Telephone enquiries
Email enquiries
- Professor Scott Harrison, Acting Pro Vice Chancellor
- pvcael@griffith.edu.au
- Ms Midori Tomiyama-Hall, Acting Executive Assistant
- m.tomiyama-hall@griffith.edu.au
Location, delivery and postal address
- Office of the Pro Vice Chancellor
- (Arts, Education and Law)
- Griffith University
- Mt Gravatt campus
- 176 Messines Ridge Road
- Mt Gravatt QLD 4122
Acting Pro Vice Chancellor
Professor Scott Harrison
Professor Harrison leads the Arts, Education and Law Group, which includes the School of Education and Professional Studies, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith Law School, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Queensland College of Art and Queensland Conservatorium.
AEL Executive
Acting Dean (Academic)
Professor Susan Forde
Professor Forde is Acting Dean (Academic) and Professor of Journalism at Griffith. She is known for her work on community and independent media forms and the connections between social movements and media.
Dean (Research)
Professor Gerard Docherty
Professor Docherty has published widely and received nationally competitive grants in the UK and Australia. A common strand through his research is a focus on quantitative acoustic analysis of aspects of speech to better understand the nature of phonetic variability and its implications for phonetic theory.
Dean (Learning and Teaching)
Professor Robert Ellis
Professor Rob Ellis works with the AEL Executive on integrated learning and teaching leadership across the portfolio. Rob researches the experiences of university students and teachers, physical and virtual learning environments and how changes in these shape education structures in universities and the higher education sector.
Dean, Engagement (Creative Arts)
Professor Ruth Bereson
Professor Ruth Bereson holds a PhD from the Department of Arts Policy and Management, City University London. Ruth researches in the fields of arts and cultural management, cultural policy, cultural diplomacy and cultural leadership. Her central research interest is the relationship between governmental policies and their effects on the arts.
AEL staff
PVC Team
- Ms Liz Ganesh - Senior Executive Officer
- Ms Midori Tomiyama-Hall - Acting Executive Assistant
- Ms Sarah Kirkham - Project Manager
Dean (Academic) Team
- Professor Susan Forde - Acting Dean (Academic)
- Ms Sheryl Williams - Executive Assistant
- Emma Newton - Executive Officer
- Assoc Prof Elisabeth Findlay - Director, International
- Dr Ben Fenton-Smith - Deputy Director, International
- Jo Waddell - Executive Support Officer, International
Dean (Research) Team
- Professor Gerry Docherty - Dean (Research)
- Ms Jacqueline Brett - Executive Assistant
- Ms Joanne Dolley - Executive Officer
- Professor Sarah Baker - HDR Program Director
- Assoc Prof Sama Low Choy - Senior Statistician
- Ms Judy Rose - Statistician
- Ms Dani Newman - Senior Research Development Coordinator
Dean, Engagement (Creative Arts) Team
- Professor Ruth Bereson - Dean, Engagement (Creative Arts)
- Associate Professor Sally Basser - Strategic Engagement
- Ms Ronda Jones - Executive Officer
- Ms Aliyah Ravat - Engagement Officer
Marketing and Communications Team
- Ms Liz Ganesh - Senior Executive Officer
- Mr Liam Ringelstein - Communications and Engagement Manager
- Ms Grace Erskine-Shaw - Marketing and Web Manager
- Ms Jacinda Baird - Design and Communications Officer - GFS
- Ms Sonya Brown - Marketing and Communications Officer - HLSS (Mon - Thurs)
- Ms Alison McIntyre - Marketing and Communications Officer - EPS (Mon - Thurs)
- Mr Edwin Parra Lopez - Marketing and Communications Officer - LAW
- Ms Casey Stewart - Marketing and Communications Officer - QCA
- Ms Isabelle Nish-Vetter - A/Marketing and Communications Officer
Dean (Learning and Teaching) Team
- Professor Rob Ellis - Dean (Learning and Teaching)
- Ms Lynn Canning - Executive Assistant
- Dr Christine McDonald - Deputy Dean (Learning and Teaching)
- Ms Kelly Bailey - Manager, Group Program Servicesr
- Ms Karin Barac - Blended Learning Advisor
- Mr Henry Cook - Learning and Teaching Consultant (Design)
- Dr Lynda Davies - Learning and Teaching Consultant (Curriculum)
- Dr Feifei Han - Research Fellow (Evaluation)
- Mr Michael Gleeson - Learning and Teaching Consultant (Design)
- Mr David Jones - Learning and Teaching Consultant (Design)
- Mr Justin Pamenter - Learning and Teaching Consultant (Design)
- Ms Laura Pearcey - Student Experience Officer
- Ms Juanita Shaw - PASS Coordinator
- Dr Sophiaan Subhan - Learning and Teaching Consultant (Curriculum)