People

People

Our Staff

Professor Lindsay Oades
03 8344 0170
lindsay.oades@unimelb.edu.au
@DrLindC
Director, Centre for Positive Psychology
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
Deputy Director and Head of Research
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
Senior Lecturer
Dr Gavin Slemp
03 8344 0974
gavin.slemp@unimelb.edu.au
@GavinRSlemp
Senior Lecturer
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, Teaching and Research Assistant
Winnie Huang
8344 5428
huiyu.huang@unimelb.edu.au
Centre Coordinator
Amanda Ng
03 8344 6181
ng.a@unimelb.edu.au
Research Assistant (Positive Education)
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

Board members

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
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

Non-executive Board Members

Professor Dianne Vella-Brodrick
03 8344 0254
dianne.Vella-Brodrick@unimelb.edu.au
@diannevbr
Deputy Director and Head of Research
Kathy Racunica
8344 9503
kathy.racunica@unimelb.edu.au
Centre Manager
Winnie Huang
8344 5428
huiyu.huang@unimelb.edu.au
Centre Coordinator

Research Associates & Affiliates

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
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)
Desma Strong
03 8344 0976
d.strong@unimelb.edu.au
Lecturer - MEd. (Student Wellbeing)
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)

Fellows

Professor Roy Baumeister
r.baumeister@psy.uq.edu.au

Professorial Fellow
Associate Professor Mathew White
whitem@unimelb.edu.au
Honorary Principal Fellow
Dr Suzy Green
Honorary Fellow
Michelle McQuaid
Senior Honorary Fellow
Associate Professor Nikki Rickard
Honorary Fellow
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
Professor Emeritus David Beswick
beswick@unimelb.edu.au
Principal Fellow
Dr Reuben Rusk
rrusk@mindquip.co.nz
Honorary Fellow
Dr Margarita Tarragona
margarita@positivamente.com.mx
Honorary Fellow
Dr Acacia Parks
acacia.c.parks@gmail.com
Honorary Fellow
Professor Christian van Nieuweburgh
christian@icce.uk.com
Honorary Fellow
Dr Daniel Loton
d.loton@unimelb.edu.au
Honorary Fellow
Tim Lomas
t.lomas@uel.ac.uk
Honorary Fellow
Ms Cass Spong
cass@entheos.co.au
Honorary Fellow
Dr Kelly-Ann Allen
kelly-ann.allen@unimelb.edu.au
Honorary Fellow