2025 promotions to associate professor announced
15 December 2025
Congratulations to the University of Auckland's new associate professors.
Each promotion acknowledges the expertise, leadership and sustained contribution of these staff to the University’s success.
Arts and Education
David Chisholm
Music
Laura Chubb
Counselling, Human Services and Social Work
Sarah Foster-Sproull
Dance Studies
Tom Gregory
Politics and International Relations
Camilla Highfield
Arts and Education Administration
Frances Kelly
Critical Studies in Education
Ellen Nakamura
Asian Studies
Emily Parke
Philosophy
Rod Philpot
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Becca Weber
Dance Studies Programme
Chris Wilson
Politics and International Relations
Auckland Bioengineering Institute
Business and Economics
Antje Fiedler
Management and International Business
Engineering and Design
John O’Sullivan
Engineering Science
Colin Whittaker
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Shan Yi
Chemical and Materials Engineering
Law
Medical and Health Sciences
Karen Brewer
Pūtahi Manawa | Healthy Hearts Aotearoa New Zealand
Psychology
Richard Edlin
Health Systems
Kyle Eggleton
General Practice and Primary Healthcare
Maggie Kalev
Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Manar Khashram
Surgery
Fiona Moir
General Practice and Primary Healthcare
Rachael Niederer
Ophthalmology
Fiona Radcliff
Molecular Medicine and Pathology
Lisa Reynolds
Psychological Medicine
Hiran Thabrew
Psychological Medicine
Phil Turnbull
Optometry and Vision Science
Science
Elaine Ballard
Psychology
Makarena Dudley
Psychology
Centre for Brain Research
Muhammad Hanif
Chemical Sciences
Jessie Jacobsen
Biological Sciences
Jade Le Grice
Psychology
Sam Manuela
Psychology
Arne Nieuwenhuys
Exercise Sciences
Bruce Sham
Computer Science
Emma Sharp
Environment
Katarzyna Sila-Nowicka
Environment
Richard Taylor
Marine Science
Ziyun Wang
Chemical Sciences
Burkhard Wuensch
Computer Science
Thomas Yee
Statistics