Staff

View the School of Design Innovation staff list, including roles and contact details.

Head of School
Associate Deans
School Administration
Academic Staff

Head of School

Prof Douglas Easterly
Prof Douglas Easterly
Head of School
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 2.35A, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

School Administration

Kim Victoria
Kim Victoria
School Manager
School of Design Innovation
- 04 463 5879
- VS, Room 2.35, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- kim.victoria@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5879
Bronwyn Knight
Bronwyn Knight
Administrator
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 2.35, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- bronwyn.knight@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6437
Gisela Broom
Gisela Broom
Administrator
School of Design Innovation
- 463 9560
- VS, Room 2.35, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Robyn Isaacs
Robyn Isaacs
Post Graduate Administrator
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 235, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- robyn.isaacs@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5578

Academic Staff

Helen Andreae
Helen Andreae
Lecturer in Interaction Design
School of Design Innovation
- helen.andreae@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5063
Dr Catherine Caudwell
Dr Catherine Caudwell
Associate Dean (Postgraduate)
Wellington School of Architecture
- WIG, Room 405, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- catherine.caudwell@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6219
Prof Zach Dodson
Prof Zach Dodson
Programme Director,Comm Dir, DHOS · Associate Professor
School of Design Innovation · Communication Design
- +64 4 463 6234
- WIG, Room 4.08, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Areito Echevarria
Areito Echevarria
Senior Lecturer in Design, Visual Effects
School of Design Innovation
- PR133, Room 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road
- areito.echevarria@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33767
Prof Simon Fraser
Prof Simon Fraser
Professor
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 230, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Dana Fridman
Dana Fridman
Programme Director, User Experience Design
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 6.05, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- dana.fridman@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5637
AProf Anne Galloway
AProf Anne Galloway
Associate Professor · Design for Social Innovation
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 3.05C, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- anne.galloway@vuw.ac.nz
- +64 27 2636393
Hannah Goldblatt
Hannah Goldblatt
Programme Director, Fashion Design Technology · Lecturer, Fashion Design Technology
School of Design Innovation · Fashion Design Technology programme
- WIG, Room 603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- hannah.goldblatt@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33836
Catherine Griffiths
Catherine Griffiths
Lecturer in Communication Design
School of Design Innovation
- catherine.griffiths@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33838
AProf Leon Gurevitch
AProf Leon Gurevitch
Associate Professor
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 4.04, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Bernard Guy
Bernard Guy
Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 2.33, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- bernard.guy@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6291
David Hakaraia
David Hakaraia
Programme Director First Year Design
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 3.03, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
Dylan Horrocks
Dylan Horrocks
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 605, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- dylan.horrocks@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33837
Walter Langelaar
Walter Langelaar
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 4.11, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- walter.langelaar@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5512
Jess Lewis
Jess Lewis
Lecturer in Fashion Design Technology
School of Design Innovation
- jess.lewis@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33842
Byron Mallett
Byron Mallett
Lecturer Design ICT 3D/VFX
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 4.02, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- byron.mallett@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6229
Sarah Maxey
Sarah Maxey
Senior Lecturer in Communication Design
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 605, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- sarah.maxey@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33840
Gillian McCarthy
Gillian McCarthy
Director Postgraduate Programmes
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 4.05, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- gillian.mccarthy@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9548
Tuakana Metuarau
Tuakana Metuarau
Lecturer in Digital Foundations
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 4.11, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- tuakana.metuarau@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9571
Tim Miller
Tim Miller
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation · Industrial Design
- VS, Room 2.38A, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- tim.miller@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6266
Anne Niemetz
Anne Niemetz
Senior Lecturer · MFA (CP) coordinator for Design
School of Design Innovation
- 04 463 6277
- WIG, Room 4.09, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- anne.niemetz@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6277
Dr Mizuho Nishioka
Dr Mizuho Nishioka
Lecturer in Photography
School of Design Innovation
Tutor
Wellington School of Architecture
- mizuho.nishioka@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4334
- VS, Room 3.25, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Jeongbin Ok
Jeongbin Ok
Programme Director, Industrial Design
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 2.39, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- jeongbin.ok@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6278
Nan O'Sullivan
Nan O'Sullivan
Ass Dean Students/ Programme Dir Design
Wellington School of Architecture
Edgar Rodriguez-Ramirez
Edgar Rodriguez-Ramirez
Programme Director, Interaction Design Programme
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 2.38B, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
Heli Salomaa
Heli Salomaa
Lecturer in Fashion Design Technology
School of Design Innovation
- heli.salomaa@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6243
Ross Stevens
Ross Stevens
Senior Lecturer · Industrial Design
School of Design Innovation
- VS, Room 2.32, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street
- ross.stevens@vuw.ac.nz
Tonya Sweet
Tonya Sweet
Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 4.06, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- tonya.sweet@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6407
Raqi Syed
Raqi Syed
Programme Director, ICT Graduate School
School of Design Innovation
- PR133, Room 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road
- raqi.syed@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6403
Sunny Teich
Sunny Teich
Senior Lecturer in Web and Information Design
School of Design Innovation
- PR133, Room 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road
- sunny.teich@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33766
Tom White
Tom White
Programme Director Media Design
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 4.1, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- tom.white@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6239
Laura Yilmaz
Laura Yilmaz
Programme Director for Animation and Visual Effects
School of Design Innovation
- WIG, Room 604, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street
- laura.yilmaz@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 46 33839

Faculty administration staff and technical staff

Faculty administration staff and technical staff are listed on the Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation website.

Vacancies

All School of Design Innovation vacancies can be found on the main Victoria University of Wellington website.