School of Optometry and Vision Science staff
Head of School
Professor Sharon Bentley is an optometrist with experience as an educator, researcher, clinician and executive manager. Her academic interests include the impact of vision impairment on functional performance and quality of life, development of patient reported outcomes, Indigenous eye health, evaluation of eye care services, workforce and professional standards, and public health.
Academic Leads
- Academic Lead, Education: Professor Sharon Bentley
- Academic Lead, Industry & Community Engagement: Professor Sharon Bentley
- Academic Lead, International Engagement: Associate Professor Katrina Schmid
- Academic Lead, Research: Associate Professor Scott Read
- Academic Lead, Postgraduate Research: Dr Andrew Carkeet
- Academic Lead, Indigenous Health: Dr Shelley Hopkins
Course coordinators
- Undergraduate:
- Postgraduate: Associate Professor Stephen Vincent
Academic staff
- Dr Prakash Adhikari
- Dr David Alonso Caneiro
- Professor David Atchison
- Professor Sharon Bentley
- Dr Alexander Black
- Dr Andrew Carkeet
- Professor Michael Collins
- Mr Brett Davis
- Dr Catherine Edwards
- Dr Luisa Holguin Colorado
- Dr Shelley Hopkins
- Dr Seyed Hosein Hoseini Yazdi
- Mr Hamish McNeill
- Dr Emily Pieterse
- Dr Nicola Pritchard
- Associate Professor Scott Read
- Associate Professor Katrina Schmid
- Dr Alyra Shaw
- Dr Marwan Suheimat
- Associate Professor Stephen Vincent
- Professor Joanne Wood
- Dr Fan Yi
- Professor Andrew J. Zele
Adjunct Professors and visiting fellows
- Dr Julie Albeitz
- Emeritus Professor Leo Carney
- Emeritus Professor Nathan Efron
- Dr Kate Gifford
- Adjunct Associate Professor Peter Hendicott
- Ms Lauren Hutchinson
- Adjunct Professor Mark Radford
- Adjunct Associate Professor Kristopher Rallah-Baker
- Adjunct Associate Professor Ann Webber