Graduate Research Student Liaison Committee
Staff Committee Members:
Professor Diane Ruwhiu (Convener)
Dean, Graduate Research School
Email dean.grs@otago.ac.nz
Professor Rachel Spronken-Smith
Deputy Dean, Graduate Research School
Email deputydean.grs@otago.ac.nz
Professor Greg Cook
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Email dvc.research@otago.ac.nz
Andrew Lonie
Manager, Graduate Research School
Email manager.grs@otago.ac.nz
Nick Baker
Senior Professional Practice Fellow, Graduate Research School
Email n.baker@otago.ac.nz
Peter Boston
Manager, Postgraduate Scholarships, Prizes and Awards, Research Division
Email peter.boston@otago.ac.nz
Simone Freeman
Team Leader Student Support, International Office
Email simone.freeman@otago.ac.nz
Graduate Research Committee Representative
(See meeting details)
Committee Administration
Contact Research Integrity Office
Email rio@otago.ac.nz
Student Committee Members
To be eligible to act as a student representative for GRSLC , you must be currently enrolled in a graduate research degree programme (i.e. a doctoral programme, or a research Masters’ programme where the thesis is at least 90 points).
Division of Commerce Representatives
Huong My Lê (PhD)
Department: Management
Email huong.lemy@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
Lachlan Williams (Master’s)
Department: Finance
Email willa353@student.otago.ac.nz
Division of Health Sciences Representatives (Dunedin Campus)
Benjamín Durán-Vinet
Department: Anatomy
Email benjamin.duran-vinet@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
VACANT (Master's) If you are interested in taking up the position of Master's Rep for Health Sciences, please contact gradresearch@otago.ac.nz
Division of Humanities Representatives
Kexin Feng (PhD)
Department: Centre for Educational Design and Innovation
Email fenca314@student.otago.ac.nz
VACANT (Master's) If you are interested in taking up the position of Master's Rep for Humanities, please contact gradresearch@otago.ac.nz
Division of Sciences Representatives
Jack Beagley
Department: Marine Science
Email jackson.beagley@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
VACANT (Master's) If you are interested in taking up the position of Master's Rep for Sciences, please contact gradresearch@otago.ac.nz
University of Otago Christchurch
Rose Harper
Email harro457@student.otago.ac.nz
University of Otago Wellington
Ellie Johnson
Email ellie.johnson@otago.ac.nz
International Representatives
Tawfique Rahman (PhD)
Email tawfique.rahman@postgrad.otago.ac.nz
VACANT (Master’s) If you are interested in taking up the position of Master’s Rep for International candidates, please contact gradresearch@otago.ac.nz
Māori Representatives
Laura Gemmell-Sinnot (PhD)
Email gemla730@student.otago.ac.nz
VACANT (Master’s) If you are interested in taking up the position of Master’s Rep for Māori candidates, please contact gradresearch@otago.ac.nz
Pacific Island Representatives
Preston Maluafiti (PhD)
Email malpr771@student.otago.ac.nz
VACANT (Master’s) If you are interested in taking up the position of Master’s Rep for Pacific Island candidates, please contact gradresearch@otago.ac.nz
Distance Representative
VACANT If you are interested in taking up the position of Distance Rep for graduate research students, please contact gradresearch@otago.ac.nz
OUSA Postgraduate Students' Representative
Josh Stewart
Email postgrad@ousa.org.nz