Celebrating past award winners and their outstanding achievements
The Vice Chancellor’s Awards recognise the exceptional work of Griffith University staff across the fields of research, professional and support, learning and teaching, and internationalisation.
These awards celebrate many of our hard working and dedicated staff who continue to innovate, make discoveries and to go above and beyond to help build a brighter future. The talent and commitment of these colleagues is truly inspirational.
Vice Chancellor’s Award Winners
AWARDS CEREMONY
Research
2022 Research winners
2022
Research Impact
Professor
Vicky Avery
Centre for Cellular Phenomics (Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery)
2022
Research Supervision
Professor
Wendy Moyle
The former Menzies Health Institute Queensland
2022
Research Leadership
Professor
Brydie-Leigh Bartleet
Creative Arts Research Institute
2022
Highly Commended in Research Leadership
Professor
Michele Burford
Australian Rivers Institute
2022
Research Group or Team
The Global Wetlands Team (Nathan)
Coastal and Marine Research Centre
2022
Research Group or Team
The Global Wetlands Team (Gold coast)
Coastal and Marine Research Centre
2022
Early Career Researcher
Dr Laura Diamond
Griffith Centre for Biomedical & Rehabilitation Engineering
2022
Mid-Career Researcher
Associate Professor
Muhammad Shiddiky
Queensland Micro - and Nanotechnology Centre (QMNC)
2022
Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research
Griffith University Node of the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre
Centre for Fragment Based Design
2021 Research winners
Research Leadership
Professor
Katherine Andrews
Director
Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith Sciences
Director at the Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Professor Katherine Andrews is recognised with the Research Excellence Award for Research Leadership for her ground-breaking malaria research and work to raise the profile of women in STEM.
Outstanding Research Excellence
Ice Age Art in Indonesia Team
The Ice Age Art in Indonesia Team are awarded Outstanding Research Excellence for their discovering and dating of the oldest known rock art on Earth – a scene depicting a Sulawesi pig in an Indonesian limestone cave, which is 45,000 years old.
Research Engagement
Associate Professor
Matthew Burke
Cities Research Institute, Griffith Sciences
Associate Professor Matthew Burke from the Cities Research Institute is recognised with the Research Engagement Research Excellence Award due to his work partnering with government and industry to ensure optimal usage of our transport infrastructure.
Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research by an Individual or Team
ARC Research Hub for Driving Farming Productivity and Disease Prevention Team
The ARC Research Hub team are awarded the Promoting Industry Engagement in Graduate Research Award for their efforts to facilitate on-site research and development work for HDR students, seeing students engage directly with industry.
Research Supervision
Associate Professor
Lauren Ball
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith Health
Associate Professor Lauren Ball is awarded the Research Supervision Award for developing a suite of strategies to support researchers, including a co-designed handbook, knowledge database, media training, professional development workshops, weekly ‘huddles’ and a YouTube series, ‘How to Research.’
Research Supervision
Professor
Catherine Pickering
School of Environment and Science, Griffith Sciences
Professor Catherine Pickering is also recognised with the Research Supervision Research Excellence Award for her Quantitative Literature Review Method, which has supported the publication for more than 300 HDR students. These reviews are cited seven and a half times the rate of other publications.
Mid-Career Researcher
Professor
Tanya Smith
Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research, AEL
Professor Tanya Smith is recognised with the Mid-Career Research Award for her outstanding contribution to anthropological research, including the publication of highly accessible, ‘The Tales Teeth Tell,’ a book about surprising ways in which teeth illuminate ancient human development.
Early Career Researcher
Dr Jamie Ranse
The former Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith Health
Dr Jamie Ranse is awarded the Early Career Researcher Award for his timely contribution to emergency healthcare in highly visible, large-scale events, including emergencies. Dr Ranse helped to shape Queensland’s COVID-safe events guidelines.
Research Group or Team
Micro Systems Team
The Micro Systems Team from Queensland Micro- and Nanotechnology Centre are named Research Group or Team in the Research Excellence Awards in recognition of multiple breakthroughs in cutting edge technology for environmental and biological applications.
Professional and Support Staff
2022 Professional and support staff winners
2022
Excellence in Leadership
Kelly Bailey
Manager, Group Program Services
AEL Dean (Learning and Teaching)
2022
Excellence in Leadership
Dianne Smith
Head of Finance Service Delivery
Finance Service Delivery
2022
Excellence in Client Partnership
Suzanne Rosolen
Senior Legal Counsel
Legal Services
2022
A Remarkable Contribution
Scott Feely
Senior Finance Business Partner
Planning and Analytics
2022
Highly Commended for Excellence in driving impact against Sustainable Development Goals
Ruth Simpkins
Director Child Care
CLF Child Care Tallowwood
2022
Highly Commended for Excellence in Client Partnership
Bernie Girard
Principal Data Insights Analyst
Planning and Analytics
2022
Excellence in Enhancing Research
The EcoCommons and BioSecurity Commons Platform Team (Nathan)
2022
Excellence in Enhancing Research
The EcoCommons and BioSecurity Commons Platform Team (Gold coast)
2022
Excellence in Enhancing Student Experience
The Co Design Lab Team
2022
Excellence in driving impactful domestic engagement
The Gold Coast Health & Knowledge Precinct Project Office Team
2022
Excellence in driving impact against Sustainable Development Goals
The Simulation and Practical Experience (SPE) School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM) Technical Partners Health (TPH) Team
2022
Excellence in Innovation
The Digital Library Infrastructure Transformation (DLIT) Project team
2021 Professional and support staff winners
Excellence in Enhancing Research
Dr Brit Winnen
Research Development Manager
Office for Research
Dr Brit Winnen receives Excellence in Enhancing Research for her tireless work identifying interdisciplinary research opportunities that are strategically aligned.
Excellence in Community Engagement and Service
Facilities Management Northern Campuses
Campus Life Team
The Facilities Management Northern Campuses Team are acknowledged with Excellence in Community Engagement and Service Award for their tireless work during COVID-19 to ensure adaptability in the face of constantly evolving rules and regulation. The team are also recognised for their conservation efforts.
Excellence in Innovation
Robotic Processing Automation Program Team
The Robotic Processing Automation Team are awarded Excellence in Innovation Award for their dedication to empowering colleagues with technological skills to creatively problem solve and create efficiencies.
Excellence in Enhancing Teaching
Bachelor of Business Redevelopment Team
The multidisciplinary team are awarded Excellence in Enhancing Teaching for revamping the Bachelor of Business to ensure cutting edge curriculum, including interdisciplinary foundation.
Excellence in Client Partnerships (HEW 1-5)
Mel Gilbert
Administrative Support Officer
School of Information and Communication Technology
Mel Gilbert accepts the Excellence in Client Partnership Award (HEW 1-5) for her proactive commitment, hard work and reliability.
Excellence in Client Partnerships (HEW 6-10)
Mark L’Estrange
Manager
Student Connect, Student Business Services
Mark L’Estrange is awarded Excellence in Client Partnership Award (HEW 6-10) for his coordination of the retention and progression exercise for offshore students throughout the implications thrown up by COVID-19.
Excellence in Enhancing Student Experience
Student Health
Counselling and Wellbeing Team
The Student Health, Counselling and Wellbeing Team are awarded Excellence in Enhancing Student Experience for always being there for our students, including those that are remote and offshore, during unprecedented work and study conditions.
Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Griffith Business School First Peoples Working Learning and Teaching Committee
The Committee is awarded the Excellence in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Award for its work developing and embedding the framework for teaching First Peoples inclusion content and cultural competency in the Bachelor of Business
Excellence in Leadership
Highly commended
Dianne Smith
Head of Finance Service Delivery
Corporate Services
Highly commended
Irene Dullaway
Institute Manager
Griffith Criminology Institute
No winner could be determined for this category.
Internationalisation
2022 Internationalisation winners
2022
Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation
Professor
Sarojni Choy
School of Education and Professional Studies
2022
Highly Commended for Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation
Dr Sohil Khan
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
2022
Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation
NUCM Teaching Team (Nathan)
School of Environment and Science
2022
Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation
NUCM Teaching Team (Gold coast)
School of Environment and Science
2021 Internationalisation winners
Most Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation
Professor
Stuart Bunn
Director
Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith Sciences
Professor Stuart Bunn has been awarded Most Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation for his mammoth contribution to Griffith’s international reputation for excellence in water science through the development of a network of international collaborators and strategic partnerships.
Most Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation
Associate Professor
Jane Fowler
School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health
Associate Professor Jane Fowler is recognised with Most Outstanding Contribution to Overall Internationalisation for her exemplary leadership of DFAT-funded Papua New Guinea Program resulting in a Graduate Certificate in Counselling for PNG participants. This is a program that has the potential to be extended across the Pacific.
Most Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Short Term Global Mobility Programs
Tourism Study Tour Team
The team is awarded Most Outstanding Contribution to the Development of Short Term Global Mobility Programs for a tour that invites multinational participants to apply international industry and community knowledge to analyse sustainability, authenticity and competitiveness of destinations.
Learning and Teaching
2022 Learning and teaching Winners
2022
Excellence in Early Career Teaching
Ms Laura Irvine-Brown
School of Health Sciences and Social Work
2022
Excellence in Sessional Academic Teaching
Dr Kelly Shoecraft
School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science
2022
Excellence in Learning and Teaching Leadership
Associate Professor
Amanda Daly
Office of the Dean, Learning and Teaching
Griffith Business School
2022
Excellence in Teaching
Dr Janice Bass
School of Nursing and Midwifery
2020 Learning and teaching winners
2020 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Griffith University Teacher of the Year
Associate Professor
Stephanie Schleimer
MBA Director
Griffith Business School
Associate Professor Stephanie Schleimer is awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Griffith University Teacher of the Year. As program director, Stephanie spearheaded a refresh of the MBA to ensure it had a values-based, sustainability focus. The program then ranked 1 worldwide in the Corporate Knights Better World MBA Rankings.
2020 Vice Chancellor’s Award for Griffith University Education Leader of the Year
Associate Professor
Kylie Burns
Griffith Law School, Arts, Education and Law
Associate Professor Kylie Burns is awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Award for Griffith University Education Leader of the Year. As Deputy Head of Griffith Law School, Kylie used analytics to inform coordinated support for first year students, provided professional development in student support and led a university working group on retention.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Active Learning Award (Griffith Health)
Dr Abdullah Karaksha
School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Griffith Health
Dr Abdullah Karaksha receives the Group Active Learning Griffith Health Award for implementing a range of innovations for repeat students which have had a sustained impact.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Active Learning Awards
The Structural Engineering Team
Griffith Sciences
The Structural Engineering Team are awarded the Group Active Learning Griffith Sciences Award for learning innovations that improved student outcomes across a number of cohorts in the School of Engineering and Built Environment, including the implementation of hands-on projects.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Innovative Assessment Award
Interactive Oral Assessments Team
The Interactive Oral Assessments Team wins the Innovative Assessment Award for their assessment design which exemplifies assessment for learning that prepares students for employment.
2020 Programs and Teams that Enhance Learning Awards
Medical Laboratory Science Program Team
The Medical Laboratory Science Program Team has implemented multiple excellent learning and teaching innovations which have demonstrably enhanced student learning and student satisfaction over time. The Team has developed strong engagement with industry and has an employability focus, including through the use of reflective e-portfolios which provide a competitive advantage for graduates.
2020 Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Australian Awards for University Teaching
Dr Leanne Kenway
Senior Lecturer
School of Medical Science, Griffith Health
Dr Leanne Kenway receives her citation for her approach to teaching anatomy and physiology. Through a range of active learning strategies, including a 3D digital cadaver, Skeletal Scrabble and weekly Who Am I? quizzes, Dr Kenway enhances retention and improves grades.
Higher Education Academy Principal Fellow
Professor
Roianne West
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith Health
Professor Roianne West is recognised for her impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health. Roianne is foundation Professor of First Peoples Health and established the First Peoples Health Unit and she designed, developed and implemented Australia’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework.
Higher Education Academy Principal Fellow
Professor
Elizabeth Cardell
Deputy Head
School of Medicine and Dentistry, Griffith Health
Professor Elizabeth Cardell is recognised for her contribution to allied health assessment and quality as an accreditor, review assessor and expert. Elizabeth pioneered simulated learning activities that had far-reaching impact on health students resulting in a change in national policy for speech pathology clinical education.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Excellence in Teaching Award (Griffith Business School)
Associate Professor
Stephanie Schleimer
MBA Director
Griffith Business School
Associate Professor Stephanie Schleimer is awarded the Group Excellence in Teaching Award for her values-led reinvigoration of the MBA program.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Excellence in Teaching Award (Arts, Education and Law)
Associate Professor
Dr Lise Johns
Senior Lecturer
School of Human Services and Social Work, Griffith Health
Dr Lise Johns is awarded for her constructive ‘students as partners’ approach that sees her students ready to enter social work with confidence.
2020 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Australian Awards for University Teaching
The Pharmacy Innovation Team
The Pharmacy Innovation team receive the citation for design and delivery of a Bachelor of Pharmacy capstone activity, PharmG, an authentic, gamified pharmacy simulation, which emulates community pharmacy practice.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Early Career Award
Dr Di Johnson
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School
Dr Di Johnson receives the Early Career Award for inspiring her financial planning students to be both empowered learners and future industry leaders, including their capacity to be culturally capable when working with First Nations Australians.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Sessional Academic Staff Awards
Dr Bronwyn Reid O'Connor
School of Education and Professional Studies, Arts, Education and Law
Dr Bronwyn Reid O'Connor wins the Sessional Academic Staff Award for her significant role in primary education mathematics courses at Griffith in both the Bachelor of Education and Master of Teaching. Dr Reid O’Connor provides an environment that supports students to fall in love with maths.
2020 Programs and Teams that Enhance Learning Awards
Baugul Baugulin Yabruma
(Well, Better, Always)
First Peoples Health Program Team
The Baugul Baugulin Yabruma (Well, Better, Always) First Peoples Health Program team has implemented an impressive breadth of strategies to promote First Peoples ways of knowing, being and doing to redress power imbalances that perpetuate systemic racism.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Educational Leadership Award
Associate Professor
Kylie Burns
Griffith Law School, Arts, Education and Law
Associate Professor Kylie Burns receives the Group Educational Leadership Award for her efforts establishing a learning and teaching community of practice in the Griffith Law School, leading the Law School’s response to COVID-19 and continued improvement of program and courses.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Educational Leadership Award
Dr Kirsten MacDonald
Senior Lecturer
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, Griffith Business School
Dr Kirsten MacDonald receives the Group Educational Leadership Award for over 10 years of sustained leadership in learning and teaching at Griffith Business School, enhancing program quality and student graduate employment outcomes, through design and delivery of Financial Planning programs from 2010-2020.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Educational Leadership Award
Professor
Jane Evans
School of Dentistry and Oral Health, Griffith Health
Professor Jane Evans receives Group Education Leadership Award for evidence-based teaching and leadership for the dual Bachelor of Dental Technology and Bachelor of Dental Prosthetics. As inaugural program director, Jane led design and benchmarked internationally, creating transportable qualifications.
2020 Excellence in Teaching - Group Educational Leadership Award
Professor
Caryl Bosman
Discipline Head
School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith Sciences
Professor Caryl Bosman receives the Group Educational Leadership Award for her contribution to the school leadership, including in her current role as Discipline Head, Architecture and Design. Caryl led the accreditation of the Master of Architecture, building on her significant contribution in the Planning discipline.
2019 Learning and teaching Winners
2019 Award for Teaching Excellence
Australian Awards for University Teaching
Professor
Richard John
Discipline Head
School of Environment and Science, Griffith Science
Professor Richard John receives 2019 Award for Teaching Excellence for his leadership in STEM education in Australia from pre-K to university. A passionate advocate for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, Richard is a mentor and coach, with a focus on first year chemistry courses designed to retain students from diverse backgrounds.
2019 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Australian Awards for University Teaching
Dr Sarah-Jane Gregory
School of Environment and Science, Griffith Science
Dr Sarah-Jane Gregory receives a citation for holistic and innovative curriculum for undergraduate science programs, including co-curricular activities. Sarah-Jane uses technology to cater for diverse learning needs.
2019 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Australian Awards for University Teaching
Dr Brooke Harris-Reeves
School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith Health
Dr Brooke Harris-Reeves receives a citation for employability-focussed curriculum, creating experiences for Bachelor of Sport Development students that help to establish a professional identity and career purpose.
2019 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Australian Awards for University Teaching
Dr Taeko Imura
School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Arts, Education and Law
Dr Taeko Imura receives a citation for her commitment to innovation and engaging, transformative education. Taeko contributes to student employment outcomes through establishment of an annual career event with the likes of the Consulate General Japan.
2019 Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Australian Awards for University Teaching
Dr Christopher Love
School of Environment and Science, Griffith Science
Dr Christopher Love receives a citation for active learning and student-staff partnerships that contribute to engagement and learning success in biochemistry and molecular biology. Christopher has students think scientifically, rather than learning facts about science.
Current winners
The talent and commitment of these colleagues is truly inspirational.