Last Modified: 08 Apr 2025
Academic Division
| Name | Position | Section / Department / School / Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor S Brock | Deputy Vice-Chancellor | Academic |
Otago Business School (Division of Commerce)
| Name | Position | Section / Department / School / Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor M Thyne | Acting Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Division of Commerce |
| Professor J Zhang | Head | Department of Accountancy and Finance |
| Professor R Peeters | Head | Department of Economics |
| Professor S Walton | Head | Department of Management |
| Associate Professor K Robertson | Head | Department of Marketing |
| Associate Professor Anna Carr | Head | Department of Tourism |
| Associate Professor T Garry | Director | Executive Programmes |
Division of Health Sciences
| Name | Position | Section / Department / School / Division |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Professor M Gibbons | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Division of Health Sciences |
| Associate Professor J Camp | Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor Māori | |
Faculty of Dentistry | ||
| Professor P Cooper | Dean | Faculty of Dentistry |
| Associate Professor P Cathro | Head | Oral Rehabilitation |
| Professor A Tawse-Smith | Head | Oral Sciences |
| Professor D Tong | Head | Oral Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences |
| Professor W Duncan | Director | Sir John Walsh Research Institute |
Otago Medical School | ||
| Professor S Pitama | Dean | Otago Medical School |
School of Biomedical Sciences | ||
| Professor J Horsfield | Dean | School of Biomedical Sciences |
| Professor G Anderson | Head | Department of Anatomy |
| Professor P Dearden | Head | Department of Biochemistry |
| Associate Professor J Kirman | Head | Department of Microbiology and Immunology |
| Professor I Sammut | Head | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology |
| Associate Professor R Katare | Head | Department of Physiology |
Research Infrastructure Group | ||
| Professor S. Hook | Research Infrastructure Manager | Operations |
| Mr S W Rhodes | Head | Biomedical Research Facility |
| Dr K L Reader | Otago Micro and Nanoscale Imaging | |
| Dr R Day | Otago Genomics Facility | |
| Dr T Kleffman | Operations Manager | Centre for Protein Research |
University of Otago, Christchurch | ||
| Professor S Pitama | Dean | University of Otago, Christchurch |
| Dr B Hudson | Head | Department of General Practice (Primary Care and Clinical Simulation) |
| Dr A Landers | Head | Department of Medicine |
| Dr M Patu | Director | Maori/Indigenous Health Innovation (MIHI) |
| Dr J E Gullam | Head | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Professor G J Hooper | Head | Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine |
| Professor T M Walls | Head | Department of Paediatrics |
| Professor M A Kennedy | Head | Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science |
| Associate Professor P Hider | Head | Department of Population Health |
| Professor R J Porter | Head | Department of Psychological Medicine |
| Professor T W Eglinton | Head | Department of Surgery |
| Dr V Jones | Head | Department of Nursing |
Dunedin School of Medicine | ||
| Professor L C Anderson (Acting) | Dean | Dunedin School of Medicine |
| Professor L C Anderson | Deputy Dean | Dunedin School of Medicine |
| Dr M King | Head | Bioethics Centre |
| Professor T Stokes | Head | Department of General Practice and Rural Health |
| Professor R Taylor | Head | Department of Medicine |
| Dr Helen Paterson | Head | Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health |
| Professor P B McIntyre | Head | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health |
| Dr G Reid | Head | Department of Pathology |
| Professor R M Turner | Head | Department of Preventive and Social Medicine |
| Associate Professor T Patterson | Head | Department of Psychological Medicine |
| Mrs J Krysa | Head | Department of Surgical Sciences |
University of Otago, Wellington | ||
| Professor W M M Levack | Dean | University of Otago, Wellington |
| Associate Professor P D Larsen | Head | Department of Surgery and Anaesthesia |
| Dr K J Chadwick | Head | Department of Radiation Therapy |
| Professor A Ranta | Head | Department of Medicine |
| Associate Professor S Filoche | Head | Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Women's Health |
| Professor E Wiltshire | Head | Department of Paediatrics and Child Health |
| Associate Professor D Kenwright | Head | Department of Pathology and Molecular Medicine |
| Professor L C McBain | Head | Department of Primary Healthcare and General Practice |
| Professor S Every-Palmer | Head | Department of Psychological Medicine |
| Professor L Signal, Professor J Hoek and Professor N A Wilson as Co-Head | Head | Department of Public Health |
School of Pharmacy | ||
| Professor B Russell (Acting) | Dean | School of Pharmacy |
School of Physiotherapy | ||
| Professor L A Hale | Dean | School of Physiotherapy |
Division of Humanities
| Name | Position | Section / Programme / School / Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor H Campbell | Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Interim) | Division of Humanities |
University of Otago College of Education | ||
| Professor V Anderson | Dean | College of Education |
Faculty of Law | ||
| Associate Professor B Toy-Cronin | Dean | Faculty of Law |
| Associate Professor B Toy-Cronin | Director | Civil Justice Centre |
| Associate Professor N Taylor | Director | Children's Issues Centre |
| To be confirmed | Director | Emerging Technologies |
School of Arts | ||
| Professor S Marshall | Head | School of Arts |
Programmes and Centres | ||
| Professor L McIlvanney | Director | Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies |
| Associate Professor D Osland | Head | Classics |
| Professor Jacob Edmond | Head | English and Linguistics |
| Professor M Seymour | Head | History |
| Dr S W Lau | Head | Languages and Cultures |
| Professor H Dyke | Head | Philosophy |
| Professor P Trebilco | Head | Theology |
| Professor D Tombs | Director | Centre for Theology and Public Issues |
School of Geography | ||
| Associate Professor S Bond | Head | School of Geography |
| Associate Professor C Orchiston | Director | Centre for Sustainability |
School of Performing Arts | ||
| Associate Professor J Cattermole | Head | School of Performing Arts |
Programmes and Centres | ||
| Professor H Johnson | Head | Music |
| Professor S Little | Head | Theatre |
School of Social Sciences | ||
| Professor T Thomas | Head | School of Social Sciences |
Programmes and Centres | ||
| Associate Professor A Ford | Head | Archaeology |
| Professor C Fowler | Head | Media, Film and Communication |
| Associate Professor J Headley | Head | Politics |
| Professor W Sweetman | Head | Religion |
| Professor R Fitzgerald | Head | Social Anthropology |
| Associate Professor S Walker and Associate Professor E Keddell as Co-Head | Head | Social and Community Work |
| Associate Professor D Hohman-Marriott | Head | Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology |
School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies | ||
| Professor P Vakaoti | Dean | Te Tumu - School of Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies |
| Dr J Te Paa Daniel | Director | National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies |
Division of Sciences
| Name | Position | Section / Department / School / Division |
|---|---|---|
| Professor R Barker | Pro-Vice-Chancellor | Division of Sciences |
| Professor D Orlovich | Head | Department of Botany |
| Associate Professor N Lucas | Head | Department of Chemistry |
| Associate Professor G Dick | Head of School | School of Computing |
| Professor M Mirosa | Head | Department of Food Science |
| Associate Professor A R Gorman | Head | Department of Geology |
| Research Professor N Roy | Head | Department of Human Nutrition |
| Professor M Lamare | Head | Department of Marine Science |
| Associate Professor S J Wakes | Head | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
| Associate Professor E Hargreaves | Dean | School of Physical Education, Sport and Exercise Sciences |
| Associate Professor A S Bradley | Head | Department of Physics |
| Professor J Halberstadt | Head | Department of Psychology |
| Professor J Bering | Head | Department of Science Communication |
| Associate Professor A Moore | Dean | School of Surveying |
| Professor M Lokman | Head | Department of Zoology |
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