Who's who

The Black Dog Institute has a distinguished Board chaired by Mr Peter Joseph OAM.

Its Executive Director is Professor Gordon Parker, an internationally-recognised leader in the field of mood disorders.

The staff comprises a dedicated, expert and highly-regarded team of psychiatrists, psychologists, research staff, project officers and administrative staff.

Board

• Peter Joseph OAM. B Com, MBA [Flashpaper] - Chairman, Black Dog Institute
• James Blomfield BA, MBA [Flashpaper]
• Nicholas Cowdery AM QC. BA LLB [Flashpaper]
• Michael Eyers AM, MScEcon, MBA, BA(Hons) LLB [Flashpaper] - Chairman, Black Dog Foundation
• John Konrads [Flashpaper]
• Carmel Niland AM. BA, MA, Dip Ed [Flashpaper]
• Prof. Gordon Parker, MB BS, MD, PhD, DSc, FRANZCP, Am. Acad. Clin. Psychiatry [Flashpaper] - Executive Director, Black Dog Institute
• Assoc. Prof. Meg Smith OAM. BA (Hons), M.Psychol, PhD. MAPS [Flashpaper]
• Prof. Peter Smith [Flashpaper]
• Douglas Snedden, BE [Flashpaper] - Treasurer, Black Dog Foundation and Black Dog Institute
• Mary Vallentine AO. BA (Music and Drama) [Flashpaper]

Staff

Business Management Team

Professor Gordon Parker [PDF, 26KB]
Executive Director
Tel: 61 02 9382 4372
Fax: 61 02 9382 4343
Email: g.parker@unsw.edu.au

Secretary: Yvonne Foy
Email: y.foy@unsw.edu.au

Barry Graham
General Manager and Company Secretary
Tel: 61 02 9382 3803
Fax: 61 02 9382 3712
Email: b.graham@unsw.edu.au

Gabriella Lang
Foundation Director
Tel: 61 02 9382 9263
Fax: 61 02 9382 3712
Email: g.lang@unsw.edu.au

Steven Franks
Finance Officer
Tel: 61 02 9382 3765
Fax: 61 02 9382 3712
Email: s.franks@unsw.edu.au

Christine Boyd
Facilities Manager
Tel: 61 02 9382 3709
Fax: 61 02 9382 3712
Email: c.boyd@unsw.edu.au

Project Leaders

Dr Beth Kotze [PDF, 26KB]
Area Director of Mental Health Services
St George Hospital
South Eastern Area Health Service NSW
Tel: 61 02 9350 2486
Fax: 61 02 9350 3959
Email: kotzeb@sesahs.nsw.gov.au

Associate Professor Vijaya Manicavasagar [PDF, 25KB]
Director, Psychological Services
Senior Research Fellow and adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales
Tel: 61 02 9382 4320
Fax: 61 02 9382 3712
Email: v.manicavasagar@unsw.edu.au

Consultant Psychiatrists and Chief Investigators

Associate Professor Marie-Paule Austin [PDF, 26KB]
Staff Specialist Psychiatrist, Prince of Wales Hospital/Royal Hospital for Women
Conjoint Senior Lecturer, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Tel: 61 02 9382 2846
Fax: 61 02 9382 8208
Email: m.austin@unsw.edu.au

Associate Professor Michael Breakspear [PDF, 26KB]
Senior Research Fellow, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Tel: 61 02 9382 2987
Fax: 61 02 9382 8208
Email: mbreak@unsw.edu.au

Professor Henry Brodaty [PDF, 27KB]
Inaugural Professor of Psychogeriatrics, University of New South Wales
Director, Academic Department for Old Age Psychiatry at Prince of Wales Hospital
Tel: 61 02 9382 3759
Fax: 61 02 9382 3762
Email: h.brodaty@unsw.edu.au

Mr Dusan Hadzi-Pavlovic [PDF, 27KB]
Senior Hospital Scientist, Mood Disorders Unit
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Tel: 61 02 9382 3716
Fax: 61 02 9382 3712
Email: d.hadzi-pavlovic@unsw.edu.au

Associate Professor Colleen Loo [PDF, 26KB]
Deputy Medical Superintendent, Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital
Staff Specialist, Department of Psychiatry, Prince of Wales Hospital
Conjoint lecturer, School of Psychiatry, UNSW
Tel: 61 02 9382 3721
Fax: 61 02 9382 8208
Email: colleen.loo@unsw.edu.au

Professor Gin Malhi [PDF, 26KB]
Research Psychiatrist
Tel: 02 9926 7746
Fax: 02 9926 7730
Email: gmalhi@med.usyd.edu.au

Professor Philip Mitchell [PDF, 27KB]
Professor, School of Psychiatry
Administrative Director, Mood Disorders Unit
Tel: 61 02 9382 3711
Fax: 61 02 9382 8151
Email: phil.mitchell@unsw.edu.au

Secretaries to Professor Mitchell & Associate Professor Breakspear:
Zora Vuckovic / Anne-Maree Austen
Email: z.vuckovic@unsw.edu.au

Professor Perminder Sachdev [PDF, 26KB]
Professor of Neuropsychiatry, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales Clinical Director, Neuropsychiatric Institute, The Prince of Wales Hospital
Tel: 61 02 9382 3763
Fax: 61 02 9382 3774
Email: p.sachdev@unsw.edu.au

Associate Professor Kay Wilhelm [PDF, 26KB]
School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales
Head, Liaison Consultation Psychiatry
St Vincent 's Hospital
Tel: 61 02 8382 3433
Fax: 61 02 8382 3479
Email: kwilhelm@stvincents.com.au