The School of Optometry & Vision Science aims to provide a safe, supportive and welcoming environment for all staff and students regardless of their race, sex, age, religion, disability, socio-economic background, sexual orientation or gender identification. We believe that staff and students ought to be able to enjoy their time with us without experiencing any sense of alienation or ill-treatment at the hands of either staff or fellow students in the university. As such, the school strongly supports and adheres to UNSW’s Equity Diversity and Inclusion Policy in regard to these matters.

SOVS Equity Diversity and Inclusion Committee

Fiona Stapleton

Academic Staff

Gender equity

Katariina Pakarinen

Professional and Technical Staff

Low SES, wellbeing and mental health

Azadeh Tavakkolinasab

Academic Staff

Low SES, wellbeing and mental health

Lisa Feng

Academic Staff - Clinical Staff

Mental health, student access and equity, wellbeing, low SES and wellbeing

Amir Hali

Academic Staff - Clinical Staff

LGBTIQA+, mental health and wellbeing

Michele Madigan

School Student Advisor

Staff and student wellbeing, and rural students

Hai Le 

Higher Degree Research Students

Low SES, wellbeing, mental health, student access and equity

Nicola Kapo

Professional and Technical Staff

Wellbeing, gender violence and mental health

Vinod Maseedupally

Academic Staff

Wellbeing, low SES, Cultural and linguistic diversity, mental health

Umme Laila Urmi

Academic Staff - Postdoctoral Research Fellows

Female leadership, wellbeing, flexible working/carers, cultural and linguistic diversity, mental health, student access and equity

Sofonias Addis Fekadu

HDR Student

Cultural and linguistic diversity, student access and equity, mental health, flexible working/carers

Teshome Eshete

HDR Student

Student access and equity

 

The school liaison person for any equity diversity or inclusion issues is Scientia Professor Fiona Stapleton, who will refer the issue where indicated to an appropriate committee member.