MNHS excellence recognised in the Vice-Chancellor’s Education, Research and Professional Excellence Awards 2023
Monash Medicine Nursing and Health Science researchers and staff have received ten awards in the Vice-Chancellor’s Education, Research and Professional Excellence Awards 2023.
These awards acknowledge the efforts of high-performing Monash staff and the impact of their work on the Monash community.
The awards include:
- Education Excellence, which recognises the very best in teaching and education programs in line with the University’s ambition;
- Research Excellence, which recognises world-leading research undertaken by Monash researchers and the connections forged with government, industry and community;
- Professional Excellence, which includes the categories of Professional Staff; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; and Occupational Health and Safety – to recognise those who contribute to the University above and beyond the requirements of their roles for the Monash community; and
- The Monash Honour Roll, which recognises the University’s most outstanding and generous academic leaders who consistently and generously share their skill and expertise, mentoring colleagues, forging education and research initiatives and collaborations, and fostering a culture of academic excellence
Recipients included:
Individual Awards
Category | Award name | Recipient | School/Project title |
Education | Vice-Chancellor's Education Excellence Award Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (Early Career Researcher) | Dr Nicola Rivers | School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health |
Education | Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence | Associate Professor Gabrielle Brand | School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Research | Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Engagement and Impact | Professor Anne Holland | Central Clinical School |
Professional Staff | Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion | Professor Uma Devi Palanisamy | Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine, Monash Malaysia |
Other | Monash Honour Roll | Professor Wayne Hodgson | Sub-Faculty of Health Sciences |
Team Awards
Category | Award | Recipient/s | School/Project title |
Education | Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Innovation in Learning and Teaching | Professor Julia Choate | Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute Physiology Virtual Laboratory Team |
Dr Ari Pinar | |||
Dr Belinda Henry | |||
Dr Christine Lee | |||
Professor Kate Denton | |||
Associate Professor Nicholas Price | |||
Professor Ramesh Rajan | |||
Professor Renea Taylor | |||
Riley Taylor | |||
Dr Scott Clarke | |||
Education | Vice-Chancellor's Excellence Award for Community Education Programs | Dr Liza Barbour and team | School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health The Little Food Festival |
Research | Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research Engagement and Impact | Professor Mark Bellgrove | Development of Australia’s first NHMRC-approved evidence-based clinical practice guideline for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) |
Professor Katrina Williams | |||
Professional Staff | Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Occupational Health and Safety Helen Powell Award for Health & Wellbeing | Dr Allie Ford | Mental Health Basics for Educators Facilitators |
Phillip Abramson | |||
Dana Bui | |||
Mio Ihashi | |||
Professional Staff | Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence Award for Occupational Health and Safety | Dr Beth Johnson | SPS and Psychosocial Risk OHS Team |
Kellie Hamill | |||
Kathryn Kallady | |||
Andrew Laing | |||
Rachael Knott | |||
Dr Amelia Hicks |
Interim President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Susan Elliott AM said the awards are a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and recognise the significant work and achievements of individuals and teams across Monash University.
“The achievements of the 2023 recipients reflect the strong talent and dedication of our University staff, and their commitment to enhancing excellence in research, learning and teaching, and operational matters.
“Congratulations to all recipients on their award, and for the commendable impact you have made for the benefit of the Monash community and beyond.”
About Monash University
Monash University is Australia’s largest university with more than 80,000 students. In the 60 years since its foundation, it has developed a reputation for world-leading high-impact research, quality teaching, and inspiring innovation.
With four campuses in Australia and a presence in Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia and Italy, it is one of the most internationalised Australian universities.
As a leading international medical research university with the largest medical faculty in Australia and integration with leading Australian teaching hospitals, we consistently rank in the top 50 universities worldwide for clinical, pre-clinical and health sciences.
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