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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Associate Professor Melissa Day

Chairperson, 2021-2023; Outgoing Chairperson 2024
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Associate Professor Sarah Midford

Co-Deputy Chairperson, 2021-2023; Chairperson, 2024-
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Dr. Mary Dahm

Media & Communication Coordinator, 2021-2023; Ordinary Member, 2024-
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Dr. Georgia Stannard

Professional Bodies Liason, 2021-
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Dr. Yu Tao

Ordinary Executive Member, 2021-
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Associate Professor Tully Barnett

Ordinary Executive Member, 2021-2023; Policy Officer, 2023-
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Dr. Eugenia Flynn

Ordinary Executive Member, 2022-
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Dr. Sabina Andron

Ordinary Executive Member, 2023-
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Dr. Hannah Murray

Ordinary Executive Member, 2023-
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Dr. Anna Kosovac 

Co-Deputy Chairperson, 2023-
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Dr. Yuvisthi Naidoo

Diversity Officer, 2023-
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Dr. Natasha Szuhan

Officer for Insecure Employment, 2023-
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Dr. Emily Fitzgerald

Secretary, 2023-
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Dr. Jeffrey Kim

Membership Coordinator, 2024-

Past Executives

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Dr. Tristan Moss

Co-Deputy Chairperson, 2021-2022
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Dr. Raihan Ismail

Secretary, 2021-2023
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Professor Muireann Irish

Membership Coordinator, 2021-2023
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Dr. Michelle Tye

Media & Communication Coordinator, 2021-2023
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Dr. Rebecca Ananian-Welsh

Ordinary Executive Member, 2021-2023
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Dr. Elise Klein

Ordinary Executive Member, 2021-2022

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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.