
The School of Optometry & Vision Science aims to provide a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for all staff and students regardless of their race, sex, age, religion, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation or gender identification. We believe that staff and students ought to be able to enjoy their time with us without experiencing any sense of alienation or ill-treatment at the hands of either staff or fellow students in the university. As such, the school strongly supports and adheres to UNSW’s Equity Diversity and Inclusion Policy, opens in a new window in regard to these matters.
SOVS Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee
Committee Member | Representing | Special Interests |
---|---|---|
Professor Mark Willcox |
Academic staff |
LGBTIQ+ |
Dr Revathy Mani |
Education focused academic staff |
Female leadership and gender violence |
Dr Parthu Kalaiselvan |
Postdoctoral Research Fellows |
Low SES and wellbeing |
Ms Katariina Pakarinen |
Professional and technical staff |
Low SES, wellbeing and mental health |
Ms Nicola Kapo |
Professional and technical staff |
Gender violence, wellbeing and mental health |
Dr Wilson Luu |
Academic -Clinical Staff |
Low SES, disability, mental health and wellbeing |
Associate Professor Michele Madigan | School Student Advisor | Staff and student wellbeing, and rural students |
Mr Mohammadreza Moniritilaki | Higher Degree Research Students | Cultural & linguistic diversity, gender equality, student access and equity, flexible working/carers, gender violence |
Ms Xiaona Ping | Higher Degree Research Students | Mental health, female leadership, cultural & linguistic diversity |
Mst Umme Laila Urmi | Higher Degree Research Students | Female leadership, wellbeing, mental health, flexible working/carers, cultural & linguistic diversity, student access and equity |
Ms Lisa Feng | Academic - Clinical Staff | Mental health, student access and equity, wellbeing, low SES and wellbeing |
Mr Justin McNamara | Undergraduate Students/ Master of Clinical Optometry Students | Mental health and wellbeing, rural students, and low SES |
Mr Amir Hali | Academic Staff | LGBTIQ+, mental health and wellbeing |
The school liaison person for any equity diversity or inclusion issues is Professor Mark Willcox (ph. +61 2 9065 5394), who will refer the issue where indicated to an appropriate committee member.
- Committee Member
Professor Mark Willcox
- Representing
Academic staff
- Special Interests
LGBTIQ+
- Committee Member
Dr Revathy Mani
- Representing
Education focused academic staff
- Special Interests
Female leadership and gender violence
- Committee Member
Dr Parthu Kalaiselvan
- Representing
Postdoctoral Research Fellows
- Special Interests
Low SES and wellbeing
- Committee Member
Ms Katariina Pakarinen
- Representing
Professional and technical staff
- Special Interests
Low SES, wellbeing and mental health
- Committee Member
Ms Nicola Kapo
- Representing
Professional and technical staff
- Special Interests
Gender violence, wellbeing and mental health
- Committee Member
Dr Wilson Luu
- Representing
Academic -Clinical Staff
- Special Interests
Low SES, disability, mental health and wellbeing
- Committee Member
- Associate Professor Michele Madigan
- Representing
- School Student Advisor
- Special Interests
- Staff and student wellbeing, and rural students
- Committee Member
- Mr Mohammadreza Moniritilaki
- Representing
- Higher Degree Research Students
- Special Interests
- Cultural & linguistic diversity, gender equality, student access and equity, flexible working/carers, gender violence
- Committee Member
- Ms Xiaona Ping
- Representing
- Higher Degree Research Students
- Special Interests
- Mental health, female leadership, cultural & linguistic diversity
- Committee Member
- Mst Umme Laila Urmi
- Representing
- Higher Degree Research Students
- Special Interests
- Female leadership, wellbeing, mental health, flexible working/carers, cultural & linguistic diversity, student access and equity
- Committee Member
- Ms Lisa Feng
- Representing
- Academic - Clinical Staff
- Special Interests
- Mental health, student access and equity, wellbeing, low SES and wellbeing
- Committee Member
- Mr Justin McNamara
- Representing
- Undergraduate Students/ Master of Clinical Optometry Students
- Special Interests
- Mental health and wellbeing, rural students, and low SES
- Committee Member
- Mr Amir Hali
- Representing
- Academic Staff
- Special Interests
- LGBTIQ+, mental health and wellbeing