Staff at the School of Government

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Programme Directors
Professors
Academic Staff and Fellows
Professional Staff
Emeritus and Adjunct Professors
Research centres and chairs

Head of School

Dr Karl Lofgren

Head of School
School of Government

karl.lofgren@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 3918
RH802, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Programme Directors

Dr Wonhyuk Cho

PhD Programme Director
School of Government

Professor Michael Macaulay

Undergraduate Programme Director
School of Government

Dr Amanda Wolf

Academic Programme Leader: MPP, MPM, MEGov, EMPA
School of Government

Professors

Dr Alan Bollard

Chair for Pacific Region Business

School of Government

Prof Jonathan Boston

Chair
School of Government

jonathan.boston@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5456
+64 27 5635456
RH 818, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Prof Arthur Grimes

Professor and Chair of Wellbeing and Public Policy
School of Government

arthur.grimes@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6436
027 248 9389
RH 820, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Prof Miriam Lips

Professor
School of Government

miriam.lips@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 7411
+64 27 5637411
RH 826, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Chris Marshall

chris.marshall@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Jeroen van der Heijden

Chair in Regulatory Practice
School of Government

jeroen.vanderheijden@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5082
+64 22 5635082
RH 510, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Academic Staff and Fellows

Dr Barbara Allen

Deputy Head of School
School of Government

barbara.allen@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 3911
RH 510, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Simon Chapple

Director Institute Governance and Policy Studies
School of Government

simon.chapple@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5307
RH 342, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Dr Jaikishan Desai

Director of International Students · Senior Lecturer
School of Government

jaikishan.desai@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 887 3909
RH 827, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

AProf Valentina Dinica

Associate Professor
School of Government

valentina.dinica@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5711
RH 825, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Dr Flavia de Mattos Donadelli

Senior Lecturer

School of Government

Dr Bryce Edwards

Research Fellow
School of Government

Teaching Fellow
School of Government

bryce.edwards@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Verna Smith

Senior Lecturer
School of Government

verna.smith@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5848
+64211481661
RH 510, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Dr Julia Talbot-Jones

Senior Lecturer
School of Government

julia.talbotjones@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 5794
RH 510, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Professional Staff

Lyne Todd

School Manager
School of Government

lyne.todd@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9492
+64 22 5639492
RH 807, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Robyn McCallum

Senior Administrator
School of Government

robyn.mccallum@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6599
04 463 6599
RH 806, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Georgia Nickless

Administrator
School of Government

georgia.nickless@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 6966
04 463 6966
RH 806, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Emeritus and Adjunct Professors

Rowena Cullen

Emeritus Professor
School of Government

rowena.cullen@vuw.ac.nz
04 4636436
Room 821A, Rutherford House 23 Lambton Quay

Chris Eichbaum

Adjunct Professor
School of Government

chris.eichbaum@vuw.ac.nz
Room 816, Rutherford House, 23 Lambton Quay

Bob Gregory

Emeritus Professor
School of Government

bob.gregory@vuw.ac.nz
04 4635082
Room 807, Rutherford House 23 Lambton Quay

Bill Ryan

Adjunct Professor
School of Government

Graham Hassall

graham.hassall@vuw.ac.nz

Claudia Scott

claudia.scott@vuw.ac.nz

Gary Hawke

Emeritus Professor
School of Government

Suzi Kerr

Adjunct Professor
School of Government

suzi.kerr@motu.org.nz

Mark Prebble

Adjunct Professor
School of Government