Expertise spanning all facets of urbanisation
Experts from a wide range of professional fields and disciplinary backgrounds help drive our world-class research. Such experts include transport and land-use planners, civil engineers, system modellers, environmental scientists, economic and social researchers, coastal engineers, geographers and architects. To find out more about our staff and academic members’ individual research strengths and HDR supervision, follow the links to our Griffith Experts profiles.
Research Theme Leaders
Professor Paul Burton
Director, Cities Research Institute
Professor Joerg Baumeister
Sea Cities Research Leader, Cities Research Institute
Associate Professor Matthew Burke
Principal Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute
Assoc Prof Cheryl Desha
Director Engagement, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Professor Hong Guan
Head of Discipline, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Prof Sherif Mohamed
Head, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dr Johanna Nalau
ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow (2019-2021)
Assoc Prof Anne Roiko
Academic Lead, Environmental Health, School of Medicine
Professor Rodney Stewart
Professor, Griffith School of Engineering and Built Environment
Professor Rodger Tomlinson
Director, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Academic staff members
Dr Sanam Aghdamy
Associate Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment
Dr Aaron Bach
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility
Prof Scott Baum
Professor, Griffith School of Environment and Science
Professor Joerg Baumeister
Sea Cities Research Leader, Cities Research Institute
Associate Professor Cara Beal
Cities Research Institute
Dr Edoardo Bertone
Research Fellow School of Engineering & Built Environment
Assoc Prof Caryl Bosman
Program Director, Urban and Environmental Planning
Dr Sarah Boulter
Snr Research Fellow, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF)
Assoc Prof Andrew Brooks
Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Emer Prof Lex Brown
School of Environment & Science
Associate Professor Matthew Burke
Principal Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute
Dr Nick Cartwright
Snr Lecturer School of Engineering, Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Sanaul Chowdhury
Snr Lecturer School of Engineering & Built Environment
Richard Yiu-Ming Chung
Dept of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School
Dr Jenny Cui
Lecturer School of Environment & Science
Dr Peter Davey
Snr Lecturer Griffith School of Environment & Science
Dr Jasper de Bie
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Aysin Dedekorkut-Howes
Snr Lecturer School of Environment & Science
Assoc Prof Cheryl Desha
Director Engagement, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dr Jeung-Hwan Doh
Snr Lecturer School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dr Joanne Dolley
Associate Member, Cities Research Institute
Dr Amir Etemad-Shahidi
Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering & Built Environment, Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Ruwan Fernando
Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment & Science
Dr Zhonghua Gou
Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment and Science
Professor Hong Guan
Head of Discipline, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Mr James Gullison
Research Assistant, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Gustavo Guzman
Snr Lecturer, Dept of Business Strategy and Innovation
Dr Fernanda Helfer
Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Assoc Prof Michael Howes
School of Environment & Science
Mr Lawrence Hughes
Senior Technical Officer, Centre for Coastal Management
Prof Dong-Sheng Jeng
School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dr Graham Jenkins
Snr Lecturer School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dr Hassan Karampour
Senior Lecturer, Structural Engineering, School of Engineering and Built Environment
Dr Judy Kraatz
Snr Research Fellow Cities Research Institute
Ms Peta Leahy
Program Manager, Centre for Coastal Management
Assoc Prof Ki-Hoon Lee
Dept of Business Strategy and Innovation
Dr Serena Lee
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Abraham Leung
Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute
Dr Benjamin Liu
Snr Lecturer Dept of Accounting, Finance & Economics
Dr Tingting Liu
Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment
Associate Professor Gui Lohmann
Program Director, Master of Aviation Management
Emer Prof Darryl Low Choy
School of Environment & Science
Dr Tony Matthews
Snr Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment and Science
Dr Olaf Meynecke
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Ruby Michael
Lecturer, Griffith School of Engineering and Built Environment
Prof Sherif Mohamed
Head, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dr Edward Morgan
Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute
Dr Sherif Mostafa
Lecturer, Construction and Engineering Project Management
Dr Tom Murray
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Ms Maggie Muurmans
Community Engagement Program Coordinator, Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Johanna Nalau
ARC Discovery Early Career Research Fellow (2019-2021)
Dr Khoi Nguyen
Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute
Dr Dominic Ong
Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering and Built Environment
Prof Jean Palutikof
Director and Professor, National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, Griffith University
Dr Tim Pietsch
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Emer Prof Michael Powell
Deputy Vice Chancellor Engagement
Dr Anisur Rahman
Senior Lecturer, Griffith School of Engineering & Built Environment
Assoc Prof Sacha Reid
Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management
Dr Kimberley Reis
Lecturer, School of Environment & Science
Prof Eduardo Roca
Head of Finance, Dept of Accounting, Finance & Economics
Assoc Prof Anne Roiko
Academic Lead, Environmental Health, School of Medicine
Professor Tim Ryley
Professor of Aviation, School of Engineering and Built Environment
Dr Oz Sahin
Snr Research Fellow, Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Marcello Sano
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Heather Shearer
Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute
Dr Henry Skates
Snr Lecturer, Griffith School of Environment and Science
Dr Richard Skinner
Lecturer Environmental Health, School of Medicine
John Spencer
Senior Research Assistant, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Professor Rodney Stewart
Professor, Griffith School of Engineering and Built Environment
Dr Justin Stout
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Darrell Strauss
Manager, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Emiliya Suprun
Research staff, School of Engineering and Built Environment
Ms Pazit Taygfeld
Senior Research Assistant, Cities Research Institute
Professor Rodger Tomlinson
Director, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Elnaz Torabi
Lecturer, Environmental Policy / Planning, Cities Research Institute
Dr Guilherme Vieira da Silva
Research Fellow, Griffith Centre for Coastal Management
Dr Matthew Webb
Lecturer Building & Design, School of Engineering & Built Environment
Dr Darren Wishart
Senior Lecturer in Organisational Psychology, School of Psychology
Dr Yong Wu
Snr Lecturer, Dept of Business Strategy and Innovation
Dr Fan Zhang
Lecturer, Architectural Science, School of Engineering and Built Environment
Prof Hong Zhang
Griffith School of Engineering, Centre for Coastal Management
Administration
- Ms Rosanna Jeffery - Business Development Manager
- Ms Anne Krupa - Institute Coordinator
- Ms Diane McDonald - Executive Assistant