At the Murdoch Business School, our academic staff are experienced professionals and esteemed scholars who bring a wealth of real-world business experience and cutting-edge research to the classroom. They provide a rigorous and comprehensive education to our students, ensuring that our curriculum remains relevant and up-to-date. With their unique blend of industry connections and academic knowledge, our academics foster a dynamic environment for continuous learning and professional advancement.
Our staff
- Professor Antonia Girardi
Pro Vice Chancellor, College of Business Dean, Murdoch Business School
Location: 512.1.035 - Dr Terri Trireksani
Head of Accounting and Finance
Location: 512.2.023 - Dr Arif Sikander
Head of Management & Marketing
Location: 512.2.031 - Dr Ana Rita Sequeira
Associate Dean Learning and Teaching
Location: 512.2.005 - Dr Ingrid O'Brien
Associate Dean Global Engagement
Location: 512.2.006 - Associate Professor Wuth Muenjohn
Associate Dean Research & Innovation
Location 512.2.021 - Dr David Zhang
Academic Chair, Undergraduate Bachelor of Business
Location: 512.2.004A - Mellisa Lewis
Academic Operations Coordinator, Engagement
Location: 512.1.030 - Alexander Dawson
Academic Operations Coordinator, Management and Marketing
Location: 512.1.033 - Dr Augustine Donkor – Lecturer
Academic Operations Coordinator, Accounting and Finance
Location: 512.2.009 - André deSouza
Director of Entrepreneurship
Location: 512.1.032 - Jordan Muir
College Business Manager
Location: 512.1.034
- Dr Terri Trireksani – Senior Lecturer; Head of Accounting & Finance
Location: 512.2.023 - Professor Domenico Gasbarro – Professor
Location: 512.2.012 - Dr Kamrul Hassan – Senior Lecturer; Academic Chair, Undergraduate Accounting & Finance
Location: 512.2.032 - Dr Anne Garnett - Senior Lecturer
Location:512.2.016 - Dr Ariful Hoque – Senior Lecturer; Academic Chair, Postgraduate Master of Business Administration Global (MBA Global)
Location: 512.2.020 - Dr MD Moazzem Hossain – Senior Lecturer
Location: 512.2.034 - Dr Kwadjo Appiagyei - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.011 - Tanvir Bhuiyan - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.024 - Dr Augustine Donkor – Lecturer
Location: 512.2.009 - Dr Trisna Dwiyanti - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.026 - Dr Ummara Fatima - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.014 - Vanessa Grida – Lecturer
Location: 512.2.016 - Dr Jo-Anne Kestel – Lecturer; Academic Chair, Postgraduate Master of Professional Accounting (MPA & MPA Advanced)
Location: 512.2.039 - Dr Thi Le – Lecturer
Location: 512.2.033 - Mellisa Lewis – Lecturer
Location: 512.1.030 - Dr Sidharth Murthy - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.018
- Dr Arif Sikander - Senior Lecturer; Head of Management & Marketing
Location: 512.2.031 - Professor Xiaowen Tian – Professor
Location: 512.2.008 - Associate Professor Khurshid Alam – Associate Professor
Location: 512.2.022 - Associate Professor Michelle Gander - Associate Professor
Location:512.2.010 - Associate Professor Wuth Muenjohn - Associate Professor; Associate Dean Research & Innovation
Location:512.2.021 - Associate Professor Megan Paull - Associate Professor
Location: 512.2.018 - Dr Amy Huang – Senior Lecturer; Post Graduate Research Chair
Location: 512.2.017 - Dr Cheryl Leo – Senior Lecturer
Location: 512.2.007 - Dr Ingrid O'Brien – Senior Lecturer; Associate Dean Global Engagement; Academic Chair, Postgraduate Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Location: 512.2.006 - Dr Ana Rita Sequeira – Senior Lecturer; Associate Dean Learning & Teaching
Location: 512.2.005 - Dr Linda Yang - Senior Lecturer
Location:512.2.035 - Dr Alison Black - Lecturer
Location: 512.1.029 - Dr Aman Abid - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.030 - Alexander Dawson – Lecturer
Location: 512.1.033 - Dr Farheen Javed - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.025 - Dr Simon Minaee – Lecturer
Location: 512.2.013 - Dr A Anand Naidu - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.024 - Dr Kanwal Nasim -
Lecturer; Academic Chair, Undergraduate Human Resources Management,
Undergraduate Hospitality & Tourism Management and Undergraduate
Management
Location: 512.2.003 - Dr Katherine Sugars – Lecturer
Location: 512.2.036 - Dr Stephen Tan - Lecturer; Academic Chair, Postgraduate Human Resource Management
Location: 512.2.038 - Dr Hugo Van Schalkwyk - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.029 - Dr Pieter Van Schalkwyk
- Lecturer; Academic Chair, Undergraduate Marketing, Undergraduate
Entrepreneurship & Innovation and Undergraduate International
Business
Location: 512.2.029 - Dr Ella Xu - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.027 - Dr Eleanor Zhai – Lecturer
Location: 512.2.025 - Dr David Zhang – Lecturer; Academic Chair, Undergraduate Bachelor of Business
Location: 512.2.004A - Dr Taslima Rahman - Lecturer
Location: 512.2.014 - Vesna Bodhium – Associate Lecturer
Location: 512.2.037 - Cass Spencer – Associate Lecturer
Location: 512.2.027
- Leland Entrekin (Emeritus Prof)
- David Holloway (Emeritus Prof)
- Gary Martin (Emeritus Prof)
- Malcom Tull (Emeritus Prof)
- Manzurul Alam (Adjunct Professor)
- Dr Moira Watson (Adjunct Lecturer)
- George Graham (Honorary Teaching Fellow)
- Sopnendu Mohanty (Honorary Practitioner Fellow)
- John Murphy (Honorary Teaching Fellow)
- Sally Paulin (Honorary Research Fellow)
- Karen Thompson (Honorary Senior Practitioner Fellow)
- Vita Akstinaite (Adjunct Lecturer)
Committees and membership
Chair - Dr Ingird O'Brien
Domestic Outreach / Work Integrated Learning - Mellisa Lewis
Dubai Representative - Dr Leena Wanganoo
Murdoch University Business Society / Work Integrated Learning - Dr Jo-Anne Kestel
Undergraduate Academic Chair Marketing Accredited Program - Dr Pieter van Schwalkwyk
Regional Advisor - Dr Moazzem Hossain
New Colombo Plan / Regional Advisor - Dr David Zhang
Regional Advisor / Post Graduate Academic Chair - Dr Ariful Hoque
Domestic Engagement - Andre de Souza
Chair - Dr Wuth Muenjohn
Deputy Chair - Dr Megan Paull
Mentor Representative - Dr Dom Gasbarro
Murdoch Business School Ethics Representative - Dr Cheryl Leo
Postgraduate Research Chair - Dr Amy Huang
Tran-National Education Campus Representative - Dr Preman Chandranathan
Deputy Postgraduate Research Chair / Ethics Peer Reviewer - Dr Eleanor Zhai
Capacity Building Initiatives / Accounting & Finance Representative - Dr Kamrul Hassan
Emerging and Mid-career researcher representative / M&M Representative - Dr Ella Xu
Capacity Building Initiatives - Dr Aman Abid
Deputy Chair - Dr Stephen Tan
Accreditation & Quality - Dr Alison Black
Trans-National Education / Teaching Innovation & Industry Engagement - Dr Anand Naidu
Digital - Dr Arif Sikander
Teaching Innovation - Dr Augustine Donkor
COIL / Teaching Innovation / Curriculum Design - Dr Kanwal Nasim
Student Experience - Dr Kath Sugars
Trans-National Education - Dr Leena Wanganoo
Trans-National Education - Dr Preman Chandranathan
Teaching Innovation - Dr Trisna Dwiyanti
First Year Student Experience - Cass Spencer
- Health Administration, Policy & Leadership Board
- Human Resource Management Board
- Marketing Industry Board
- Accounting & Finance Industry Board
Chair - Dr Ana Rita Sequira
(Associate Dean Learning & Teaching, ACAC Rep, HAPL Accreditation, Postgraduate Academic Chair)
Deputy Chair - Dr Stephen Tan
(Management, Postgraduate Academic Chair& HRM Accreditation)
Member - Dr Antonia Girardi
(Pro Vice Chancellor Business and Dean Murdoch Business School)
Member - Dr Wuth Muenjohn
(Associate Dean Research and Innovation)
Member - Dr Megan Paull
(EDI Lead)
Member - Dr Terri Trireksani
(Head of School, Accounting and Finance & Accounting Accreditation)
Member - Dr Ingrid O'Brien
(Associate Dean of Global Engagement & Postgraduate Academic Chair)
Member - Dr Amy Huang
(Postgraduate Research Chair)
Member - Dr David Zhang
(Undergraduate Academic Chair)
Member - Dr Kamrul Hasan
(Undergraduate Academic Chair))
Member - Dr Jo-Anne Kestel
(College Chair Academic Integrity & Postgraduate Academic Chair)
Member - Dr Ariful Hoque
(Postgraduate Academic Chair)
Member - Dr Simon Minaee
(Postgraduate Academic Chair)
Member - Dr Kanwal Nasim
(Undergraduate Academic Chair))
Member - Dr Pieter va Schalkwyk
(Undergraduate Academic Chair))
Member - Dr Arif Sikander
(Head of Discipline, Management and Marketing)
Member - Vanessa Gander
(Finance / 1st year / Trans-National Education)
Member - Dr Alison Black
(Accreditation AACSB)
Standing Observers:
Preman Chandranathan (TNE Singapore), Annette Connolly-Dyer, Michelle Calligaro & Tshewang Rinzin.
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