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
VS 235, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Bronwyn Knight

Administrator

School of Design Innovation

bronwyn.knight@vuw.ac.nz
VS 235, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

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

bert.aldridge@vuw.ac.nz
04 8865 720
Te Auaha 323, 65 Dixon St

Helen Andreae

Associate Dean, Students

Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation

helen.andreae@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 404, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Mark Bagley

Lecturer in Design

School of Design Innovation

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

Dr Catherine Caudwell

Deputy Dean, Faculty of Graduate Research

Presenter

Faculty of Graduate Research|Wellington Uni-Professional

catherine.caudwell@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 604, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Zach Challies

Lecturer, Industrial Design

School of Design Innovation

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

AProf Zach Dodson

Associate Dean, Students (Postgraduate - Taught)

Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation

zach.dodson@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 408, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Areito Echevarria

Senior Lecturer in Design, Visual Effects

School of Design Innovation

areito.echevarria@vuw.ac.nz
PR133 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road

Fanni Fazakas

Senior Lecturer, Master of Design Technology

School of Design Innovation

fanni.fazakas@vuw.ac.nz
PR133 203, Miramar Creative Centre, 133 Park Road

Prof Simon Fraser

Professor

School of Design Innovation

simon.fraser@vuw.ac.nz
VS 230, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

Jessica Freire

Lecturer (Teaching) in Design
School of Design Innovation

jessica.freire@vuw.ac.nz
WIG WG603, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

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 233, Te Aro Campus, 139 Vivian Street

David Hakaraia

Senior Lecturer

School of Design Innovation

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

Dylan Horrocks

Senior Lecturer

School of Design Innovation

dylan.horrocks@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 314, 65 Dixon St

Byron Mallett

Lecturer, Game Design

School of Design Innovation

byron.mallett@vuw.ac.nz
WIG 402, Te Aro Campus, 24-32 Wigan Street

Dr Gillian McCarthy

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

Presenter
Wellington Uni-Professional

gillian.mccarthy@vuw.ac.nz

Sarah Maxey

Senior Lecturer in Communication Design

School of Design Innovation

sarah.maxey@vuw.ac.nz
Te Auaha 318, 65 Dixon St

Tuakana Metuarau

Lecturer in Digital Foundations

School of Design Innovation

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

Anne Niemetz

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation · Media Design

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

Dr Mizuho Nishioka

Senior Lecturer
School of Design Innovation

mizuho.nishioka@vuw.ac.nz
6448865710
Te Auaha 322, 65 Dixon St

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
Wellington Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation

nadia.pantidi@vuw.ac.nz
+64 4 463 9622
WIG 405, 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

AProf Edgar Rodríguez Ramírez

Associate Professor · Interaction Design
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) 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 · Programme Director of Students
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

Senior Lecturer · Programme Director MDT
School of Design Innovation

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

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.