List of Heads of Departments (HODs)
Last Modified: Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Academic Division
| Name | Position | Section/Department/School/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor V A Squire | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Academic & International |
| Associate Professor R A Spronken-Smith | Head | HEDC |
Division of Commerce / School of Business HODs
| Name | Position | Section/Department/School/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor G L Benwell | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Division of Commerce |
| Head | Department of Accountancy & Finance | |
| Associate Professor S M Knowles | Head | Department of Economics |
| Associate Professor Michael Winikoff | Head | Department of Information Science |
| Professor A J Geare | Head | Department of Management |
| Professor R Lawson | Head | Department of Marketing |
| Professor J E S Higham | Head | Department of Tourism |
| Mr I Lafferty | Director | Executive Programmes |
Division of Health Sciences HODs
| Name | Position | Section/Department/School/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor P Crampton | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Division of Health Sciences |
Faculty of Dentistry |
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| Professor G J Seymour | Dean | School of Dentistry |
| Professor T B Kardos | Head | Oral Rehabilitation |
| Professor R D Cannon | Head | Oral Sciences |
| Professor R M Love | Head | Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences |
| Professor J A Kieser | Director | Sir John Walsh Research Institute |
Faculty of Medicine |
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| Professor P Crampton | Dean | Faculty of Medicine |
Otago School of Medical Sciences |
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| Professor H D Nicolson | Acting Dean | Otago School of Medical Sciences |
| Professor D Grattan | Head | Department of Anatomy & Structural Biology |
| Professor K L Krause | Head | Department of Biochemistry |
| Professor J F T Griffin | Head | Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
| Associate Professor R J Rosengren | Head | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Associate Professor P A Cragg | Head | Department of Physiology |
University of Otago, Christchurch |
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| Professor P R Joyce | Dean | University of Otago, Christchurch |
| Professor E A Shipton | Head | Department of Anaesthesia |
| Associate Professor L E L Beckert | Head | Department of Medicine |
| Associate Professor P H Sykes | Head | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Associate Professor G J Hooper | Head | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine |
| Associate Professor A Day | Head | Department of Paediatrics |
| Professor D R Murdoch | Head | Department of Pathology |
| Professor R T Mulder | Head | Department of Psychological Medicine |
| Professor L J Toop | Head | Department of Public Health & General Practice |
| Professor T M Buckenham | Head | Radiology (Section) |
| Professor F A Frizelle | Head | Department of Surgery |
| Dr L C Whitehead | Head | Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies |
Dunedin School of Medicine |
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| Dr J B Adams | Dean | Dunedin School of Medicine |
| Professor P W Glue | Head | Department of Psychological Medicine |
| Associate Professor J J Reid | Head | Department of General Practice |
| Professor R J Walker | Head | Department of Medicine |
| Professor I M Morison | Head | Department of Pathology |
| Professor J L Connor | Head | Department of Preventive & Social Medicine |
| Professor A van Rij | Head | Department of Surgical Sciences |
| Professor B J Taylor | Head | Department of Women's & Children's Health |
University of Otago, Wellington |
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| Professor S Collings | Dean | University of Otago, Wellington |
| Assoc Prof D C Galletly | Head | Department of Surgery & Anaesthesia |
| Ms K L Coleman | Head | Department of Radiation Therapy |
| Associate Professor S Mann | Head | Department of Medicine |
| Professor K C Pringle | Head | Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology |
| Dr D E Elder | Acting Head | Department of Paediatrics & Child Health |
| Dr M W Humble | Acting Head | Department of Pathology & Molecular Medicine |
| Dr S R H Pullon | Head | Department of Primary Healthcare and General Practice |
| Professor P M Ellis | Head | Department of Psychological Medicine |
| Professor P R Edwards | Head | Department of Public Health |
School of Pharmacy |
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| Professor S B Duffull | Dean | School of Pharmacy |
School of Physiotherapy |
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| Professor D Baxter | Dean | School of Physiotherapy |
Division of Humanities HODs
| Name | Position | Section/Department/School/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor B D Moloughney | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Division of Humanities |
Faculty of Law |
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| Professor R M Henaghan | Dean | Faculty of Law |
School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies |
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| Professor P J Tapsell | Dean | Te Tumu - School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies |
University of Otago College of Education |
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| To be confirmed | Dean | College of Education |
Departments |
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| Associate Professor J V Leckie | Head | Department of Anthropology and Archaeology |
| Dr P Hannah | Head | Department of Classics |
| Professor E B Tribble | Head | Department of English |
| Associate Professor S J Fitzsimons | Head | Department of Geography |
| Professor B L Brookes | Head | Department of History and Art History |
| Dr S C Ryan | Head | Department of Languages and Cultures |
| Dr V Devadas | Head | Department of Media, Film and Communication |
| Professor H M Johnson | Head | Department of Music and Theatre Studies |
| Dr J B Maclaurin | Head | Department of Philosophy |
| Professor W W Harris | Head | Department of Politics |
| Professor H R Campbell | Head | Department of Sociology, Gender and Social Work |
| Professor M A Rae | Head | Department of Theology and Religion |
Centres |
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| Dr N Taylor | Acting Director | Centre for Research on Children and Families |
| Dr J Stephenson | Director | Centre for the Study of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Professor A Bradstock | Director | Centre for Theology and Public Issues |
| Professor K P Clements | Director | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies |
Division of Sciences HODs
| Name | Position | Section/Department/School/Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor K A Hunter | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Division of Sciences |
| Professor R Laing | Head | Department of Applied Sciences |
| Professor K J M Dickinson | Head | Department of Botany |
| Professor L R Hanton | Head | Department of Chemistry |
| Associate Professor Brendan McCane | Head | Department of Computer Science |
| Professor P J Bremer | Head | Department of Food Science |
| Dr S J Wakes | Head | Department of Design Studies |
| Associate Professor R E Fordyce | Head | Department of Geology |
| Emeritus Professor L J Holloway | Head | Department of Human Nutrition |
| Professor G S Wilson | Head | Department of Marine Science |
| Professor R J Barker | Head | Department of Mathematics & Statistics |
| Professor D G Booth | Dean | School of Physical Education |
| Associate Professor P Langhorne | Head | Department of Physics |
| Professor D K Bilkey | Head | Department of Psychology |
| Professor G B Hall | Dean | School of Surveying |
| Professor H G Spencer | Head | Department of Zoology |

