Staff

View the School of Mathematics and Statistics staff list, including roles and contact details.

Administration Staff
Mathematics Academic Staff
Statistics Academic Staff
Postdoctoral Fellow
Statistical Consultant
Emeritus and Retired Staff

Head of School

Dr I Ming Liu
Dr I Ming Liu
Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 356, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- ivy.liu@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5648

Deputy Head of School

Prof Rod Downey
Prof Rod Downey
Deputy Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 324, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- rod.downey@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5067

Programme Director, Mathematics

Dr Lisa Orloff Clark
Dr Lisa Orloff Clark
Programme Director Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 442, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- lisa.clark@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6734

Programme Director, Statistics

Dr John Haywood
Dr John Haywood
Programme Director - Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 541, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- john.haywood@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5673

Programme Director, Data Science

Prof Richard Arnold
Prof Richard Arnold
Programme Director - Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 538, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- richard.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5668

Administration Staff

Ginny Whatarau
Ginny Whatarau
School Manager
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 357, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- ginny.whatarau@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5666
Simonette Blanco
Simonette Blanco
Administrator, Data Support
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 358, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- simonette.blanco@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5341
Alec Rodger
Alec Rodger
Administrator
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 358, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- alec.rodger@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9542
Caitlin Warwood
Caitlin Warwood
Administrator, Postgraduate and Stakeholder Liaison
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 358, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- caitlin.warwood@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5651

Mathematics Academic Staff

Dr Steven Archer
Dr Steven Archer
Senior Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 363, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- steven.archer@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 8316
Becky Armstrong
Becky Armstrong
Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room 427, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde
- becky.armstrong@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4635658
Dr Lisa Orloff Clark
Dr Lisa Orloff Clark
Programme Director Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 442, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- lisa.clark@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6734
Dr Peter Donelan
Dr Peter Donelan
Associate Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 424, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- peter.donelan@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5659
Prof Rod Downey
Prof Rod Downey
Deputy Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 324, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- rod.downey@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5067
Emma Greenbank
Emma Greenbank
Senior Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- emma.greenbank@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5323
Prof Noam Greenberg
Prof Noam Greenberg
Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 436, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- noam.greenberg@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6778
Jasmine Hall
Jasmine Hall
Assistant Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- 9545
- CO, Room 429, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- jasmine.hall@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4949
Prof Astrid An Huef
Prof Astrid An Huef
Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 439, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- astrid.anhuef@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6780
Dr Byoung Du Kim
Dr Byoung Du Kim
Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 434, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- byoungdu.kim@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5665
Dr Martino Lupini
Dr Martino Lupini
Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 426, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- martino.lupini@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6744
Dr Dillon Mayhew
Dr Dillon Mayhew
Associate Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 435, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- dillon.mayhew@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5155
Prof Stephen Marsland
Prof Stephen Marsland
Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 443, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- stephen.marsland@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9695
Prof Mark McGuinness
Prof Mark McGuinness
Professor in Applied Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 323, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- mark.mcguinness@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5059
Dr Dimitrios Mitsotakis
Dr Dimitrios Mitsotakis
Senior Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 441, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- dimitrios.mitsotakis@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6739
Dr Hung Pham
Dr Hung Pham
Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 440, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- hung.pham@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6732
Prof Iain Raeburn
Prof Iain Raeburn
Adjunct Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- iain.raeburn@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5662
- CO, Room 433, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
Dr Dan Turetsky
Dr Dan Turetsky
Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 438, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- dan.turetsky@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5660
Prof Matt Visser
Prof Matt Visser
Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 321, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- matt.visser@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5115
Prof Geoff Whittle
Prof Geoff Whittle
Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 320, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- geoff.whittle@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5650

Statistics Academic Staff

Ryan Admiraal
Ryan Admiraal
Senior Lecturer in Statistics and Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- ryan.admiraal@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5275
Prof Richard Arnold
Prof Richard Arnold
Programme Director - Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 538, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- richard.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5668
Dr Stefanka Chukova
Dr Stefanka Chukova
Reader in Operations Research
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 535, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- stefanka.chukova@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6786
David Cox
David Cox
Senior Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- 044636788
- CO, Room 537, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- david.cox@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4112
Dr Laura Dumitrescu
Dr Laura Dumitrescu
Lecturer in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 542, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- laura.dumitrescu@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 8759
Dr John Haywood
Dr John Haywood
Programme Director - Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 541, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- john.haywood@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5673
Dr Yuichi Hirose
Dr Yuichi Hirose
Senior Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 546, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- yuichi.hirose@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6421
Prof Estate Khmaladze
Prof Estate Khmaladze
Professor in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 534, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- estate.khmaladze@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5652
Dr I Ming Liu
Dr I Ming Liu
Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 356, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- ivy.liu@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5648
Dr Binh Nguyen
Dr Binh Nguyen
Senior Lecturer in Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 362, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- binh.p.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 8896
Dr Thuong Nguyen
Dr Thuong Nguyen
Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 432, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- thuong.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 5274
Dr Nokuthaba Sibanda
Dr Nokuthaba Sibanda
Senior Lecturer in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 543, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
Biostatistician (Senior research Fellow)
Centre for Women's Health Research
- KP4244, 42 & 44 Kelburn Parade
- nokuthaba.sibanda@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6779
Prof Peter Smith
Prof Peter Smith
Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 539, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- peter.smith@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 6738
Budhi Surya
Budhi Surya
Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room 544, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde
- budhi.surya@msor.vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4635669
Dr Yuan Yao
Dr Yuan Yao
Lecturer in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 533, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- yuan.yao@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 7059

Postdoctoral Fellow

Matthew Harrison Trainor
Matthew Harrison Trainor
Post Doctoral Fellow in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 430, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- matthew.harrisontrainor@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4120
Susan Jowett
Susan Jowett
Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- susan.jowett@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 9543
Louise McMillan
Louise McMillan
Post Doctoral Fellow in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 532, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- louise.mcmillan@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4187
Dr Nirosha Pitakande Gedara
Dr Nirosha Pitakande Gedara
Post Doctoral Fellow in Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 432, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- nirosha.pitakandegedara@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 7198

Statistical Consultant

Lisa Woods
Lisa Woods
Statistical Consultant
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room 532, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde
- lisa.woods@msor.vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4635663

Emeritus and Retired Staff

Dr Chris Atkin
Dr Chris Atkin
Retired Academic - Adjunct
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- chris.atkin@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4348
AProf Megan Clark
AProf Megan Clark
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- megan.clark@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4291
Rob Goldblatt
Rob Goldblatt
Emeritus Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room 320, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde
- rob.goldblatt@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4635650
Prof John Harper
Prof John Harper
Emertius Professor · Emeritus Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- 5276
- CO, Room 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- john.harper@vuw.ac.nz
- +64 4 4635276
Shirley Pledger
Shirley Pledger
Emeritus Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room 425, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde
- shirley.pledger@ecs.vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4635276
Tapas Sarkar
Tapas Sarkar
Senior Lecturer (Retired)
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room 425, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde
- tapas.sarkar@msor.vuw.ac.nz
- 04 4635276
Prof Tony Vignaux
Prof Tony Vignaux
Emertius Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- CO, Room 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade
- tony.vignaux@vuw.ac.nz
- 04 463 4290

Staff

Head of School

Deputy Head of School

Programme Director, Mathematics

Programme Director, Statistics

Programme Director, Data Science

Administration Staff

Mathematics Academic Staff

Jasmine Hall

Jasmine Hall

Statistics Academic Staff

Postdoctoral Fellow

Statistical Consultant

Emeritus and Retired Staff