lisa Beatty

Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences

Associate Professor Udoy Saikia

✉ HASSEnquiries@flinders.edu.au

Medicine & Public Health

Dr Tim Schultz

✉ hdrsupport.cmph@flinders.edu.au

Doctor of Public Health - Contact Dr Tim Schultz

Master of Clinical Education - Contact Dr Gillian Kette

Nursing & Health Sciences

Associate Professor Ivanka Prichard

✉ CNHS.hdrstudents@flinders.edu.au

Including Master of Health and Clinical Research

Science & Engineering

Associate Professor Martin Johnston

✉ cse-hdr-enq@flinders.edu.au

College Contact Officers

Contact officers are members of the academic staff of each college that have been appointed to provide HDR students and supervisors with advice and support related to:

The University's policies and procedures
The student complaints process relating to supervised higher degree by research

HDR students can choose contact officers from colleges other than their own.

Students can also seek assistance through the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion unit, studenteo@flinders.edu.au.

Contact officer details

College	Contact officers
Business, Government and Law	Vivienne Brand
Education, Psychology and Social Work	Sam Elliott
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences	Gareth Butler
Medicine and Public Health	Amy Reynolds
Nursing and Health Sciences	Mallika Prem Senthil
Science and Engineering	Jian Qin Luciana Moller Sunitha Ramesh Melanie MacGregor Youhong Tang Amin Mahmoudi

Student concerns

In consultation with the Deans of the relevant Colleges and the postgraduate student members of the Higher Degrees by Research Committee in a College, each Executive Dean of the College has appointed an appropriate number of members of the academic staff of the College as Contact Officers to provide the relevant parties with access to advice and support, and the means to achieve resolution of matters.

Contact Officers are selected on the basis that they can demonstrate effective interpersonal skills and a good level of understanding of the administration of higher degree by research matters and the operation of these procedures; and have appropriate experience in supervising the higher degree by research students. It is the responsibility of Contact Officers to:

provide advice to students and staff about the University's policies and procedures for the administration of higher by research degrees
provide support to students and staff in relation to student and supervisor concerns
provide a first point of contact to enable the parties to resolve a matter of concern.

Further policy information can be found in the:

HDR Policy, Section 5, Student complaints
Charter for HDR Student and Supervisor Responsibilities, Section 10
Student Complaints Policy and Student Complaints Procedures

College HDR student representatives

College	Student representative	Contact information
Business, Government and Law	Hongmei Xie	xie.hongmei@flinders.edu.au
Education, Psychology and Social Work	Yeling Shen Emily Haines Michael Montejo Sam Arthurson	shen0293@flinders.edu.au emily.haines@flinders.edu.au mont0179@flinders.edu.au sam.arthurson@flinders.edu.au
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences	Iriana Freitas De Jesus Ximenes	deje0010@flinders.edu.au
Medicine and Public Health	Alana White Ellen Wynn Nathan Harrison Emma Thomas	whit1103@flinders.edu.au wynn0023@flinders.edu.au harr0777@flinders.edu.au thom1482@flinders.edu.au
Nursing and Health Sciences	Alexandra Manson Mary-Ann Carmichael	alexandra.manson@flinders.edu.au maryann.carmichael@flinders.edu.au
Science and Engineering

UHDRC Student Representatives

The University Higher Degrees by Research Committee (UHDRC) is an important governance sub-committee of the Academic Senate, which assists Senate to discharge its responsibilities regarding the accreditation, quality and compliance of higher degree by research education and training.

The UHDRC has student representation in its membership to enhance its student-centred approach and voice for the governance of HDR students. Student representation is embedded in the UHDRC’s Member Composition, within its Terms of Reference (ToR), and provides for:

two HDR Student Members as voting members, and
two HDR Student Alternate Members, to attend meetings as observers and Student Member back-ups.

The committee membership comprises the Dean of Graduate Research, College HDR Coordinators, two HDR student members as voting members, two HDR student alternate members, a student finance representative and HDR administrators. The term of the HDR student members is 1 year.

Your HDR Student Members (voting) are Lisa Callaghan and Nathan Harrison. The HDR Student Alternate Members are Md Safeyn Sadaat Mridul and Sarita Prabhakaran. If you'd like to contact your HDR student representatives, please send an email to: UHDRC.studentreps@flinders.edu.au

Email the UHDRC Student Representatives

UHDRC Terms of Reference

About Lisa Callaghan

I am a full-time PhD student in the College of Medicine and Public Health. My project is focussed on resource use by health professionals who work to detect otitis media (middle ear infections) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children. I hope that this research will lead to a better understanding of the training and support needs for health professionals working in this space and translate to more timely, accessible and culturally appropriate care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children accessing these services.

I am an Audiologist by trade and have spent most of my career working in community settings to detect ear health concerns and hearing loss in infants and young children. I’m also no stranger to Flinders University, having spent a significant amount of time studying and working here over the last twenty years. I am grateful for this opportunity to represent you on the University Higher Degree by Research Committee and am excited to engage with the HDR community in such a meaningful way over my term with the committee

About Nathan Harrison

Hi there! I’m a full-time student in the College of Medicine and Public Health. My PhD research is focused on smoking and lung cancer screening. I’m really passionate about a broad range of public health issues, and have been lucky enough to work in research teams within and outside of the university sector.

I was previously a HDR Student Alternate Member (in the 2023-24 term), and now have the privilege of serving as a current Student Member on the UHDRC. I’m committed to bringing a student voice to the university governance matters that can shape our HDR experiences. I’m always very happy to chat – please feel most welcome to contact me as one of your HDR student representatives.

Research integrity advisors

In compliance with the Code, the University has appointed research integrity advisors to advise University staff and students on all matters relating to research integrity, the Code, and relevant University policies.

These advisors also act as potential contacts for any staff member or student wanting to make, or considering making, an allegation of research misconduct.

Research Integrity Advisors

Office of Graduate Research

HDR Admissions

We are the first point of contact for all enquiries and advice in relation to HDR admissions, scholarship eligibility and degree management.

HDR Progression

We are the first point of contact for all enquiries and routine advice in relation to HDR progression, milestones and degree management.

HDR Exams

We are the first point of contact for all enquiries and routine advice in relation to HDR examination and completion.

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HDR Development

We undertake the coordination and support of the HDR Induction Program, REST and any other academic support programs s well as developing and maintaining the suite of online learning material.

Industry & Cotutelle

We liaise with the Colleges regarding the delivery of HDR pathways, coordinating the Cotutelles Program, identifying industry engagement opportunities and generating collaborative opportunities for the HDR students

HDR Supervisor Development

We maintain and manage the Register of HDR supervisors and development training for the HDR supervisor, the coordination and support of the HDR Supervisor Development Program and develop and maintaining the suite of online learning material.

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