Departments and schools
The Faculty of Arts has five departments and three schools
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Macquarie University’s Faculty of Arts is staffed by an expert team of academic and professional personnel who support our learning and teaching and research activities.
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Executive Dean
Deputy and Associate Deans
Deputy Dean (Research & Innovation)
Professor Louise D'Arcens
E: louise.darcens@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 8883
Deputy Dean (Education & Employability)
Professor Albert Atkin
E: albert.atkin@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 6880
Associate Dean (Research Training & Performance)
Professor Sarah Sorial
E: sarah.sorial@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 8826
Associate Dean (Curriculum & Learning)
Dr Maryam Khalid
E: maryam.khalid@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 7915
Office of the Executive Dean
Faculty Executive Director
Dr Neil Durrant
E: neil.durrant@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 7687
Executive Officer to the Executive Dean
Joanne Valvekens
E: joanne.valvekens@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 1569
Senior Executive Assistant to the Executive Dean
Rebecca Simunic
E: rebecca.simunic@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 8736
Faculty Operations Administration Officer
Ruth Grigg
E: ruth.grigg@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 8759
Student enquiries and support
Student Support Services
Enquiries via AskMQ
Future Students
E: futurestudents@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 6767
Head of Educational Services
Lynn Negus
E: lynn.negus@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 8831
Staff support
Head of Faculty Operations
Felicity Hopkinson
E: felicity.hopkinson@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 8838
Faculty HR Consultant
Louise Rassack
E: louise.rassack@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 9770
Finance Business Partner
Sashini Padmasekara
E: sashini.padmasekara@mq.edu.au
Manager, Strategic Projects
Gemma Ryan
E: gemma.ryan@mq.edu.au
T: +61 403 256 183
Project Manager, Curriculum and Employability
Nick Galea
E: nick.galea@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 7672
Arts Learning and Teaching Team
Technical Services Manager
Michael Baber
E: michael.baber@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 2290
Information Technology (IT)
E: onehelp@mq.edu.au
P: +61 (2) 9850 4357 (HELP)
W: IT Service Desk
Higher degree research support
Graduate Research Liaison Coordinator, Faculty of Arts
Dr. Ravi Palavalli Nettimi
E: ravindra.palavalli-nettimi@mq.edu.au
Research support
Faculty Research Manager
Christine Boman
E: artsro@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 9663
Department and school staff
Museum
Museum Manager
Dr Josephine Touma
E: muhm@mq.edu.au
T: +61 (2) 9850 9263