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Emeritus professors, adjunct staff, teaching fellows
New Zealand Climate Change Research Institute
Antarctic Research Centre

Head of School

Prof Paul Teesdale-Spittle

Associate Dean - Academic (Programme Development)
Wellington Faculty of Science

paul.teesdale-spittle@vuw.ac.nz
AM 308, Alan Macdiarmid Building, Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Deputy Head of School

Dr Jamie Howarth

Deputy Head of School

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

jamie.howarth@vuw.ac.nz
CO 224, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Academic staff

Dr Wokje Abrahamse

Associate Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

wokje.abrahamse@vuw.ac.nz
CO 203, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Cliff Atkins

Senior Lecturer

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

cliff.atkins@vuw.ac.nz
CO 302C, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Brendon Blue

Senior Lecturer

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

brendon.blue@vuw.ac.nz
CO 204, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Carolyn Boulton

Senior Lecturer

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

carolyn.boulton@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 8369
CO 211, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dene Carroll

Lecturer (Teaching)

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

dene.carroll@vuw.ac.nz
CO 302, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Calum Chamberlain

Senior Lecturer in Geophysics

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

calum.chamberlain@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Kyle Clem

Senior Lecturer in Climate Science

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

kyle.clem@vuw.ac.nz
CO , Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof James Crampton

Professor of Paleontology

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

james.crampton@vuw.ac.nz
CO 410, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Mairead de Roiste

Associate Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

mairead.deroiste@vuw.ac.nz
CO 215, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Cathrine Dyer

Lecturer

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

cathrine.dyer@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Shaun Eaves

Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography

Antarctic Research Centre

shaun.eaves@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5176
CO 521, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Monica Handler

Associate Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

monica.handler@vuw.ac.nz
CO 309, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Valentine Ibeka

Lecturer, Human Geography and Development Studies

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

valentine.ibeka@vuw.ac.nz
CO , Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Sara Kindon

Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

sara.kindon@vuw.ac.nz
CO 213, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Anya Leenman

Lecturer

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

anya.leenman@vuw.ac.nz
CO 200, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Katharine McKinnon

Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

katharine.mckinnon@vuw.ac.nz
CO 206, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Marcela Palomino-Schalscha

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

marcela.palomino-schalscha@vuw.ac.nz
CO 210, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Andrew Rees

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science · Programme Coordinator for ENSC
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences · School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

andrew.rees@vuw.ac.nz
CO 214, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof James Renwick

Professor of Physical Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

Presenter
Wellington Uni-Professional

Prof Martha Savage

Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

martha.savage@vuw.ac.nz
044635961
044635961
CO 529, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Mirjam Schindler

Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

mirjam.schindler@vuw.ac.nz
CO 212, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Ian Schipper

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

ian.schipper@vuw.ac.nz
CO 415, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

AProf Dan Sinclair

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

dan.sinclair@vuw.ac.nz
CO 419, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Polly Stupples

Associate Dean, Students and Taught Postgraduate · Senior Lecturer in Human Geography
Wellington Faculty of Science

polly.stupples@vuw.ac.nz
CO 208, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Rupert Sutherland

Professor of Geophysics and Tectonics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

rupert.sutherland@vuw.ac.nz
CO 527, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Amanda Thomas

Senior Lecturer in Environmental Studies
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences · School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

amanda.thomas@vuw.ac.nz
CO , Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof John Townend

Professor of Geophysics
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.townend@vuw.ac.nz
+6444635411
CO 525, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Billy van Uitregt

Senior Lecturer
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

billy.vanuitregt@vuw.ac.nz
+463 6119
CO 205, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Prof Colin Wilson

Professor of Volcanology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

colin.wilson@vuw.ac.nz
CO 411, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Research staff

Dr Simon Barker

Senior Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

simon.barker@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Jenni Hopkins

Senior Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

jenni.hopkins@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Finnigan Illsley-Kemp

Senior Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

finnigan.illsleykemp@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Mike Joy

Senior Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

mike.joy@vuw.ac.nz
021936205
021 936 205
CO 229, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

El Mestel

Postdoctoral Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

el.mestel@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Aisling O'Kane

Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth Science
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

aisling.okane@vuw.ac.nz
CO 502, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Maja Zonjić

Post Doctoral Fellowship · Human Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

maja.zonjic@vuw.ac.nz

Administration staff

Belinda Behle

School Manager
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

belinda.behle@vuw.ac.nz

Meena Swortzel

Administrator, Operations Support
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

meena.swortzel@vuw.ac.nz
CO 311, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Alina Egorova

Programme Administrator, ESCI (Earth Sciences)
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

alina.egorova@vuw.ac.nz

Yvette Balanski

Programme Administrator, Geography
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

yvette.balanski@vuw.ac.nz

Technical staff

Kosta Tashkoff

Manager, Technical Services
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

kosta.tashkoff@vuw.ac.nz
CO 307, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Aleksandr Beliaev

Computing Systems Administrator

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

aleksandr.beliaev@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 6470
CO 530, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Dr Bruce Charlier

Geochemistry Lab Manager

Senior Research Fellow

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

bruce.charlier@vuw.ac.nz
CO 408, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Jane Chewings

Senior Technical Officer

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

jane.chewings@vuw.ac.nz
CO , Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Frans Gerber

Technician, Geochemistry

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

frans.gerber@vuw.ac.nz
02109093524
02109093524
CO 414, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Kerstin Gruender

Research Assistant

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

kerstin.gruender@vuw.ac.nz
CO 414, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Barbara Lyndsell

Technician, Petrology
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

barbara.lyndsell@vuw.ac.nz

Dez Tessler

Technician - Field Support
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

dez.tessler@vuw.ac.nz
CO 318, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Emeritus professors, adjunct staff, teaching fellows

Paul Blaschke

paul.blaschke@vuw.ac.nz

Raimundo Brahmscott

raimundo.brahmscott@vuw.ac.nz

John Carter

Adjunct Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.carter@vuw.ac.nz

Ralph Chapman

ralph.chapman@vuw.ac.nz

Prof John Gamble

Emeritus Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.gamble@vuw.ac.nz
CO 421b, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Rose Gregersen

Adjunct Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

rose.gregersen@vuw.ac.nz

AProf Michael Hannah

Adjunct Professor
School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

michael.hannah@vuw.ac.nz

Margaret Harper

margaret.harper@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Chris Hollis

Adjunct Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

Prof Tim Little

Emeritus Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

tim.little@vuw.ac.nz
CO 421B, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Philip Morrison

philip.morrison@vuw.ac.nz

Warwick Murray

warwick.murray@vuw.ac.nz

Prof Rewi Newnham

Adjunct Professor

Head of School

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences|School of Science in Society

rewi.newnham@vuw.ac.nz

Kevin Norton

kevin.norton@vuw.ac.nz

Juergen Oesterle

juergen.oesterle@vuw.ac.nz

Prof John Overton

Emeritus Professor

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

john.overton@vuw.ac.nz
CO 209, Cotton Building (All Blocks), Gate 7, Kelburn Parade

Stephen Piva

Adjunct Research Fellow

Teaching Fellow

Antarctic Research Centre|School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

stephen.piva@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Natasha Reznichenko

Teaching Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

natasha.reznichenko@vuw.ac.nz

Graham Rickard

Adjunct Research Fellow

School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences

graham.rickard@vuw.ac.nz

Dr Eduardo Salazar Moreira

Adjunct Research Fellow

Teaching Fellow

Tutor

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