Deputy Director Programs: Higher Education

NMIT has established the position of Deputy Director Programs Higher Education to provide educational leadership for higher education programs at NMIT.

The Deputy Director Programs Higher Education is Dr Christine Spratt

The Deputy Director Programs Higher Education:

  • Provides expert and concise advice on higher education policy and development to assist NMIT develop appropriate strategic directions.
  • Consults with academic staff and others to develop best practice in student learning and engagement.
  • Promotes contemporary best practices in higher education across the portfolio.
  • Develops and maintains effective working relationships with a wide range of staff internal to NMIT and with other educational institutions and government regulatory authorities.
  • Participates as a member of the academic committees established to oversee the development, governance and quality assurance of higher education at NMIT.
  • Promotes a culture of research, applied research and evaluation and scholarly approaches to teaching and learning at NMIT.

Meet the staff in the Higher Education Programs:

Aquaculture | Australian Popular Music | Illustration | Writing and Publishing


Bachelor of Aquaculture

Dr Saleh M.A. Mobin - Head of Program/Senior Lecturer

Andrew Christie - Associate Lecturer

Sadiqul Awal - Lecturer


Bachelor of Australian Popular Music

Nick Haywood - Head of Program/Senior Lecturer

Adrian Sherriff - Lecturer

Greg Arnold - Lecturer

Eugene Ball - Lecturer


Bachelor of Illustration

Dr Colleen Morris - Head of Program/Senior Lecturer

Stephen Pascoe - Lecturer

Kim Evans - Lecturer

Alan Nguyen - Lecturer

Christopher Waller - Sessional Lecturer

Matt Clare - Sessional lecturer

Andrea Innocent - Sessional Lecturer

Simon Bowland - Technical Officer

Michelle Gillick - Course Administrator


Bachelor of Writing and Publishing

Dr Karen Simpson Nikakis - Head of Program/Senior Lecturer