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Ms Emily Denniss

HSH755 Unit Chair for T2 2024

BFood&NutrSci (Hons)

Ms Denniss is a Lecturer and Research Fellow at Deakin University. Emily has worked at Deakin for the last eight years in a range of teaching and research roles and submitted her PhD thesis in 2023. Her area of research focuses on health and nutrition communication and misinformation in online environments.

Dr Sherrica Senewiratne

HPS328 Unit Chair for T2 2024

BPsychSci (Hons), MOrgPsych Deakin, PhD (Swinburne)

Unit Chair of Psychology at Work

Sherrica is an Associate Lecturer Deakin’s School of Psychology and is also a registered Organisational Psychologist. Her teaching focuses on career development, managing wellbeing and leadership development, in addition to chairing the Psychology at Work Internship unit. Sherrica also works as a Senior Consultant at Opposite, an organisational psychology consulting firm specialising in creating human-centred design experiences and simplification of work, to help improve workplaces across industries. She has worked as both an Academic and a Consultant for over 5 years.

Ms Sarah Haintz

Senior Adviser WIL

Sarah is a Senior Adviser WIL for the Faculty of Health at Deakin University. She facilitates the administrative process for non-clinical undergraduate and postgraduate placement units within the Faculty. Sarah brings to the role years of experience working across the not-for-profit community sector as well as in education in student support. Sarah has experience supervising students on placement as well as in volunteer and staff recruitment, management, and support.

Ms Lauren Dinale

Work Integrated Learning Coordinator

Lauren is a WIL Coordinator for the Faculty of Health at Deakin University with a background in the community services and non-profit sector. She facilitates non-clinical industry experiences and graduate employment initiatives to enhance students’ career opportunities.

Ms Emilya Umashankar

BSc, M Acc

Senior Advisor

Emilya is a Senior Adviser WIL for the Faculty of Health at Deakin University. She facilitates the administrative process for non-clinical undergraduate and postgraduate placement units within the Faculty and support the Faculty’s international mobility programs.

Contact:

emilya.umashankar@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46383

Dr Patricia Taylor

B.PHHP/PhD

Course Director of Bachelor of Public Health and Health Promotion

Unit Chair of Health Practicum

Dr Taylor is a Lecturer at Deakin University and is Co-Course Director of the Bachelor of Public Health/Health Promotion. Patricia has been a researcher and teacher in the tertiary sector for 11 years. She leads the Australian Health Promoting University Network and is the Australian representative on the International Health Promoting Campuses Steering Committee.

Contact:

patricia.taylor@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46561

Dr Neetu George

MBBS, Master of Health and Human Services Management

Unit Chair of Health Practicum

Dr George is a passionate, driven and highly adaptable early career academic and researcher who is experienced in managing students with varied backgrounds. A proud Deakin Alumna, she started teaching at Deakin in 2018 and is a Lecturer with the School of Health and Social Development at Deakin University.Dr George is currently the Unit Chair for ‘HSH303 – Health Practicum’ which is a capstone WIL unit that supports undergraduate health students in developing relevant professional and personal skills required to work in their sector. Her area of research focuses on advancing food and nutrition public policy while facilitating equity in health care.

Contact:

neetu.george@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 46241

Dr Elizabeth Clancy

BE(Mat) Hons Monash, M.Mgt, MBA, M.Ind&Org Psych, PhD Deakin, MAPS, AFHEA

Unit Chair of Psychology at Work

Elizabeth is a Lecturer in Deakin’s School of Psychology, where her teaching focuses on workplace readiness, including chairing the Psychology at Work Internship unit. She is also a registered psychologist, completing her endorsement in Organisational Psychology and working with Transitioning Well, an organsational psychology consulting firm specialising in the messy interface between work and life, where she has worked for 8 years.

Contact:

elizabeth.clancy@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 43015

Ms Shufen Lin

BA, MBA

Work Integrated Learning Manager

Shufen is an accomplished professional with demonstrated strategic leadership in driving initiatives and delivering outcomes in tertiary education. In her current role as the WIL Manager, she develops and implements strategies and programs to support the faculty’s WIL and global learning programs, enhancing students’ graduate employability.

Contact:

shufen.lin@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 924 68030

Ms Jess McCann

BIS, MAppAnthDev

Work Integrated Learning Coordinator

Jess is a WIL Coordinator for the Faculty of Health at Deakin University. Working across Public Health and Health Promotion, she facilitates the administrative process for placements, connecting host organisations and students.

Contact:

jessica.mccann@deakin.edu.au

+61 3 924 45553

Staff and links to Bios

Frequently Asked Questions

Placement Checklists for Hosts

Further Resources

Staff and links to Bios

Emilya Umashankar

Lauren Dinale

Sarah Haintz

Shufen Lin

Staff and links to Bios

Dr Elizabeth Clancy

Dr Neetu George

Dr Patricia Taylor

Dr Sherrica Senewiratne

Emily Denniss