Professional Staff

(15%)

(85%)

Sally Byrnes

Senior Business Development Officer

Partnership development
Marketing and Communications Planning
Oversight of the ICS website

Email:

s.byrnes@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Phone: (02) 9685 9692

Isabella Geha

Administrative Officer (Research)

Assistance with project management and financial advice for individual research projects
Post-award assistance with research projects under the direction of Principal Researchers
Management of risk-assessments

Email: I.Geha@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Simone Casey

Institute Administrative Assistant

Reception
Equipment bookings
Asset management
Capital Works maintenance requests
Preparation of casual employment authorities

Email: s.casey@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]
Phone: (02) 9685 9600

Cheryl D'Cruz

Institute Administrative Officer (Travel and Finance)

Administrative Assistance to the Director
Accounts payable and receivable
Travel bookings
Asset management
TEMS acquittal

Email:

c.d'cruz@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Phone: (02) 9685 9647

Tulika Dubey

Senior Institute Administrative Officer (HDR Support)

Coordinator of the Research Training Program
HDR student reporting requirements
Staff, HDR students, and visitor induction
Coordination of casual timesheets

Email:

t.dubey@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Phone: (02) 9685 9680

Terry Fairclough with trees in the background.

Terence (Terry) Fairclough

Institute Manager

Strategic management and planning
High-level policy advice
Finance and HR management
Budget management and forecasting
Professional Administrative Staff Supervisor

Email:

t.fairclough@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Phone: (02) 9685 9698

Daniel Carrington

Research Officer

Administrative support for Research Director
Provision of project management and financial advice for individual research projects
Post-award assistance with research projects under the direction of Principal Researchers
Administration of Human Ethics applications

Email:

D.Carrington@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

icsro@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Phone: (02) 9685 9692

Denise Rezk

Administrative Assistant - Business Development

Administrative Support across ICS
Event Support across ICS
Travel arrangements for visitors

Email: d.rezk@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Dr Hua (Flora) Zhong

Senior Research Officer

Administrative support for the Research Director
Research policy advice to the Institute Director, Research Director, Institute Manager and ICS members
Pre-award coordination of project management, and research development activities
Oversight of research program activities and reporting
Provision of support for individual research projects

Email:

f.zhong@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

icsro@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Phone: (02) 9685 9451

Young and Resilient Research Centre Professional Staff

(15%)

(85%)

Lilly Moody

Centre Manager

Centre operations management
Strategic management and planning
Research and partnership development
Financial and HR management
Policy advice
Research support
Human ethics application support and advice
Strategic Research Development funding coordination
Post-award assistance for research projects
Project budget management and financial advice

Email: l.moody@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]
Phone: (02) 9685 9553

Dr Nukte Ogun

Research Officer - Impact

Research impact measuring and communication
Development of new impact strategies, frameworks and processes
Knowledge exchange and public engagement
Knowledge translation of research findings
Media and communications, including media relations and reporting

Email: N.Ogun@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]
Phone: (02) 9685 9685

Sarah Rammal

Senior Administration Officer – Communications

Generate and distribute communication and marketing content
Update and maintain Y&R website and social media
Organise internal and external events
Provide administrative support to the Y&R Directors and Centre Manager
Support finance and travel arrangements

Email: s.rammal@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Amy Thayre

Senior Administration Officer - Research

Support pre-award administration, including budget development
Coordinate post-award research administration
Provide administrative support to the Y&R Directors and Centre Manager
Manage and maintain Y&R records and assets
Support finance and travel arrangements

Email: A.Thayre@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Rose Lewis

Communications and Impact Assistant

Research impact measuring and communication
Generate and distribute communication and marketing content
Update and maintain Y&R website and social media
Organise internal and external events

Email: R.Lewis@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Urban Transformations Research Centre Professional Staff

(15%)

(85%)

Siobhain O'Leary

Centre Manager

Centre operations management
Strategic management and planning
Research and partnership development
Financial and HR management
Policy advice
Research support
Human ethics application support and advice
Strategic Research Development funding coordination
Post-award assistance for research projects
Project budget management and financial advice

Email: s.o'leary@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Phone: (02) 9685 9355 [[link]]

Research Support Staff

ICS has a growing cohort of research support staff (comprising research associates, research assistants and research officers). Research support staff bring a wide range of interdisciplinary skills and interests to their roles, contributing significantly to the innovative and collaborative research that is characteristic of ICS.

(15%)

(85%)

Jakki Mann

Manager

Circles of Sustainability Strategic Initiative

Phillip Mar with trees and the Female Orphan School in the background.

Dr Phillip Mar

Adjunct Fellow and Senior Research Officer

Diversity of Cultural Expressions
Research partnership with the Australia Council for the Arts

Email: p.mar@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Dr Kim Spurway

Research Officer

Email: k.spurway@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Dr Timothy Erik Ström

Research Assistant

Circles of Emotion (opens in a new window)
Circles of Sustainability (opens in a new window)
Circles of Climate (opens in a new window)

Email: T.Strom2@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]

Dr Yasmin Tambiah

Research Officer

Node Administrator, Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, and Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology
Research and research support for ARC Discovery Projects, including ‘Fashioning Fiji’ (CI Professor Heather Horst) and ‘UNESCO and the Making of Global Cultural Policy’ (CI Professor Deborah Stevenson)

Email: Y.Tambiah@westernsydney.edu.au [[link]]