Members of the Executive and Council for 2024

The Society has an Executive consisting of the President, Past President or the President-elect, Treasurer, Treasurer-elect, Conference Executive Chair, Secretary and Secretary-elect. The Council currently consists of the Executive plus the Public Officer, seven Australian State Representatives and a New Zealand Representative. All Council members, with the exception of the Public Officer, are elected to their positions and all serve in an honorary capacity.

 

Executive

 

President

Jason Mattingley
The University of Queensland

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Secretary

Matilde Balbi
The University of Queensland

 

 

Matilde Balbi

 

 

Treasurer

Steve Kassem
Neuroscience Research Australia

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Conference Executive Chair

Jenna Ziebell
University of Tasmania

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Past President

Janet Keast
The University of Melbourne

Janet Keast

 

 

Other Council Members

 

 
 

Australian Capital Territory Representative      

Saba Gharaei
Australian National University

 

 

New South Wales Representative

Lezanne Ooi
University of Wollongong

 

 

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Queensland Representative

Thomas Burne
The University of Queensland

 Thomas Burne

 

 

South Australia Representative

Ian Musgrave
The Univesity of Adelaide

 

 

 

 

Victoria Representative

Nicholas Price
Monash University

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Western Australia Representative

Samantha Gardener
Edith Cowan University

 

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Tasmania Representative 

Gary Morris
University of Tasmania

 

 

 

New Zealand Representative

Karl Iremonger
University of Otago

 

Karl Iremonger

 

 

Postgraduate Student Representative
(Student Body Chair) 

Clare Low
University of Melbourne

 

 

 

 

Neuroscience Research Representative

Kristie Smith
Neuroscience Research Australia

Kristie Smith 2025

 

 

Public Officer

John Bekkers
Australia National University

 

 

ACAN Director and Course Coordinator

Jay Bertran-Gonzalez
University of New South Wales

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Brain Bee National Coordinator

Jennifer Rodger
The University of Western Australia

 

Jennifer Rodger