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The AIB MBA
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Our Academics
AIB Academics
Students are at the centre of everything we do and the AIB academic team strives to develop and adopt academically rigorous, practice-centric curricula, innovative learning resources and realistic assessment techniques that cater for the diverse needs of our students.
To find out more about the background and research interests of a member of our academic staff, please visit the Academic Staff section on our Australian site.
Academic Management Team
Professor Darius Pfitzner
BBus (Economics and Management), BCompSci, MIT (Data Visualisation), PhD (Information Search and Cognition)
Academic Dean
Micro Business; Assessment Alignment; Workload Modelling; Telehealth in the Bush; AI as a Productive Tool
Professor Gayle Morris
PhD (Applied Physical Chemistry), Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours): First Class, Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemistry (with Distinction)
Associate Dean (Research)
Physical chemistry with a focus on colloid and surface science
Vicki Golsby
MBA, GradCertEd(HighEd), GCertSupplyChainMgt
Director of Academic Operations
Higher Education Management; Organisational Behaviour; Work Integrated Learning; Live Case Studies; Concept Mapping
Associate Professor Mulyadi Robin
BBus (Management), BBus (Hons) (Management), PhD (Leadership)
Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning)
Servant Leadership; Abusive Supervision; Employee Engagement; Workplace Deviant Behaviours; International Students; Large Scale Survey; Quantitative Research.
Associate Professor Diane Kalendra
PhD, BMS (Waikato)
Associate Professor Strategic Innovation and Development
Marketing; Strategic Management; Action Research; Action Learning
Liz Heathcote
MBA, DipEd, Adv Dip Comp Studies
Director of Online Learning
Educational technology; change management; learning design.
Academic Lecturers
Dr Alicia Stanway
PhD (Mgmt), GradDip (OrgPsyc), GradCert (HighEd), BSc (Hons)
Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader, Human Resource and Management Discipline
Leadership; Learning and Development; Organisational Psychology; Organisational Development; Organisational Behaviour; Mixed Methods Research
Dr Sajjad Shokouhyar
Ph.D., M.S. and B.S. in Industrial and System Engineering from Amir Kabir University
Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader, Operations and Supply Chain Management Discipline
Supply Chain Management; Business Analytics; Operations Management; Machine Learning and Deep Learning
Dr Svetlana De Vos
PhD, MBA, MPH, BSc
Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management Discipline
Marketing and Consumer Behaviour focused on Marketing communications; Psychology and Marketing; Digital Marketing and Social Media; Advertising; Emotions in Advertising; Consumer Judgments of Advertising; Social Marketing; Marketing and Public Policy; Marketing Management; Integrated Marketing Communications; Consumer Behaviour; Brand Management; Research Project
Dr Uwe Kaufmann
PhD in Economics (The University of Adelaide), Masters of Commerce in Economics (The University of the South Pacific)
Senior Lecturer and Discipline Leader, Finance Discipline
International Trade; Impact of Trade Agreements on Businesses; Services Trade; Non-tariff measures and Non-tariff barriers; Agriculture Trade, Supply and Regional Value Chains; Development Economics; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Quantitative Methods; Research Methods; Public Policy; Tourism Economics
Dr Sumesh Nair
BCom, MCom, PhD. (Kerala), GCHE (Monash)
Associate Professor, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management Discipline
Environmental Marketing; Sustainability; Pro-environmental Behaviours; Ethical Marketing; Social Marketing and Social Entrepreneurship; Strategic Marketing; International Marketing; Business Marketing; Retail Marketing; Marketing Management
Dr Bora Qesja
Doctor of Philosophy (University of Adelaide), MSc in Luxury Goods and Services (International University of Monaco), BSc in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Jacobs University)
Senior Lecturer, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management Discipline
Consumer Behaviour; Authenticity; Product Innovation; Brand Management; Business Research Methods; International Business; Integrated Marketing; International Marketing; Research Project; Integrated Marketing Communications; Marketing Management
Dr Donald Winchester
PhD, BCM, MBA, MBS
Senior Lecturer, Finance Discipline
Asset Pricing; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Information Systems.
Dr Kavita Goel
BCom(H), MCom, MPhil, ACMA, PhD(Finance)
Senior Lecturer, Finance Discipline
Capital Structure; Corporate Governance; Emerging Economies; Capital Markets; Financial Management; Corporate Finance; Financial Markets and Institutions; Investment Management; Financial Accounting; Micro Economics
Dr Mamun Ala
PhD (AppEco), MPhil (Mgmt), MEco, MBA, Med, BA (with Eco & English), GradCert in L&T (HE)
Senior Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
International Business; Export Management; Leadership; Strategic Management; Human Resources; Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Entrepreneurship; Quantitative Methods; Research Methods; Public Policy
Dr Mingwei Sun
PhD, MSc, and BEc in Finance.
Senior Lecturer, Finance Discipline and Academic Integrity Manager
Corporate Finance; Financial Management; Fixed Income Securities; Business Valuation; Investment Management; Asset Pricing; Trend-following Trading Strategies
Dr Parth Patel
BBA (Hons.), MBA, MIB (UOW), PhD (UON)
Senior Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
Cross Cultural Management; Human Resource Management; International Business; International HRM; International Management; Strategic Management; Control Practices in MNCs; Global Staffing and Expatriation; HQ-Subsidiary Relationships; Transfer of HRM Practices in MNEs; Internationalisation of Emerging Market MNEs; Institutional Influences on MNEs
Dr Syed Mohyuddin
PhD, MBA, BEng
Senior Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
HR Management; Skilled Migration; Cross-cultural Management; Leadership; Organisational Behaviour; Strategic HR Management; Strategic Management.
Dr Tareq Rasul
DBA, MBA, BSc (Hons), AMAMI, CPM
Senior Lecturer, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management Discipline
Customer Engagement; Social Media; Relationship Marketing; Halal Tourism; Entrepreneurship
Andrew Licata
Bachelor of Arts, Master of Marketing, Master of Digital Media
Lecturer, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management Discipline
Marketing Management; Integrated Marketing Communications; Consumer Behaviour; Services Marketing; Digital Marketing; Managing & Developing Careers
Beatrice Putz Le Denmat
Grenoble Management School Master’s Degree specialised in Industrial and Technological Management – Munich University of Applied Science Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering
Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline
Contract Management and Negotiation; Project Management; Traditional & Agile Methodology; Supply Chain Management; Operations Management & Business Process Improvement; Design Sprint
Dr Amanpreet Kaur
PhD, MCom, BCom, Adv Dip Business, TAE Cert IV
Lecturer, Finance Discipline
Financial Management; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Accounting; Financial Accounting; Management Accounting; Quantitative Techniques in Finance; Investment Management; Accounting for Managerial Decisions; Financial Markets and Institutions.
Dr Anna Levchenko
PhD (Management), MSc (Innovation Management), BSc (Economics)
Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline
Research and Training Specialties; Supply Chain Management; Purchasing and Logistics; Operations Management; Innovation Management; Statistics; Business Planning
Dr Bhavna Bajaj
MBA, PhD
Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
Organizational Behaviour; Group Dynamics; Leadership; Managing People in global contexts; Strategic HRM; Learning and Development; Adult Learning; Self-in-groups; Metacognition; Emotional and Social Intelligence; Scale Development; Mixed Method studies;
Dr Carlene Boucher
PhD (Human and Org Systems), M.A. (OD), Grad Cert (Tertiary Teaching and Learning), Grad Dip Organisational Change, B.A.
Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
Human Resource Management; Workplace Diversity; Leadership; Emotions at Work
Dr Chad Dean
Phd (Entrepreneurship/SME Development) MBA (OM), Pd (Economic Studies/Accounting), BA (PS/PA)
Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline
Entrepreneurship; Small Business Development; Supply Chain and Operations Management; Economic Studies and Accounting; Political Studies and Public Administration
Dr Christiana Osei Bonsu
PhD (Finance), MSc (Finance), BSc (Agricultural Economics)
Lecturer, Finance Discipline
Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Financial Economics; Behavioural Finance; Investment Banking; Financial Management; Financial Markets and Institutions; Mergers and Acquisitions.
Dr Kasun Chandrasekara
PhD, MBA, MSc, BSc, CEng, GradCertEd(HighEd)
Lecturer, Logistics and Supply Chain Management Discipline
Operations Management; Project Management; Supply Chain Management; Entrepreneurship; Creativity & Innovation; E-Commerce; Research Methodology; Practice-Based Education
Prajit Deb
PhD, MBA, B. Mgmt. (Hons.), B. Buss.
Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
Human Resources; Leadership; Organisational Behaviour; HR Attributions; Diversity; Organisational Theories; Levels of Analysis; Cultural Awareness in mixed cultural work environments; Ethics and Sustainability
Dr Rupesh Goel
BSc (Electrical Engineering), MBA, PhD (Marketing Management), Grad Dip Teaching & Learning (HighEd), Cert IV TAE
Lecturer, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management Discipline
Patient Satisfaction; Medical Tourism; Marketing Management; Business to Business Marketing; Consumer Behaviour; Integrated Marketing Communication; Services Marketing; MBA Projects
Dr Samaneh Soleimani
Doctor of Philosophy (University of South Australia), Business and Management (Marketing and Tourism Management), MBA, BA
Lecturer, Marketing and Entrepreneurial Management Discipline
Astrotourism; Special-interest Tourism; Niche Tourism; Entrepreneurship in Tourism Industry; Marketing Management; Tourism Management; Digital Marketing; Destination and Visitor Management; Integrated Marketing; Data Analysis for Decision Making; New Technologies in Tourism; Consumer Behaviour; Marketing for Tourism; Events and Hospitality; Managing in Service-based Industries Business Research Methods
Dr Shuana Nasir
PhD, MPhil, MBA (HRM), FHEA-UK
Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
Human Resource Management and Development; Business Ethics; Organisational Change; Organisational Behavior; Leadership Theory and Practice; Globalisation and Business Strategy; Employee Compensation; Performance Management; HRM Planning and Acquisition; Employee Relations, Issues and Developments in HRM; Training and Development; Conflict Management; Business Communication; Negotiations; Behavioural Sciences in Business; Cross-Cultural Management.
Kaveen Bachoo
Bcom (Hons), MBA, Fellow of CPA Australia, Graduate Certificate in Global Management, MAICD
Lecturer, Finance Discipline
Financial Management; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Financial Markets and Institution; Investment Management; Corporate Social Responsibility; Triple Bottom Line Reporting.
Krishnan R Hariharan
MBA, Post Graduate Certificate (Industrial Relations and Managing Human Resources), Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Certificate in Qualitative Research Methods
Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
Strategic Human Resource Management; Entrepreneurship; New product Design; Marketing Management; Consumer Behaviour; Digital Marketing.
Noel (Laurence) Richards
Master of Business Administration (Monash University), Graduate Certificate Tertiary Teaching (James Cook University)
Lecturer, Human Resource and Management Discipline
People and organisational culture; Negotiations in a workplace context; Strategic thinking and management; Business in a global context; Strategic human resource development; Leading within organisations; Entrepreneurs and SME development.
