First Responder Network
The First Responder Network is made up of members of the UQ Community. First Responders provide a safe and supportive environment for survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment to receive information on the support services that are available.
Members of the First Responder Network also have other supportive roles around the university including; UQ Ally Network, Mental Health Champions and Discrimination and Harassment Contact Officer (DHCO).
Need emergency support?
If you are experiencing an emergency or have just experienced sexual assault and misconduct then you can call:
- +61 7 3365 3333 UQ Security for on campus emergencies
- 000 for immediate police or ambulance assistance
- 1800 Respect 1800 737 732 for 24/7 counselling support
Contact a First Responder
The Network is not an emergency response or counselling service. If you need counselling please book an appointment with our Sexual Misconduct Support Unit.
Name |
Organisational unit |
Location | Other role | |
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Adriana De Michiel | UQ Library | St Lucia | UQ Ally | a.demichiel@library.uq.edu.au |
Aideen McInerney-Leo | The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute | TRI | a.mcinerney@uq.edu.au | |
Andrea Strachan | Student Services | St Lucia | andrea.strachan@uq.edu.au | |
Bernadette Yates | Union College | St Lucia | b.yates@unioncollegeuq.com.au | |
Catherine Fitzgerald | Student Services | St Lucia | UQ Ally, DHCO | c.fitzgerald3@uq.edu.au |
Ceridwen Wynne | St John’s College | St Lucia | seniortutor@stjohns.uq.edu.au | |
Christina Scattini | Emmanuel College | St Lucia | c.scattini@emmanuel.uq.edu.au | |
Clare Scoble | Student Employability Centre | St Lucia | UQ Ally | c.scoble@uq.edu.au |
David Andersen | Student Services | St Lucia | UQ Ally, Mental Health First Aid | d.andersen2@uq.edu.au |
Deborah Walsh | School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work | St Lucia | d.walsh@social.uq.edu.au | |
Desiree George | Faculty of Medicine | Herston | desiree.george@uq.edu.au | |
Diana McCluskey | School of Political Science and International Studies | St Lucia | d.mccluskey@uq.edu.au | |
Dino Willox | Student Employability Centre | St Lucia | d.willox@uq.edu.au | |
Elizabeth Gorga | Student Services | St Lucia | UQ Ally, Mental Health Champion | e.gorga@uq.edu.au |
Emma Heard (Currently on leave) | Student Services | St Lucia | UQ Ally | e.heard@uq.edu.au |
Eunice Ngunu | The Student Centre | St Lucia | UQ Ally, DHCO | e.ngunu@uq.edu.au |
Heather Stewart | UQ Business School | St Lucia | Mental Health Champion | heather.stewart@uq.edu.au |
Jacinta Sinclair | UQ Student Services | St Lucia | Mental Health First Aid | jacinta.sinclair@uq.edu.au |
Jackie Fuller | Student Services | St Lucia | Mental Health Champion | j.fuller@uq.edu.au |
Jackie Gonzales | UQ Student Union (UQU) | St Lucia | Mental Health Champion | jackie.gonzalez@uqu.com.au |
James Fraser |
School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine |
St Lucia | Mental Health First Aid, First aid | j.fraser5@uq.edu.au |
James Lewandowski-Cox | UQ Library | St Lucia | UQ Ally, DHCO | j.cox1@uq.edu.au |
Katie Gollschewski | Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology | St Lucia | UQ Ally | k.gollschewski@uq.edu.au |
Katie Smith | Student Employability Centre | St Lucia | UQ Ally | k.smith10@uq.edu.au |
Kris Frost | Property and Facilities – Security Section | St Lucia | k.frost@uq.edu.au | |
Letitia Norton | Student Services | Gatton | letitia.norton@uq.edu.au | |
Lisa Dingwall | UQ Centre for Clinical Research | St Lucia | UQ Ally, Mental Health Champion | l.dingwall@uq.edu.au |
Louise Hallo | Emmanuel College | St Lucia | l.hallo@emmanuel.uq.edu.au | |
Lynda Shevellar | School of Social Science | St Lucia | UQ Ally | l.shevellar@uq.edu.au |
Margaret Dunne | Student Services | St Lucia | margaret.dunn@uq.edu.au | |
Marloes Dekker Nitert | School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, Faculty of Science | St Lucia | UQ Ally, Mental Health First Aid | m.dekker@uq.edu.au |
Michael Crome | Cromwell College | St Lucia | m.crome@cromwell.uq.edu.au | |
Miriam Henze* | MBRS (casual), QBI (honorary) | External | m.henze@uq.edu.au | |
Nancy Lachner | Australian Centre for Ecogenomics/School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences | St Lucia | UQ Ally, Mental Health Champion, DHCO | n.lachner@uq.edu.au |
Paris Renzella | School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences | St Lucia | p.renzella@uq.edu.au | |
Peter Walker | King's College | St Lucia | UQ Ally | p.walker@kings.uq.edu.au |
Philip Gillingham | Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences | St Lucia | p.gillingham@uq.edu.au | |
Rachel Zheng | Faculty of Medicine, Child Health Queensland Clinical Unit | Queensland Children’s Hospital, South Bank | Ally, DHCO | Rachel.Zheng@uq.edu.au |
Rebecca Lush | Faculty of Medicine, School of Biomedical Sciences | Herston | UQ Ally | r.lush@uq.edu.au |
Remash Ismail | School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences | St Lucia | r.ismail@uq.edu.au | |
Renee de Simone | Student Services | St Lucia | r.desimone@uq.edu.au | |
Roxana Paterson | Grace College | St Lucia | UQ Ally | deputy@grace.uq.edu.au |
Ruby Wallace | Global Engagement | St Lucia | ruby.wallace@uq.edu.au | |
Sally Northcroft | The Women's College | St Lucia | deanofstudents@womens.uq.edu.au | |
Sallyanne Graham | Student Centre | St Lucia | UQ Ally | s.graham2@uq.edu.au |
Sarah Walker | King's College | St Lucia | s.walker@kings.uq.edu.au | |
Shamara Pitiyage | Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, School of Communication of Arts | St Lucia | UQ Ally | s.pitiyage@uq.edu.au |
Selina Lucy (Currently on leave) | Student Services | St Lucia | UQ Ally | s.lucy@uq.edu.au |
Shirin Jamarani | Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) | St Lucia | UQ Ally | m.jamarani@uq.edu.au |
Simon Scott | Halls of Residence | Gatton | s.scott@uq.edu.au | |
Sol Rojas-Lizana | School of Languages | St Lucia | UQ Ally, DHCO | i.rojaslizana@uq.edu.au |
Sophie Plunkett | Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation (ITaLI), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences | St Lucia | s.plunkett@uq.edu.au | |
Suaditya C Mohan (Suady) | School of Social Science | St Lucia | UQ Ally | s.mohan@uq.edu.au |
Sybilla Wilson | Student Services | St Lucia | s.wilson6@uq.edu.au | |
Tania Kapp | Student Services | St Lucia | t.kapp@uq.edu.au | |
Tess Dobinson | School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences | St Lucia | UQ Ally | t.dobinson@uq.edu.au |
Tracey Scott | UQ Sport | St Lucia | traceyS@uqsport.com.au | |
Valeska Wood | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit | St Lucia | UQ Ally | v.wood@uq.edu.au |
Wayne Kollegger | Halls of Residence | Gatton | w.kollegger@uq.edu.au | |
Yohan Nair | International House | St Lucia | y.nair@inthouse.uq.edu.au |
*Contact with this First Responder will likely be via email and phone only as they generally sit externally to UQ campuses.