Awards and achievements
View highlights from awards and achievements below and on HaBS News.

Update 2, 2020 - Key metrics, achievements and initiatives
External awards
- 2020 Academy of Social Sciences in Australia Fellows
- Professor Andrew Neal (Psychology) - Fellow
- Professor Thomas Suddendorf (Psychology) - Fellow
- 2020 Higher Education Academy Fellows
- Ms Eloise Doherty, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Ms Naomi Hansar, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work
- Mr Sam Harris, HaBS Faculty
- Associate Professor Steven Rynne, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- Miss Jessica Spence, School Psychology
- Dr Leigh Sperka, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- Dr Kristen Tulloch, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- 2020 Future Ageing Awards
- Longevity by Design Charrette, a joint initiative of UQ’s Healthy Ageing Initiative and DMA Engineers won the Future of Ageing Award.
- Professor Alex Haslam and his co-authors Stephen Reicher and Jay Van Bavel, received the Daniel M. Wegner Theoretical Innovation Prize from the Society for Personality and Social Psychology for their American Psychologist paper.
- Professor Nancy Pachana received the M. Powell Lawton award of the Society for Clinical Geropsychology.
- Professor Jolanda Jetten was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award of the European Society of Social Psychology.
University Awards
2020 UQ Awards for Excellence:
Awards for service
Commendation:
- Paige Campbell, (NMWS)
Awards for Leadership
Commendation:
- Professor Kevin Thomas, (QAEHS)
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Stacey Vogel, (Psychology)
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Professor James Ward, POCHE Centre for Indigenous Health & School of Public Health
Faculty Awards
- UQ 3MT Competition Winner: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences PhD student Emma Schimke won the UQ final.
- 2020 UQ Sporting Scholarships: 25 student athletes from UQ's Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences received scholarships.
Teaching and Learning Awards:
Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
Award recipient:
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Team IPEF (Interprofessional Education Foundations) HLTH1000 - (Dr Norman Ng, Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson and Jessica Tsai)
Awards for Teaching Excellence
Award recipient:
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Dr Leigh Sperka (HMNS)
Citations for outstanding contributions to Student Learning Awards
Award recipients:
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Dr Michael Thai (Early Career Citation), (Psychology)
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Dr Sjaan Gomersall (Early Career Citation, (SHRS)
Tutor and Demonstrator Awards
Award recipients:
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Aaron Basing (Pharmacy)
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Silke Chalmers (Pharmacy)
Commendations:
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Jared Miles (Pharmacy)
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Emily Cox (HMNS)
Excellence in Clinical Professional Skills Education Awards
Award recipients:
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Dr Bilal El Masoud (Dentistry)
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Dr Matthew Nangle (Dentistry)
Commendations:
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Emily Hume (HMNS)
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Harley McIntyre (HMNS)
Commendations for Substantive Contributions to Student Learning Awards
Award recipients:
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Dr Jacqueline Bond (Pharmacy)
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Dr Jessica Zachar (Dentistry)
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Dr Sobia Zafar (Dentistry)
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Associate Professor Wayne Wilson (SHRS)
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Associate Professor Joseph Kei (SHRS)
Research Awards
Early Career Research Excellence Award
Award recipients:
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Dr Sarah Wallace (SHRS)
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Dr Melissa Day (Psychology)
Higher Degree Research Supervision Award
Award recipients:
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Dr Sean Tweedy (HMNS)
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Associate Neil Cottrell (Pharmacy)
Research Translation Award
Award recipients:
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Professor Michele Sterling (RECOVER)
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Associate Matt Gullo (NCYSUR)
Research Mentorship Award
Award recipients:
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Professor Jill Wilson (NMSW)
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Dr Sjaan Gomersall (SHRS)
2020 HaBS Higher Degree Research – Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership
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Professor Paul Hodges, Professor Bill Vincenzino and Dr Jenny Setchell (SHRS)
2020 HaBS Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement Award
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Professor Bill Vincenzino (SHRS)
Professional Staff Awards:
Customer Service Award
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Tracey Castle (SHRS)
Leadership Award
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Jenny English (Psychology)
Innovation Award
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Leisa Joyce (Faculty HR)
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Auriel Sher (SHRS)
Above and Beyond Award
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Anne Tobin (Faculty)
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Christine McCoy (Psychology)
Commendations:
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Roxanne English (Psychology)
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Dion Scott (SHRS)
Teamwork Award
Award recipients:
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UQ Rural Dental Clinic
St George team: Dr Derek Lewis, Madeline Worboys and Macy Coveney
Dalby team: Dr Graham Miller, Jade Utz and Noel Duncan
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HaBS T&L Team
Sam Harris, Alecia James, Katie Martell and Kim Henville
Academic Awards
Global Engagement Award:
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Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo (Dentistry)
Academic Leadership Award:
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Dr Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke (NMSW)
Update 1, 2020 - Key metrics, achievements and initiatives
External awards
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- Professor Matt Sanders AO (Psychology)
- Emeritus Professor Cindy Shannon AM
- Dr Stephen Papas OAM (Dentistry alumnus)
- Trina Hockey AM (HMNS alumni)
- Helen Ferguson PSM (Social Work alumnus)
- Australian Awards for University Teaching 2020
- Professors Blake McKimmie, Barbara Masser & Mark Horswill (Psychology)
- Australian Universities Teachers of the Year
- Award for programs that enhance learning - Crime 101x
- Dr Leanne Coombe, Dr Emma Crawford, Adjunct Associate Professor Alison Nelson, Associate Professor Jodie Copley, Condy Canuto, Associate Professor Jon Willis, Dr Anne Hill, Adjunct Associate Lecturer Renee Brown, Dr Lisa Fitzgerald, Professor Murray Phillips
- Award for programs that enhance learning - Indigenous Health Education and Workforce Development team
- Professors Blake McKimmie, Barbara Masser & Mark Horswill (Psychology)
- Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
- Professor Julie Henry (Psychology) - Fellow
- Professor Justin Kenardy (Psychology) - Fellow
- Dr Melissa Day (Psychology) - Early Career Researcher Award
- 2020 Higher Education Academy Fellows
- Ms Eloise Doherty, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Ms Naomi Hansar, School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work
- Mr Sam Harris, HaBS Faculty
- Associate Professor Steven Rynne, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- Miss Jessica Spence, School Psychology
- Dr Leigh Sperka, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- Dr Kristen Tulloch, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
2019 Update - Key metrics, achievements and initiatives
External Awards
- Professor Wendy Brown, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences & Professor Alex Haslam, School of Psychology Dr Arosha Weerakoon, School of Dentistry
- Professor Paul Hodges, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
- Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences
- GRAMMER European Spine Journal Award
- Professor Deb Theodoros, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Dr Allison Mandrusiak, Dr Roma Forbes & Ms Katrina Williams, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Dr David Klyne, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Dr Anna Rumbach, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Professor Murray Phillips, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- Dr Hang Ta, School of Pharmacy and AIBN
- NHF Emerging Leaders Fellowship from the National Heart Foundation
- (late) Paul Korner innovation award ($20K) for the highest-ranked application in Australia
- Associate Professor Blake McKimmie, Professor Barbara Masser & Professor Mark Horswill, School of Psychology
- Dr Tim Ballard, School of Psychology
- Australian Psychological Society’s Early Career Award
- Dr Melissa Day, School of Psychology
- Professor Matt Sanders, School of Psychology
- The Australian 2019 Research magazine (subscriber content) award recipient: Australia’s top researcher in the field of family studies
- Professor Stephen Birch, Centre for the Business & Economics of Health
- Dr Catherine Quinn, Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research
- Recipient of two national early career researcher awards (Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs; Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy)
- Professors Justin Kenardy and Julie Henry, School of Psychology
- Elected as fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia
UQ Awards
- Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson (HaBS), Mr Sam Harris (HaBS), Ms Jessica Tsai (HaBS), Ms Elizabeth Wardrop, Ms Ailsa Dickie, Mr Nathan La Burniy, Mr Victor Ho and Dr Sam McKenzie.
- Professor Louise Hickson et al, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- UQ 2019 Partners in Research Excellence Commendation (with Sonova Pty Ltd)
- Associate Professor Jodie Copley, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- UQ Awards for Teaching Excellence
- Dr Anna Hatton, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- UQ Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Tim Barlott, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- UQ Commendations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
- Associate Professor Sean Tweedy et al, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- UQ 2019 Partners in Research Excellence Commendation (with International Paralympic Committee)
- Associate Professor Irina Vetter, School of Pharmacy and IMB
- UQ 2019 Excellence in HDR Student Supervision
- Professor Barbara Masser, School of Pschology
- UQ 2019 Partners in Research Excellence Award (with Red Cross Blood Service)
Faculty Awards
Teaching and Learning
- Teaching and Learning awards went to Grace Atkinson (HMNS), Grace Kirby (Psychology) and Maree Maloney (SHRS) with commendation going to Dr Kristen Tulloch (HaBS) for excellence in tutoring/demonstration; Dr Roma Forbes (Early Career Citation) (SHRS), Liz Springfield (SHRS), Paul Treschman (Early Career Citation) (HMNS)for Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Award; Dentistry Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Team- Dr Emma Bartle (Team Leader), Cheryl Chin and Jia Ru Toh for Programs That Enhance Learning Award and Dr Norman Ng (HaBS) for Teaching Excellence Award.
Academic
- Global Engagement Award went to Dr Emma Beckman (HMNS)
- Academic leadership awards went to Dr Peter Lewis (NMSW)
Research
- Research awards went to Dr Gary Chan (CYSAR), Dr Jenny Setchell (SHRS) for Early Career Research Excellence Awards; Dr Alina Morawska (Psychology) and Professor Laurence Walsh AO (Dentistry) for the Higher Degree Research Supervision Awards; Dr Annie Hill (SHRS) and Professor Mark Horswill (Psychology) for the Research Translation Awards; and Professor Jason Connor (CYSAR) and Professor Jenny Ziviani (SHRS) for the Research Mentorship Awards
Professional
- Professional staff awards went to Kirsty Harris (Faculty/Dentistry) and Taryn Krynauw (Psychology) for the Customer Service Award, Stacey Vogel (Psychology) for the Leadership award, Rachelle Croton (Psychology) with commendations going to Amy Hunter (Faculty) and Cheryl Byrnes (Psychology) for the Above and Beyond Award awards; and the Dentistry Preclinical Team (Bobbie Jennings, Leah Beaupeaur and Eddie Gullotta for the Team Work Award.