Meet the Deakin Business School Dean
Professor Amanda Pyman is a professor in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations and former Head of the Department of Management at Deakin Business School. In a career spanning 18 years in higher education, Amanda has worked in Australia and internationally, including as director of the Monash MBA and researching in areas of employee voice, employee engagement and employee workplace participation. She commenced as Deakin Business School Dean in 2021.
Our mission is to be a catalyst for positive change – business has a critical role to play in tackling the world’s complex problems. What’s exciting about Deakin Business School is our trajectory and ambition. The work we’re doing to create change makes it a really exciting place.
Professor Amanda Pyman
Dean, Deakin Business School
Key contacts
Professor Amanda Pyman, Dean, Deakin Business School
Professor Colin Higgins, Deputy Dean
Dr Hoa Nguyen Associate Head of School (Teaching and Learning, Undergraduate Programs)
Associate Professor Jonathan Robertson, Associate Head of School (Research)
Dr Kristijan Mirkovski, Associate Head of School (International and Transnational Education)
Angela Girton, Director, DeakinCo
Dr Egor Evdokimov, Director, Assurance of Learning (AOL)
Associate Professor Fara Azmat, Director, Principles of Responsible Management Education (PRME)
General contact
Karen Lewis, Executive Assistant to the Dean, Deakin Business School
Meet our people
Deakin Business School has a range of leading academics and staff who are experts in their field or industry. Browse our community of academic, research and professional staff – you can search for a particular person by name, or search by research theme or keyword, to find an expert.
Discipline group leaders
Accounting, Associate Professor Christine Contessotto
Economics, Professor Ching-Jen Sun
Finance, Professor Xiaoyang Li
Information systems and business analytics, Professor Rajeev Sharma
Management, Professor Colin Higgins (acting)
Marketing, Professor Josh Newton
Our research
Deakin Business School partners with industry, government and community to transform ideas into impact. Our world-class researchers, facilities and networks will kick-start your research career.
Research staff
Centres
Centre for Disaster Resilience and Recovery
Professor Mehmet Ulubasoglu, Director
Centre for Refugee Employment, Advocacy, Training and Education (CREATE)
Dr Karen Dunwoodie, Director
Deakin Sustainable Business Centre
Michael Bray, Executive Director
IPA-Deakin SME Research Centre
Professor Rui Torres de Oliveira, Director
Units
Arts & Creative Industries Research and Engagement (ACiRE)
Professor Hilary Glow, Director
Better Consumption Lab
Professor Josh Newton, Director
Deakin MarTech Clinic
Professor Andre Bonfrer, Director
Deakin Sport, Innovation and Technology Lab
Dr Adam Karg, Director
Impact Finance Hub
Dr Emma Li, Director
Leadership Futures Hub
Dr Fannie Wu, Director
Women's Entrepreneurship Research Alliance
Associate Professor Dhara Shah, Director
Contact us
Get in touch or visit us at our Melbourne Burwood, Geelong Waterfront or Warrnambool campuses.
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