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

Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics

ivy.liu@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5648
CO 356, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Deputy Head of School

Prof Rod Downey

Deputy Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics

rod.downey@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5067
CO 324, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Programme Director, Mathematics

Dr Lisa Orloff Clark

Programme Director Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

lisa.clark@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6734
CO 442, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Programme Director, Statistics

Dr John Haywood

Programme Director - Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

john.haywood@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5673
CO 541, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Programme Director, Data Science

Prof Richard Arnold

Programme Director - Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics

richard.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5668
CO 538, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Administration Staff

Ginny Whatarau

School Manager
School of Mathematics and Statistics

ginny.whatarau@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5666
CO 357, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Simonette Blanco

Administrator, Data Support
School of Mathematics and Statistics

simonette.blanco@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5341
CO 358, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Alec Rodger

Administrator
School of Mathematics and Statistics

alec.rodger@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 9542
CO 358, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Caitlin Warwood

Administrator, Postgraduate and Stakeholder Liaison
School of Mathematics and Statistics

caitlin.warwood@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5651
CO 358, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Mathematics Academic Staff

Dr Steven Archer

Senior Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

steven.archer@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8316
CO 363, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Becky Armstrong

Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics

becky.armstrong@vuw.ac.nz
04 4635658
427, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde

Dr Lisa Orloff Clark

Programme Director Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

lisa.clark@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6734
CO 442, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Peter Donelan

Associate Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

peter.donelan@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5659
CO 424, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Rod Downey

Deputy Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics

rod.downey@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5067
CO 324, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Emma Greenbank

Senior Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

Prof Noam Greenberg

Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

noam.greenberg@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6778
CO 436, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Jasmine Hall

Assistant Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics

jasmine.hall@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4949
04 463 9545
CO 254, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Astrid An Huef

Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

astrid.anhuef@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6780
CO 439, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Byoung Du Kim

Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

byoungdu.kim@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5665
CO 434, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Martino Lupini

Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

martino.lupini@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6744
CO 426, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Dillon Mayhew

Programme Director Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

dillon.mayhew@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5155
CO 435, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Stephen Marsland

Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

stephen.marsland@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 9695
CO 443, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Mark McGuinness

Professor in Applied Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

mark.mcguinness@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5059
CO 323, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Dimitrios Mitsotakis

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

dimitrios.mitsotakis@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6739
CO 441, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Hung Pham

Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

hung.pham@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6732
CO 440, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

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 433, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Dan Turetsky

Senior Lecturer in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

dan.turetsky@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5660
CO 438, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Matt Visser

Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

matt.visser@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5115
CO 321, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Geoff Whittle

Professor in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

geoff.whittle@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5650
CO 320, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Statistics Academic Staff

Ryan Admiraal

Senior Lecturer in Statistics and Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics

ryan.admiraal@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5275
CO, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Richard Arnold

Programme Director - Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics

richard.arnold@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5668
CO 538, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Stefanka Chukova

Reader in Operations Research
School of Mathematics and Statistics

stefanka.chukova@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6786
CO 535, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

David Cox

Senior Tutor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

david.cox@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4112
044636788
CO 537, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Laura Dumitrescu

Lecturer in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

laura.dumitrescu@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8759
CO 542, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Alejandro Frery

Professor in Statistics and Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics

alejandro.frery@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8699
CO 537, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr John Haywood

Programme Director - Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

john.haywood@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5673
CO 541, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Yuichi Hirose

Senior Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics

yuichi.hirose@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6421
CO 546, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Estate Khmaladze

Professor in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

estate.khmaladze@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5652
CO 534, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr I Ming Liu

Head of School
School of Mathematics and Statistics

ivy.liu@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5648
CO 356, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Louise McMillan

Lecturer in Computational Mathematics and Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

louise.mcmillan@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 9545
CO 429, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Binh Nguyen

Senior Lecturer in Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics

binh.p.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8896
CO 362, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Thuong Nguyen

Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics

thuong.nguyen@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5274
CO 432, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Nokuthaba Sibanda

Senior Lecturer in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

CO 543, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Biostatistician (Senior research Fellow)
Centre for Women's Health Research

KP4244, 42 & 44 Kelburn Parade

Prof Peter Smith

Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

peter.smith@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6738
CO 539, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Budhi Surya

Lecturer
School of Mathematics and Statistics

budhi.surya@msor.vuw.ac.nz
04 4635669
544, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde

Dr Yuan Yao

Lecturer in Statistics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

yuan.yao@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 7059
CO 533, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Postdoctoral Fellow

Nick Brettell

Matthew Harrison Trainor

Post Doctoral Fellow in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

matthew.harrisontrainor@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4120
CO 430, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Susan Jowett

Postdoctoral Fellow in Mathematics
School of Mathematics and Statistics

Dr Nirosha Pitakande Gedara

Post Doctoral Fellow in Data Science
School of Mathematics and Statistics

nirosha.pitakandegedara@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 7198
CO 432, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Camila Senhem

Statistical Consultant

Lisa Woods

Statistical Consultant
School of Mathematics and Statistics

lisa.woods@msor.vuw.ac.nz
04 4635663
532, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde

Emeritus and Retired Staff

Dr Chris Atkin

Retired Academic - Adjunct
School of Mathematics and Statistics

chris.atkin@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4348
CO 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

AProf Megan Clark

Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

megan.clark@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4291
CO 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Rob Goldblatt

Emeritus Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

rob.goldblatt@vuw.ac.nz
04 4635650
320, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde

Prof John Harper

Emertius Professor · Emeritus Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

john.harper@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 4635276
04 463 5276
CO 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Shirley Pledger

Emeritus Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

shirley.pledger@ecs.vuw.ac.nz
04 4635276
425, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde

Tapas Sarkar

Senior Lecturer (Retired)
School of Mathematics and Statistics

tapas.sarkar@msor.vuw.ac.nz
04 4635276
425, Cotton Bldg Gate 7 Kelburn Pde

Prof Tony Vignaux

Emertius Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics

tony.vignaux@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4290
CO 425, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade