School Governance

The School was established from the former Schools of Language and Media, Liberal Arts, and Social Sciences, and part of the School of Humanities. On this page you will find details on the School Governance structure and office bearers in terms of the School Executive, School Committees, Program Convenors, Discipline Heads, and Ourimbah Coordinators.

• School Executive Committee
• Ex Officio 
• School Workload Committee
• School Board
• Research and Research Training (RRT) Committee
• Teaching and Learning (TL) Committee
• Student Academic Conduct Officer (SACO)
• School Assessment Committee (SAC)
• School Undergraduate Student Forum
• RHD Student Forum
• Professors in the School
• Program Convenors in the School
• Discipline Heads
• Ourimbah Coordinators & Representatives
• Academic Disability Advisor 
• Complaints Officers
• School First Aid Officer
• School Fire Warden
• Research Ethics Advisor (REA)
• Deputy Dean of Students
• Members of Academic Senate & Faculty Board 
• Faculty OH&S Committee: School Representatives

School Executive

• Head of School: A/Prof Roger Markwick
• Deputy Head of School - Research Development: Dr Bill Palmer 
• Deputy Head of School - Research Training: Dr Marguerite Johnson
• Deputy Head of School - Teaching & Learning: Dr Ros Smith 
• Executive Officer: Owen Jackson

Indigenous Collaboration Convenor

• Dr Brooke Collins-Gearing  

School Workload Committee

• Chair: DHOS - Research Training
• Membership: DHOS - Research Development, DHOS - T&L, School Executive Officer

School Board

• All ongoing academic staff of the School
• School Executive Officer
• Members from Professional Staff within the School invited
• Two undergraduate students elected from the Student Forum
• Two postgraduate students elected from the Postgraduate Forum

Research and Research Training (RRT) Committee

• Chair: DHOS - Research Development
• Members: DHOS - Research Training, Professors & Research Centre/Insititute Directors in the School, RHD candidate elected from the Postgraduate Student Forum, Executive Officer
• Professional staff support: Denise Churchill

Teaching and Learning (T&L) Committee

• Chair: DHOS - Teaching & Learning
• Membership: Discipline Heads, Program Convenors in the School, Student Forum Convenor, Postgraduate Forum Convenor
• Professional staff support: Juanita Walford

Student Academic Conduct Officer (SACO)

• Dr James Bennett

School Assessment Committee (SAC)

• Chair: DHOS - Teaching & Learning
• Deputy Heads of School
• Discipline Heads
• School Executive Officer
• Professional staff responsible for SAC administration
• All academic staff have rights of audience and debate

School Undergraduate Student Forum

• Chair: Dr Marie-Laure Vuaille-Barcan
• Membership: Student Representatives of Disciplines in the School
• Faculty Board Student Representatives of the School
• Professional staff support: Juanita Walford

RHD Student Forum

• Chair: Dr Steven Threadgold
• Membership: Student Representatives (PhD & MPhil)
• Professional staff support: Juanita Walford

Professors in the School

• Professors:
  • Prof Lisa Adkins
  • Prof Hilary Carey
  • Prof Hugh Craig
  • Prof Mitchell Dean
  • Prof Philip Dwyer
  • Prof Alison Ferguson
  • Prof Dennis Foley
  • Prof John Germov
  • Prof Mel Gray
  • Prof John McDowell
  • Prof Pam Nilan
  • Prof Harold Tarrant
  • Prof Stephen Webb
• Associate Professors:
  • A/Prof Maryanne Dever 
  • A/Prof Victoria Haskins
  • A/Prof Marj Kibby
  • A/Prof Roger Markwick  
  • A/Prof Wayne Reynolds
  • A/Prof Alistair Rolls

Program Convenors in the School

• BA + Hons: Dr Nancy Cushing
• BSocSci + Hons: Dr Ann Taylor
• BSocWrk: Dr Kylie Agllias
• BSpPath: Dr Sally Hewat 
• Dip Languages: Dr Marie-Laure Vuaille-Barcan
• DipTheol/BTheo: Dr Timothy Stanely 
• BTheo Honours, MTheo & RHD: Prof John McDowell
• MAppLing: Dr Jean Harkins
• MSocSci: Dr Daniela Heil
• MSocChgDev: Dr Terry Leahy

Discipline Heads

• Ancient History & Classical Languages: Dr Elizabeth Baynham 
• Community Welfare: Dr Alex Beveridge 
• English & Writing: Dr Jesper Gulddal  
• Film, Media & Cultural Studies: A/Prof Marj Kibby 
• Languages & Language Studies (Chinese, French, German, Japanese): Dr Graham Squires
• History: Dr James Bennett 
• Linguistics: Dr Mark Harvey 
• Philosophy, Religion and Theology: Dr Joseph Mintoff 
• Social Work: Ms Kylie Agllias 
• Sociology & Anthropology: Dr Steven Threadgold 
• Speech Pathology: Dr Sally Hewat 

Ourimbah Coordinators & Representatives

• Ourimbah Honours Coordinator: Dr Nancy Cushing
• Ourimbah Seminar Coordinator: Dr James Bennett
• Ourimbah representative on Faculty RRT Committees: Dr James Bennett
• RHD Academic Liaison: DHOS - Research Training
• Professional staff support: Karen McLeod

Academic Disability Advisor

• Dr Josephine May 

Complaints Officers

• Prof Alison Ferguson 
• A/Prof Alistair Rolls 

School First Aid Officer

• Contact Security: 15729 

School Fire Warden

• Owen Jackson & A/Prof Alistair Rolls

Research Ethics Advisor (REA)

• Dr Jean Harkins

Deputy Dean of Students (Ourimbah)

• Dr Nancy Cushing

Academic Senate & Faculty Members

• Prof John Germov  (Senate & Faculty Board)
• Dr Marguerite Johnson (Faculty Board)
• Dr Camilla Russell (Faculty Board)
• Dr Hamish Ford (Faculty Board)
• Dr Caroline Webb  (Faculty Board)
• Prof Lisa Adkins (Faculty Board)

Faculty OH&S Committee: School Representatives

• Owen Jackson