General enquiries
Phone: (07) 3735 7123
Research grants
Phone: (07) 3735 7123
Email: ore-grants@griffith.edu.au
Ethics, integrity and compliance
Human
Phone: (07) 3735 2069
Email: research-ethics@griffith.edu.au
Animal
Phone: (07) 3735 2069
Email: animal-ethics@griffith.edu.au
Biosafety
Email: ubc@griffith.edu.au
Researcher education and development
Research development workshops
Research analytics and policy
Research publications and outputs
Phone: (07) 3735 5635, (07) 3735 5632, (07) 3735 5633
Email: rpso@griffith.edu.au
HERDC
Phone: (07) 3735 5631
Email: h.russo@griffith.edu.au
ERA
Phone: (07) 3735 4110
Email: c.arango@griffith.edu.au
Research centres and institutes
Phone: (07) 3735 4277
Email: t.wilkins@griffith.edu.au
Research development
Phone: (07) 3735 7380
Office for Research staff

Dr Ross McLennan
Director
Dr Ross McLennan joined Griffith as Director of the Office for Research in 2020 and leads with the simple vision: to facilitate research excellence. This is achieved by focusing the Office teams outwardly to provide highly skilled, professional support and advice to the Griffith research community.

Daina Garklavs
Deputy Director
Grants and Research Development
In her role as Deputy Director she is responsible for the Research Development and Research Grants and Centres functions of the Office as well as managing OR staffing, and the budget for both the Office and the Research portfolio.

Tony Sheil
Deputy Director
Research Analytics and Policy
Tony Sheil's career in university management spans over 20 years. With degrees in public policy and applied finance, Tony has worked for three universities (both in Australia and overseas) and for the Australian Innovative Research Universities group. Tony is an international contributor to university policy debates on a range of issues including world university rankings, research policy and research performance assessment.
Senior Research Grants Manager
Research grants
Ms Tina Anderson
Research Grants Officer - Data Management Officer, RGO for Griffith Business School Research Institutes and Centres
Ms Alicia Hopkins
Data Administration Officer - Research Grants administrative support, Research Grants data entry and database administration
Dr Rebecca Domann
Research Grants Officer - PhD, BBiotech - ARC Linkage Projects, NHMRC Project Grants, NHMRC Partnership Projects, NHMRC Program Grants, RGO for Institute for Glycomics and Griffith Sciences
Research grants
- Dr Peter Wilson (Research Contracts Officer)
- Belinda Watanabe (Senior Research Grants Officer)
- David Wiseman (Senior Research Grants Officer)
- Megan Stephenson (Research Grants Officer)
- Dayle Eyles (Research Grants Officer)
- Melea Lewis (Research Grants Officer)
- Maria Melo (Research Grants Officer)
- Rechelle Darkin (Administrative Support Officer)
- Keri Pereira (Administrative Support Officer)
Research analytics and policy
Dr Claudia Arango
Manager, Research Analytics and Policy - PhD - Excellence for Research in Australia, Engagement and Impact, Research Committee Secretary, University Rankings and Institutional Research Performance Assessment
Dr Gary Allen
Senior Policy Officer, Ethics and Integrity - PhD - Human research ethics, Research integrity and ethics governance, Research ethics systems and manual, HDR Supervisor and Candidate and Early Career Professional Development
Dr Heidi Russo
Policy Officer, Research Engagement - PhD - Research Institute and Centre performance reporting, Higher Education Research Data Collection, Team Leader Research Publications, research websites, research policy submissions
Research development and partnerships
Research Ethics and Integrity

Ms Kim Madison
Manager, Research Ethics and Integrity
Research ethics and integrity governance, Human Research Ethics Committee Secretary, HDR Supervisor and Candidate Professional Development, Export Controls, Sanctions Compliance

Dr Monica Naughtin
Animal Ethics Coordinator
PhD - Animal Ethics Committee and University Biosafety Committee Secretary, Animal ethics management systems, HDR Supervisor and Candidate training, Export Controls, Sanctions Compliance

Ms Annmaree Jackson
Policy Officer
Human research ethics review, protvision of ethics advice and support, HDR Supervisor and Candidate Professional Development training
Ms Gynelle Murray
Systems and Support Officer - Human research ethics review, ethics assistance and support, Ethics committee and database administration
Location, delivery and postal address
Office for Research
Level 0, Bray Centre (N54)
Griffith University
170 Kessels Road, Nathan, Qld 4111
Other research support
There’s an array of associated research support and resources you can tap into in addition to Office for Research services.