Governance
Our governance is overseen by Program Leadership and Program Management groups. The former, meeting twice a year, comprises partner RUN DVCRs, the CEOs or Directors of partner organisations, and the Federal Government’s Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner – Allied Health and Indigenous Health. The latter comprises the institute’s Chief Investigators, community partners, and First Nations and lived-experience representatives from regional Australia.
Program Leadership Group
Professor Chris Armstrong
DVCR Research/Chair, University of New England
Dr Jaelea Skehan OAM
Director, EveryMind
Professor Grant Stanley
DVCR (Vice President, Research), Central Queensland University
Professor Faye McMillan
Deputy National Rural Health Commissioner – Allied Health and Indigenous Health, Federal Government. First Nations representative
Professor Ross Young
DVCR (Research and Innovation), University of the Sunshine Coast
Professor Michael Friend
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Research and Innovation Charles Sturt University
Professor Mary Spongberg
DVCR, Southern Cross University
Professor John Bell
DVCR (Research and Innovation), University of Southern Queensland
Mr Luke Lindsay
Interim CEO, Lifeline Direct Limited
Professor Remco Polman
Executive Dean Institute of Health and Wellbeing
VCST Lead Research Federation University (DVCR)
Professor Alison Calear
Co-Head, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU
Program Management Group
Professor Myfanwy Maple
Director Manna Institute/Lead CI UNE, Professor, Social Work and Chair of Research, University of New England
Associate Professor Christian Swann
Associate Professor, Faculty of Health, Southern Cross University
Professor Chris Doran
Chief Investigator Manna Institute, Professorial Research Fellow - Health Economics/Research Cluster Lead CReW, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, Central Queensland University
Professor Dixie Statham
Chief Investigator Manna Institute, Associate Professor, Psychology, Federation University
Professor Sonja March
Chief Investigator Manna Institute, Director, Centre for Health Research and Professor, Psychology, University of Southern Queensland
Associate Professor Belinda Cash
Chief Investigator Manna Institute, Charles Sturt University
Dr Mia Schaumberg
MCR Manna Institute, University of the Sunshine Coast
Professor Philip Batterham
Co-Head, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU
Professor Alison Calear
Co-Head, Centre for Mental Health Research, ANU
Dr Jose Cuenca
Research Lead, EveryMind
Dr Anna Brooks
Lifeline Research Office Chief Research Officer, Lifeline Direct Limited
Mrs Susan King
General Manager, Services, Lifeline Direct Limited
Dr Vicki Pascoe
ECR Manna Institute, Lecturer, Indigenous Studies (Arts) Discipline Lead, Central Queensland University. First Nations representative
Ms Laura Grattidge
MPH PHD Candidate, Centre for Rural Health, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania. Lived Experience representative
Mr Paul Klotz
Lived Experience representative
Ms Shay-Lee Coulson
(Goojinburra) Year 3 Medical Student - Joint Medical Program, School of Rural Medicine, University of New England. First Nations representative
Ms Ashley Holzapfel
Diversity and Inclusion Specialist - First Nations. Goodstart Early Learning. First Nations representative
Project Management Office
Elizabeth Egan
Strategic Operations Manager, Manna Institute, University of New England
Ruthie Rule
Project Administrator, Manna Institute, University of New England