SUN Mentor Profiles

The following profiles contain information about the SUN mentors, their availability for mentoring, areas of expertise and preferences.

• Diana Day
• Miriam Frommer
• Karen Garlan
• Bligh Glass
• Gwynnyth Llewellyn
• Madeleine Petit
• Pearl Rozenberg
• Bronwyn Winter

Profile:
I was appointed as A/Professor to the Koori Centre in 2004. I am currently researching the Indigenous postgraduate student, reflective writing for students and academics, science and Indigenous students, and Indigenous water issues. I have acted as a research mentor to indigenous students and staff across the university and continue in this role with the Koori Centre. I have extensive experience in water and natural resources management and have worked in multiple academic, public sector and statutory authority directorship roles, the latter in agribusiness research and development. I have both social science [human and physical geography, public policy analysis, qualitative research interviewing] and physical scientist [geomorphology/catchment hydrology/rivers/] research experience and expertise and have researched long term in regional, national and global environmental and water management & futures.

I am a current director of several national research and development organisations with a primary industries irrigation and global futures focus. I have worked in research and development strategy for environmental sustainability in Australia’s commodity and livestock sector for 15 years. I am interested in women’s career development for women and speak on this topic as well as environmental futures to a range of audiences both research and wider industry and community groups. I am happy to discuss collaborative research and writing projects in my fields of interest. I am preparing a proposal for a new undergraduate course for offer related to indigenous water justice and sustainability issues. I have a fractional university appointment.
www.koori.usyd.edu.au/staff/dday.shtml

Mentoring Areas:
- Academic career development/networks
- Leadership / management / supervision development
- Research strategy
- Career / lifestyle strategy, promotions

Availability: Fortnightly

Communication Preferences: Face to face, by email

Currently available as a mentor: Yes

Contact Details:
Koori Centre, Room 440, Old Teachers College, A22 Main Campus

Work: 9036 9213
Other: 9531 2046

Profile:
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences. I have lectured and taught practical classes and problem-based learning tutorials in science, medicine, dentistry and pharmacy. Topic areas of particular interest include endocrinology, reproduction, renal and gastrointestinal physiology. I am committed to student-centred learning and to empowering learners by developing both their generic and their subject-specific skills. I am currently working on a number of research projects related to provision of student resources on WebCT.

Mentoring Areas:
- Career development
- Teaching and learning
- Working in the University

Availability: Weekly

Communication Preferences: Face to face

Currently available as a mentor: Yes

Contact Details:
Room E216, Anderson Stuart Building, F13

Work: 9351 2720
Mobile: 0416 159 394

Profile:
I am newly appointed to the position of Lecturer, Evaluation Unit, Office of Medical Education. I have a BA and a Masters in Higher Education and I am currently working towards my PhD proposal. For the past seven years I have worked for the Faculty of Medicine at Westmead Hospital where I coordinated the teaching of the medical students. My special interest is in assessment and evaluation.

I have been a mentor for the Graduate Certificate in Education run by the Institute for Teaching and Learning for the last five years.

Mentoring Areas:
- Career development
- Teaching and learning

Availability: Negotiable

Communication Preferences:
- Face to face
- Telephone
- Email

Currently available as a mentor: Yes

Contact Details:
Room 130b, Edward Ford Building, A27

Work: 9036 5060
Mobile: 0415 612 755

Profile:
I am currently the AV cataloguer with the Sydney Conservatorium Library, a college library within the University.

I began working in libraries in the Royal Botanic Gardens library, then went to the Acquistions Dept of the State Library of NSW, in both collection development for the Mitchell, and ordering for the General Reading Room. I spent 13 years in Papua New Guinea, working in mostly as a consultant bibliographer, an executive officer with a university Foundation and then with the University of Papua New Guinea's Waigani Seminar (a biennial international conference). I also worked as a fund-raiser for some organisations, and ran a school canteen. After a short term job with the Australian Broadcasting Tribunal Library, I have been with the Conservatorium Library since my return to Australia. Here I have worked in almost all areas at one time or another, at various levels.

I have two adult children. I am in "business" with one of them. Almost began a small business with the other. My interest beyond work and family are eclectic - just not very athletic.

Mentoring Areas:
- Research
- Technical skills and knowledge

Availability: Flexible - I have a changeable work roster - but can make time "on demand" within rational limits.

Communication Preferences: Email or phone - and some face-to-face - as required - given that the Con is "off main campus”!

Currently available as a mentor: Yes

Contact Details:
Conservatorium Library, C41

Work: 9351 1351
Mobile: 0410 027 988

Profile:
I am currently Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences. I have previously been Head of School and enjoy the opportunities and challenges of leadership and management in the University setting. My research team is profiled on our website of the Australian Family and Disability Studies Research Collaboration www.afdsrc.org

I have benefitted from mentoring from women academics in the past - I would like to return the 'gift' by being involved with mentoring newer / younger academics.

Mentoring Areas:
- Career development
- Leadership / management / supervision development
- Research

Availability: Monthly

Communication Preferences:
- Face to face
- By email

Currently available as a mentor: Yes

Contact Details:
A Block, Cumberland Campus C42

Work: 9351 9222
Other: 9351 9213

Profile:
I am currently working as the Manager Support Services for Information and Communications Technology in the University. I joined this University 8 years ago, and have spent time at UNSW and UWS in the IT technical and client services areas.

I began my working career in Veterinary Science and from there have spent time in teaching, IT and some consulting work. I have a professional interest in adult lifelong training and an outside interest in sports and sports coaching, especially in training for coaches.

Mentoring Areas:
- Career development
- Leadership / management / supervision development
- Technical skills and knowledge
- Working in the University

Availability: Weekly

Communication Preferences:
- Face to face
- Telephone
- By email

Currently available as a mentor: Yes

Contact Details:
University Computing Centre, H08

Work: 9351 8742
Mobile: 0411 136 237

Profile:
Pearl Rozenberg studied law and science at university and has maintained an interest in both areas. She has been admitted to practice law as a Barrister and Solicitor in the Law Society of Upper Canada and has worked for large multinational and domestic law firms.

Pearl is a lecturer in the Faculty of Economics and Business and has previously taught at the University of Melbourne, Deakin University and University of New South Wales. Her areas of specialty include commercial law, banking, finance and insolvency law and legal issues dealing with eCommerce. She has published books and numerous journal articles within her research areas as well as a series on research, teaching and citation of Internet resources.

Pearl has particular expertise in teaching using technology. She has won a University of Sydney Teaching Excellence Award for the use of technology with teaching and has been invited to speak at teaching showcases and national and international conferences dealing with teaching and the Internet.

Pearl has four daughters and an organic garden. In the spare time available when she is not teaching and researching, she sews sequins on to ballet outfits and can produce a model of Captain Cook's ship overnight.

Pearl wishes a mentoring program had been available when she was a new academic. Now that she has developed skills, she would like to help others.

Mentoring Areas:
- Career development
- Research
- Teaching and learning
- Technical skills and knowledge
- Working in the University

Availability: Fortnightly

Communication Preferences:
- Face to face
- Telephone
- Email

Currently available as a mentor: Yes

Contact Details:
Faculty of Economics and Business

Work: 9351 6630

Profile:
I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of French Studies, and Program Director of International and Comparative Literary Studies in the School of Languages and Cultures (SLC) in the Faculty of Arts.
My research could broadly be described as falling within transnational feminist studies, and is interdisciplinary. It covers areas such as the Francophone and Muslim worlds, human rights, war and globalisation, and radical feminist and lesbian theories and politics.
I co-convene the “Islam and the West” Research cluster in the Faculty of Arts, and am on the organising committee of the 2008 conference of the Law and Society Association of Australia and New Zealand, to be held at the University in December.

My teaching is also interdisciplinary and transnational, and is primarily although not exclusively focused on history, politics, cultures, societies and cultural production of France and the postcolonial French-speaking world.

I also have a background in theatre and dance and have trained foreign-language adult-education teachers.

I am currently Associate Dean and Chair of the Undergraduate Matters Committee in the Faculty of Arts, and was on the University's Academic Board for five years. I am a member of the Research Development Group in SLC, where I co-convene a grant application peer mentoring group. In my former capacity as NTEU branch president, I sat on the Equity Advisory, Disability, EO and Women in Leadership Committees, as well as other staff-management committees dealing with workplace matters.

I offer knowledge of the institution and its policies and procedures.
I value honesty and integrity, and favour a cooperative and collegial rather than individualistic ethos.


Mentoring Areas:
- Career development
- Leadership / management / supervision development
- Research
- Teaching and learning
- Working in the University

Availability/Communication Preferences:
- Depends on the individual, her needs and the length of sessions.

Contact Details:
Room 747, Brennan MacCallum, A18

Work: 9351 5643