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HDR Candidate Representative Consultative Committee

The Higher Degree Research (HDR) Candidate Representative Consultative Committee is a formally constituted sub-committee of the Board of Graduate Research (BGR), which serves to facilitate liaison and interaction between HDR candidates, the Griffith Graduate Research School (GGRS) and the Board of Graduate Research on matters concerning HDR programs, HDR candidature and research training.

The role and function of the HDR Candidate Representative Consultative Committee is set out in the HDR Candidate Representative Consultative Committee Constitution.

Committee Membership

Chairperson

Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School as Chairperson
Professor Rebecca Ford		ex officio
Appointed HDR Candidate Member as Co-Chairperson
Julia Robertson

Ex officio

Two appointed HDR members of the Board of Graduate Research, as Committee Leaders
Mariam Munsif Mir	BGR HDR representative (International)	ex officio
Sanchia Marie Malapitan	BGR HDR representative (Domestic)	ex officio
One elected HDR candidate member of Academic Committee
Zahra Shirzadnia	Academic Committee HDR representative	ex officio
One HDR candidate member of each central University Committee not otherwise specified in this Constitution
Julia Robertson	Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee HDR representative	ex officio

Appointed

Two HDR candidate members of each relevant academic group and element committees, to be nominated by the Chairperson of that Committee and appointed at the discretion of the Committee Chairperson

Joanne Papageorgiou

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Robyn Lehmann

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Amina Baig

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Kristin Zorn

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Manolo Iachizzi

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Jing Zhi (Ben) Wong

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Jude Hodgson

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Sophie Dye

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Joanne Tindale

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Adam Dillon

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Jamilu Babangida

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Xuan Ngo

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Valerio Rodrigues de Souza Neto

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Minalli Vasandani

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Ahmed Saleh

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Okayama Abdalla

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Xinru Xu

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Bagus Ismujati

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Wilasinie Sopapol

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Maddie Hall

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Allie Harrison

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Jayde Collier

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Cameron Stephen

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Neda Heidarzadeh Esfahani

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Rehab Ibraham

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Hago Tasew Atalay

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Karen Le Roy

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Nadia Elharrif

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Jenny Damcevska

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Tayyaba Riaz

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Aster Stevanovic

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Bo Li

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Taryn-Lee Perrior

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Ayesha Zahid

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Tash Bambridge

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Laima Hareer

Academic group/element committee HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

One HDR Candidate member of each formally constituted student organisation relevant to the HDR candidate experience and/or research training, to be nominated by the Chairperson of that organisation and appointed at the discretion of the Committee Chairperson

TBC

Student organisation HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

An Indigenous HDR candidate representative who identifies as an Australian Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

TBC

Until 31 December 2026

Up to four (4) HDR candidates appointed at the discretion of the Chairperson to promote broad diversity and inclusion from minority cohorts

Van Canh Vu

Diversity/Equity HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Hafiza Aasia Malik

Diversity/Equity HDR representative

Until 31 December 2026

Rights of Audience and Debate

Dr Abigail Downie

Graduate Research Development Consultant, PVC Research Office

Secretary

Griffith Graduate Research School
Alex Moran	Griffith Graduate Research School

Meeting dates

Date	Time	Location	Meeting Notes
Wednesday 4 March 2026	1pm - 2:30pm	Teams
Wednesday 20 May 2026	1pm - 2:30pm	N54_2.06 & G34_1.04 and via Teams
Thursday, 6 August, 2026	1pm - 2:30pm	N54_2.06 & G34_1.04 and via Teams
Monday, 23 November, 2026	1pm - 2:30pm	N54_2.06 & G2.30 and via Teams

Contact us

For further information about this committee, contact the Griffith Graduate Research School

ggrs-dean@griffith.edu.au