2022 UniSA Research and Enterprise Awards

UniSA Research and Enterprise Awards 2022 – Nominees and winners

The aim of UniSA's Research and Enterprise Awards is to celebrate our research achievements and recognise our colleagues who demonstrate the University's core attributes.

Research and Enterprise Excellence Category

Higher Degree Researcher

• Maddison Mellow, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Muhammad Rashid Saeed, UniSA Business
• Souha Youssef, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Laine Anderson, UniSA Creative
• Alexandra Diamond, UniSA Education Futures
• May Young Loh, UniSA Justice & Society
• Ester Lubomirsky, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Maddison Mellow, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

Higher Degree Enterprise

• Elaine Nash, UniSA Business
• Tien Bui, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Amy Cleland, UniSA Justice & Society
• Fernando Fontana, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Amy Cleland, UniSA Justice & Society

Early-Career Researcher

• Dr Hana Hadinejad, Lecturer, UniSA Business
• Dr Imogen Ramsey, Research Fellow: Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Fae Heaselgrave, Lecturer in Communication and Media, UniSA Creative
• Dr Neil Tippett, Research Fellow, UniSA Education Futures
• Dr Stephanie Webb, Lecturer: Psychology, UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Zehong (Jimmy) Cao, Enterprise Fellow, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Dr Neil Tippett, Research Fellow, UniSA Education Futures

Early-Career Enterprise

• Dr Zac Anesbury, Lecturer in Marketing, UniSA Business
• Dr Todd Gillam, Research Associate, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Susannah Emery, Lecturer of Game Design & Digital Media, UniSA Creative
• Dr Rebecca Marrone, Research Fellow, UniSA Education Futures
• Dr Sarah Moulds, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Richmond Asamoah, Research Fellow, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Dr Zac Anesbury, Lecturer in Marketing, UniSA Business

Mid-Career Researcher

• Dr Ashleigh Smith, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Associate Professor Sukhbir Sandhu, Associate Professor/Co-Director Centre for Workplace Excellence (CWeX), UniSA Business
• Dr Andrea Stringer, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Ben Stubbs, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Creative
• Dr Lesley-Anne Ey, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures
• Dr Fernando Marmolejo-Ramos, Online Course Facilitator, UniSA Online
• Associate Professor Melissa O'Donnell, Associate Professor: Australian Centre for Child Protection, UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Binoy Sarkar, Research Fellow, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Dr Ashleigh Smith, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

Mid-Career Enterprise

• Dr Helen Barrie, Senior Research Fellow, UniSA Business
• Associate Professor Anton Blencowe, Associate Professor of Applied Chemistry, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Peter Schumacher, Senior Lecturer in Product/Industrial Design, UniSA Creative
• Dr Srecko Joksimovic, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures
• Dr Matthew Smout, Program Director: Master of Psychology (Clinical), UniSA Justice & Society
• Associate Professor Haolan Xu, Associate Professor, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Associate Professor Haolan Xu, Associate Professor, UniSA STEM/FII

Senior-Career Researcher

• Professor Ian O'Boyle, Professor/Director CERM PI, UniSA Business
• Professor Janna Morrison, Professor of Physiology, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Professor Ning Gu, Professor of Architecture, UniSA Creative
• Professor Lester-Irabinna-Rigney, Professor of Education, UniSA Education Futures
• Associate Professor Hannah Keage, Associate Professor in Psychology, UniSA Justice & Society
• Professor Yan Zhuge, Professor in Structural Engineering, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNERS: Professor Janna Morrison, Professor of Physiology, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB AND Professor Lester-Irabinna-Rigney, Professor of Education, UniSA Education Futures

Senior-Career Enterprise

• Professor Carol Kulik, Bradley Distinguished Professor, UniSA Business
• Professor Clive Prestidge, Professor, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Associate Professor Caroline Ellison, Associate Professor, Program Director: Bachelor of Social Science (Ageing and Disability) UniSA Justice & Society,
• Associate Professor Craig Priest, SA Node Director of the ANFF and Deputy Director of the ARC IDEAL Research Hub, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Associate Professor Craig Priest, SA Node Director of the ANFF and Deputy Director of the ARC IDEAL Research Hub, UniSA STEM/FII

Research Degree Supervisor of the Year

• Professor Saravana Kumar, Professor in Allied Health and Health Services Research, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Professor Robert Elliott, Research Professor, UniSA Business
• Dr Angela Brown, Program Director: Bachelor of Midwifery, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Professor Ian Gwilt, Professor of Design, UniSA Creative
• Associate Professor Simon Leonard, Associate Professor, UniSA Education Futures
• Associate Professor Tobias Loetscher, Associate Professor, UniSA Justice & Society
• Associate Professor Tina Du, Interim Professorial Lead and Associate Professor of Information Sciences, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Professor Saravana Kumar, Professor in Allied Health and Health Services Research, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

Professional Research Excellence Category

Up to HEO Level 7

• Litsa Karageorgos, Research Group Coordinator, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• NingYue Zhang, Team Leader: Academic Services (Research), UniSA Creative
• Emily Williams, Senior Academic Services Officer, UniSA Education Futures
• Mehdi Hassanzadeh, Senior Technical Officer: Electric, UniSA STEM/FII
• Ali Soulio, Research Funding Officer: CRC, Research and Innovation Services

WINNER: Ali Soulio, Research Funding Officer: CRC, Research and Innovation Services

HEO Level 8 and above

• Bec Sewell, Program Services Manager, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Kate Gridley, Executive Officer, UniSA Creative
• Marina Lewis, Manager: Future Industries Institute, UniSA STEM/FII
• Mike Hill, Manager: Animal Facility, Research and Innovation Services

WINNER: Mike Hill, Manager: Animal Facility, Research and Innovation Services

Team Award Category

One Team Award

UniSA Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) (UniSA Business)
Research Centre - National Housing Research Program funding round team:

• Dr Braam Lowies, Senior Lecturer in Property
• Professor Stefanie Dühr, Professor: Urban and Regional Planning
• Associate Professor Christine Garnaut
• Adjunct Associate Research Professor Vanessa Eley, Program Services Manager: Research
• Dr Jack Wilde, Project Officer / Centre Administrator

CHS HDR Research Team (UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB)

• Hattie Li, Senior Academic Services Officer
• Kate Doyle, Senior Academic Services Officer
• Evonne MacMaster, Administrative Assistant

UniSA Education Futures Academy Team (UniSA Education Futures)

• Associate Professor Simon Leonard
• Wayne Jaeschke, Director of Research, Trinity College
• Dr Florence Gabriel, Lecturer
• Dr John Kennedy, Lecturer
• Debbie Devis, Research Fellow
• Dr Rebecca Marrone, Research Fellow
• Sam Fowler, Lecturer/PhD Candidate
• Chelsea Cutting, Lecturer/PhD Candidate
• Professor David Cropley
• Maria Vieira, Lecturer/PhD Candidate
• Lesley Johnson, Teacher, Trinity College/PhD Candidate
• Samantha Adonis, Director of Creativity, Trinity College/PhD Candidate

Learning from Leeton: A case study of refugee settlement in rural Australia, with the Multicultural Communities Council of Wagga Wagga (MCCWW) (UniSA Justice & Society)

• Dr David Radford
• Prof Branka Krivokapic-Skoko
• Dr Heidi Hetz
• Dr Yapa Bandara
• Dr George Tan
• Ms Arefa Hassani, a Hazara Afghan UniSA Psychology Honours Student
• Hannah Soong, UniSA Education Futures
• Rosie Roberts, UniSA CTV

SAS Project Based Research Degree Admissions Dashboard Team (Student and Academic Services)

• Roger Lante, Information Analyst: Data Management
• Tiernan Cross, Team Leader: Research Degree Admissions

CRC SAAFE Bid (UniSA STEM/FII)

• Professor Erica Donner, Research Professor
• Alex Lloyd, Contractor
• Jo Mielnik, Project Officer
• Dr Michael Short, Senior Research Fellow
• Dr Barbara Drigo, Research Fellow

Core Animal Facility Staff (Research and Innovation Services)

• Mr Mike Hill, Manager Animal Facility
• Kelly Wicks, Supervisor: Animal Research
• Jess Parken, Supervisor: Animal Breeding
• Helen Kenwright, Administrative Officer: Core Animal Facility
• Erin Teasdale, Animal Technician
• Lynn Garrard, Animal Technician
• Miss Amy Woud, Animal Technical Assistant
• Miss Becky Nitschke, Animal Technical Assistant
• Brigitt Jones, Training and Compliance Officer
• Dr Nick Rogers, CAF Imaging & Research Technical Officer
• Chris Brown, Supervisor: Animal Breeding
• Melissa Bell, Animal Technician
• Dominique Broad, Animal Technician
• Miss Millie Bowden, Animal Technician
• Jess Poland, Animal Technical Assistant
• Kate Bowshall-Hill, Animal Technical Assistant
• Jamille Mitton-Baker, Animal Technical Assistant
• Hanan Hannouche, Animal Technical Assistant
• Dr Chris Brown, University Veterinarian
• Dr Lewis Vaughan, University Veterinarian

WINNER: CRC SAAFE Bid: Professor Erica Donner, Alex Lloyd, Jo Mielnik, Dr Michael Short and Dr Barbara Drigo 

Enterprise Partnership Team Award

Transforming Irrigation in Southern Africa (TISA) Project (UniSA Business)

• Professor Henning Bjornlund, Research Professor in Water Policy and Management, UniSA
• Professor Jamie Pittock, Australian National University
• Dr Andre van Rooyen, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
• Martin Moyo, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
• Emmanuel Kimaro, Ardhi University, Tanzania
• Dr Makarius Mdemu, Ardhi University, Tanzania
• Wilson de Sousa, The National Irrigation Institute, Mozambique
• Dr Paiva Munguambe, The National Irrigation Institute, Mozambique
• Mario Chilundo, Universidade
• Eduardo Mondlane, The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network, Pretoria, South Africa- UniSA Business
• Sithembile Ndema, The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network, Pretoria, South Africa

The Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre (UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences)

• Professor Marion Eckert, Professor in Cancer Nursing and Director Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre
• Emeritus Professor Carol Grech
• Professor Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics
• Professor Jenny Fereday, Clinical Professor of Midwifery
• Professor Eileen O’Brien, Professor of Law
• Dr Julie Fleet, Senior Lecturer
• Dr Rebecca Sharp, Lecturer in Nursing
• Dr Kevin O’Shaughnessy, Lecturer in Nursing
• Dr Colin Ireland, Lecturer in Nursing
• Dr Angela Brown, Program Director: Bachelor of Midwifery
• Dr Sue Sharrad, Senior Lecturer in Nursing
• Dr Joanne Harmon, Lecturer in Nursing
• Ashleigh Sandford, Administrative Officer
• Amanda Wright, Project Officer
• Leah Welstead, Project Officer
• Kate Kennedy, Research Assistant
• Nick Marlow, Research Assistant
• Dr Malcolm Brinn, Research Fellow
• Dr Imogen Ramsey, Research Fellow
• Casey Marnie, Research Assistant
• Kate Thomas, Coordinator: Australasian Nursing and Midwifery Clinical Trails Network
• Dr Kathy Hill, Senior Lecturer in Nursing
• Pam Adelson, Research Fellow
• Dr Micah Peters, Senior Research Fellow
• Dr Nadia Corsini, Senior Research Fellow
• Greg Sharplin, Senior Research Fellow

MatchStudio (UniSA Creative)

• Dr Jane Andrew, Senior Lecturer
• Benjamin Altieri, Studio Educator
• Tegan Ferguson, Project Officer

Trailblazer Team (UniSA STEM/FII)

• Associate Professor Colin Hall, Associate Research Professor
• Dr Kamil Zuber, Research Fellow
• Dr Marta Llusca, Research Fellow
• Professor David Lancaster, EOS Chair in Laser Physics
• Associate Professor Ady James, Program Director
• Professor Nikki Stanford, Dean of Programs
• Camilla Liddy, Deputy Director: RIS
• Dr Leanne Britcher, Grant Developer, RIS

WINNER: Trailblazer Team: Associate Professor Colin Hall, Dr Kamil Zuber, Dr Marta Llusca, Professor David Lancaster, Associate Professor Ady James, Professor Nikki Stanford, Camilla Liddy and Dr Leanne Britcher 

Research Ethics and Safety Innovation Awards 2022

Innovation in Human Ethics Award Nominations

Nominee 1:

• Dr Samuel Chalmers, Lecturer in Human Movement, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance

Nominee 2:

• Dr Aaron Davis, Lecturer in Architecture, UniSA Creative
• Professor Ian Gwilt, Professor of Design, UniSA Creative
• Professor Michelle Tuckey, Professor of Work and Organisational Psychology, UniSA Justice and Society

Nominee 3:

• Mr Brett Tarca, PhD Candidate, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance

Nominee 4:

• Dr Sharayah Carter, Research Associate, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
• Dr Michelle Rogers, Research Associate, UniSA Justice and Society

Nominee 5:

• Associate Professor Tasha Stanton, Clinical Pain Neuroscience, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
• Brian Pulling, PhD Candidate, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
• Erin MacIntyre, PhD Candidate, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
• Dr Felicity Braithwaite, Research Fellow, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance

WINNER: Associate Professor Tasha Stanton, Brian Pulling, Erin MacIntyre and Dr Felicity Braithwaite

Innovation in Chemical Safety or Radiation Safety Award Nominations

Nominee 1:

• Mr Elio Arruzza, Lecturer in Medical Radiation: Medical Imaging, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
• Allison Roderick, Program Director: Postgraduate Nursing Programs, UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences

Nominee 2:

• Professor Sanjay Garg, Professor of Pharmaceutical Science, UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences
• Souha Youssef, Research Assistant, UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences

Nominee 3:

• Dr Scott Abbott, Senior Manager, Technical Services, UniSA STEM
• Dr Steven McInnes, Manager Technical Services: Chemistry and Biology, UniSA STEM
• Associate Professor Steven Milanese, Program Director: Master of Advanced Clinical Physiotherapy, UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance
• Deb Mallard, Senior Consultant Safety and Wellbeing, People, Talent and Culture
• Kimberly Vandborg, Consultant Safety and Wellbeing, People, Talent and Culture
• Rickie Kelly, Manager: Safety and Wellbeing, People, Talent and Culture
• Associate Proffesor Ivan Kempson, Associate Professor in Biophysics, Future Industries Institute
• Charles Nelson, University Chemical Safety Officer, Future Industries Institute
• Amy Parkin, PhD Student, UniSA Justice and Society

Nominee 4:

• Steven McInnes, Manager Technical Services: Chemistry and Biology, UniSA STEM
• Charles Nelson, University Chemical Safety Officer, Future Industries Institute
• Rajesh Baskaran, Technical Consultant: Chemical, UniSA STEM
• John Denman, Senior Technical Officer, UniSA STEM
• Associate Professor Justin Payne, UniSA STEM
• Professor Chris Chow, Professor of Water Science and Engineering, UniSA STEM
• Bin Guan, Research Associate, Future Industries Institute
• Paul Wotley, Inventory Officer, UniSA STEM
• Associate Professor Ivan Kempson, Associate Professor in Biophysics, Future Industries Institute
• Liz Melville, Senior Technical Officer, UniSA STEM
• Alex Cavallaro, Instrument Engineer, Future Industries Institute
• Andrew Robinson, Senior Technical Officer, UniSA STEM
• Chris Bassell, Senior Technical Officer, UniSA STEM
• Georgia Guild, Technical Coordinator: Microscopy Australia, Future Industries Institute
• Natalya Schmerl, Senior Technical Officer/Senior Research Engineer, Future Industries Institute
• Nobuyuki Kawashima, Senior Technical Officer, UniSA STEM
• Patrick Sherman, Senior Technical Officer, UniSA STEM
• Sofia Hassiotis, Senior Technical Officer: Histopathology and B Biological Imaging, Future Industries Institute
• Susie Ritch, Senior Technical Officer, UniSA STEM

Nominee 5:

• Kiralee Janusaitis, Research Assistant, Future Industries Institute

WINNER: Elio Arruzza and Allison Roderick 

Innovation in Animal Ethics Award Nominations

Nominee 1:

• Kiralee Janusaitis, Research Assistant, Future Industries Institute

Nominee 2:

• Associate Professor Ivan Kempson, Associate Professor in Biophysics, Future Industries Institute

Nominee 3

• Dr Ainslie Derrick-Roberts, Research Associate, Future Industries Institute
• Dr Xanthe Strudwick, Research Fellow, Future Industries Institute
• Dr Endre Szili, ARC Future Fellow, Future Industries Institute
• Professor Allison Cowin, Deputy Director, Future Industries Institute
• Dr Wiktor Pilch, Industry Representative - Flinders Medical Centre, Future Industries Institute

Nominee 4:

• Dr Briony Gliddon, Research Fellow, Centre for Cancer Biology
• Dr Melinda Tea, Research Fellow, Centre for Cancer Biology

WINNER: Dr Briony Gliddon and Dr Melinda Tea 

2022 RLC Paper of the Year (shortlist)

• Project-based research degrees at UniSA (update) – Allyson McAllister, Project Manager: Research Degrees
• Preprints: a discussion paper – Katrina Gillespie, Deputy Director: Library Services, University Library & Siân Woolcock, Former Deputy Director: Library Services, University Library.
• Ethos Community of Practice 2022 Report – Dr Kristin Alford, Director, MOD.
• UniSA PhD Research Internship Strategy – Charlotte Ferrier, former Manager: Graduate Research Development, RIS & Professor Sandy Orgeig, Dean of Graduate Studies
• Rankings: UniSA Strategy on a Page, 2022 Update – Michael Crisp, Deputy Director: Performance Metrics, BIP & Zoe Andriolo-Haas, Planning Analyst, BIP.
• NTRO Submission Platform and Process Update  – Professor Craig Batty, Executive Dean, UniSA Creative.
• Stream 1 Working Group Report: Researcher Development in PhD Degree Programs – Professor Nancy Arthur, Dean of Research, UniSA Business & the Stream 1 Working Group.

WINNER: Rankings: UniSA Strategy on a Page, 2022 Update – Michael Crisp, Deputy Director: Performance Metrics, BIP & Zoe Andriolo-Haas, Planning Analyst, BIP.

UniSA Top Media Performer 2022

• Stephen Fricker, Demonstrator, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
• Mina Rouhollahi, Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering, Master of Architecture (by research), UniSA STEM
• Professor Leonie Segal, Professor UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Professor John Boland, Professor of Environmental Mathematics, UniSA STEM            
• Professor Elina Hypponen, Centre Director: Australian Centre for Precision Health UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences
• Professor David Lloyd, Vice Chancellor and President
• Professor Craig Williams, Dean of Programs (Science, Construction & Project Management), UniSA STEM
• Professor Carol Maher, Professor of Population and Digital Health UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Dr Alexandra Wade, Research Associate UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Professor Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

WINNER: Professor Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance