Academic Committee

Academic Committee provides advice to the Council on the University's academic planning activities, policies and procedures.

Academic Committee provides advice to Council on:

Proposals for new organisational structures for academic activities including the creation of schools/departments, centres, units, committees and boards
Proposals for the development of new academic policies and procedures; and
Proposals which affect the conduct, assessment and enhancement of teaching and research.

The role and function of Academic Committee is set out in the Academic Committee Constitution.

Committee Membership

Effective 1 January 2026
Chairperson
Provost	Professor Liz Burd	ex officio

Ex Officio
Vice Chancellor and President	Professor Carolyn Evans	ex officio
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education)	Professor Shaun Ewen	ex officio
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous)	Professor Jonathan Bullen	ex officio
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research)	Professor Lee Smith	ex officio
Pro Vice Chancellor (Arts, Education and Law)	Professor Scott Harrison	ex officio
Pro Vice Chancellor (Business)	Professor Caitlin Byrne	ex officio
Pro Vice Chancellor (Health)	Professor Analise O'Donovan	ex officio
Pro Vice Chancellor (Sciences)	Professor Neal Menzies	ex officio
Qualified Officer - Registrar	Ms Jodie Davis	ex officio
Qualified Officer - Vice President, Future Students & Strategic Communications	Mr Phillip Stork	ex officio
Chair, Programs Committee	Professor Wendy Loughlin	ex officio
Chair, Internationalisation Advisory Committee	Ms Marnie Watson	ex officio
Chair, University Appeals Committee	Associate Professor Kathryn Tonissen	ex officio
Chair, Board of Graduate Research	Professor Rebecca Ford	ex officio

Appointed
One member of the Council, who shall be the Chair, Audit and Risk Committee	Ms Karen Prentis	Until 31 December 2025
Dean (Academic) - Griffith Business School	Professor Martin Berka	Until 31 December 2027
Director (Engagement) - Griffith Sciences	Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie	Until 31 December 2027
Dean (Learning and Teaching) - Arts, Education and Law	Professor Julie Robert	Until 31 December 2027
Dean (Research) - Griffith Health	Professor Sandie McCarthy	Until 31 December 2027
First Peoples' student representative	Jacinta King	Until 31 December 2026

Elected
Deputy Chair (Learning and Teaching)	Professor Wendy Loughlin	Until 31 December 2027
Deputy Chair (Research)	Professor Frederic Leusch	Until 31 December 2026
Twelve members of the academic staff of the University, to be elected by members of the academic staff of the University, at least two of whom shall be from each of the Groups.
Professor Halim Rane	AEL	Until 31 December 2026
Professor Rebecca Wickes	AEL	Until 31 December 2026
Dr Gavin Northey	GBS	Until 31 December 2026
Associate Professor Robin Roberts	GBS	Until 31 December 2026
Dr Kerry Hall	HTH	Until 31 December 2026
Associate Professor Christopher Love	SCG	Until 31 December 2026
Dr Samid Suliman	AEL	Until 31 December 2027
Associate Professor Amanda Daly	GBS	Until 31 December 2027
Professor Ryan Tang	GBS	Until 31 December 2027
Dr Edoardo Bertone	SCG	Until 31 December 2027
Dr Kelly Shoecraft	CCEE	Until 31 December 2027
First Peoples' staff member of the University elected by First Peoples staff of the University
Eddie Synot	Griffith Law School	Until 31 December 2026
One Coursework Postgraduate student of the University who is on the Postgraduate students roll, to be elected by members of that roll
Patrick Rose	Coursework Postgraduate student	Until 31 December 2026
One Higher Degree by Research candidate of the University who is on the Higher Degree by Research Student Roll, elected by the members of that roll
Sangeeta Kanwar	Higher Degree Research student	Until 31 December 2026
Four Undergraduate students who are on the Undergraduate Students Roll, to be elected by members of the Undergraduate Students Roll of the University. One member shall be from the Groups.
Austan Najmi-Beauchamp	AEL Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2026
Yeashilkumar Parekh	GBS Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2026
Jason Liu	HTH Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2026
Vacant	SCG Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2026

Ex Officio
Heads of School or Department and Directors
Professor Jason Payne	Head, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice	ex officio
Professor Debbie Heck	Head and Dean, School of Education and Professional Studies	ex officio
Professor Michael Ondaatje	Head, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science	ex officio
Professor Therese Wilson	Dean and Head, Griffith Law School	ex officio
Professor Beck Davis	Director, Queensland College of Art and Design	ex officio
Professor Chris Carter	Director, Griffith Film School	ex officio
Professor Vanessa Tomlinson	Director, Queensland Conservatorium GU	ex officio
Professor Alberto Posso	Head, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics	ex officio
Professor Amie Shaw	Head, Department of Management	ex officio
Professor Scott Weaven	Head, Department of Tourism and Marketing	ex officio
Professor Juliet Pietsch	Head, School of Government and International Relations	ex officio
Professor Allison Waters	Head, School of Applied Psychology	ex officio
Professor Jim Woodburn	Head, School of Health Sciences and Social Work	ex officio
Professor Julian Archer	Head, School of Medicine and Dentistry	ex officio
Professor Ann Bonner	Head, School of Nursing and Midwifery	ex officio
Professor Shai Anoopkumar-Dukie	Head, School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences	ex officio
Associate Professor Andrew Busch	Head, School of Engineering and Built Environment	ex officio
Professor Fran Sheldon	Head, Griffith School of Environment and Sciences	ex officio
Professor Alan Wee-Chung Liew	Head, School of Information and Communication Technology	ex officio

Rights of Audience and Debate
Vice President (Advancement)	Mr Marcus Ward
Vice President (Industry and External Engagement)	Professor Bronwyn Harch
Dean (Career Readiness)	Professor Caroline Rueckert
Dean/Director (Engagement)
Professor Donna Pendergast	Arts, Education and Law
Ms Claire Stokes	Griffith Health
Dean (Sustainable Development Goals Performance)	Professor Jennifer Boddy
University Librarian	Ms Sarah Howard

Secretary
Manager, Academic Governance and Policy, Student Life	Chelsea Finlayson

Meeting dates

Date	Time	Format
Thursday, 19 March, 2026	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 14 May, 2026	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 16 July, 2026	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 17 September, 2026	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 12 November, 2026	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 10 December, 2026*	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams

* Meeting will only proceed if business warrants

Calendar invitations for Rights of Audience and Debate members may be requested by emailing committees@griffith.edu.au stating meeting details as per above schedule.