Staff

View the School of Psychology’s staff list, including role and contact details, links to lab webpages, and research expertise.

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Academic Staff
Kaiāwhina
Emeritus Professors
Research and Teaching Fellows
Clinical Staff
Kaitakawaenga Māori
Administration Staff
Technical Staff

Head of School

Prof Juan Canales

Head of School

School of Psychology

juan.j.canales@vuw.ac.nz
EA , Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Academic staff

Dr Rana Asgarova

Lecturer (Teaching)

School of Psychology

rana.asgarova@vuw.ac.nz
EA 409, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Tash Buist

Senior Lecturer (Teaching)

School of Psychology

tash.buist@vuw.ac.nz
EA 408, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Prof Joseph Bulbulia

Professor of Psychology

School of Psychology

joseph.bulbulia@vuw.ac.nz
EA 324, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr David Podhortzer Carmel

Senior Lecturer
School of Psychology

david.carmel@vuw.ac.nz
EA 618, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Matt Crawford

Senior Lecturer

School of Psychology

matt.crawford@vuw.ac.nz
EA 610, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Simon Davies

Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, Teaching

School of Psychology

simon.davies@vuw.ac.nz
EA 507, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

AProf Hedwig Eisenbarth

Associate Professor
School of Psychology

hedwig.eisenbarth@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Bart Ellenbroek

Professor of Psychology

School of Psychology

bart.ellenbroek@vuw.ac.nz
EA 628, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Josh Faulkner

Lecturer

School of Psychology

josh.faulkner@vuw.ac.nz
EA 620, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Frankie Fong

Lecturer in Developmental Psychology

School of Psychology

frankie.fong@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Clare-Ann Fortune

Senior Lecturer
School of Psychology

clare-ann.fortune@vuw.ac.nz
EA , Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Rebecca Grattan

Lecturer

School of Psychology

rebecca.grattan@vuw.ac.nz
EA 525, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

AProf Gina Grimshaw

Associate Professor

School of Psychology

gina.grimshaw@vuw.ac.nz
EA 610, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Matt Hammond

Senior Lecturer in Methods and Statistics

School of Psychology

matt.hammond@vuw.ac.nz
EA 308, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Maree Hunt

Deputy Head of School

School of Psychology

maree.hunt@vuw.ac.nz
EA 619, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Todd Jones

Senior Lecturer

School of Psychology

todd.jones@vuw.ac.nz
EA 611, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Prof Paul Jose

Professor of Psychology

School of Psychology

paul.jose@vuw.ac.nz
EA 513, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Rachel Low

Lecturer in Quantitative Social Psychology

School of Psychology

rachel.low@vuw.ac.nz
EA 321, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Anne Macaskill

Senior Lecturer in Behaviour Analysis

School of Psychology

anne.macaskill@vuw.ac.nz
EA 617, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Christopher Maymon

Honorary Research Associate

Lecturer (Teaching)

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

christopher.maymon@vuw.ac.nz
EA 328, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Rita McNamara

Senior Lecturer in Cross Cultural Psychology

School of Psychology

rita.mcnamara@vuw.ac.nz
EA 314, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Tia Neha

Lecturer in Maori and Indigenous Psychology
School of Psychology

tia.neha@vuw.ac.nz
EA 309, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Kris Nielsen

Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (Teaching)
School of Psychology

kris.nielsen@vuw.ac.nz
EA 526, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Ellie Rukuwai

Lecturer
School of Psychology

ellie.rukuwai@vuw.ac.nz
EA 322, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Prof Karen Salmon

Professor of Psychology
School of Psychology

karen.salmon@vuw.ac.nz
EA 512, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Tirta Susilo

Senior Lecturer

School of Psychology

tirta.susilo@vuw.ac.nz
EA 616, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Mele Taumoepeau

Associate Professor
School of Psychology

mele.taumoepeau@vuw.ac.nz
EA 317, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Prof Tony Ward

Professor
School of Psychology

tony.ward@vuw.ac.nz
EA 523, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Prof Colleen Ward

Professor

School of Psychology

colleen.ward@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Carolyn Wilshire

Senior Lecturer
School of Psychology

carolyn.wilshire@vuw.ac.nz
EA 620, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Prof Marc Wilson

Professor of Psychology
School of Psychology

marc.wilson@vuw.ac.nz
EA 331, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Julia Yesberg

Lecturer · Forensic Psychology
School of Psychology

julia.yesberg@vuw.ac.nz
EA 511, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Dr Jiun Youn

Lecturer (Teaching)
School of Psychology

jiun.youn@vuw.ac.nz
EA 629, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Kaiāwhina

Albert Tibble

Kaiawhina Tauira
School of Psychology

albert.tibble@vuw.ac.nz
EA 310, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Emeritus professors

Prof Garth Fletcher

Emeritus Professor

School of Psychology

garth.fletcher@vuw.ac.nz
EA 308, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Prof John McClure

Emeritus Professor

School of Psychology

john.mcclure@vuw.ac.nz

Research and Teaching Fellows

Nuzha Saleem

Teaching Fellow
School of Psychology

nuzha.saleem@vuw.ac.nz

Laurel Keats

Research Assistant

School of Psychology

laurel.keats@vuw.ac.nz

Clinical Staff

Manatu Fia

Clinical Practice Adviser

School of Psychology

manatu.fia@vuw.ac.nz

Paula Fielden

Clinical Practice Adviser
School of Psychology

paula.fielden@vuw.ac.nz
KP20 202, 20 Kelburn Parade

Dr Wendy Kelly

Clinical Practice Adviser

School of Psychology

wendy.kelly@vuw.ac.nz
KP20 203, 20 Kelburn Parade

Kerstin Kramar

Clinical Practice Adviser

School of Psychology

kerstin.kramar@vuw.ac.nz
KP20 , 20 Kelburn Parade

John Moffat

Clinical Practice Manager
School of Psychology · Clinical Psychology Centre

john.w.moffat@vuw.ac.nz
KP20 201, 20 Kelburn Parade

Julia Sawyer

Clinical Practice Adviser
School of Psychology

julia.sawyer@vuw.ac.nz
KP20 203, 20 Kelburn Parade

Holly Wilkins

Clinical Practice Adviser

School of Psychology

holly.wilkins@vuw.ac.nz

Kaitakawaenga Māori

KB Below

Cultural Practice Supervisor , Kaitakawaenga MÄori

School of Psychology

kb.below@vuw.ac.nz

Administration staff

Annaliese Ellis

School Manager
School of Psychology

annaliese.ellis@vuw.ac.nz
EA , Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Des James

Administrator, Operations and Programme Support
School of Psychology

des.james@vuw.ac.nz
EA 630, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Lynley Kadesi

Administrator, Graduate Programmes
School of Psychology

lynley.kadesi@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5783
EA 630, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Nelie Napadao

Administrator · Forensic and Clinical Psychology
School of Psychology

nelie.napadao@vuw.ac.nz
KP20 104, 20 Kelburn Parade

Michaela Tempany

Administrator
School of Psychology

michaela.tempany@vuw.ac.nz
EA 630, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Technical staff

Sam Mohd Akhir

Electronic and Computer Systems Support Specialist
School of Psychology

sam.akhir@vuw.ac.nz
EA 503E, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Braden Cradock

Programmer / Computer Support

School of Psychology

braden.cradock@vuw.ac.nz
EA EA503D, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade

Michael Tooley

Cognitive Neuroscience Technician
School of Psychology

michael.tooley@vuw.ac.nz
EA 605, Easterfield Building, Gate 3, Kelburn Parade