2021 UniSA research awards

UniSA Research Awards 2021 – Nominees and winners

Research Excellence Category

Higher Degree by Research Candidate Award

• Lisa Matricciani, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Tahlia Meola, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Kathryn Stephenson, UniSA Business
• Dr Sahar Soltani, UniSA Creative
• Sarah McDonald, UniSA Education Futures
• Dimitrios Saredakis, UniSA Justice & Society
• Mohammed Mahmoud, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Sarah McDonald, UniSA Education Futures

Early-Career Researcher Award

• Dr Janet Sluggett, Senior Research Fellow, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Dr Zac Anesbury, Research Fellow, UniSA Business
• Dr Renly Lim, Research Fellow, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Damian Madigan, Senior Lecturer in Architecture, UniSA Creative
• Dr Srecko Joksimovic, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures
• Dr Michele Jarldorn, Lecturer, UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Laura Morrissey, ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher, FII, UniSA STEM/FII
• Dr Nerida Chazal, Online Course Facilitator, UniSA Online

WINNER: Dr Renly Lim, Research Fellow, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB

Mid-Career Researcher Award

• Dr Bec Perry, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Dr Akshay Vij, Senior Research Fellow, UniSA Business
• Dr Vijay Suppiah, Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dr Jane Andrew, Director, Match Studio, UniSA Creative
• Dr Lesley-Anne Ey, Senior Lecturer, UniSA Education Futures
• Associate Professor Amanda Hutchinson, Associate Professor in Psychology (Clinical), UniSA Justice & Society
• Dr Belinda Chiera, Deputy Director UniSA Industrial AI Research Centre and Senior Lecturer Statistics, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Associate Professor Amanda Hutchinson, Associate Professor in Psychology (Clinical), UniSA Justice & Society

Senior-Career Researcher Award

• Professor Carol Maher, Professor of Population and Digital Health, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Professor Carol Tilt, Professor in Financial Accounting, UniSA Business
• Professor Janna Morrison, Professor of Physiology, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Professor Ning Gu, Professor of Architecture, UniSA Creative
• Associate Professor Simon Leonard, Associate Professor: STEM Education, UniSA Education Futures
• Professor David Gleaves, Professor of Psychology (Clinical), UniSA Justice & Society
• Professor Allison Cowin, NHMRC Senior Research Fellow and Professor of Regenerative Medicine at FII, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Professor Carol Maher, Professor of Population and Digital Health, UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

Professional Research Excellence Category

Up to HEO Level 7 Award

• Deb Williams, Team Leader: Academic Services (Research), UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
• Ben Noll, Senior Technical Officer: Medicinal Chemistry/Senior Technical Officer, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Dushie Lalic, Academic Services Officer (Research), UniSA Education Futures
• Shiller Peirawan, Academic Services Officer (Research), UniSA Justice & Society
• Amanda Johnston, Project Coordinator; IVE and Space Studies, UniSA STEM/FII

TWO WINNERS: Deb Williams, Team Leader: Academic Services (Research), UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance and Amanda Johnston, Project Coordinator; IVE and Space Studies, UniSA STEM/FII

HEO Level 8 and above

• Kellie La Fontaine, Institute Manager, UniSA Clinical & Health Sciences/CCB
• Sam Goodred, General Manager, UniSA Creative
• Dr Jim O'Hehir, General Manager, Forest Research Mount Gambier Campus, UniSA STEM/FII

WINNER: Dr Jim O'Hehir, General Manager, Forest Research Mount Gambier Campus, UniSA STEM/FII

Team Award Category

• Rosemary Bryant AO Research Centre Team, Professor Marion Eckert, Director, RBRC and Professor of Cancer Nursing; Professor Adrian Esterman, Professor of Biostatistics; Professor Carol Grech, Emeritus Professor; Professor Eileen Webb, Professor of Law, Law and Society, UniSA; Mr Greg Sharplin, Research and Strategy Manager, Senior Research Fellow, RBRC; Ms Laura McCarthy, Personal Assistant, RBRC; Dr Micah Peters, Senior Research Fellow, RBRC; Dr Nadia Corsini, Senior Research Fellow, RBRC; Ms Pam Adelson, Research Fellow, RBRC; Dr Rebecca Sharp, Lecturer in Nursing, CHS; Dr Julie Fleet, Senior Lecturer in Midwifery, CHS; Dr Imogen Ramsey, Research Fellow, RBRC; Mr Casey Marnie, Research Assistant, RBRC; on behalf of all RBRC members, inclusive of CHS Members, Adjuncts, Affiliates and Students, UniSA Clinical and Health Sciences/CCB
• NTRO Development Group, Girish Chauhan, Manager, Student Information Systems; Chantel Griffen, Project Business Analyst, ISTS; Lachlan Young, Coordinator, Discovery Services; Hazel Ryder, Senior Academic Support Officer (Creative); Jane Angel, Deputy Director, Library; Sean Boden, Coordinator: Library Information Systems; James Long, IT Application Administrator; Michael Crisp, Deputy Director, BIP; Tracy Quixley, Academic Librarian; Craig Batty, Dean of Research, UniSA Creative
• Intergenerational refugee aspirations research team, Hannah Soong, Senior Lecturer; Rebecca Reid-Nguyen, Lecturer (retired); Heidi Hetz, Lecturer; David Radford, Senior Lecturer; Alison Wrench, Senior Lecturer; Bill Lucas, Senior Lecturer (retired), UniSA Education Futures
• Team Extreme, Associate Professor Colin Hall, Management Lead and UniSA node leader of SEAM; Dr Christiane Schulz, SRF Technical lead, coating and corrosion expert; Minh Nguyen, Materials engineer; Dr Anthony Roccisano, ARAS ECR; Andre Hatem, PhD Student; Jonaet Ansari, PhD Student; Sukhpreet Kaur, ARA wear testing; Dr Mohammad Uddin, Senior Lecturer; Prof Nikki Stanford, Professor, mentor and metallurgy; Joanne Mielnik, administration, UniSA STEM/FII
• RIS Wellness Team, Cath White, Administrative Officer; Jenni Critcher, Project Officer/Business Analyst; Carmen Holliday, Research Projects Management Officer; Gina Mincham, Grant Applications Support Officer, Research and Innovation Services

WINNER: NTRO Development Group, Girish Chauhan, Manager, Student Information Systems; Chantel Griffen, Project Business Analyst, ISTS; Lachlan Young, Coordinator, Discovery Services; Hazel Ryder, Senior Academic Support Officer (Creative); Jane Angel, Deputy Director, Library; Sean Boden, Coordinator: Library Information Systems; James Long, IT Application Administrator; Michael Crisp, Deputy Director, BIP; Tracy Quixley, Academic Librarian; Craig Batty, Dean of Research, UniSA Creative

2021 Research Ethics and Safety Innovation Awards - Nominees and winners

Animal Ethics Award

Nominees and Winners: Dr Zoe Doubleday and Erica Durante

Led the first research on live octopuses in South Australia, developing and refining ethical methods for the capture, long-distance transport, husbandry, humane killing and general welfare of wild-caught octopuses.

Human Research Ethics Award

Nominees:

• Professor Nicola Pless
• Associate Professor Anne Souvertjis and
  Ms Robyn Mundy
• Dr Aaron Davis and
  Professor Ian Gwilt
• Dr Michele Jarldorn
  Susannah Emery
  Fiona Woollard and
  Emilia Chignola
• Associate Professor Elspeth McInnes

WINNERS: Associate Professor Anne Souvertjis and Robyn Mundy

Innovation in management and processes for the UniSA Business Negligible Risk Human Research Ethics Committee.

Chemical and Radiation Safety Award

Nominees:

• Professor Eva Bezak and
  Ashleigh Hull
• Dr Jessie Childs
  Professor Adrian Esterman
  Associate Professor Sarah Thompson
  Dr Kerry Thoirs and
  Kate Lamb

WINNERS:

• Dr Jessie Childs – Jessie may award
• Professor Adrian Esterman
• Associate Professor Sarah Thompson
• Dr Kerry Thoirs
• Kate Lamb

A novel approach to use ultrasound to replace computed tomography in both the assessment of liver volume and response to intervention; a safer alternative for both research and clinical settings.

Biosafety Award There were no eligible nominations received for this award.

2021 RLC Paper of the Year - Nominees and winners

Nominees:

Shared Authorship: Professor Jill Dorrian (Chair) and Stream 7 Team

• Associate Professor Gabrielle Todd
• Dr Micah Peters
• Professor Clive Prestidge
• Professor Alison Coates
• Professor Robert Hattam
• Rana Moustafa

Researcher Curriculum: Professor Susan Hillier (Chair) and Stream 3 Team

• Jane Booth
• Professor Pat Buckley
• Jodieann Dawe
• Associate Professor Barbara Parker
• Peter Stevens

Alignment of scholarship structure to project-based research degree admissions

• Allyson McAllister
• Mark Nading

Predatory Publishing

• Sian Woolcock

WINNER: Professor Susan Hillier and Stream 3 Team

• Jane Booth 
• Professor Pat Buckley
• Jodieann Dawe
• Associate Professor Barbara Parker
• Peter Stevens
• Professor Susan Hillier

Acknowledging the Top UniSA Performers in Media for 2021

9. Kitty Pham (205)
8. Associate Professor Elspeth McInnes (206)
7. Dr Alexandra Wade (228)
6. Professor Javaan Chahl (279)
5. Professor Kurt Lushington (295)
4. Professor Rick Sarre (302)
3. Dr Amy Zadow (330)
2. Professor Elina Hypponen (697)
1. Professor Adrian Esterman (5074) – winner

Acknowledgement for Professor Adrian Esterman