PEOPLE & GOVERNANCE
Community, professional and student voices.
The School's advisory structure connects academic leadership with external expertise, First Nations perspectives and current student experience.
ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
The people leading the School
OUR TEAM
The wider School of Social Work team
A cross-disciplinary team of lecturers and practitioners bringing industry experience from Australia and around the world into the classroom.
Prof. Abraham Francis
Head of School-Social work
Dr. Maria Rani Dasari
Course Coordinator
Dr. Shisir Prasad Manandhar
Lecturer
Assoc. Prof. Balasankar Ganesan
Associate Dean (Academic & Research)
Dr Sambath My
Lecturer
Dr. Abhishek Sharma
Research and Innovation Manager, IHM
Smitha Jeena
Lecturer
Dr Joseph Musasizi
Lecturer
Congxiao Mei
Lecturer
Samantha Ratnam
Lecturer
Triparna Lahiri De
Lecturer
Dr Zhongjie Zhang
Lecturer
Dr Binoy Joseph
Lecturer
Lydia Teatao
Lecturer
Dr Upasana Baruah
Lecturer
Dr David Lukudu
Placement Coordinator
Ambika Achanta
Lecturer
Ajanaw Alemie Desta
Lecturer
Dr Sajal Roy
Lecturer
STUDENT VOICE
Governance that includes students
The Student Representative Council sits within the School's governance structure, bringing current student experience directly to decisions about teaching, placements and student life.
Graduating students join a profession governed by the AASW, the national body setting ethics and practice standards. IHM graduates are eligible to apply for membership on completing the BSW.
Apply for AASW membershipHOW GOVERNANCE WORKS
From the Board of Directors to your classroom
IHM is governed by its Board of Directors, which delegates academic governance to the Academic Board and corporate oversight to the Audit & Risk Committee. The Academic Board is supported by specialist committees that safeguard teaching quality, assessment standards and student support across the institute.
The School of Social Work's advisory structure plugs directly into this framework: advice from the Social Work Advisory Committee - senior practitioners, academics and community members - flows through the Course Development & Advisory Committee (CDAC) to the Academic Board, so professional and community voices shape decisions about the BSW curriculum, placements and standards.
IHM governance structure: the IHM Board of Directors oversees the Academic Board and the Audit and Risk Committee. Reporting to the Academic Board are the Board of Examination, the ASU-IHM Joint Partnership Advisory Committee, the Student Representative Council, the Course Development and Advisory Committee and the Learning and Teaching Committee. The Nursing Advisory Committee and the Social Work Course Advisory Committee report to the Course Development and Advisory Committee; the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education and Support Committee and the Degree Committee report to the Learning and Teaching Committee. Reporting to the Audit and Risk Committee are the Appeals Committee and the Finance Committee.
IHM Board of DirectorsOverall conduct, management & control of IHM
Academic Board (AB)Academic governance, quality & standards
Board of Examination (BOE)
ASU–IHM Joint Partnership Advisory Committee (JPAC)
Student Representative Council (SRC)
Course Development & Advisory Committee (CDAC)REPORTING TO CDAC
Nursing Advisory Committee
Social Work Course Advisory Committee (SWCAC)
Learning & Teaching Committee (LTC)REPORTING TO LTC
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education & Support Committee
Degree Committee
Audit & Risk Committee (ARC)Risk, compliance & audit oversight
Appeals Committee
Finance Committee
School of Social Work advisory structureSocial Work Course Advisory Committee (SWCAC) · Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education & Support Committee · Student Representative Council (SRC)
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Guidance from community and profession
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Committee
First Nations leadership guiding culturally safe curriculum, partnerships and practice.
- Prof. Maria MackayExternal Member, Chair ATSI
- Ms Tylah EmslieExternal Advisor
- Ms Ashlee Williams-BarnesExternal Advisor
- Ms Meg Maree KellyExternal Advisor
- Ms Banok Rind (on maternity leave)External Advisor
- Mr Stanley LenoyExternal Advisor
- Ms Karina MaxwellExternal Advisor
- Ms Linda FordExternal Advisor
- Mr Wesley BennettExternal Advisor
Social Work Advisory Committee
Senior practitioners, academics and community members shaping the program's professional direction.
- Prof. Robert BlandChair, External member
- Ms Taranjeet ThandiDeputy Chair, External Member
- Ms Jo Bentley-DaveSocial Work discipline expert, External member
- Mr Johny C. MattamSocial Work discipline expert, External member
- Prof Amanda NicksonSocial Work discipline expert, External member
- Mr Stanley LenoyExternal Advisor
- Mr Wesley BennettExternal Advisor
- Ms Shinedeep KaurStudent enrolled in an IHM course in social work
- Mr Patrick TonuiStudent enrolled in an IHM course in social work
YOUR VOICE
Student Representative Council
Student Representative Council
The SRC represents BSW students in decisions about teaching, learning, placements and student life. Reps listen to concerns, connect students to support, and help shape a more inclusive experience.
SRC - Expression of InterestPema DemaShinedeep KaurPatrick TonuiSehajpreet KaurSandhiya NaiduMukulIshnoorpreet KaurHarvinder KaurMichelle JeptanuiGeeta KarkiCaroline Pinto