Awards and achievements

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Awards in the news

From left: Dr Jessica Zachar, Dr Bilal El Masoud, Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo, Dr Sobia Zafar and Dr Derek Lewis received awards at the 2020 HaBS Staff Awards.

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)
Stacey Vogel, (Psychology)

Awards for Response to COVID-19

Winner:

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.

2020 HaBS Staff Awards:

Teaching and Learning Awards:

Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning

Award recipient:

Team IPEF (Interprofessional Education Foundations) HLTH1000 - (Dr Norman Ng, Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson and Jessica Tsai)

Awards for Teaching Excellence

Award recipient:

Dr Leigh Sperka (HMNS)

Citations for outstanding contributions to Student Learning Awards

Award recipients:

Dr Michael Thai (Early Career Citation), (Psychology)
Dr Sjaan Gomersall (Early Career Citation, (SHRS)

Tutor and Demonstrator Awards

Award recipients:

Aaron Basing (Pharmacy)
Silke Chalmers (Pharmacy)

Commendations:

Jared Miles (Pharmacy)
Emily Cox (HMNS)

Excellence in Clinical Professional Skills Education Awards

Award recipients:

Dr Bilal El Masoud (Dentistry)
Dr Matthew Nangle (Dentistry)

Commendations:

Emily Hume (HMNS)
Harley McIntyre (HMNS)

Commendations for Substantive Contributions to Student Learning Awards

Award recipients:

Dr Jacqueline Bond (Pharmacy)
Dr Jessica Zachar (Dentistry)
Dr Sobia Zafar (Dentistry)
Associate Professor Wayne Wilson (SHRS)
Associate Professor Joseph Kei (SHRS)

Research Awards

Early Career Research Excellence Award

Award recipients:

Dr Sarah Wallace (SHRS)
Dr Melissa Day (Psychology)

Higher Degree Research Supervision Award

Award recipients:

Dr Sean Tweedy (HMNS)
Associate Neil Cottrell (Pharmacy)

Research Translation Award

Award recipients:

Professor Michele Sterling (RECOVER)
Associate Matt Gullo (NCYSUR)

Research Mentorship Award

Award recipients:

Professor Jill Wilson (NMSW)
Dr Sjaan Gomersall (SHRS)

2020 HaBS Higher Degree Research – Excellence in Graduate Research Leadership

Professor Paul Hodges, Professor Bill Vincenzino and Dr Jenny Setchell (SHRS)

2020 HaBS Excellence in Promoting Industry Engagement Award

Professor Bill Vincenzino (SHRS)

Professional Staff Awards:

Customer Service Award

Tracey Castle (SHRS)

Leadership Award

Jenny English (Psychology)

Innovation Award

Leisa Joyce (Faculty HR)
Auriel Sher (SHRS)

Above and Beyond Award

Anne Tobin (Faculty)
Christine McCoy (Psychology)

Commendations:

Roxanne English (Psychology)
Dion Scott (SHRS)

Teamwork Award

Award recipients:

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

HaBS T&L Team

Sam Harris, Alecia James, Katie Martell and Kim Henville

Academic Awards

Global Engagement Award:

Associate Professor Ratilal Lalloo (Dentistry)

Academic Leadership Award:

Dr Jacqueline Jauncey-Cooke (NMSW)

Update 1, 2020 - Key metrics, achievements and initiatives

External awards

Australia Day Awards 2020
- 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
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
- Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers for 2019
Dr Arosha Weerakoon, School of Dentistry
- Winner 2019 Universities Australia Pitch it Clever competition
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
- Life Membership of Speech Pathology Australia
Dr Allison Mandrusiak, Dr Roma Forbes & Ms Katrina Williams, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- Australian Financial Review Higher Education award for Student Learning for the Physiotherapy Standardised Practice Program
Dr David Klyne, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- 2019 Fulbright Scholarship
Dr Anna Rumbach, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
- National AAUT Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
Professor Murray Phillips, School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
- International Fellow of the American (National) Academy of Kinesiology
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
- EdX Prize for Exceptional Contributions in Online Teaching and Learning for CRIME101X: The Psychology of Criminal Justice
Dr Tim Ballard, School of Psychology
- Australian Psychological Society’s Early Career Award
Dr Melissa Day, School of Psychology
- Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Paul Bourke Award
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
- 2019 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Distinguished Scientist Award for Behavioural, Epidemiologic and Health Services Research
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.
- ePortfolio project: UQ Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
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

2019 HaBS Staff 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.