I am an experienced academic with higher degrees, including a Masters and a PhD from Australian and Swedish universities. Over my career, I have combined my academic life with considerable industry experience, having had many years of working as a psychologist and organisational development consultant, specialising in psychometric assessment, recruitment, applied research, including evaluation, leadership and organisational behaviour. I have worked extensively as a consultant with the Australian Defence Organisation and with multi-national mining companies in Australia and Indonesia; the higher education sectors in Australia, the United Kingdom and Ireland; the justice sector in Papua New Guinea and many health and medical training organisations in Australia. I was a foundation member of the Defence Honours and Awards Appeals Tribunal for seven years and I served as a member on the Veterans’ Review Board until last year. I also have continuing tenure on the Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs Human Research Ethics Committee and I recently resigned after 30 years’ service as a senior Australian Army Psychology Officer (Reserve).

Education

James Cook University 1991 Doctor of Philosophy (Neuropsychology)

University of Stockholm: 1986 Master of Social Science (Biopsychology)

University of Stockholm: 1984 Graduate Diploma of Social Science (Psychology)

University of New England: 1982 Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Physiology)

Other Qualifications

Australian Institute of Company Directors, Company Directors Course, Sydney (2015)

Tribunal Training with Clayton Utz, Canberra (2013)

Completion of the Certificate in Recruitment and Selection from the North Melbourne Institute of Technology (2004)

Qualified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001 and International Safety Management (ISM) codes and standards, through Ferriby Marine, Hull, UK (2005)

Academic Work

2015 -current Associate Dean Students & Rural Coordinator, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University.

2008 – current Visiting Lecturer, University of St Andrews Graduate School of Management, Scotland.

2018 – 2020 Associate Professor, Agricultural Medicine, University of Southern Queensland.

2009 – 2018 Adjunct Associate Professor, Griffith University School of Medicine.

2005 – 2007 Teaching Fellow in Management Studies, University of Aberdeen Business School, Kings College, Aberdeen, Scotland.