Our people
Meet our people at the School of Health Sciences, from the executive team through to the people responsible for teaching & research, professionals keeping everything moving and the team at the Lifestyle Clinic. See below for links to profiles and contact details.
Executive Team
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Name Title Professor Tina Skinner Professor and Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology Discipline Lead Dr Nattai Borges Senior Lecturer and Partnerships Lead Dr Kemi Wright Senior Lecturer and Exercise Physiology Lead Senior Lecturer, Clinical Practice Lead and Co-Lead PEP (Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology) Dr Briana Clifford Lecturer and Deputy Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology Lead BorisÌýBojanovic Associate Lecturer Kathryn Drury Associate Lecturer Belinda Durey Lecturer Associate Lecturer Dr Mitchell Gibbs Senior Lecturer Dr Mandy Hagstrom Senior Lecturer Lecturer Dr Matthew Jones Senior Lecturer Dr Martin Lindley Senior Lecturer Dr Donna Lu Lecturer Dr Christopher Maloney Senior Lecturer Professor James McAuley Professor and Senior Research Scientist and Group Leader, NeuRA Dr Kelly McLeod Lecturer Professor of Sport and Exercise Science Lecturer Postdoctoral Research Fellow,ÌýNeuRA Dr Carolina Sandler Senior Lecturer Dr Paul Sharp Senior Lecturer Dr Paulo Silva Pelicioni Senior Lecturer Katherine Smith Associate Lecturer Nancy Van Doorn Lecturer Roberta Vasconcellos Lecturer Emily Walker Associate Lecturer Sam Williams Associate Lecturer -
Name Title ProfessorÌýMarijka Batterham Professor and Dietetics and Nutrition Discipline Lead Associate Professor Sara Grafenauer Associate Professor and Program Lead Dr Mark Booth Lecturer Dr Luke Gemming Senior Lecturer LecturerÌý Jaimee Hughes Associate Lecturer Dr Sophia Lin Senior LecturerÌý Elissa Price Associate Lecturer Gynette Reyneke Associate Lecturer Dr Emalie Rosewarne Senior Lecturer Associate ProfessorÌýDorit Samocha-Bonet Associate Professor Senior Lecturer -
Name Title Professor Scott Cunningham (commences September 2025) Professor and Pharmacy Discipline Lead Dr Ramesh Walpola Senior Lecturer and Program Lead Dr BenÌýBasgerÌý Senior LecturerÌý Lecturer Dr Jocelin ChanÌý Lecturer Dr Lachlan Oldfield LecturerÌý Lecturer Associate ProfessorÌýCeline Valery Associate Professor -
Name Title Professor Kim DelbaereÌý(commences August 2025) Professor and Physiotherapy Discipline Lead Jacqueline North Lecturer and Program Co-Lead PEP (Physiotherapy)Ìý Dr Morag Taylor Senior Lecturer and Program Co-LeadÌýPEP (Physiotherapy)Ìý Dr Lloyd Chan Lecturer Dr Wei-Ju Chang Senior Lecturer Dr Serena Hong Lecturer Associate Professor Michael Lee Associate Professor Dr Alex Wirianski Senior Lecturer Senior Lecturer -
Name Title Alex Smith Co-Practice Manager andÌýSenior Accredited Exercise Physiologist Boris Bojanovic Co-Practice Manager and Senior Accredited Exercise Physiologist Kimberley Au Research Officer Esther Chung Administrative Assistant Belinda Durey Accredited Exercise Physiologist Elise Helfensdorfer Acting Practise Manager, Accredited Exercise Physiologist Ella Marshall Accredited Exercise PhysiologistÌý Erica Quinn Administrative Assistant Katherine Smith Accredited Exercise Physiologist Jessie Wu Research Assistant and Accredited Exercise Physiologist -
Name Title Dr Daniela Paz Castro de Jong
Nexus Fellow Associate Professor -
Name Title Paraskevi (Paras) Kypreos
Administrator Isy SuriwongÌý
Project Officer / EA to the Head of School -
Name Title Balu Daniel Tech Team Lead Tammy Tang Lab Manager