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 (version effective from 1 January 2025) or Academic Committee Constitution (version effective until 31 December 2024).

Committee Membership

Chairperson
Provost	Professor Liz Burd	ex officio

Ex Officio
Vice Chancellor and President	Professor Carolyn Evans	ex officio
Deputy Chair of the Committee	Professor Wendy Loughlin	ex officio
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education)	Professor Shaun Ewen	ex officio
Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous)	Mr Shane Drahm	ex officio
Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research)	Professor Lee Smith	ex officio
Pro Vice Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)	Professor Rob Ellis	ex officio
Pro Vice Chancellor (Research)	Professor Andrea Bishop	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
Chief Operating Officer	Mr Peter Bryant	ex officio
Vice President (Global)	Professor Sarah Todd	ex officio
Vice President (Future Students & Strategic Communications)	Mr Phillip Stork	ex officio
Dean (Academic), Arts, Education and Law	Professor Christine McDonald	ex officio
Dean (Learning and Teaching), Arts, Education and Law	Professor Julie Robert	ex officio
Dean (Research), Arts, Education and Law	Professor Andreas Neef	ex officio
Dean (Academic), Griffith Business School	Professor Martin Berka	ex officio
Acting Dean (Learning and Teaching), Griffith Business School	Professor Sacha Reid	ex officio
Dean (Research), Griffith Business School	Professor Chris Fleming	ex officio
Dean (Academic), Griffith Health	Professor Linda Agnew	ex officio
Dean (Learning and Teaching), Griffith Health	Professor Michelle Hood	ex officio
Dean (Research), Griffith Health	Professor Alexandra (Sandie) McCarthy	ex officio
Dean (Academic), Griffith Sciences	Professor Rosalind Archer	ex officio
Dean (Learning and Teaching), Griffith Sciences	Professor Rene Hexel	ex officio
Dean (Research), Griffith Sciences	Professor Frederic Leusch	ex officio
Dean (Learning and Teaching - Indigenous)	To be advised	ex officio
Registrar, Student Life	Ms Jodie Davis	ex officio
University Librarian	Ms Maureen Sullivan	ex officio
Dean, Learning Futures	Professor Christine Bond	ex officio
Dean, Online Strategy	Professor Mark Brimble	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
First Peoples' Student Representative	Ms Claire Smallhorn	Until 31 December 2024

Elected
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.
Associate Professor Troy Allard	AEL	Until 31 December 2024
Professor Naomi Birdthistle	GBS	Until 31 December 2024
Associate Professor Amanda Carter	HTH	Until 31 December 2024
Dr Santosh Rudrawar	HTH	Until 31 December 2024
Dr Sebastian Binnewies	SCG	Until 31 December 2024
Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie	SCG	Until 31 December 2024
Dr Samid Suliman	AEL	Until 31 December 2025
Dr Stacy Tzoumakis	AEL	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
Associate Professor Amanda Daly	GBS	Until 31 December 2025

Ex Officio
Heads of School/Department (including Directors, QCAD/QCGU)
Professor Danielle Reynald	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	Acting Head, Department of Employment Relations and Human Resources	ex officio
Professor Amie Shaw	Acting Head, Department of Business Strategy and Innovation	ex officio
Professor Scott Weaven	Head, Department of Marketing	ex officio
Professor Scott Weaven	Acting Head, Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management	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.
Ms Halia Mohamed Mahroof	Coursework Postgraduate student	Until 31 December 2024
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.
Ms Gemma Cobb	Higher Degree Research student	Until 31 December 2024
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.
Mr Joel Walker	AEL Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2024
Mr James Aitken	GBS Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2024
Mr Thien Tran	HTH Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2024
Miss Mackenzie Trenerry	SCG Undergraduate student	Until 31 December 2024

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
Acting Academic Governance Manager, Student Credentials	Chelsea Finlayson

Meeting dates

Date	Time	Format
Thursday, 21 March, 2024	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 16 May, 2024	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 18 July, 2024	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 26 September, 2024	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 14 November, 2024	10:00am	Nathan (N54_2.02) & MSTeams
Thursday, 12 December, 2024*	10:00am	Gold Coast (G34_2.02) & MSTeams