Meet our Academic Senate
The Academic Senate is made up of elected and appointed staff and student members from each of our Faculties, along with representatives from many other areas of Macquarie University.
Chair
Professor Jacqueline Phillips
Deputy Chair
Associate Professor Wylie Bradford
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11 (a)-(f) — the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), the Dean of Students, the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous), the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) and up to three Pro Vice-Chancellors nominated by the Vice-Chancellor in consultation with the Chair of Academic Senate.
Vice-Chancellor
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)
Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Students
Professor Leanne Piggott
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous)
Sam Ricketts
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research)
Professor Simon Handley
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education)
Professor Taryn Jones
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research Performance and Development)
Professor Amanda Barnier
Executive Deans of Faculties
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(g) — the Executive Deans of Faculties.
Executive Dean of Faculty of Arts
Executive Dean of Macquarie Business School
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Medicine and Health and Executive Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Executive Dean of Faculty of Science and Engineering
The Director of the Macquarie University College
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(h) — the Director of the Macquarie University College.
Director of the Macquarie University College
Associate Professor Pamela Humphreys
The University Librarian
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(i) — the University Librarian.
University Librarian
Dr Belinda Tiffen
The Chair of the Student Representative Committee
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(j) — the Chair of the Student Representative Committee.
Chair of the Student Representative Committee
Ria Prasad
Elected members
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(k) — three members from each of the Faculties (1 January 2025 – 31 December 2026).
Macquarie Law School
Associate Professor Holly Doel-Mackaway
Department of History and Archaeology
Professor Tanya Evans
Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language and Literature
Dr Joanne Faulkner
Department of Economics
Dr Paul Crosby
Department of Actuarial Studies and Business Analytics
Associate Professor Prashan Karunaratne
Department of Management
Professor Grant Michelson
School of Psychological Sciences
Associate Professor Alissa Beath
Macquarie Medical School
Professor Simon McMullan
Department of Linguistics
Professor Peter Roger
School of Engineering
Associate Professor Ray Eaton
School of Computing
Damian Jurd
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Associate Professor Maurizio Manuguerra
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(l) — one member from the Indigenous staff electorate (1 January 2025 – 31 December 2026).
Dr Andrew Farrell
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(m) — student members, term of office two years (1 December 2024 – 30 November 2026).
Undergraduate — Faculty of Arts
Vanessa Gallaher
Undergraduate — Macquarie Business School
Bella Mantakoul
Undergraduate — Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences
Lulu Tucker
Undergraduate – Faculty of Science and Engineering
Kendra Mulder
International
Jessica Cheung
Indigenous
Aidan Downey
Postgraduate – Coursework
Andrew Jenkins
Postgraduate – Coursework
Blake Whitford
Postgraduate — Higher Degree Research (HDR)
Lilly Leaver
Appointed and co-opted members
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(n) - up to three additional members appointed by resolution of Academic Senate, to include the chairs of Academic Senate Standing Committees.
Chair of Academic Standards and Quality Committee
To be advised
Chair of Senate Learning and Teaching Committee
To be advised
Academic Senate Rules Clause 11(o) - up to four additional members co-opted by resolution of Academic Senate to address gaps in expertise or diversity and social inclusion.
Senate Diversity and Inclusion statement
At its meeting of 30 November 2021, Academic Senate approved and adopted the following statement on its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion (Resolution AS21/121):
Academic Senate is welcoming and supportive of all staff and students regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnic and cultural background, disability, age, family/carer responsibilities, political ideology, and religious belief.
We are committed to fostering a genuinely inclusive culture, reflecting the University's commitment to principles of equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We recognise these principles as central to our leadership on academic activities of scholarship, learning and teaching, research and research training, and that the effectiveness of Academic Senate in this capacity is enhanced by the diversity of the University community.
We commit to promoting these values within Academic Senate, as part of a culture of ongoing monitoring and review and evolution.
We will demonstrate our commitment to these values in practice by:
- regularly reviewing our membership, nominations, and elections processes for diversity, with the option of co-opting additional members to Academic Senate and its committees to bring diverse perspectives;
- ensuring all members are treated equally and are able to contribute fully to the work of Academic Senate;
- ensuring that consultation, preparation, and communication on Academic Senate matters take into account diversity and inclusion; and
- evolving our processes in response to best practice in equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic governance in universities around the world.