Contact our people
To contact a member of the School of Psychology, browse the details below. Here you will find our location, student advisors, and academic and professional staff.
For all enquiries regarding admission, enrolment, concessions and academic standing, please contact the Science Student Centre.
Psychology office
School of Psychology
Science Centre
Level 2, Building 302,
23 Symonds Street
Auckland Central
Location map (Google)
Phone: +64 9 373 7599 ext 88413
Email: psych@auckland.ac.nz
Twitter: @PsychUoA
Facebook: Speech Science UOA
Student advisors
Undergraduate
Coordinator Stage I
Michelle Burstall
Professor Tony Lambert
Andrea Mead
Coordinator Stage II
Dr Barry Hughes
Coordinator Stage III
Associate Professor Paul Corballis
Postgraduate
Postgraduate advisor - Psychology
Sheryl Robertson
Postgraduate advisor - Speech Science
Kharmin Sukhia
Honours advisor
Dr Sarah Cowie
Postgraduate Diploma advisor
Associate Professor Alex Taylor
Masters advisor
Dr Shiloh Groot
Doctoral advisor
Professor Karen Waldie
International advisors
Professor Karen Waldie
Dr Barry Hughes
Key academic staff
Head of School
Professor Suzanne Purdy, Te Rarawa, Ngai Takoto
Deputy Head of School (Academic)
Associate Professor Claire Cartwright
Deputy Head of School (Research)
Professor Ian Kirk
Director Applied Behaviour Analysis
Dr Katrina Phillips
Clinical Psychology Co-directors
Dr Sue Cowie
Dr Margaret Dudley, Te Rarawa, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Kahu
Psychology Clinic Director
Dr Nigel George
Director of Speech Science
Dr Clare McCann
Director of Clinical Education (Speech Science)
Philippa Friary
Search for Psychology staff
To contact a member of our academic staff, please search the Psychology staff directory.
To contact someone about a particular area of research, please visit our Psychology research section or visit FindaThesis for a list of available supervisors.
Professional staff
Group Services Manager
Michael Groom
Group Services Team Leader
Anna-Marie Simcock
Group Services Coordinator
Odette Groom
Group Services Administrator
Apoorva Nayak
Adeline Fung (Tāmaki)
Academic Services Team Leader
Karen Jennings
Academic Services Coordinator
Nadia Kennington
Sheryl Robertson
Kharmin Sukhia (Speech Science)
Technical Team Leader
Dr Veema Lodhia
Technicians
Dr Angela Carr
Peter Johnson
Michael Owens
Research Programme Manager
Mark Shaw
Research Programme Coordinator
Xavier Gillette
Accountant
Ireen Lata
Associate Finance Business Partner
Amy Wadley
Finance Administrator
Kamalini Gnaniah
Facilities Coordinator
Ruth Owen