Meet our leadership team - Pursuit
Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Professor Jane Gunn was appointed interim Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) in February 2021. Professor Gunn was previously the MDHS Deputy Dean, following a decade as Head of the Department of General Practice and a further two years as Deputy Head of the Melbourne Medical School. As Dean, Professor Gunn steers the faculty's strategic aims and objectives. a distinguished academic general practitioner and inaugural Chair of Primary Care Research at The University of Melbourne. As one of Australia's leading primary care researchers she traversed the research-practice gap. Her Diamond Cohort Study established one of the largest and longest running studies of people experiencing depressive symptoms in primary care and has enabled better management of those at risk of persistent and disabling depression. In 2016 she was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in recognition of her outstanding leadership in health and medical research. In February 2020 Jane became the Chief Public Health Advisor for the University of Melbourne and was instrumental in steering its public health response to COVID-19.
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Professor Mike McGuckin is responsible for the strategic oversight of a broad spectrum of health research across the University. As Deputy Dean he oversees portfolios of people and culture, diversity and inclusion, Indigenous development, engagement and international relations. Professor McGuckin is the author of over 150 scientific publications with his research focused on mucosal infection, chronic inflammation and cancer in the gastrointestinal tract, and has held four patents. His research investigated disease pathophysiology across three major fronts connected by the common thread of inflammation: cell surface mucins in cancers, chronic inflammatory diseases of the gut and beta cell stress in diabetes. He also mentors emerging independent scientists who have taken over various aspects of his research program.
Associate Dean Learning and Teaching
Professor Marilys Guillemin is responsible for learning and teaching strategy and its implementation in the Faculty. Marilys is a sociologist of health and illness, and Professor in the Centre for Health Equity, School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne. She has conducted research and published widely in the areas of sociology of health, illness and technology, innovative research methodologies, research practice, narrative ethics, and ethical practice in research and in health care. Professor Guillemin is also the Project Lead for the University of Melbourne pilot of the SAGE (Science in Australia Gender Equity) Athena SWAN initiative.
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew is an experienced leader across public and private health care sectors. Prior to joining the Faculty, Andrew was Chief Executive Officer at the Melbourne Teaching Health Clinic and was an executive at Epworth HealthCare (Epworth). He holds a Bachelor of Applied Science, Graduate Diploma in Education and a Master of Business Administration. Andrew is Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD) and an Associate Fellow of the Australasian College of Health Service Management (AFCHSM).In August 2020, he joined the Faculty as Chief Operating Officer to provide strategic leadership and oversee its operational structures including people and culture, infrastructure, finance, research development, teaching and learning, advancement, and marketing and communications.
Deputy COO, Director & Performance
Prior to joining the faculty in 2010 Colleen Pearson held several lead positions in the University Finance team, including Accounting Operations, Academic Support and Budgets and Planning. Colleen holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Deakin University, a Master of Accounting Degree from the University of Melbourne and is a Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA Australia).
Head of Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
Professor Rob Hester is a cognitive neuroscientist whose lab examines the brain mechanisms involved in self-control, learning, and adaptive performance, investigating how these mechanisms are implicated in a range of neurological and psychiatric conditions using brain imaging and psychopharmacological methods. He joined the University in 2008 and has held academic positions in the School supporting Research/Research Training, Teaching and Learning portfolios.
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