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 2025
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
Vice President (Global)	Professor Sarah Todd	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
Registrar	Ms Jodie Davis	ex officio
Dean, Griffith Graduate Research School	Professor Rebecca Ford	ex officio
Chair, University Appeals Committee	Associate Professor Kathryn Tonissen	ex officio

Appointed
One member of the Council, who shall be the Chair, Audit and Risk Committee	Ms Karen Prentis	Until 31 December 2025

Elected
Deputy Chair (Learning and Teaching)
Professor Wendy Loughlin		Until 31 December 2026
Deputy Chair (Research)
Dr Samid Suliman		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.
Dr Samid Suliman	AEL	Until 31 December 2025
Dr Stacy Tzoumakis	AEL	Until 31 December 2025
Associate Professor Amanda Daly	GBS	Until 31 December 2025
Dr Ian Peak	HTH	Until 31 December 2025
Ms Audette Smith	HTH	Until 31 December 2025
Dr Fan Zhang	SCG	Until 31 December 2025
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
First Peoples staff member of the University elected by First Peoples staff of the University
To be advised		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 Frances Press	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 Bernard Lanskey	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 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	Acting 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	Acting Head, School of Information and Communication Technology	ex officio

Elected
One Coursework Postgraduate student of the University who is on the Postgraduate students roll, to be elected by members of that roll.
Liam Browne	Coursework Postgraduate student	Until 31 December 2025
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.
Pallav Pant	Higher Degree Research student	Until 31 December 2025
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 each of the Groups.
Vacant	AEL Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2025
Spencer Holzheiner	GBS Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2025
Krysta Davis	HTH Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2025
Matthew Clements	SCG Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2025

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
Professor Ruth McPhail	Griffith Business School
Ms Claire Stokes	Griffith Health
Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie	Griffith Sciences
Dean (Sustainable Development Goals Performance)	Professor Jennifer Boddy

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

Meeting dates

Date	Time	Format
Thursday, 20 March, 2025	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 15 May, 2025	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 17 July, 2025	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 18 September, 2025	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 13 November, 2025	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 11 December, 2025*	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams