Academics

Dr. Roberto Dillon is an Associate Professor at James Cook University, lecturing in Game Design and Project Management classes. In 2013 he founded, and has since directed, the very first Museum of Video and Computer Games in South East Asia.

Adrian Kuah is Associate Professor of Business at JCU Singapore. He also holds Professor (Adjunct) at L’Ecole de Commerce de Tahiti and Honorary University Fellow at Charles Darwin University.

Josephine Pyrce joined JCU Business in 2000, having spent close to 20 years in business environments. She also has a background in Natural Sciences, having completed studies in Botany, Ecology and Entomology.

Mandy Shircore joined JCU Law in 2002 after practicing law for over 12 years in Melbourne and Cairns. Her research interests include pedagogy, capstone experiences, work-integrated learning and reflection.

Dr Sun is an Associate Professor at the College of Business, Law and Governance, Division of Tropical Environments and Societies, JCU, Australia. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University, Australia.

Dr. Insu Song is a Senior Lecturer in IT at JCU Singapore. Dr. Song received his PhD in Computer Science from The University of Queensland. He has more than 10 years of industry experience.

Dr Breda McCarthy is a Senior Lecturer in Marketing at JCU and a researcher in the field of consumer behaviour. Her research interests cover renewable energy, food waste, regional and rural development, ethical consumption, organic food and wine mark…

Dr. Caroline Wong is a senior lecturer in business at JCU Singapore. She completed her PhD in international business at the Australian National University.

Dr Thanh Nguyen is a Lecturer of Business at James Cook University Australia, Singapore Campus. She was awarded a PhD degree in 2016 from Griffith University, Australia.

Dr. Azzali is a planner, designer, and urbanist who is passionately interested in working across traditional disciplinary boundaries to solve urban problems.

Dr. Huiping Zhang received her PhD in Finance in 2011. Before she joined JCUS, Dr. Zhang was an Associate Professor of Finance at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics in China.

Dr. Tang has taught business and information technology courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. To enhance learning delivery, he continues to keep abreast of the latest developments in business and information technology.

Dr. Adrian Bradshaw’s academic and professional career has taken him around the world from Barbados in the West Indies, through Africa, to the Asia-Pacific and Singapore.

Dr. Thirumaran has been with James Cook University since 2008 and is presently the Head of Academic Group for Business and IT where he facilitates and coordinates educational experiences for students across the Business and IT degree programs.

Dr Suwanwiwat is an IT lecturer with particular interests in in document analysis and recognition which is the subfield of Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence.She works with Artificial Neural Networks, Support Vector Machines, and Hidden …

Dr. Zilmiyah Kamble has a doctorate in tourism and hospitality and brings in a wealth of experience from both a tourism industry and academic perspective. Dr. Kamble has worked for more than 13 years across five different countries.

Dr. Shailey Chawla is a passionate academic with research interests in Software Engineering and UX design.  Dr. Chawla completed her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Delhi, India.

Dr Le Queux is Senior lecturer in Employment Relations and Human Resource Management at JCU Townsville. He is also Professor at the Department of Industrial Relations, Laval University, Quebec and at Tahiti Business School, French Polynesia.

Dr Durden is an Associate Professor in Accounting and Finance at JCU Cairns. He has extensive experience in teaching accounting and management control. His research interests include management accounting and accounting education.

Dr Wadeson has a diverse experiential background across a range of applied policy fields within accounting, economics, finance and government program delivery. His research interests include existential phenomenology and community sustainability.…

Dr Benedict Atkinson is Acting Head of Law, JCU Australia.  Dr Atkinson is a specialist in intellectual property law and policy and has published several books on copyright law and history.

Dr. Singwhat Tee is a Senior Lecturer at JCU. Dr. Tee’s research spins across information systems, business and management, particularly on the areas of business value deliverance, electronic commerce, and social networks.

Jamie joined the Law School at JCU in 2009. Since then he has taught and published in areas of public law, particularly involving criminal sentencing, constitutional law and legal history. He also publishes a law blog.

Mr Roy Wybrow is a lecturer at the College of Business, Law and Governance, JCU Cairns. He lectures in management, statistics, systems thinking, operations management, project management and innovation-driven entrepreneurship where students present v…

A/Prof Riccardo Welters is an academic researcher with experience in conducting applied labour market research; attracting competitive funding (both research and consultancy oriented); and lecturing in a broad scale of economics subjects at universit…

Dr Blackman is experienced scholar with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. Skilled in E-Learning, Career Development, Coaching, Data Analysis, and Research Design. She is a strong education professional with a PhD foc…

Dr Zsuzsa Banhalmi-Zakar is an environmental scientist and an experienced in environmental assessment and management professional. Her research focuses on how environmental issues materialise as financial risks and opportunities in the finance sector…

Hera Oktadiana earned her Ph.D. from the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She received CHE (Certified Hospitality Educator) from the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. She has been the Hea…

Before joining James Cook University in Singapore, Dr Sook Rei Tan was a research fellow at the Economics department of Nanyang Technological University. Her research interests include applied macroeconomics and international finance.

Dr Jarvis is an environmental economist with an emerging track record in socio-economic aspects of environmental resource management, focusing on evaluating trade-offs & co-benefits arising from natural resource use & economic development…

Dr Janice Scarinci is the Coordinator of the Master of International Tourism & Hospitality Management and the Bachelor of Tourism.  Dr Scarinci has taught Hospitality & Tourism in 5 countries & has over 20 years of experience as…

Dr Zahra Pourabedin is a lecturer in Business at the JCU Singapore.  Zahra is the associate fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). Her research interests include digital marketing and tourism marketing

Dr Tolkach is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism and Hospitality Management at James Cook University, Cairns. He teaches various subjects in Bachelor of Tourism, Hospitality and Events and Masters of International Tourism & Hospitality Management.…

A/P Carmen Reaiche has held a number of management positions where she has designed, programmed and supervised the implementation of project management systems and strategic plans for businesses like General Electric, Mobil, Centrelink and Business S…