Our Staff

Browse staff at the School of Creative Industries

• School leadership
• Program Directors
• Professional staff
• Technical support staff
• Academic staff
• Adjunct staff

School leadership

Associate Professor Paula Geldens, Head of School
+618 8302 4854 (Personal Assistant)
Paula.Geldens@unisa.edu.au

Associate Professor Jodie George, Associate Head of School: Teaching
+618 8302 4162
Jodie.George@unisa.edu.au

Dr Katrina Jaworski, Associate Head of School: Research
+618 8302 4533
Katrina.Jaworski@unisa.edu.au

Professor Adrian Franklin, Research Director
+618 8302 4789
Adrian.Franklin@unisa.edu.au

Professor Susan Luckman, Research Director
+618 8302 4152
Susan.Luckman@unisa.edu.au

Associate Professor Angela Scarino, Research Director
+618 8302 4775
Angela.Scarino@unisa.edu.au

Ms Kerri Crocker, School Manager
+618 8302 4181
Kerri.Crocker@unisa.edu.au

Program Directors

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Arts: Dr Jonathan Crichton
Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous Cultures and Australian Society): Dr Karen Sinclair
Bachelor of Communication and Media: Dr Sally Lewis
Bachelor of Journalism and Professional Writing: Prof Kerry Green
Bachelor of Media Arts: Dr Josh McCarthy, Dr Carolyn Bilsborow, Dr Saige Walton
Bachelor of Music: Mr Peter Nielsen

Honours

Bachelor of Arts (Honours): Dr Brad West
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) James Morrison Academy: Mr Peter Nielsen

Postgraduate

Graduate Certificate in Compositing and Tracking: Dr Josh McCarthy
Graduate Certificate in Dynamic Effects and Lighting: Dr Josh McCarthy
Graduate Diploma in Communication (PR): Dr Adam Simpson
Master of Aboriginal Studies: Dr Adam Simpson
Doctor of Philosophy: Dr David Radford

Professional staff

Personal Assistant to HOS:  Aleksandra Vergulis
Senior Placement Officer: John Gartland
Academic Services Officer: Dom Panagaris
Administrative Assistant: Craig Hicks
Team Leader (Teaching): Mel Friend
Senior Academic Services Officer (Teaching): Arna Eyers-White
Senior Academic Services Officer (Timetabling): Hayley Beck
Academic Services Officer: Di Banbury
Academic Services Officer: Rosie Paradiso
Team Leader (Research): Julie White
Senior Academic Services Officer: Stephanie Krawczyk
Academic Services Officer: Anna Dinys

Technical support staff

Senior Technical Officer: Andrei Gostin 
Technical Officer: Phil Van Hout
Technical Officer: Justin McGuiness

Academic staff

Anderson, Dr Heather - Senior Lecturer: Journalism
Anderson, Dr Sue - Lecturer: Indigenous Cultures and Australian Society
Bilsborow, Dr Carolyn - Lecturer: Media Arts
Biro, Dr Daniel - Lecturer: History & Global Politics
Crichton, Dr Jonathan - Program Director: Bachelor of Arts
Fewster, Dr Russell - Lecturer: Drama and Performing Arts
Franklin, Prof Adrian - Professor: Creative Industries & Cultural Policy
Furlan, Dr Patrizia - Lecturer: Journalism
Gale, Assoc Prof Peter - Senior Lecturer: Aboriginal Studies
Glenny, Dr Leanne - Lecturer: Public Relations
Green, Prof Kerry - Program Director: Journalism
Heugh, Dr Kathleen - Associate Professor: Applied Linguistics
Hoenig, Dr Ron - Lecturer: Journalism
Hsu, Dr Eric - Lecturer: Sociology
Hutchison, Dr Ian - Lecturer: Film and TV
Hogarth, Dr Chris - Lecturer:  French
Jaworski, Dr Katrina - Senior Lecturer: Cultural Studies
Lewis, Dr Sally - Program Director: Bachelor of Communication and Media
Li, Ms Anne - Research Assistant: Applied Linguistics
Loechel, Ms Kate - Research Assistant:  Applied Linguistics
Luckman, Prof Susan - Professor: Cultural Studies
MacFarlane, Dr Kit - Lecturer: Creative Writing
Main, Dr Wilson - Lecturer: Media Arts
Marriott, Dr Phil - Lecturer: Electronic Computer & Information Management
McCarthy, Dr Joshua -  Senior Lecturer: Communication (Digital Media)
Naqvi, Mr Jeff - Lecturer: Communication and Media
O'Connor, Prof Justin - Professor:  Cultural Economy
O'Neil, Dr Fiona - Lecturer: Applied Linguistics
Page, Dr Sue - Senior Lecturer: Writing and Creative Communication
Petrescu, Dr Ioana - Senior Lecturer: English and Creative Writing
Radford, Dr David - Lecturer: Sociology/Research Degree Coordinator
Raynes, Dr Cameron - Lecturer: Aboriginal Studies
Richards, Dr Stuart - Lecturer: Screen Studies
Roberts, Dr Rosie - Lecturer: Cultural Studies
Scarino, Assoc Prof Angela - Director: Research Centre for Languages and Cultures
Sharma, Ms Neelu - Lecturer: Journalism/First Year Coordinator
Simpson, Dr Adam - Program Director: Postgraduate programs
Sinclair, Dr Karen - Program Director: Bachelor of Arts (Indigenous Cultures and Australian Society)
Snowden, Dr Collette - Senior Lecturer: Public Relations
Spry, Dr Damien - Lecturer: Communication and Media
Steen, Dr Tangi - Senior Lecturer: Aboriginal Studies
Somerfield, Ms Rebecca - Lecturer: Communication and Media
Stubbs, Dr Ben - Senior Lecturer: Professional Writing (Journalism)
Valadian, Ms Jasmine - Lecturer: Aboriginal Studies
Viljoen, Dr Jeanne-Marie - Lecturer: Cultural & Media Studies & English
Walker, Dr Amelia - Lecturer: Creative Writing/Children's Literature/First Year Coordinator
Walton, Dr Saige- Senior Lecturer: Screen Studies
West, Dr Brad - Senior Lecturer: Sociology

Adjunct staff