Congratulations to all of our Highly Commended Finalists (listed below) for the 2022 Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Awards.

On Monday, 21 November, the winners of all award categories will be announced at the first combined ceremony for the Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Awards and the Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Awards for Professional Staff. Combining the awards allows us to come together to recognise and celebrate the outstanding achievements of our staff ​and congratulate our highly commended finalists and winners. 

Join this event by registering below, and celebrate the achievements of our esteemed colleagues.


Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Awards Highly Commended Finalists (2022)

Vice-Chancellor’s Educational Leader Award

This award recognises educational leadership that has influenced and enhanced learning and teaching and/or student experience. 

  • The team of Dr Nathan Daczko, Dr Prashan S M Karunaratne, Dr Natalie Spence, Dr Matt Owers, Dr Joanne Dawson and Dr Andrea Chareunsy 
    Faculty of Science and Engineering and Macquarie Business School  
  • Associate Professor Vida Siahtiri  
    Macquarie Business School 

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence 

This award recognises staff for their excellence in teaching and support of learning and the impact they have on influencing, motivating and inspiring students to learn.  

  • Associate Professor Kathleen Tait  
    Faculty of Arts  
  • Professor Iain Collings  
    Faculty of Science and Engineering  
  • Associate Professor Riza Casidy  
    Macquarie Business School 

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Learning Innovation 

This award recognises the development and implementation of innovations that improve learning, teaching or assessment to enable, motivate, support, and inspire students to learn. 

  • Dr Doron Goldbarsht
    Faculty of Arts 
  • The team of Dr Laura Brown, Associate Professor Verity Pacey, Ms Wanda McDermott and Associate Professor Taryn Jones  
    Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences  
  • The team of Dr Ediz Cetin, Dr Binesh P. Veettil and Dr David Payne  
    Faculty of Science and Engineering  
  • Dr Helen Siuki  
    Macquarie Business School  
  • The team of Mr Mahbub Hassan and Mr Weidong Pan  
    Information Technology

Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Early Career Award  

This award recognises staff for their quality teaching and support of learning and the impact they have on influencing, motivating and inspiring students to learn.   

  • Dr Foad Taghizadeh  
    Faculty of Science and Engineering 
  • Ms Maggie Lee  
    Macquarie Business School

Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Sessional Staff Award  

This award recognises staff for their approaches to teaching and support of learning that influences, motivates, and inspires students to learn.  

  • Miss Loren Demol  
    Faculty of Arts  
  • Mr Joshua Fitzgerald 
    Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences  
  • Ms Hijab Alavi  
    Faculty of Science and Engineering

Vice-Chancellor’s Learning and Teaching Student-Nominated Award  

This award recognises staff for their teaching and support of learning that influences, motivates, and inspires students to learn.  

  • Dr Shireen Daft
    Faculty of Arts  
  • Dr Camilla Di Biase-Dyson
    Faculty of Arts  
  • Dr Ian Collinson
    Faculty of Arts  
  • Associate Professor Melissa Norberg
    Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences  
  • Professor Anina Rich
    Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences  
  • Associate Professor Trevor Case
    Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences  
  • Ms Charanya Ramakrishnan 
    Faculty of Science and Engineering  
  • Associate Professor Richard Garner 
    Faculty of Science and Engineering  
  • Dr Christian Thomas
    Faculty of Science and Engineering  
  • Dr Parmond Chand
    Macquarie Business School  
  • Professor David Orsmond 
    Macquarie Business School  
  • Dr Chong It Tan 
    Macquarie Business School  
  • Dr Ali Lalbakhsh 
    Macquarie University College  
  • Dr Dave Hare  
    Macquarie University College

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