Our leadership team

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At the School of the Arts & Media, our leadership team brings together leading thinkers, makers and storytellers who drive creative and critical practice. United by a passion for the arts, media and culture, we foster innovation, collaboration and real-world impact across creative disciplines at UNSW and beyond.

Professor Michael Balfour

Head of School

Associate Professor Tanja Dreher

Deputy Head of School Research

Professor Paul Dawson

Deputy Head of School Learning and Teaching

Media

Program Director, Bachelor of Media

Associate Professor Soojin Kim

Program Director, Master of PR & Advertising, Communications & Journalism

Specialisation Lead: PR & Advertising

Specialisation Lead: Journalism

Dr Charu Maithani

Specialisation Lead: Media Cultures

Arts

Associate Professor Michael Hooper

Program Director BFA & BA Music

Professor Helen Groth

Discipline Convenor: English & Creative Writing

Associate Professor Michelle Langford

Discipline Convenor: Film & Screen

Professor Erin Brannigan

Discipline Convenor: Theatre & Performance Studies

Dr Craig Billingham

Honours Convenor

People and creative spaces

From our Higher Degree Research candidates and professional staff to the Creative Practice Lab, the School of Arts and Media thrives on collaboration and creativity.

Higher Degree Research (HDR)

Associate Professor John Attridge

Higher Degree Research Convenor

Associate Professor Kim Burwell

HDR Admissions

Associate Professor Laetitia Nanquette

HDR Examinations Co-ordinator

Professional staff

School Manager

Harriet Gillies

Artistic Co-ordinator

Esme Timbery Creative Practice Lab

Production Co-ordinator

Production Assistant