On 18 September the DASSH Council endorsed the 2024-26 Board at the Annual General Meeting in Adelaide.
Congratulations to continuing board members on their new appointments – Professor Heather Zwicker as President, Professor Cynthia White as Vice-President, Professor Deborah Gare as Treasurer and Professor Lori Lockyer as Secretary.
And a warm welcome to our new board members Professors Paula Geldens, James Verdon, Kate Nash and Michael Ondaatje.
Join us in welcoming the new leadership team!
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.