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Departmental Disability Contacts

 Departmental Disability Contacts are staff members employed by the University of Otago, they work in  Departments, Colleges or Services.  Departmental Disability Contacts provide an important link between students with permanent, recurring or temporary impairments, their department and if required Disability Information and Support.

As a student you are welcome to talk to one of the Departmental Disability Contacts for advice and support.  

If you are a staff member and interested in becoming a Departmental Disability Contact a Job Description is available.  If you require further information or would like to express an interest in this role please contact Disability Information and Support.

Please email disabilities@otago.ac.nz to update the Departmental Disability Contact information.

Department Name Phone Fax Email

Dunedin
Aquinas College Steve Downey 479 5563 479 5561 steve.downey@otago.ac.nz
Accountancy and Finance Dyna Seng 479 9072 479 8450 dseng@business.otago.ac.nz
Anatomy and Structural Biology Kathryn McClea 479 7362 479 7254 kathryn.mcclea@otago.ac.nz
Anthropology, Gender and Sociology Department Cathrine Waite 479 8746 479 9095 cathrine.waite@otago.ac.nz
Biochemistry Lyn Dowsett JP 479 7851 479 7866 lyn.dowsett@otago.ac.nz
Botany Kath Dickinson 479 9059   kath.dickinson@otago.ac.nz
Career Development Centre Yvonne Gaut 479 9149 479 9148 yvonne.gaut@otago.ac.nz
Central Library Jacinda Boivin 479 5613   jacinda.boivin@otago.ac.nz
Centre for Research on Children & Families Jocelyn Diedrichs 479 5038 479 5039 cic@otago.ac.nz
Chemistry Department Dr Dave Larsen 479 7816 479 7906 dlarsen@chemistry.otago.ac.nz
City College Marianne Sherer 479 5590   city.college@otago.ac.nz
Classics Dr John Garthwaite 479 8715 479 9029 john.garthwaite@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Department of Applied Sciences Clare Nicholls 479 7541 479 7538 clare.nicholls@otago.ac.nz
Computer Science Helen Mulholland 479 8578   helen.mulholland@otago.ac.nz
Cumberland College Rosemary Tarbotton 479 5576 479 5771 rosemary.tarbotton@otago.ac.nz
Dental School Margaret Berkeley 479 7037   margaret.berkeley@otago.ac.nz
Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health & Development Research Unit Michelle McCann 479 8508 479 5487 michelle.mccann@otago.ac.nz
Dunedin School of Medicine Professor D. Robin Taylor 474 7007 Ext 8784  

robin.taylor@otago.ac.nz

 
Economics Department Janet Bryant 479 8656 479 8174 janet.bryant@otago.ac.nz
Education Gill Rutherford 479 3804 479 8349 gill.rutherford@otago.ac.nz
English Department Nicola Cummins 479 8618 479 8558 nicola.cummins@otago.ac.nz
Executive Education (Executive Programme) Megan Crawford 479 4181  

megan.crawford@otago.ac.nz

 
Faculty of Law Marie-Louise Neilsen 479 8854 479 8855 marie-louise.neilsen@otago.ac.nz
Food Science Phil Bremer 479 5469 479 7567 phil.bremer@otago.ac.nz
General Practice Colette Bolger 479 5765 479 7431 cbolger@gp.otago.ac.nz
Geography Claire Freeman 479 8785 479 9037 cf@geography.otago.ac.nz
Geography Ben Varkalis 479 9241   btv@geography.otago.ac.nz
Geology Dr Daphne Lee 479 7525 479 7527 daphne.lee@otago.ac.nz
Hayward College Pauline Donovan 479 5523 479 5521 pauline.donovan@otago.ac.nz
History and Art History Gwen Slotte 479 8606 479 8429 gwen.slote@otago.ac.nz
Human Nutrition Winsome Parnell 479 4272 479 7958 winsome.parnell@otago.ac.nz
Information Science Hank Wolfe 479 8141 479 8311 hwolfe@infoscience.otago.ac.nz
Injury Prevention Research Unit Jo-Ann Bremner 479 8342 479 8337 iprunz@otago.ac.nz
International Office

Debbie Price

Claire Quested

479 5921

479 5777

 479 8367 international.support@otaqo.ac.nz
ITS Suzanne Gillies 479 3927   suzanne.gillies@otago.ac.nz
Language Centre & Foundation Year Bronwyn North 479 5253   uolcfy.student-support@otago.ac.nz
Languages & Cultures Katherine Caderas 479 4973 479 8689 katherine.caderas@otago.ac.nz
Management Leanne Skryba 479 8125 479 8173 lskryba@business.otago.ac.nz
Marine Science Chris Fitzpatrick 479 5085 479 8336 chris.fitzpatrick@otago.ac.nz
Marketing Dr Matthew Parackal 479 7696   mparackal@business.otago.ac.nz
Marketing & Communications Louise Cameron 479 5730   louise.cameron@otago.ac.nz
Mathematics & Statistics Leanne Kirk 479 7759 479 8427 lkirk@maths.otago.ac.nz
Media, Film & Communication Maureen Lloyd 479 8371   maureen.lloyd@otago.ac.nz
Department of Medicine Jan Kettink 474 0999 Ext 8505 474 7641 jan.kettink@otago.ac.nz
Microbiology Judith Bateup 479 8053 479 8540 judith.bateup@otago.ac.nz
Microbiology - Human Body Systems Linda McNeill 479 7678   linda.mcneill@otago.ac.nz
Music Peter Adams 479 8890 479 8885 peter.adams@otago.ac.nz
Oral Diagnostic & Surgical Sciences, School of Dentistry Eithne MacFadyen 479 7030 479 7046 eithne.macfadyen@otago.ac.nz
Oral Rehabilitation Shirley Claxton 479 7125 479 5079 shirley.claxton@otago.ac.nz
Orthopaedic Surgery Aroha Meikle 474 0999 Ext 8610 474 7617 aroha.meikle@otago.ac.nz
Otago School of Medical Sciences Judith Bateup 479 8053   judith.bateup@otago.ac.nz
Pacific Islands Centre Nina Kirifi-Alai 479 8278 479 8278 nina.kirifi-alai@otago.ac.nz
Philosophy Prof Alan Musgrave 479 8723   alan.musgrave@otago.ac.nz
Physics Bob Lloyd 479 7987   boblloyd@physics.otago.ac.nz
Physiology Sue Deans 479 5106 479 7323 sue.deans@otago.ac.nz
Political Studies Dr Carla Lam 479 8242   carla.lam@otago.ac.nz
Preventive and Social Medicine Warwick Brunton 479 5369 479 7298 warwick.brunton@otago.ac.nz
Proctors Office Kerri Fraser 479 4880   kerri.fraser@otago.ac.nz
Property Services Victoria Rondel 479 8099   victoria.rondel@otago.ac.nz
Psychological Medicine Dr Christopher Gale 474 7007 Ext 7372 474 7934 christopher.gale@otago.ac.nz
Psychology Gareth Treharne 479 7630 479 8335 gtreharne@psy.otago.ac.nz
Recreation Services Daniel Porter 479 5886 479 5841 daniel.porter@otago.ac.nz
Saint Margaret's College Yathen Jayaweera 479 5540 479 5541 yathen.jayaweera@gmail.com
School of Business Claire Ramsay 479 4016   cramsay@business.otago.ac.nz
School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies- Te Tumu Craig Hall 479 8964   craig.hall@otago.ac.nz
School of Pharmacy Dr June Tordoff 479 7274 479 7288

june.tordoff@otago.ac.nz
School of Physical Education Margie Lazar 479 5263 479 8309 marguerita.lazar@otago.ac.nz
School of Physiotherapy Marina Moss 479 4979   marina.moss@otago.ac.nz
Social Work and Community Development Shayne Walker 479 5271 479 7653 shayne.walker@otago.ac.nz
Student Health Mark Chignell 479 8212 479 8106 mark.chignell@otago.ac.nz
Student Learning Centre Carole Scott 479 5786 479 8362 carole.scott@otago.ac.nz
Studholme Hall Ziggy Lesa 479 5505 479 5503 ziggy.lesa@otago.ac.nz
Summer School Robin Frame 479 9181   summer.school@otago.ac.nz
Surveying Marg Newall 479 7585 479 7586 margaret.newall@surveying.otago.ac.nz
Surveying Mick Strack 479 7603 479 7586 mick.strack@surveying.otago.ac.nz
Theatre Studies Mo Baillie 479 8896 479 5235 mo.baillie@otago.ac.nz
Theology and Religion Dr Tim Cooper 479 5760 479 5158 tim.cooper@otago.ac.nz
The Otago MBA (Excutive Programme) Olga Meglinskaya 479 4112  

olga.mba@otago.ac.nz

 
Toroa College Christina Watson-Mills 479 5563 479 5501 christina.watson-mills@otago.ac.nz
Tourism Brent Lovelock 479 8520 479 9034 tourism@otago.ac.nz
University College Christine Eason 479 5582 479 5581 christine.eason@otago.ac.nz
Zoology Jo Forrester 479 7982 479 7584 jo.forrester@otago.ac.nz

Christchurch
Centre for Postgraduate Nursing Studies Amanda Clifford 03 364 3852 03 364 3855 amanda.clifford@otago.ac.nz
Dean's Department Carol Milnes 03 364 1547 03 363 0525 carol.milnes@otago.ac.nz
Department of Anaesthesia Claire Willis 03 364 1642   claire.willis@otago.ac.nz
Department of Psychological Medicine Judith Stone 03 3720 404 03 3641 916 judith.stone@otago.ac.nz
Dept of Surgery Amanda Rutherford (03) 36480014   amanda.rutherford@otago.ac.nz
Library Liz Hughes 03 364 0506 03 364 0534 elizabeth.hughes@otago.ac.nz
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Libby Friel 03 3720630 03 364 4634 libby.friel@otago.ac.nz
Pathology Linda Kerr 03 364 0590 03 364 009 linda.kerr@chmeds.ac.nz
Public Health & General Practice Jill Winter 03 364 3628 03 364 0269 jill.winter@otago.ac.nz

Wellington
Dean's Office Robert Page 04 918 5600 04 389 5347 deanspa.uow@otago.ac.nz
Medical Radiation Therapy Gay Dungey 04 385 5474 x 48904 04 385 5375 gay.dungey@otago.ac.nz
Medicine Department, WSM&HS Claire Juhel 04 385 5589 04 389 5427 claire.juhel@otago.ac.nz
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Diane Kenwright 04 385 5570   diane.kenwright@otago.ac.nz
Paediatrics & Child Health Mary-Lou Harris 04 918 6138   paedsadmin.uow@otago.ac.nz
Postgraduate Liaison Officer Trevor Williams 04 385 5543   trevor.williams@otago.ac.nz
Primary Healthcare & General Practice Wellington Johanna Meaclem 479 5995   johanna.meaclem@otago.ac.nz
Psychological Medicine Gerardine Robinson 043855541 Ext 5653 43855877 gerardine.robinson@otago.ac.nz
Public Health Mary Anderson 04 385 5541 X 6040 04 389 5319 mary.anderson@otago.ac.nz
School of Physiotherapy Alex Kirk 04 385 5420 04 389 5725 alex.kirk@otago.ac.nz
Support Services Ewen Coleman 04 385 5864 04 389 5347 ewen.coleman@otago.ac.nz
Surgery & Anaethesia Diane Marriott 0]4 385 5554 Ext. 5192 04 389 5318

diane-marriott@otago.ac.nz
Technology Services Kathleen Johnson 04 385 5541 Ext 6844 04 389 5725 studentsupport.wsmhs@otago.ac.nz

Auckland
Auckland Centre   09 373 9700 09 373 9701