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DIRECTOR Associate Professor Robert Conway
ACADEMIC STAFF
Callaghan campus Associate Professor Robert Conway Associate Professor Greg Robinson Dr Michael Arthur-Kelly Dr Ian Dempsey Dr Kerry Dally Professor Phil Foreman	Ourimbah campus Dr Susan Spedding Elva Fitzgibbon Renwick College Dr Rod Beattie Professor Greg Leigh Dr Jill Duncan Breda Carty Dr Mike Steer Frances Gentle
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	Associate Professor Robert Conway Director, Centre for Special Education and Disability Studies Director, Special Education Centre Program Coordinator Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Emotional Disturbance/Behaviour Disorders) Master of Special Education
Expertise areas	Students with behavioural and emotional problems Behaviour management Evaluation of behaviour services Transition from early childhood intervention programs to school Diverse needs in the classroom and inclusive education
Contact	Phone:	02 4921 6273
	Email:	Bob.Conway@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room SE 24, Special Education Centre, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan
	For further information see School of Education Staff Profile

	Associate Professor Greg Robinson
Expertise areas	Visual perception processing in children and adults Use of coloured filters for reading and spelling problems Biochemical basis of learning disabilities Visual processing and the interpretation of facial expressions
Contact	Phone:	02 4921 6291
	Email:	Greg.Robinson@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room SE 25, Special Education Centre, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan
	For further information see School of Education Staff Profile

	Dr Michael Arthur-Kelly Senior Lecturer Program Coordinator Bachelor of Teaching/Bachelor of xxxx (Year 4 Special Education)
Expertise areas	Students with severe and multiple disabilities, with particular interest in behaviour states and communication interventions Classroom management Instructional design
Contact	Phone:	02 4921 6284
	Email:	Michael.Arthur-Kelly@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room SE 32, Special Education Centre, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan
	For further information see School of Education Staff Profile

	Dr Ian Dempsey Senior Lecturer Program Coordinator Master of Disability Studies Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Disability Studies)
Expertise areas	Legislation and policy in special education Education of people with moderate and severe intellectual disabilities Family empowerment Community service provision for people with intellectual disability
Contact	Phone:	02 4921 6282
	Email:	Ian.Dempsey@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room SE 30, Special Education Centre, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan
	For further information see School of Education Staff Profile

	Dr Kerry Dally Lecturer
Expertise areas	Early Intervention Learning difficulties Attention and behaviour difficulties
Contact	Phone:	02 4921 6281
	Email:	Kerry.Dally@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room SE 5, Special Education Centre, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan
	For further information see School of Education Staff Profile

	Professor Phil Foreman Professor of Education Head of School, School of Education Dean of Education
Expertise areas	Developmental disabilities Special education services School inclusion of people with disabilities
Contact	Phone:	02 4921 6292
	Email:	Phil.Foreman@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room HA 74, Hunter Building, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan
	For further information see School of Education Staff Profile

	Dr Susan Spedding Lecturer Coordinator Special Education programs at the Ourimbah campus of The University of Newcastle
Expertise areas	Support at home for language and literacies for children 0-3 years Emergent literacy Reading and reading difficulties Inclusive practices for children with special needs
Contact	Phone:	02 4348 4063
	Email:	Susan.Spedding@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room HO 1.23, Humanities Office, The University of Newcastle, Ourimbah
	For further information see School of Humanities Staff Profile

	Elva Fitzgibbon Lecturer
Contact	Phone:	02 4348 4244
	Email:	Elva.Fitzgibbon@newcastle.edu.au
	Location:	Room HO 1.23, Humanities Office, The University of Newcastle, Ourimbah
	For further information see Ourimbah contact entry

	Dr Rod Beattie Head of College, Renwick College Senior Lecturer Program Coordinator Master of Special Education (Sensory Disabilities)
Expertise areas	Pragmatic language competencies in students who are deaf and hearing-impaired Assessment of communication competencies of pre-school aged children with hearing impairments Social, communication, and achievement effects of early childhood cochlear implantation Adults with acquired hearing loses Ethics, education, and hearing loss or deafness
Contact	Phone:	02 9872 0303
	Email:	Rod.Beattie@ridbc.org.au
	Location:	Renwick College, Sydney
	For further information see Renwick College Staff Profile

	Professor Greg Leigh Conjoint Professor
Expertise areas	Teachers’ use of simultaneous communication Children’s reception and use of simultaneous communication Literacy development in deaf children and adults Adult literacy and basic education provision for people who are deaf or hearing-impaired The use of sign/spoken language interpreters in mainstream educational placements
Contact	Phone:	02 9872 7076
	Email:	Greg.Leigh@ridbc.org.au
	Location:	Renwick College, Sydney
	For further information see Renwick College Staff Profile

	Dr Jill Duncan Auditory-Verbal Therapist
Expertise areas	Education of children with hearing impairment Measuring student outcomes Complex skill development Adolescents with hearing impairment
Contact	Phone:
	Email:	Jill.Duncan@ridbc.org.au
	Location:	Renwick College, Sydney
	For further information see Renwick College Staff Profile

	Breda Carty Senior Lecturer, Sign Language
Expertise areas	Deaf history, culture and community Learning styles of Deaf people Auslan/English bilingualism in children and adults Deaf Studies curriculum development
Contact	Phone:
	Email:	Breda.Carty@ridbc.org.au
	Location:	Renwick College, Sydney
	For further information see Renwick College Staff Profile

	Dr Mike Steer Senior Lecturer, Vision Impairment
Expertise areas	Disability, advocacy and human service policy reform Integration and inclusion of students with sensory disabilities in the generic education system Educational issues in deafblindness Public attitude towards people with sensory disabilities
Contact	Phone:	02 9872 0814
	Email:	Mike.Steer@ridbc.org.au
	Location:	Renwick College, Sydney
	For further information see Renwick College Staff Profile

	Frances Gentle Lecturer, Vision Impairment
Expertise areas	Development of disability services in the South Pacific region Contemporary issues associated with educational standards and pedagogy Braille literacy and numeracy development Curriculum and expanded core curriculum provision for students with vision impairment
Contact	Phone:	02 9872 0808
	Email:	Frances.Gentle@ridbc.org.au
	Location:	Renwick College, Sydney
	For further information see Renwick College Staff Profile