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Our Staff

For staff contact details please refer to the University of Otago directory

Head of Department

Deputy Head of Department – Māori

Deputy Head of Department – Teaching

Academic staff

Professional Practice Fellows / Teaching Fellows

External teaching staff

Research-only staff

  • Dr Alana Alexander Senior Research Fellow
  • Dr Ashik Banstola Postdoctoral Fellow with Reynolds Group
  • Dr Donna Bond Scientific Officer with Hore Group
  • Dr Tamsin Braisher Assistant Research Fellow with Gemmell Group
  • Ms Nicola Collie Assistant Research Fellow with Williams Group
  • Dr Caroline Decourt Research Fellow with Anderson Group
  • Dr Eddy Dowle Research Fellow with Gemmell Group
  • Michael Dunnet Research Assistant
  • Dr Kristen Fernandes Postdoctoral Fellow with Gemmell Group
  • Miss Sara Ferreira Research Technician with Gemmell Group
  • Dr Teo Georgescu Research Fellow with Grattan Group
  • Dr Anna Gosling Research Fellow with Matisoo-Smith Group
  • Ms Emma Gowing Assistant Research Fellow with Gumy Group
  • Ms Diane Guevremont Scientific Officer with Williams Group
  • Dr Laura Gumy Senior Research Fellow
  • Nethmini Haththotuwa Assistant Research Fellow
  • Mrs Megan Inglis Research Technician with Anderson Group
  • Gert-Jan Jeunen Research Fellow with Gemmell Group
  • Dr Rena Jing Scientific Officer with Liu Group
  • Dr Kaj Kamstra Postdoctoral Fellow with Gemmell Group
  • Ms Olga Kardailsky Research Technician with Matisoo-Smith Group
  • Mr Zin Khant Aung Scientific Officer with Grattan Group
  • Dr Elodie Kip Assistant Research Fellow with Parr-Brownlie Group
  • Ms Pene Knowles Research Technician with Grattan Group
  • Bruce Kyle Facility Manager with Hore Group
  • Dr Sharon Ladyman Senior Research Fellow with Grattan Group
  • Dr Melanie Laird Research Fellow with Hore Group
  • Dr Mariana Leriche Vazquez Postdoctoral Fellow with Reynolds Group
  • Dr Lizhou Liu Research Fellow, Ageing Well National Science Challenge
  • Rhys Livingstone Postdoctoral Fellow with Williams Group
  • Stephie Loncar Assistant Research Fellow with Halcrow Group
  • Pascale Lubbe Assistant Research Fellow
  • Ms Judith McHugh Assistant Research Fellow with Nicholson Group
  • Dr Jamie McQuillan Postdoctoral Fellow with Grattan Group
  • Dr Melanie Miller Postdoctoral Fellow with Halcrow Group
  • Dr Jaye Moors Assistant Research Fellow with Matisoo-Smith Group
  • Dr Fay Morland Postdoctoral Fellow with Garratt Group
  • Dr Christine Neyt Research Technician with Garratt Group
  • Dr Karen Ng Postdoctoral Fellow with Cakmak Group
  • Ms Wendy Ni Research Assistant
  • Dr Oscar Ortega Recalde Research Fellow with Hore Group
  • Dr Macarena Pavez Postdoctoral Fellow with Gumy Group
  • Dr Holly Phillipps Research Fellow with Grattan Group
  • Dr Mohammed Rizwan Research Fellow with Grattan Group
  • Dr Margaret Ryan Senior Research Fellow with Williams Group
  • Jamie Salemink-Waldren Research Assistant with Girling Group
  • Dr Annie Sohler Research Fellow with Halcrow Group
  • Megan Southorn Research Assistant
  • Associate Professor Jo Stanton Research Associate Professor with Gemmell Group
  • Victoria Sugrue Assistant Research Fellow
  • Beri Temiz Assistant Research Fellow
  • Mr Jackson Treece Research Technician
  • Dr Chloe Van Der Burg Postdoctoral Fellow with Gemmell Group
  • Dr Yugo Watanabe Postdoctoral Fellow with Jasoni Group
  • Dr Brooke Whitelaw Postdoctoral Fellow with Collins Group
  • Hui Xiao Postdoctoral Fellow with Wibowo Group
  • Dr Jason Xu Assistant Research Fellow with Zhang Group
  • Dr Joe Yip Research Fellow with Bunn Group
  • Cam Young Assistant Research Fellow

Administration and finance staff

  • Debbie Acreman Finance Associate
  • Laura Bennison Administrator Client Services
  • Sarah Benwell Business Support Coordinator, Ageing Well National Science Challenge
  • Aven Drayson Administrator Client Services
  • Duminda Karunarathne Administrator Client Services
  • Michelle Langham Administrator Client Services
  • Joanna Ling Lead Administrator Client Services
  • Maureen Lloyd Administrator Client Services
  • Andrew Lonie Manager, Ageing Well NSC
  • Ms Rebecca Richardson Communications Advisor, Ageing Well National Science Challenge

Teaching and research support staff

  • Mr Tim Anstey Research and Teaching Equipment IT Technician
  • Miss Marlene Black Anatomy Museum Technician - Plastination
  • Ms Carol Dunstone Technical Manager
  • Ms Djuna Elkan Prosector
  • Mr Michael Gillies Cleaner
  • Mr Mark Gould Health and Safety Officer
  • Mr Jason Gray Technician - Department Operations
  • Ms Siti Hajar Teaching Laboratory Technician
  • Mrs Sue Hammond Teaching Support Technician
  • Miss Rachel Kinnaird Gross Anatomy Manager
  • Ms Rachna Luthra Anatomy Museum Technician - Teaching Support
  • Mr Ross Marshall-Seeley Scientific Officer - eLearning
  • Ms Kathryn McClea Body Bequest Liaison Officer
  • Ms Fieke Neuman Teaching Laboratory Manager
  • Mrs Liane Sim Teaching Laboratory Technician
  • Mr Chris Smith Museum Curator
  • Miss Ellie Stevens Gross Anatomy Technician - Quality Control
  • Nabila Tahsin Teaching Laboratory Technician
  • Ms Sharon White Dissecting Room Technician
  • Mr Alex Witherow General Assistant
  • Ms Elise Wolfgram Gross Anatomy Technician - Undergraduate Teaching

Research Support Services staff

  • Mrs Joanne Gillum Manager, Genetic Analysis Services
  • Miss Julia Jenkins Laboratory Coordinator, Behavioural Phenotyping Unit

Emeriti

  • Professor David Green Emeritus Professor

Honorary staff

  • Dr Peter Hurst Honorary Senior Lecturer
  • Allison Miller Honorary Senior Lecturer
  • Dr Phil Peplow Honorary Senior Lecturer
  • Professor Mark Stringer Honorary Professor
  • Associate Professor Nancy Tayles Honorary Associate Professor
  • Dr Helen Taylor Honorary Research Fellow with Gemmell Group
  • Professor Jeff Wickens Honorary Professor

Affiliates

  • Mr Mario Scholze Affiliate
  • Dr Mel Vlok Affiliate
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