Faculty leadership

Indigenous artwork - Leilani Tallulah Knight - U gonna listen now?

Leilani Tallulah Knight, “U going to listen now?”, 2021

UNSW Arts, Design & Architecture brings together a leadership team as diverse as the faculty itself. Together, we are equipped with the expertise, creativity and problem-solving skills required to tackle society’s most pressing problems relating to people, place and cultures. 

Executive Team

Heads of School

Michael Balfour
Head of School, Arts & Media
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Head of School, Social Sciences
Headshots ADA Law SH08 Phillip Oldfield
Head of School, Built Environment
Ed Scheer
Head of School, Art & Design
Head of School, Education Tony Loughland
Head of School, Education
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Head of School, Humanities & Languages

Research Centre & Institute Directors

Director, Gonski Institute for Education Kim Beswick
Director, Gonski Institute for Education
Director, Big Anxiety Research Centre Jill Bennett
Director, Big Anxiety Research Centre
Director, iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research  Dennis Del Favero
Director, iCinema Centre for Interactive Cinema Research
Director, City Futures Research Centre Christopher Pettit
Director, City Futures Research Centre
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Director, UNSW Cities Institute

Associate Deans

Associate Dean Graduate Research Uros Cvoro
Associate Dean Graduate Research
Associate Dean Indigenous Fabri Blacklock
Associate Dean Indigenous
Associate Dean Indigenous Liza-Mare Syron
Associate Dean Indigenous
Associate Dean Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement Emma Kirby
Associate Dean Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement
Associate Dean International Nicholas Apoifis
Associate Dean International
Associate Dean Research Quality and Culture  Martin   Holt
Associate Dean Research Quality and Culture
Associate Dean Academic Quality William Clapton
Associate Dean Academic Quality

Professional Leaders

Catherine Rowe

Deputy Faculty Executive Director

Jennifer Perkins

Education Innovation & Excellence Manager

Vanessa Traynor

Research Innovation Manager

Joanne Bowers

Operations Manager

José Da Silva

Director, UNSW Galleries

Business Partners

Urania Stamios

Business Partner (Finance)

Brooke Sheppard

Business Partner (HR)

Alex Symonds

Business Partner (IT)

Melinda Holcombe

Business Partner (External Engagement)

Marie Caccamo

Business Partner (Future Students)

Douglas McKeough

Business Partner (Student Services)

Cath Stander

Business Partner (Estate Management)

Jacqueline White

Senior Business Development Manager (Industry & Innovation)

Miray Makram

Business Partner (Philanthropy/Development)