Featured Staff
Stefan Trueck
Position: Co-DirectorDepartment: Centre for Financial Risk
Stefan received a PhD in Statistics from University of Karlsruhe in Germany. His current research interests focus on risk management and financial econometrics including the fields of credit risk, power markets, carbon trading and real estate finance.
Jeffrey Sheen
Position: ProfessorDepartment: Department of Economics
Professor Jeff Sheen obtained his PhD at the London School of Economics, has been on the faculty of the Universities of Manchester, Essex and Sydney, and has had a visiting appointment at the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Denise Jepsen
Position: Senior LecturerDepartment: Department of Marketing and Management
Denise is a registered psychologist, a Member of the Australian Psychological Society and a Member of the College of Organisational Psychologists. She is a Fellow of the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) and an elected representative on the NSW Council of AHRI.
Paul J. Gollan
Position: Associate Dean - ResearchDepartment: Faculty of Business and Economics
Dr Paul J. Gollan holds a MSc (Econ) and PhD from the London School of Economics and is currently an Associate Professor and Director of Research in Department of Business at Macquarie University.
Jana Bowden-Everson
Position: Senior LecturerDepartment: Department of Marketing and Management
Jana currently teaches MKTG207 Services Marketing and MKTG101 Marketing Fundamentals at the Undergraduate level. Jana received the Macquarie Awards for Teaching Excellence in 2010.
Steven D’Alessandro
Position: Senior LecturerDepartment: Department of Marketing and Management
Steven has a PhD from University of Western Australia. He has published 55 refereed papers in leading international journals, books, and conferences. Steve has also worked as a market research consultant for bluechip companies.
Gordon Brooks
Position: LecturerDepartment: Department of Marketing and Management
Mr Gordon Brooks began his career as an engineer, progressing through managerial roles in engineering, operations, sales and marketing, business development and general management before becoming an academic.
Leonie Tickle
Position: Senior LecturerDepartment: Department of Applied Finance and Actuarial Studies
Leonie's research focuses on the modelling, analysis and forecasting of mortality in the general population and for insured lives. She has received both the H M Jackson and the A M Parker prizes of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia for this work.
Tony Bryant
Position: Associate Professor of EconomicsDepartment: Department of Economics
Tony is an Associate Professor with the Department of Economics. Although primarily an economic theorist, he has wide and varied research interests. Tony has worked for many years on General Equilibrium Theory.
Bill Blair
Position: Senior LecturerDepartment: Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
Bill is a Senior Lecturer with the Department. His research interests include Accounting Education and Learning, Environmental and Social Accounting, Critical and Interpretive Perspectives on Accounting.
Yvette Blount
Position: Lecturer in AccountingDepartment: Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
Yvette received her PhD from Deakin University. She has worked in senior and consulting roles in the banking and IT industries. Her research focuses on the employee management implications of B2C electronic commerce in service industries.
Chris Baumann
Position: Senior LecturerDepartment: Department of Marketing and Management
Dr Chris Baumann holds an Economist SEBA (Switzerland), an MBA from Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, Canada, and a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM).
Lorne Cummings
Position: Associate Dean - Higher Degree ResearchDepartment: Faculty of Business and Economics
Lorne received his PhD from Macquarie University. He is currently on the editorial board of the News Journal of the Asia Pacific Centre for Environmental Accountability and The Open Business Journal.
Robert Jack
Position: LecturerDepartment: Department of Marketing and Management
Robert received his PhD in international business from Monash University. His professional experience has comprised of senior managerial positions in event and venue management.
Catriona Lavermicocca
Position: LecturerDepartment: Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance
Catriona is a Lecturer and the Postgraduate Programs Co-ordinator for the Department of Accounting. Her research interests are taxation, directors duties and corporate governance.

