Staff

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Emeritus professors, adjunct staff, teaching fellows
New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute
Antarctic Research Centre

Head of School

Dr Monica Handler

Head of School
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences · School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

monica.handler@vuw.ac.nz
CO 309, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Deputy Head of School

Academic staff

Dr Wokje Abrahamse

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

wokje.abrahamse@vuw.ac.nz
CO 203, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Cliff Atkins

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences · School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

cliff.atkins@vuw.ac.nz
CO 302C, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Brendon Blue

Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

brendon.blue@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Carolyn Boulton

Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

carolyn.boulton@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8369
CO 226, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dene Carroll

Lecturer (Teaching)
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

dene.carroll@vuw.ac.nz
CO 302, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Calum Chamberlain

Lecturer in Geophysics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

calum.chamberlain@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Kyle Clem

Lecturer in Climate Science
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

kyle.clem@vuw.ac.nz
CO , Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof James Crampton

Professor of Paleontology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences · School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

james.crampton@vuw.ac.nz
CO 410, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Mairead de Roiste

Associate Professor · Programme Director, Masters of Geographic Information Science (MGIS)
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

mairead.deroiste@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6431
CO 215, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Shaun Eaves

Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
Antarctic Research Centre

shaun.eaves@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5176
CO 521, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Jamie Howarth

Associate Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

jamie.howarth@vuw.ac.nz
CO 224, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Sara Kindon

Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

sara.kindon@vuw.ac.nz
CO 213, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

AProf Simon Lamb

Associate Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

simon.lamb@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Anya Leenman

Lecturer

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

anya.leenman@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Alex Lo

Senior Lecturer in Climate Change
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

alex.lo@vuw.ac.nz
CO 128, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Warwick Murray

Professor of Human Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

warwick.murray@vuw.ac.nz
CO 211, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Rewi Newnham

Professor · Director, School of Science in Society
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

rewi.newnham@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Kevin Norton

Associate Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

kevin.norton@vuw.ac.nz
CO 202, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof David O'Sullivan

Professor of Geography and Geospatial Science
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

david.osullivan@vuw.ac.nz
CO 227, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Marcela Palomino-Schalscha

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

marcela.palomino-schalscha@vuw.ac.nz
CO 210, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Andrew Rees

Lecturer in Environmental Science · Programme Coordinator for ENSC
· School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

andrew.rees@vuw.ac.nz
CO 214, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof James Renwick

Professor of Physical Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences · Physical Geography

james.renwick@vuw.ac.nz
021 178 5550
CO 206, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Martha Savage

Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

martha.savage@vuw.ac.nz
044635961
044635961
CO 529, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Mirjam Schindler

Lecturer in Human Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

mirjam.schindler@vuw.ac.nz
CO 212, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Ian Schipper

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

ian.schipper@vuw.ac.nz
CO 415, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Dan Sinclair

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

dan.sinclair@vuw.ac.nz
CO 419, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Tim Stern

Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

tim.stern@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Polly Stupples

Associate Dean, Students and Taught Postgraduate · Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
Wellington Faculty of Science

polly.stupples@vuw.ac.nz
CO 208, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Rupert Sutherland

Professor of Geophysics and Tectonics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

rupert.sutherland@vuw.ac.nz
CO 527, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Amanda Thomas

Lecturer in Environmental Studies
· School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

amanda.thomas@vuw.ac.nz

Prof John Townend

Professor of Geophysics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.townend@vuw.ac.nz
+6444635411
CO 525, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Billy van Uitregt

Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

billy.vanuitregt@vuw.ac.nz
+463 6119
CO 205, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Colin Wilson

Professor of Volcanology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

colin.wilson@vuw.ac.nz
CO 411, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Research staff

Dr Simon Barker

Senior Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

simon.barker@vuw.ac.nz
CO 505, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Raimundo Brahm Scott

Post Doctoral Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

raimundo.brahmscott@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Jenni Hopkins

Adjunct Research Fellow

Casual

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences|School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

jenni.hopkins@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Finnigan Illsley-Kemp

Post Doctoral Fellow in Volcano Geodynamics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

finnigan.illsleykemp@vuw.ac.nz
CO 505, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Adelaine Moody

adelaine.moody@vuw.ac.nz

Juergen Oesterle

Postdoctoral Fellow - Geology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

juergen.oesterle@vuw.ac.nz
CO 223, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Maja Zonjić

Post Doctoral Fellowship · Human Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

maja.zonjic@vuw.ac.nz
CO 222, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Administration staff

Belinda Behle

School Manager

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

belinda.behle@vuw.ac.nz
CO 310, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Meena Swortzel

Administrator, Operations Support
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

meena.swortzel@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 3806
CO 311, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Jana Venter

Programme Administrator, Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

Technical staff

Aleksandr Beliaev

Computing Systems Administrator
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

aleksandr.beliaev@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6470
04 463 6470
CO 530, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Bruce Charlier

Geochemistry Lab Manager
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

bruce.charlier@vuw.ac.nz
CO 414, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Jane Chewings

Senior Technical Officer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

jane.chewings@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 3172
+64 4 463 6192
CO 319, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Frans Gerber

Technician - Geochemistry
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences · SGEES - Geochemistry

frans.gerber@vuw.ac.nz
02109093524
CO 414, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Joanna Kostylew

Technician, Petrology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

joanna.kostylew@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 886 5613
CO CO319, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Kosta Tashkoff

Manager, Technical Services
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

kosta.tashkoff@vuw.ac.nz
CO 307, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dez Tessler

Technician - Field Support
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

dez.tessler@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6512
CO 318, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Ningsheng Wang

Luminescence Dating Laboratory Manager
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

ningsheng.wang@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6127
CO 414, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Emeritus professors, adjunct staff, teaching fellows

Paul Blaschke

paul.blaschke@vuw.ac.nz

John Carter

Adjunct Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.carter@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6989
CO 302b, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Ralph Chapman

ralph.chapman@vuw.ac.nz

Prof John Gamble

Emeritus Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.gamble@vuw.ac.nz
CO 421b, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Rose Gregersen

Adjunct Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

rose.gregersen@vuw.ac.nz

AProf Michael Hannah

Adjunct Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

michael.hannah@vuw.ac.nz

Margaret Harper

margaret.harper@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Chris Hollis

Adjunct Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

Aline Homes

aline.homes@vuw.ac.nz

Luke Kiddle

Lecturer Human Geography and Development Studies
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

luke.kiddle@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Tim Little

Emeritus Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

tim.little@vuw.ac.nz

Jim Mcgregor

jim.mcgregor@vuw.ac.nz

Philip Morrison

philip.morrison@vuw.ac.nz

Prof John Overton

Director Development Studies
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.overton@vuw.ac.nz
CO 209, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Smrithi Talwar

Adjunct Research Fellow
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

smrithi.talwar@vuw.ac.nz

Julie Vry

julie.vry@vuw.ac.nz

Richard Willis

richard.willis@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Howard Larsen

Adjunct Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, NZCCRI

Staff

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Deputy Head of School

Academic staff

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Adelaine Moody

Juergen Oesterle

Administration staff

Belinda Behle

Meena Swortzel

Jana Venter

Technical staff

Dr Joanna Kostylew

Emeritus professors, adjunct staff, teaching fellows

Paul Blaschke

Ralph Chapman

Margaret Harper

Dr Chris Hollis

Aline Homes

Jim Mcgregor

Philip Morrison

Dr Smrithi Talwar

Julie Vry

Richard Willis

Dr Howard Larsen

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