Governance

Several committees play an important role in informing the strategic direction and management of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS).

These committees consist of both academic and professional staff as well as postgraduate student representatives.

School Executive Committee
Clinical Education Strategic Committee
External Engagement Committee
Student Council Committee
Reconciliation, Equity and Inclusion (REI) Committee
Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee
Teaching and Learning Committee
Health Safety and Wellness Committee

School Executive Committee

Purpose: To provide advice to the Head of School on strategic and operational matters.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Professor Sandy Brauer	Head of School	Chair
Professor Paul Hodges	Research Committee	Director
Professor Piers Dawes Associate Professor Nerina Scarinci	Research Training Committee	Director
Associate Professor Allie Mandrusiak	Teaching and Learning Committee	Director
Dr Adriana Penman	Clinical Education Committee	Co-Chair
Dr Freyr Patterson	Clinical Education Committee	Co-Chair
Dr Michelle Smith	External Engagement Committee	Chair
Dr Dion Scott	Health, Safety and Wellness Committee	Chair
Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll	Head of Audiology
Professor Jenny Fleming	Head of Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Martin Sale	Head of Physiotherapy
Associate Professor Anthony Angwin	Head of Speech Pathology
Ms Tanya Spresser	Secretary

Clinical Education Strategic Committee

Purpose: To position SHRS as a leader in quality clinical education through education and training of clinical educators, and preparation of students for global professional practice. The committee is made up of representatives from each discipline within SHRS (a mix of academic and professional staff) who meet every six to eight weeks.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Dr Adriana Penman	Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy	Chair
Dr Freyr Patterson	Lecturer, Occupational Therapy	Chair
Associate Professor Jodie Copley Associate Professor Shaun O’Leary	Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Associate Professor, Physiotherapy	Academic staff
Ms Jodie Booth	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	Representative of Clinical Education Unit
Dr Roma Forbes	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	Representative of Professional and Education Research Theme
Mrs Teresa Quinlan Mrs Stephanie Morris Ms Lauren Jeffery	Clinic Manager / Educator, Occupational Therapy Clinic Manager/ Educator, Audiology Clinic Manager/ Educator, Physiotherapy	UQHR Clinics

External Engagement Committee

Name	Position	Position in committee
Associate Professor Michelle Smith	Associate Professor in Physiotherapy	Chair
Ms Pascale Nijssen	School Manager
Dr Tomomi McAuliffe	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	Staff representative – Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Joseph Kei	A/Professor in Audiology	Staff representative – Audiology
Dr Barbra Timmer	Lecturer in Audiology	Staff representative – Audiology
Ms Lucy Hunter	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	Staff representative – Speech Pathology
Vacant		Staff representative – Physiotherapy
Dr Carly Meyer	Senior Research Fellow	Staff representative – Research committee
Ms Lucy Hunter	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	Staff representative - CELM
Dr Jessica Hill	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	Staff representative – Academic
Associate Professor Joseph Kei	A/Professor in Audiology	Staff representative – Academic
Dr Barbra Timmer	Lecturer in Audiology	Staff representative – Academic
Mrs Jessica Sinclair	Manager, Student & Academic Admin	SASU Manager

Student Council Committee

Name	Position	Position in committee
Professor Sandy Brauer	Head of School	Chair
Associate Professor Allison Mandrusiak	Teaching & Learning Committee Chair	Deputy Chair
Ms Jessica Sinclair	Student and Academic Administration Manager	Secretary
Ms Victoria Posner	Student representative	Audiology – Year 2
Mr Joshua Wong	Student representative	Audiology – Year 1
Ms Haley Webster	Student representative	Occupational Therapy – Year 3 UG
Ms Lucy Sullivan	Student representative	Occupational Therapy – Year 3 UG
Ms Charlotte Hutchinson	Student representative	Speech Pathology – Year 3 UG
Ms Teresa Nguyen	Student representative	Speech Pathology – Year 2 GEMS
Mr Michael Haydok	Student representative	Physiotherapy – BPhty – 3rd year student
Ms Kelcie Jessen	Student representative	Physiotherapy – MPhty – 2nd year student

Reconciliation, Equity and Inclusion (REI) Committee

Name	Position	Position in committee
Mrs Kathryn Martin	Associate Lecturer Occupational Therapy	Chair
Dr Monique Waite	Lecturer in Speech Pathology	General Member
Curtley Nelson	Associate Lecturer in Physiotherapy Indigenising Curriculum Working Group	General Member
Carl Francia	Associate Lecturer in Physiotherapy	General Member
Jodie Booth	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	General Member
Kathryn Martin	Associate Lecturer in Occupational Therapy HaBS RAP - SHRS Representative	General Member

Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee

Purpose: Facilitates excellence in research by creating opportunities and providing support where required. The committee promotes the consolidation and expansion of research across all professions in the School at national and international levels. It does this through developing and monitoring research policy and procedures at a school level, keeping both staff and research higher degree students informed of change/innovations, encouraging applications for competitive research grants, promoting collaboration in research, reviewing performance indicators for research productivity, supporting and facilitating the educational experience of research higher degree students and working to increase postgraduate student enrolment. This group meets monthly.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Professor Paul Hodges	Professor, Physiotherapy and NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow	Chair and Director of Research
Professor David Copland	Professor, Speech Pathology and Vice-Chancellors T&R Fellowship	Deputy Chair and Director Research Training
Associate Professor Asad Khan	Associate Professor, Biostatistics	Statistics Advisor
Professor Piers Dawes	Associate Professor, Physiotherapy	HRSS Coordinator
Associate Professor Nerina Scarinci	Associate Professor, Speech Pathology	HRSS Coordinator
Dr Melanie Hoyle	Lecturer, Speech Pathology	Research Ethics Advisory and Liaison
Dr Emmah Doig	NHMRC Research Fellow, Physiotherapy	Knowledge Translation and Impact
Professor Sally Bennet	Professor, Occupational Therapy	Knowledge Translation and Impact
Dr Carly Meyer	Lecturer, Speech Pathology	Engagement
Associate Professor Stephen Wilson	Associate Professor, Speech	Grant readership and Awards
Dr David Klyne	Senior Research Fellow	Early Career Academic
Associate Professor Jacki Liddle	Research Fellow OT & Conjoint Associate Professor	Conjoint Group
Dr Marie-Pierre Cyr	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Physiotherapy	Research Incubator Program
Dr Carly Meyer	Senior Research Fellow	SHRS Research Culture
Dr Hannah Gullo	Conjoint Research Fellow	Research and Engagement Themes
Professor Nadine Foster	Director of Research and Education	STARS/ Clinical Trials
Ms Pascale Nijssen	School Manager	School Manager
Dr Amelia Peters	Senior Administration Officer	Secretary and Senior Administration Officer (Research)
Mr Chris Gibbons	HDR Liaison Officer	HDR Liaison Officer
Ms Kimberley Garden	Student representative	Chair, Postgraduate Research Conference Committee
Ms Nicole Rayner		Library Representative
Ms Emily Mahoney		Student Chair, SHRS Research Conference Committee
Dr Georgina Clutterbuck		ECR Chair, SHRS Research Conference Committee

Teaching and Learning Committee

Purpose: To ensure that the School follows ‘best practice’ in the teaching of academic and clinical courses and in the structure of the programs that it offers. The Committee facilitates new teaching and learning innovations, ensures that the School adheres to university policies, procedures and rules, implements initiatives to enhance the student learning experience, and oversees and promotes staff academic and clinical teaching awards. The Committee meets approximately every six weeks throughout the year. It includes representatives from all professions within the School – Heads of Discipline, Program Directors, the School Manager, library representative, an external consultant to SHRS, portfolio representatives, and a postgraduate and undergraduate student representative.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Associate Professor Mandrusiak	Director of Teaching and Learning	Chair of Teaching & Learning Committee
Dr Adriana Penman	Senior Lecturer	Deputy Chair
Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll	Head of Audiology	Head of Audiology
Professor Jenny Fleming	Head of Occupational Therapy	Head of Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Martin Sale	Head of Physiotherapy	Head of Physiotherapy
Associate Professor Anthony Angwin	Head of Speech Pathology	Head of Speech Pathology
Dr Freyr Patterson	Lecturer, Occupational Therapy	OT UG Program Director
Associate Professor Jodie Copley	Lecturer, Occupational Therapy	OT GEMs Program Director/Inter-professional Education
Dr Roma Forbes	Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy	PT UG Program Director
Dr Anna Hatton	Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy	PT GEMS Program Director
Professor Bill Vicenzino	Professor, Physiotherapy	PT PG Program Director
Dr Brooke-Mai Whelan	Lecturer, Speech Pathology	SP UG Program Director
Associate Professor Stephen Wilson	Lecturer, Speech Pathology	SP GEMs Program Director
Associate Professor Wayne Wilson		Assessment Subcommittee / Integrity Officer
Dr Felipe Retamal-Walter		Professional Education Research Engagement [as needed]
Associate Professor Asad Khan		Research Program Coordinator [as needed]
Nominee		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory [as needed]
Dr Adriana Penman Dr Freyr Patterson		Clinical Education (CESC) [as needed]
Ms Tracey Langfield (SBMS)		External Consultant
Rachel Scott		HaBS Teaching and Learning Representative
Nicole Rayner		Library Liaison [as needed]
Jessica Sinclair		Manager, Student and Academic Administration/Secretary
To rotate each year across professions (2023 = SP)		Student Representative – UG
To rotate each year across professions (2023 = AUD)		Student Representative – GEMs

Health Safety and Wellness Committee

Purpose: To provide a forum for staff to identify and resolve health and safety problems, and to develop and monitor safe systems and procedures in the School. The committee addresses staff views on health and safety matters, and reviews and implements health and safety recommendations from the Faculty and University. This group meets every three months.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Dr Dion Scott	Principal Scientific Officer	Chair Occupational Health and Safety Lead
Dr Viana Vuvan	Academic	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Jodie Booth	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Ms Jessica Sinclair	Student and Academic Administration Manager	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Vacant	Research Fellow	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Carolin Bontrup	PhD Student	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Dr Hannah Gullo	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	Wellness Lead
Dr Alana Dinsdale	Lecturer in Physiotherapy	General Member (Wellness)