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Research Staff


Research Management Group


Title Name Position Email Phone Location
Assoc Prof Deirdre BARRON Associate Dean Research dbarron@swin.edu.au 9214 6091 PA611
Prof Allan WHITFIELD Director, National Institute for Design Research
Research Leader, Neuroaffective Design
awhitfield@swin.edu.au 9214 6882 PA614
Assoc Prof Elizabeth (Dori) TUNSTALL Research Leader, Cultures-Based Innovation
Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching
Associate Professor, Design Anthropology
etunstall@swin.edu.au 9214 6086 PA302
Assoc Prof Nicolette LEE Research Leader, Design Education
Associate Dean Academic and Operations
Associate Professor, Communication Design
nlee@swin.edu.au 9214 4382 PA303
Dr Simon JACKSON Research Leader, Design Theory Thinking and Practice
Senior Lecturer, Design, Society, and Culture
simonjackson@swin.edu.au 9214 6878 PA608
Ms Rachel MOSEL Research Administration Manager rmosel@swin.edu.au 9214 6917 PA613



Cultures-Based Innovation


Title Name Position Email Phone Location
Assoc Prof Elizabeth (Dori) TUNSTALL Research Leader, Cultures-Based Innovation
Associate Dean, Learning and Teaching Associate Professor, Design Anthropology
etunstall@swin.edu.au 9214 6086 PA302
Dr Phuong Quoc DINH Lecturer, Interior Design qdinh@swin.edu.au 9214 6012 PU207
Prof Frank FISHER Professor of Sustainability ffisher@swin.edu.au 9214 6153 PU
Dr Gavin MELLES Lecturer, Design, Society and Cutlure gmelles@swin.edu.au 9214 6851 PU
Dr Anne PRINCE Lecturer, Research Writing and Development ahprince@swin.edu.au 9214 6169 PA612
Dr Keith ROBERTSON Senior Lecturer, Communication Design
Coordinator, Postgradute Coursework
krobertson@swin.edu.au 9214 6092 PA612
Assoc Prof Norman SHEEHAN Associate Professor, Indigeneous Knowledge nsheehan@swin.edu.au 9214 6004 PA518a



Design Education


Title Name Position Email Phone Location
Assoc Prof Nicolette LEE Research Leader, Design Education
Associate Dean Academic and Operations
Associate Professor, Communication Design
nlee@swin.edu.au 9214 4382 PA303
Dr Scott THOMPSON-WHITESIDE Associate Dean International
Senior Lecturer, Design Management
swhiteside@swin.edu.au 9214 6102 PA214



Strategic Design


Title Name Position Email Phone Location
Dr Simon JACKSON Research Leader, Strategic Design
Senior Lecturer, Design, Society, and Culture
simonjackson@swin.edu.au 9214 6878 PA608
Dr Carolyn BARNES Director, External Research Engagement
Leader, Swinburne Design Factory Project
Senior Research Fellow
cbarnes@swin.edu.au 9214 6579 PA610
Dr Jeff BIRD Lecturer, Film and Television jbird@swin.edu.au 9214 6007 PT106
Dr Agustin CHEVEZ Senior Lecturer, Interior Design achevezbernaldodequi@swin.edu.au 9214 6096 PU
Prof Ken FRIEDMAN Dean kenfriedman@swin.edu.au 9214 6449 PA211
Dr John HOOKHAM Lecturer, Film and Television jhookham@swin.edu.au 9214 6194 PT103
Dr Daniel HUPPATZ Lecturer, Interior Design dhuppatz@swin.edu.au 9214 6932 PU
Mr Russell KENNEDY Adjunct Research Fellow russellkennedy@swin.edu.au 9214 6460 PA518a
Dr Blair KUYS Program Coordinator, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering bkuys@swin.edu.au 9214 6072 PA518F
Prof Helmut LUECKENHAUSEN Pro Vice-Chancellor and CE (Sarawak) hlueckenhausen@swin.edu.au 9214 8725 Sarawak
Prof Per MOLLERUP Professor of Communication Design pmollerup@swin.edu.au 9214 6088 PA518c
Prof Goran ROOS Professor, Strategic Design groos@swin.edu.au 9214 6755 PA
Dr Christine THONG Lecturer, Industrial Design and Product Design Engineering cthong@swin.edu.au 9214 6431 PU
Dr Denise WHITEHOUSE Senior Lecturer, Design Society and Culture dwhitehouse@swin.edu.au 9214 6870 PA518a
Assoc Prof Wendy WONG Lecturer, Communication Design wswong@swin.edu.au 9214 6755 PA



Neuroaffective Design


Title Name Position Email Phone Location
Prof Allan WHITFIELD Director, National Institute for Design Research
Research Leader, Neuroaffective Design
awhitfield@swin.edu.au 9214 6882 PA614
Assoc Prof Deirdre BARRON Associate Dean Research dbarron@swin.edu.au 9214 6091 PA611
Prof Paul HEKKERT Adjunct Professor paulhekkert@swin.edu.au 9214 4381 PA615
Dr Anita KOCSIS Head of Academic Group, Design, Society, and Culture akocsis@swin.edu.au 9214 6085 PA610
Prof Gitte LINDGAARD Professor, Neuroaffective Design glindgaard@swin.edu.au 9214 6755 PA
Dr Clementine THURGOOD Post Doctoral Research Fellow cthurgood@swin.edu.au 9214 4381 PA615