HDR contacts

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	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

Quick links

OGR Who's Who - HDR Teams

College HDR Coordinator Contacts

Student representatives

Contact officers: Student concerns

Research integrity advisors

Office of Graduate Research

08 8201 5893

General enquiries
gradresearch@flinders.edu.au

HDR admissions
hdr.admissions@flinders.edu.au

HDR progression
hdr.progression@flinders.edu.au

HDR examinations
hdr.exams@flinders.edu.au

Research training
hdr.development@flinders.edu.au

Cotutelle
hdr.engagement@flinders.edu.au

Visit us:
Room 003 Registry
Bedford Park

Office of Graduate Research staff page

HDR College enquiries

College	Coordinators	Contact
Business, Government and Law	Associate Professor Caitlin Hughes	cbgl.hdrstudents@flinders.edu.au
Education, Psychology and Social Work	Dr Helen McLaren	cepsw.hdrenquiries@flinders.edu.au
Doctor of Philosophy (Clinical Psychology)	Professor Reg Nixon
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences	Associate Professor Udoy Saikia	HASSEnquiries@flinders.edu.au
Medicine and Public Health	Dr Amy Reynolds	HDRsupport.CMPH@flinders.edu.au
Doctor of Public Health	Dr Amy Reynolds
Master of Clinical Education	Dr Gillian Ketter	clinical.education@flinders.edu.au
Nursing and Health Sciences	Associate Professor Maayken van den Berg	CNHS.hdrstudents@flinders.edu.au
Master of Health and Clinical Research	Associate Professor Maayken van den Berg
Science and Engineering	Associate Professor Martin Johnston	hdr_cse.enquiries@flinders.edu.au

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.

If any matters of concern are not resolved the student may seek resolution by conciliation through the manager of the Equal Opportunity Unit, Lisa O’Neill.

Contact officer details

College	Contact officers
Business, Government and Law	Rhain Buth
Education, Psychology and Social Work	Jane Jarvis Michael Gradisar
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences	Catherine Kevin
Medicine and Public Health	Karen Lower
Nursing and Health Sciences	Ranjay Chakraborty Yvonne Parry
Science and Engineering	Sonia Kleindorfer Mike Schwarz Okke Batelaan Murk Bottema

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

Student representatives

College HDR student representatives

College	Student representative	Contact information
Business, Government and Law	Yun See Lee	lee1900@flinders.edu.au
Education, Psychology and Social Work	Ryan Calabro	cala0040@flinders.edu.au
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences	Iriana Freitas De Jesus Ximenes	deje0010@flinders.edu.au
Medicine and Public Health	Alana White Nicole Grivell	whit1103@flinders.edu.au griv0023@flinders.edu.au
Nursing and Health Sciences	Anne Mette Adams Michelle Freeling Shabnam Kashef	adam0349@flinders.edu.au free0114@flinders.edu.au kash0024@flinders.edu.au
Science and Engineering	Reid Honan	reid.honan@flinders.edu.au

University Higher Degree by Research Committee (UHRC) 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 Sarah Crossman and Amandi Hiyare. The HDR Student Alternate Members are Hamid Ullah Azizi and Nathan Harrison. If you'd like to contact your HDR student representatives, please send an email to: UHDRC.studentreps@flinders.edu.au

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