The Australasian Council of Deans of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (DASSH) elects its board members at the AGM held at the DASSH Conference in September each year. The Board consists of a President and Chair, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and up to four other members elected from the membership across Australia and New Zealand.
Professor Lori Lockyer
President
Lori Lockyer is the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice at the Queensland University of Technology.
Professor Bill Fish
Vice-President
Professor Bill Fish is Head of School of Humanities, Media and Creative Communication at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Professor Deborah Gare
Treasurer
Deborah Gare is Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Law, Arts and Social Sciences at Murdoch University in Western Australia.
Professor Kate Nash
Secretary
Kate is Dean of Arts and Head of the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle and Professor of Media and Communication.
Professor Michael Ondaatje
Board member
Professor Michael Ondaatje is the Dean (Research) for Arts, Education and Law at Griffith University.
Professor James Verdon
Board Member
James Verdon is Executive Dean of the School of Social Sciences, Media, Film and Education at Swinburne University of Technology.
Professor Martin Drum
Board member
Professor Drum is the Executive Dean for the Faculty of Arts, Sciences, Law and Business, and Professor of Politics and International Relations at the University of Notre Dame Australia.
Professor Katherine Johnson
Board member
Professor Katherine Johnson is Dean of the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies at RMIT University.
Professor Nathan Wise
Board member
Nathan Wise is the Executive Dean in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education at the University of New England.
Past Presidents
- Professor Heather Zwicker – President: September 2024 – September 2026
- Professor Nick Bisley – President September 2022 – September 2024
- Professor Catharine Coleborne – President September 2020 – September 2022
- Professor Mandy Thomas — President: February 2018–September 2020
- Professor Anthony McGrew — President: September 2017–February 2018
- Professor Susan Dodds — President: September 2015–September 2017
- Professor John Germov— President: September 2013–September 2015
- Professor Krishna Sen— President: September 2011–September 2013
- Professor Jennifer Radbourne — President: October 2010–September 2011
- Professor Gerry Turcotte — President: May 2010–October 2010
- Professor Anthony Cahalan — President: 2009–May 2010
- Professor Faith Trent AM FACE— President: 2007–2009