Staff

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Head of School

Prof Leon Gurevitch

Head of School
School of Design Innovation

leon.gurevitch@vuw.ac.nz
VS 235A, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

School Administration

Robyn Isaacs

School Manager
School of Design Innovation

robyn.isaacs@vuw.ac.nz

Bronwyn Knight

Senior Administrator
School of Design Innovation

bronwyn.knight@vuw.ac.nz

Gisela Broom

Administrator
School of Design Innovation

gisela.broom@vuw.ac.nz
VS 235, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Ava Straw

Post Graduate Administrator
School of Design Innovation

ava.straw@vuw.ac.nz
VS 2.35, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Academic Staff

Bert Aldridge

Programme Director, User Experience Design
School of Design Innovation

Helen Andreae

Associate Dean, Students
Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation

helen.andreae@vuw.ac.nz

Mark Bagley

Lecturer in Design
School of Design Innovation

mark.bagley@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Catherine Caudwell

Senior Lecturer in Communication Design · Convenor, Human Ethics Committee
School of Design Innovation

catherine.caudwell@vuw.ac.nz

Zach Challies

Lecturer, Industrial Design
School of Design Innovation

zach.challies@vuw.ac.nz

Anna Deans

Lecturer (Teaching)

School of Design Innovation

anna.deans@vuw.ac.nz

AProf Zach Dodson

Associate Professor
School of Design Innovation

zach.dodson@vuw.ac.nz

Areito Echevarria

Senior Lecturer in Design, Visual Effects
School of Design Innovation

areito.echevarria@vuw.ac.nz

Fanni Fazakas

Senior Lecturer, Master of Design Technology
School of Design Innovation

fanni.fazakas@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 321, 65 Dixon St

Prof Simon Fraser

Professor
School of Design Innovation

simon.fraser@vuw.ac.nz

Dana Fridman

Lecturer in Web Design / Information Design
School of Design Innovation

dana.fridman@vuw.ac.nz

Bernard Guy

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

bernard.guy@vuw.ac.nz
VS 2.33, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

David Hakaraia

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

david.hakaraia@vuw.ac.nz
WIG WIG 303, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Dylan Horrocks

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

dylan.horrocks@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 303, 65 Dixon St

Byron Mallett

Lecturer, Game Design
School of Design Innovation

byron.mallett@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Gillian McCarthy

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

WIG 604, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Presenter
Wellington Uni-Professional

WIG 604, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

gillian.mccarthy@vuw.ac.nz

Sarah Maxey

Senior Lecturer in Communication Design
School of Design Innovation

sarah.maxey@vuw.ac.nz

Tuakana Metuarau

Lecturer in Digital Foundations
School of Design Innovation

tuakana.metuarau@vuw.ac.nz

Hunter Mulder

Teaching Fellow
School of Design Innovation

hunter.mulder@vuw.ac.nz

Anne Niemetz

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation · Media Design

anne.niemetz@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 409, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Simon Ray

Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

simon.ray@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 322, 65 Dixon St

Dr Mizuho Nishioka

Senior Lecturer · Photographics
School of Design Innovation

mizuho.nishioka@vuw.ac.nz
6448865710
VS 325, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Jeongbin Ok

Senior Lecturer · Industrial Design
School of Design Innovation

jeongbin.ok@vuw.ac.nz
VS 239, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Nan O'Sullivan

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

nan.osullivan@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6223
6448865713
WIG 506, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Dr Nadia Pantidi

Associate Dean, Research
Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation

nadia.pantidi@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9622
WIG 405, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

AProf Edgar Rodriguez Ramirez

Associate Professor
School of Design Innovation

edgar.rodriguez@vuw.ac.nz
VS 238B, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Kevin Romond

Senior Lecturer in Animation and Visual Effects
School of Design Innovation

kevin.romond@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 605, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Tanya Ruka

Lecturer in Design Matauranga Maori
School of Design Innovation

tanya.ruka@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 319, 65 Dixon St

Jelena Rukavina Vuckovic

Lecturer (Teaching) in Drawing
School of Design Innovation

jelena.rukavinavuckovic@vuw.ac.nz
VS 238A, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Heli Salomaa

Programme Lead
School of Design Innovation

heli.salomaa@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Dr Rosie Scott

Senior Lecturer · Director of Postgraduate Programmes
School of Design Innovation · Social Design

rosie.scott@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 320, 65 Dixon St

Ross Stevens

Senior Lecturer · Industrial Design
School of Design Innovation

ross.stevens@vuw.ac.nz
VS 232, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Tonya Sweet

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

tonya.sweet@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 406, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Raqi Syed

Director, Miramar Creative Centre
Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation

raqi.syed@vuw.ac.nz
PR133 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road

Jessica Whiley

Lecturer (Teaching) in Design
School of Design Innovation

jessica.whiley@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Tom White

Senior Lecturer in Media Design, Creative Coding
School of Design Innovation

tom.white@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 410, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Phoebe Zeller

Lecturer (Teaching)
School of Design Innovation · Media Design

phoebe.zeller@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 411, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

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.