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Research Education: Portfolio Leaders

Each School within the Division has at least one senior academic appointed as a Research Education: Portfolio Leader (RE:PL). The School of Education has an Associate Dean: Research Education as well as several Research Degree Coordinators to manage different research education programs.

RE:PLs have several key roles in the management of research education within the Division. They are members of Divisional Research Management Committee, a key decision making body which makes recommendations about research education scholarships, the nature and form of the Research Education Program offered to candidates, candidate progress, and the examination of theses. RE:PLs also assist the Dean: Research & Research Education to provide advice to University committees on research education matters.

At the School level, RE:PLs undertake the following roles:

• Recommend the acceptance or rejection of applications for entry to research degree programs
• Advise Heads of School about the supervision capacity of staff, and research degree workload
• Chair Research Proposal Panels which assess the quality of research planned by research degree candidates and provide advice on ways to improve the research
• Coordinate the Annual Review of Progress for all candidates, deal with issues or problems between supervisors and candidates, and provide pastoral care to candidates when life events threaten the progress of their research

Finally, RE:PLs are an important link in the chain of approvals needed to apply for leave, an extension of candidature, and when submitting a thesis for examination.

RE:PLs are therefore key administrators of research education policies and procedures at the school level as well as the providers of significant support and advice to students and supervisors on a wide range of academic and candidate welfare issues.

EAS Research Education: Portfolio Leaders

School of Art, Architecture & Design

• Dr Pam Zeplin

David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education Research

• Associate Professor Irene Watson

School of Communication, International Studies & Languages

• AsPr Suzanne Franzway

School of Psychology, Social Work & Social Policy

• Dr Sarah Wendt (A/g)

School of Education

• Dr Tom Stehlik - Associate Dean: Research Education
• Dr Elspeth McInnes - Research Degree Coordinator, Early Childhood Education (MPEE / MMRE)
• Dr Sue Knight - Research Degree Coordinator (MPEM / MMRM / MPMA)
• Dr Sue Nichols - Research Degree Coordinator (LPEO / MPEO)
• Prof Marie Brennan/ Dr Lew Zipin - Joint Research Degree Coordinators (MPEU)

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