People

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   Professor Lindsay Oades
  

   03 8344 0170
  

   lindsay.oades@unimelb.edu.au
  

   @DrLindC
  

  Director, Centre for Positive Psychology

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   Professor Lea Waters
  

   03 8344 0050
  

   l.waters@unimelb.edu.au
  

   @ProfLeaWaters
  
• 
   Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick
  

   03 8344 0254
  

   dianne.Vella-Brodrick@unimelb.edu.au
  

   @diannevbr
  

  Gerry Higgins Chair

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   Associate Professor Aaron Jarden
  

   03 9035 5687
  

   aaron.jarden@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Senior Lecturer

• 
   Kathy Racunica
  

   8344 9503
  

   kathy.racunica@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Centre Manager

• 
   Dr Peggy Kern
  

   03 8344 3402
  

   Peggy.Kern@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Associate Professor

• 
   Dr Gavin Slemp
  

   03 8344 0974
  

   gavin.slemp@unimelb.edu.au
  

   @GavinRSlemp
  

  Senior Lecturer

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   Dr Tan Chyuan Chin
  

   03 9035 8976
  

   tanchyuan.chin@unimelb.edu.au
  

   @DrTC_Chin
  

  Senior Research Fellow

• 
   Lara Mossman
  

   lara.mossman@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Tutor and Teaching Assistant

• 
   Winnie Huang
  

   8344 5428
  

   huiyu.huang@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Centre Coordinator

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   Amanda Ng
  

   03 8344 6181
  

   ng.a@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Research Assistant (Positive Education)

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   Alexandra Johnston
  

   alexandra.johnston@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Tutor and Research Assistant

• 
   Dr Paige Williams
  

   paige.williams@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Lecturer

• 
   Dr Kent Patrick
  

   03 9035 6153
  

   kent.patrick@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Research Fellow

• 
   Rowan Jacques-Hamilton
  

   03 8344 7493
  

   rowan.jacques@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Research Assistant

• 
   Rachel Colla
  

  Tutor and Teaching Assistant

• 
   Dr Corina Ozturk
  

  Research Assistant (Wellbeing Literacy & Thrivability Theory)

• 
   Jessica Frisina
  

  Research Assistant (United Arab Emeritus – Positive Education Project)

• 
   Isabelle Stevenson
  

  Project Coordinator (Wellbeing Profiler)

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   John Higgins
  

  Chairman
  Chairman of Higgins Coatings

• 
   Bruce Parncutt
  

  Chairman of Lion Capital

• 
   Chris Tipler
  

  CEO RIOS Advisory

• 
   Jim Watterston
  

  Dean of Melbourne Graduate School of Education

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   Professor Lindsay Oades
  

   03 8344 0170
  

   lindsay.oades@unimelb.edu.au
  

   @DrLindC
  

  Director, Centre for Positive Psychology

• 
   Simon Murray
  

  Chairman – Positive Education Schools Association (PESA)

• 
   Maxine McKew
  

  Honorary Enterprise Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

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   Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick
  

   03 8344 0254
  

   dianne.Vella-Brodrick@unimelb.edu.au
  

   @diannevbr
  

  Gerry Higgins Chair

• 
   Chris Naish
  

  CEO, Linkcare Australia

• 
   Erica Frydenberg
  

  Professor, Melbourne Graduate School of Education

Non-executive Board Members

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   Kathy Racunica
  

   8344 9503
  

   kathy.racunica@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Centre Manager

• 
   Winnie Huang
  

   8344 5428
  

   huiyu.huang@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Centre Coordinator

• 
   Professor Nicholas Haslam
  

   8344 6297
  

   nhaslam@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Adjunct Professor

• 
   Associate Professor Adam Barsky
  

   03 8344 3726
  

   abarsky@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Adjunct Associate Professor

• 
   Associate Professor Michael Zyphur
  

   03 8345 5826
  

   mzyphur@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Adjunct Associate Professor

• 
   Associate Professor Lisa Phillips
  

   03 9326 4774
  

   lisajp@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Adjunct Associate Professor

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   Associate Professor Helen Cahill
  

   03 8344 9641
  

   h.cahill@unimelb.edu.au
  
• 
   Dr Helen Stokes
  

   03 8344 9646
  

   h.stokes@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Youth Research Centre

• 
   Dr Liz Freeman
  

   03 8344 0973
  

   l.freeman@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Lecturer - MEd. (Student Wellbeing)

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   Desma Strong
  

   03 8344 0976
  

   d.strong@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Lecturer - MEd. (Student Wellbeing)

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   Vivienne Archdall
  

   03 9035 7932
  

   vivienne.archdall@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Lecturer - MEd. (Student Wellbeing)

• 
   Annie Gowing
  

   03 9035 3397
  

   annie.gowing@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Lecturer - MEd. (Student Wellbeing)

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   Professor Roy Baumeister
  

   r.baumeister@psy.uq.edu.au
  

  Professorial Fellow

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   Associate Professor Mathew White
  

   whitem@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Honorary Principal Fellow

• 
   Dr Suzy Green
  

  Honorary Fellow

• 
   Michelle McQuaid
  

  Senior Honorary Fellow

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   Associate Professor Nikki Rickard
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Mr Justin Robinson
  

  Honorary Fellow

• 
   Dr Sonia Sharp
  

  Honorary Fellow

• 
   Dr Justin Coulson
  

   justin@justincoulson.com
  

  Honorary Fellow

• 
   Professor Michael Steger
  

   michael.f.steger@colostate.edu
  

  Honorary Principal Fellow

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   Professor Emeritus David Beswick
  

   beswick@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Principal Fellow

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   Dr Reuben Rusk
  

   rrusk@mindquip.co.nz
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Dr Margarita Tarragona
  

   margarita@positivamente.com.mx
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Dr Acacia Parks
  

   acacia.c.parks@gmail.com
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Professor Christian van Nieuweburgh
  

   christian@icce.uk.com
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Dr Daniel Loton
  

   d.loton@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Tim Lomas
  

   t.lomas@uel.ac.uk
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Ms Cass Spong
  

   cass@entheos.co.au
  

  Honorary Fellow

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   Dr Kelly-Ann Allen
  

   kelly-ann.allen@unimelb.edu.au
  

  Honorary Fellow