Executive Committee

The executive committee was formed in November 2021 and is in the early stages of formation. The executive, as with the network, draws its strength from a wide range of EMCRs working across multiple SHAPE disciplines in Australia.

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Dr. Alexa Ridgway

Chairperson, 2026- ; Co-Deputy Chairperson, 2024-2025
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Dr. Emily Fitzgerald

Deputy Chairperson, 2026- ; Secretary, 2023-2025
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Dr. Christina Allen

Secretary, 2026-
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Dr Huda Syyed

Policy Officer, 2026-
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Dr Habib Moghimi

Officer for Insecure Employment, 2026-
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Associate Professor Thu Phuong Pham

Ordinary Executive Member, 2026-

Past Executives

  • Assoc. Prof. Sarah Midford – Outgoing Chairperson, 2026; Chairperson, 2024-2025; Co-Deputy Chairperson, 2022-2023
  • Assoc. Prof. Melissa Day – Outgoing Chairperson, 2024; Chairperson, 2022-2023

  • Dr. Anna Kosovac – Ordinary Executive Member, 2026; Co-Deputy Chairperson, 2023-2025
  • Dr. Sam McKay – Ordinary Executive Member, 2025; Media Officer, 2024-2025
  • Dr. Yuvisthi Naidoo – Diversity Officer, 2023-2025
  • Dr. Natasha Szuhan – Officer for Insecure Employment, 2023-2025
  • Dr. Sabina Andron – Ordinary Executive Member, 2023-2025
  • Dr. Hannah Murray – Ordinary Executive Member, 2023-2025
  • Dr. Jeffrey Kim – Membership Coordinator, 2023-2024
  • Dr. Yu Tao – Ordinary Executive Member, 2022-2025
  • Dr. Georgia Stannard – Professional Bodies Liaison, 2022-2025
  • Dr. Eugenia Flynn – Ordinary Executive Member, 2022-2025
  • Dr. Mary Dahm – Ordinary Executive Member, 2024-2025; Media & Communication Coordinator, 2022-2023
  • Assoc. Prof. Tully Barnett – Policy Officer, 2023-2025; Ordinary Executive Member, 2022-2023
  • Dr. Raihan Ismail – Secretary, 2022-2023
  • Prof. Muireann Irish – Membership Coordinator, 2022-2023
  • Dr. Michelle Tye – Media & Communication Coordinator, 2022-2023
  • Dr. Rebecca Ananian-Welsh – Ordinary Executive Member, 2022-2023
  • Dr. Tristan Moss – Co-Deputy Chairperson, 2022
  • Dr. Elise Klein – Ordinary Executive Member, 2022

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Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian SHAPE EMCR Network recognises Australia’s First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Owners and custodians of this land, and pays respect to Elders past and present. We acknowledge the continued cultural and spiritual connections to Country and community.