FLAGSHIPS AND RESEARCH CENTRES

Centre for Early Christian Studies (Senate endorsed Centre)

Professor Pauline ALLEN BA BA(Hons)(UQ) MA(Hons)(UNE)
DipMedStud(Leuven) DPhil(Oxf) FAHA
Brisbane Campus (McAuley at Banyo) (Director)

Dr Bronwen J. NEIL, BA(Hons)(UQ) MATheolRes(Durham) PhD(ACU)
Australian Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr Geoffrey D. DUNN, BA(Hons)(UQ) MLitt(UNE) PhD(ACU)
Australian Research Council Senior Research Associate

Dr Youhanna Nessim YOUSSEF, BCom(AinShamsUniv) BA MA PhD(Montpellier III)
Senior Research Associate

For the following Flagships and Centres, the name and location of the Director is listed. Other staff are members of their respective Schools.

Flagship for Creative and Authentic Leadership
Professor Patrick DUIGNAN BA HDipTchg BEd(NUI) MEdAdmin PhD(Alberta)
Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)
This flagship is cross-faculty and cross-disciplinary. Membership consists of staff from all three faculties at ACU National as well as other invited members from Australia and overseas.

Mathematics and Literacy Education Research Flagship
Professor Doug CLARKE, BSc DipEd MEdSt(Monash) PhD(Wisconsin)
Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s)

Flagship for Quality of Life and Social Justice
Co-Director: Associate Professor Ruth WEBBER TPTC BA Med(Monash) BEd(LaT) PhD(Melb)
Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s)
Co-Director: Professor Barbara BOWERS, Edith Morgan Chair in Aged Care, PhD, MN, RN, GNP, FAAN
Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s)

Plunkett Centre for Ethics
Associate Professor Bernadette TOBIN, MA(Melb) MEd(Melb) PhD(Cantab)
St Vincent’s Hospital Campus, Darlinghurst

Centre for Lifelong Learning
Professor Judith D. CHAPMAN AM, BA DipEd(Melb) BEd(LaT) EdD(Nth Colorado) FACE FACEA FWAIEA
Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s)

Cardinal Clancy Centre for Research in the Spiritual, Moral, Religious and Pastoral Dimensions of Education
Professor Graham ROSSITER, BSc MEd(Syd) DipEd(SydTeachColl) PhD(Macq) MACE
Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)

Faculty Centre of Physical Activity Across the Lifespan
Associate Professor Geraldine NAUGHTON PhD M App Sci B App Sci (distinctions) B Ed (Primary)
The Centre supports physical activity research interests and productivity in the Schools of Exercise Science at Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary) and Melbourne Campus (St. Patrick’s)

Faculty Centre for Environmental Restoration and Stewardship
Dr Neil SAINTILAN, BSc PhD(Syd) DipBib(MooreTheolColl)
North Sydney Campus (MacKillop)

Faculty Centre for Religion and the Arts
Associate Professor Margot L HILLEL TPTC BA(LaT) MA(Melb) PhD(Monash) OAM
Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s)

Golding Centre for Women's History, Theology and Spirituality
Dr Sophie MCGRATH
Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)

Centre for Research into Ethics and Decision-making in Organisations (CREDO)
John LITTLE BE(Elec)
Melbourne Campus (St Patrick’s)

Institute for the Advancement of Research
Professor John COLL, PhD DSc(Syd) FRACI
North Sydney Campus (MacKillop)

Institute for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning
Associate Professor Paul Chesterton, TC MEc DipEd(Syd) MA PhD(Macq) FIAIR
Strathfield Campus (Mount Saint Mary)