Governance

Several committees play an important role in informing the strategic direction and management of the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS).

These committees consist of both academic and professional staff as well as postgraduate student representatives.

School Executive Committee
Clinical Education Strategic Committee
External Engagement Committee
Student Council Committee
Reconciliation, Equity and Inclusion (REI) Committee
Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee
Teaching and Learning Committee
Health Safety and Wellness Committee

School Executive Committee

Purpose: To provide advice to the Head of School on strategic and operational matters.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Professor Sandy Brauer	Head of School	Chair
Professor Paul Hodges	Research Committee	Director
Professor Piers Dawes Professor Nerina Scarinci	Higher Degree Research Training Committee	Director
Dr Adriana Penman (Acting)	Teaching and Learning Committee	Director
Dr Freyr Patterson	Clinical Education Strategy Committee	Chair
Associate Professor Michelle Smith	External Engagement Committee	Chair
Dr Dion Scott	Health, Safety and Wellness Committee	Chair
Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll	Head of Audiology
Professor Jodie Copley	Head of Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Martin Sale	Head of Physiotherapy
Associate Professor Anthony Angwin	Head of Speech Pathology
Ms Kylie Sharpe	Secretary

Clinical Education Strategic Committee

Purpose: To position SHRS as a leader in quality clinical education through education and training of clinical educators, and preparation of students for global professional practice. The committee is made up of representatives from each discipline within SHRS (a mix of academic and professional staff) who meet every six to eight weeks.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Dr Freyr Patterson	Lecturer, Occupational Therapy	Chair
Dr Adriana Penman	Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy	Academic staff
Professor Jodie Copley Associate Professor Shaun O’Leary	Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy Associate Professor, Physiotherapy	Academic staff
Ms Daniella Cain	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	Representative of Clinical Education Unit
Dr Roma Forbes	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	Representative of Professional and Education Research Theme
Mrs Teresa Quinlan Mrs Stephanie Morris Ms Lauren Jeffery	Clinic Manager / Educator, Occupational Therapy Clinic Manager/ Educator, Audiology Clinic Manager/ Educator, Physiotherapy	UQHR Clinics

External Engagement Committee

Name	Position	Position in committee
Associate Professor Michelle Smith	Associate Professor in Physiotherapy	Chair
Ms Pascale Nijssen	School Manager
Dr Tomomi McAuliffe	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	Staff representative – Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Joseph Kei	Associate Professor in Audiology	Staff representative – Audiology
Dr Barbra Timmer	Lecturer in Audiology	Staff representative – Research committee
Ms Lucy Hunter	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	Staff representative – Speech Pathology
Vacant		Staff representative – Physiotherapy
Ms Lucy Hunter	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	Staff representative - CELM
Dr Jessica Hill	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	Staff representative – Academic
Mrs Jessica Sinclair	Manager, Student & Academic Admin	SASU Manager

Student Council Committee

Name	Position	Position in committee
Professor Sandy Brauer	Head of School	Chair
Dr Adriana Penman (Acting)	Teaching & Learning Committee Chair	Deputy Chair
For a list of the latest student council members, please see our student representatives page.

Reconciliation, Equity and Inclusion (REI) Committee

Name	Position	Position in committee
Mrs Kathryn Martin	Associate Lecturer Occupational Therapy	Chair
Dr Monique Waite	Lecturer in Speech Pathology	General Member
Curtley Nelson	Associate Lecturer in Physiotherapy Indigenising Curriculum Working Group	General Member
Carl Francia	Lecturer in Physiotherapy	General Member
Dr Mansoureh Nickbakht	Research Fellow SHRS	General Member
Kathryn Martin	Associate Lecturer in Occupational Therapy HaBS RAP - SHRS Representative	General Member

Research and Postgraduate Studies Committee

Purpose: Facilitates excellence in research by creating opportunities and providing support where required. The committee promotes the consolidation and expansion of research across all professions in the School at national and international levels. It does this through developing and monitoring research policy and procedures at a school level, keeping both staff and research higher degree students informed of change/innovations, encouraging applications for competitive research grants, promoting collaboration in research, reviewing performance indicators for research productivity, supporting and facilitating the educational experience of research higher degree students and working to increase postgraduate student enrolment. This group meets monthly.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Member (ongoing)
Professor Paul Hodges	Director, Research and Postgraduate Studies Prof & NHMRC Leadership Fellow	Chair
Professor David Copland	Co-Director, STARS Education & Research Alliance Professor, Speech Pathology	Deputy Chair
Dr Amelia Peters	Senior Administration Officer (Research)	Secretary
Ms Pascale Nijssen	School Manager	School Manager
Professor Piers Dawes and Professor Nerina Scarinci	Director Research Training	Director Research Training
Professor Nadine Foster	NHMRC Leadership Fellow and Director, UQ Clinical Trials Unit	Member
Professor Piers Dawes and Associate Professor Asad Khan	Director Research Training Assoc Professor in Biostatistics	HRSS Coordinators
Dr Emmah Doig and Professor Sally Bennett	Conjoint Research Fellow in Occupational Therapy Professor in Occupational Therapy	Knowledge Translation and Impact (chair of KT subcommittee)
Dr David Klyne	NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow	Early Career Academic (chair of EMCR subgroup)
Associate Professor Asad Khan	Assoc Professor in Biostatistics	Statistics Advisor
Dr Melanie Hoyle	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	Research Ethics Advisory and Liaison
Ms Yvette Machulka	HDR Liaison Officer	Member
Ms Nicole Rayner	Client Experience Librarian (Outreach)	Library Representative
Member (2-year term)
Dr Barbra Timmer	Senior Lecturer in Audiology	Engagement and SHRS Research Centre
Associate Professor Stephen Wilson	Associate Professor in Speech Pathology	Grant readership and Awards (chair of readership subgroup)
Associate Professor Jacki Liddle	Conjoint Associate Professor in Occupational Therapy	Conjoint Group
Dr Marie-Pierre Cy	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	Research Incubator Program
Dr Hannah Gullo	Conjoint Research Fellow	Research and Engagement Themes
Dr Georgina Clutterbuck	Lecturer in Physiotherapy	Student Chair, SHRS Research Conference Committee
Vacant		ECR Chair, SHRS Research Conference Committee

Teaching and Learning Committee

Purpose: To ensure that the School follows ‘best practice’ in the teaching of academic and clinical courses and in the structure of the programs that it offers. The Committee facilitates new teaching and learning innovations, ensures that the School adheres to university policies, procedures and rules, implements initiatives to enhance the student learning experience, and oversees and promotes staff academic and clinical teaching awards. The Committee meets approximately every six weeks throughout the year. It includes representatives from all professions within the School – Heads of Discipline, Program Directors, the School Manager, library representative, an external consultant to SHRS, portfolio representatives, and a postgraduate and undergraduate student representative.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Associate Professor Mandrusiak	Director of Teaching and Learning	Chair of Teaching & Learning Committee
Dr Adriana Penman	Senior Lecturer	Deputy Chair
Associate Professor Carlie Driscoll	Head of Audiology	Head of Audiology
Professor Jodie Copley	Head of Occupational Therapy	Head of Occupational Therapy
Associate Professor Martin Sale	Head of Physiotherapy	Head of Physiotherapy
Associate Professor Anthony Angwin	Head of Speech Pathology	Head of Speech Pathology
Dr Freyr Patterson	Lecturer, Occupational Therapy	OT UG Program Director
Dr Melanie Hoyle	Lecturer, Occupational Therapy	OT GEMs Program Director/Inter-professional Education
Dr Roma Forbes	Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy	PT UG Program Director
Dr Anna Hatton	Senior Lecturer, Physiotherapy	PT GEMS Program Director
Professor Bill Vicenzino	Professor, Physiotherapy	PT PG Program Director
Dr Brooke-Mai Whelan	Lecturer, Speech Pathology	SP UG Program Director
Associate Professor Stephen Wilson	Lecturer, Speech Pathology	SP GEMs Program Director
Associate Professor Wayne Wilson		Assessment Subcommittee / Integrity Officer
Dr Felipe Retamal-Walter		Professional Education Research Engagement [as needed]
Associate Professor Asad Khan		Research Program Coordinator [as needed]
Nominee		Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory [as needed]
Dr Adriana Penman Dr Freyr Patterson		Clinical Education (CESC) [as needed]
Ms Tracey Langfield (SBMS)		External Consultant
Rachel Scott		HaBS Teaching and Learning Representative
Nicole Rayner		Library Liaison [as needed]
Jessica Sinclair		Manager, Student and Academic Administration/Secretary
To rotate each year across professions (2024 = SP)		Student Representative – UG
To rotate each year across professions (2024 = AUD)		Student Representative – GEMs

Health Safety and Wellness Committee

Purpose: To provide a forum for staff to identify and resolve health and safety problems, and to develop and monitor safe systems and procedures in the School. The committee addresses staff views on health and safety matters, and reviews and implements health and safety recommendations from the Faculty and University. This group meets every three months.

Name	Position	Position in committee
Dr Dion Scott	Principal Scientific Officer	Chair Occupational Health and Safety Lead
Dr Viana Vuvan	Academic	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Dr Michael Donovan	Clinical Education Liaison Manager	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Ms Jessica Sinclair	Student and Academic Administration Manager	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Dr Manuela Besomi Molina	Postdoctoral Research Fellow	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Ms Kathryn Bulmer	Clinics Practice Manager	General Member (Health & Safety)
Mrs Nayomi Ranathunga	PhD Student	General Member (Health & Saftey)
Associate Professor Natalie Collins	Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy	Wellness Lead
Dr Hannah Gullo	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	General Member (Wellness)
Dr Alana Dinsdale	Lecturer in Physiotherapy	General Member (Wellness)
Dr Caitlin Hamilton	Lecturer in Occupational Therapy	General Member (Wellness)
Mrs Jessica Sinclair	Student and Academic Administration Manager	General Member (Wellness)