Faculty staff awarded for excellence

22 Nov 2019

The annual UQ Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Staff Awards celebrated the exemplary work of academic, research and professional staff with an impressive 30 award recipients for 2019.

Amy Hunter and Bruce Abernethy
Ms Amy Hunter & Professor Bruce Abernethy

The ceremony was presented by Faculty Executive Dean Professor Bruce Abernethy, Associate Dean (Research) Professor Christina Lee, Associate Dean (Academic) Professor Sarah Roberts-Thomson and Faculty Executive Manager, Tricia Williams.

Executive Dean Professor Bruce Abernethy said the awards acknowledge the dedication and passion staff have for their work.

“I would like to congratulate all the worthy recipients.

“I was in awe with the wide-range of contributions staff have made in their pursuit of excellence across the academic, research and professional areas.

“It is the collegial and collaborative spirit that characterises this Faculty, so I encourage staff to continue participating in the awards as we know there are many staff who go above and beyond in their roles every day.”

View the photo gallery from the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences Awards.

Teaching and Learning Awards

Tutor and Demonstrator Award

Commendation:

  • Dr Kristen Tulloch (Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences)

Award recipients:

  • Grace Atkinson (School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences)
  • Grace Kirby (School of Psychology)
  • Maree Maloney (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences)
Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Award

Award recipients:

  • Dr Roma Forbes (Early Career Citation) (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences)
  • Liz Springfield (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences)
  • Paul Treschman (Early Career Citation) (School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences)
Programs That Enhance Learning Award

Award recipient:

  • Dentistry Peer-to-Peer Mentoring Team
    • Dr Emma Bartle (Team Leader)
    • Cheryl Chin
    • Jia Ru Toh
Teaching Excellence Award

Award recipient:

  • Dr Norman Ng (Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences)

Academic Awards

Global Engagement Award

Award recipient:

  • Dr Emma Beckman (School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences)
Academic Leadership Award

Award recipient:

  • Associate Professor Peter Lewis (School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work)

Research Awards

Early Career Research Excellence Award

Award recipients:

  • Dr Gary Chan (Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research)
  • Dr Jenny Setchell (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences)
Higher Degree Research Supervision Award

Award recipients:

  • Associate Professor Alina Morawska (School of Psychology)
  • Professor Laurence Walsh AO (School of Dentistry)
Research Translation Award

Award recipients:

  • Dr Annie Hill (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences)
  • Professor Mark Horswill (School of Psychology)
Research Mentorship Award

Award recipients:

  • Professor Jason Connor (Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research)
  • Professor Jenny Ziviani (School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences)

Professional Staff Awards

Customer Service Award

Award recipients:

  • Kirsty Harris (School of Dentistry)
    Taryn Krynauw (School of Psychology)
Leadership Award       

Award recipient:

  • Stacey Vogel (School of Psychology)
Above and Beyond Award

Commendations:

  • Cheryl Byrnes (School of Psychology)
  • Amy Hunter (Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences)

Award recipient:

  • Rachelle Croton (School of Psychology)
Team Work Award

Award recipient:

  • Dentistry Preclinical Team
    • Bobbie Jennings
    • Leah Beaupeaurt
    • Eddie Gullotta

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