Postgraduate Coordinators and other contacts
The following is a list of the Faculty Deans, College Academic Managers, College PG Committee
Representative and the Postgraduate Coordinators in each department/school. PG students should feel
comfortable to approach these people with any questions or comments regarding thesis work.
FACULTY DEANS AND ACADEMIC MANAGERS
Faculty of Engineering and Forestry: Professor Conan Fee (Dean); Lisa Carter (Academic Manager)
Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences and Creative Arts: Dr Jonathan Le Cocq (Dean); Associate
Professor Lyndon Fraser (Associate Dean – Postgraduate); Liz Bond (Academic Manager)
Faculty of Science: Associate Professor Catherine Moran (Dean); Tracey Robinson (Senior Academic
Advisor)
Faculty of Education: Dr Julie Mackey (Dean); Marion MacNeil (Academic Manager)
Faculty of Commerce: Dr Ross James (Dean); Annette Wanty (PA to the Dean)
Faculty of Law: Associate Professor John Hopkins (Associate Dean); Heather Couch (Administrator)
COLLEGE PG COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVES
College of Engineering: Associate Professor Philippa Martin (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
College of Arts: Associate Professor Lyndon Fraser (Sociology)
College of Science: Dr Sarah Masters (Chemistry)
College of Education: Professor Lindsey Conner (Education Development and Leadership)
College of Business & Law: Professor Karen Scott (Law)
POSTGRADUATE COORDINATORS
ACIS: Associate Professor Annick Masselot
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES and CREATIVE ARTS: Associate Professor Peter Field
ART HISTORY & THEORY Dr Barbara Garrie
CINEMA: Dr Mary Wiles
DIGITAL HUMANITIES: Dr James Smithies
CLASSICS: Dr Patrick O’Sullivan
ENGLISH: Dr Christina Stachurski
HISTORY: Dr Jane Buckingham
PHILOSOPHY: Professor Jack Copeland
FINE ARTS: Associate Professor Aaron Kreisler
THEATRE AND FILM STUDIES: Associate Professor Peter Falkenberg
LSAP:
HUMAN SERVICES: Associate Professor Kate van Heugten
LANGUAGES AND CULTURES: Professor Henrietta Mondry
LINGUISTICS: Professor Jen Hay
MEDIA & COMMUNICATION and JOURNALISM: Dr Babak Bahador
EUROPEAN STUDIES: Professor Martin Holland
POLITICAL SCIENCE: Dr Scott Walker
SOCIAL WORK: Dr Jane Maidment
SOCIOLOGY and ANTHRPOLOGY: Dr Anne Scott
BIOCHEMISTRY: Professor Ian Shaw
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: Dr Ashley Garrill, Jim Briskie (2IC), Nikki Judson (administrator)
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE: Dr Sally Gaw
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: Dr Aaron Marshall
CHEMISTRY: Dr Sarah Masters
CHILD & FAMILY PSYCHOLOGY: Dr Karyn France
CIVIL ENGINEERING: Dr Ricardo Bello-Mendoza
COMMUNICATION DISORDERS: Dr Rebecca Kelly-Campbell (Audiology); Dr Maggie-Lee Huckabee
(Speech and Language Pathology)
COMPUTER SCIENCE: Associate Professor Richard Green
COUNSELLING: Dr Judi Miller (Masters)
ECONOMICS & FINANCE: Associate Professor Alfred Guender (Economics); Professor Glenn Boyle
(Finance)
EDUCATION: Professor Lindsey Conner (PhD); Trish McMenamin, (MEd), Jennifer Clayton-Smith (admin)
School of Educational Studies and Leadership: Professor Lindsey Conner (PhD and Masters)
School of Teacher Education: Dr Brigid McNeill
School of Sport and Physical Education: Associate Professor Jeanne Kentel
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING: Professor Phil Bones (PhD); Dr Chris Hann (ME)
FORESTRY: Professor David Norton and Jeanette Allen (admin)
GATEWAY ANTARCTICA: Professor Bryan Storey
GEOGRAPHY: Dr Deidre Hart (PhD and Masters)
GEOLOGY: Dr Ben Kennedy (PhD); Dr Stefan Winkler (MSc), Janet Warburton (admin)
HEALTH SCIENCES: Dr Arindam Basu (Masters); Professor Ann Richardson (PhD/EDUC)
HIT Lab: Dr Christoph Bartneck/Ken Beckman
LAW: Professor Karen Scott
MANAGEMENT: Dr Sarah Wright, Irene Joseph (admin)
MAORI: Associate Professor Jeanette King
MATHS & STATS: Dr Miguel Moyers Gonzalez
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: Dr Sid Becker and Associate Professor Mark Jermy
MUSIC: Professor Glenda Keam
PACIFIC STUDIES: Associate Professor Lyndon Fraser
PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY: Dr Jon-Paul Wells
PSYCHOLOGY: Dr Roeline Kuijer, Robyn Daly (Admin)
WATERWAYS: Jenny Webster-Brown
Other Useful contacts
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Postgraduate Enrolment and Fees: Eileen Shewan (Eileen.shewan@canterbury.ac.nz)
Scholarship issues: Scholarships Office (scholarships@canterbury.ac.nz)
Student support and advice: Student Advisors, Room 214 James Hight Library (9:00-4:30). After
hours 0800 823 637
PhD Student Mentoring Scheme: Jane Hall (jane.hall@canterbury.ac.nz)
Postgraduate Office: postgraduate-office@canterbury.ac.nz
Dean of Postgraduate Research: Lucy Johnston (lucy.johnston@canterbury.ac.nz)
Associate Deans of Postgraduate Research: Bryce Williamson (bryce.williamson@canterbury.ac.nz);
Jon Harding (jon.harding@canterbury.ac.nz)
Human Ethics: human-ethics@canterbury.ac.nz
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Postgraduate Students Association (PGSA): info@canterburypgsa.org.nz or
www.canterburypgsa.org.nz
Careers, Internships & Employment - careers@canterbury.ac.nz
Support for Maori Postgraduate Students – see
http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/maoristudents/support/postgraduate.shtml
Support for Pacific students – see http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/pacificstudents/
UCSA Welfare and Advocacy: advocacy@ucsa.canterbury.ac.nz or call 03 364 2652 x 3910 to make
an appointment
UCSA Help (Students can come in with any issues they may be facing that have the potential to
impact their studies)
Food Bank (Students can access the food bank once per term when struggling financially)
Hardship Grant (Unforeseen costs that may impact on their studies at UC)
Student Advocate (Supporting students to navigate the University administration system)
Emergency Dental Scheme (Students that are in acute pain and cannot afford to access treatment)
UCSA Dental Clinic (Basic dental care – check-ups, x-rays, fillings, extractions)
Budgeting Advice (Teaching students to live on a low income and tools for their future)
Mickle Fund (An interest-free loan available for students with large accommodation costs or
postgraduate students struggling financially)