Denise Cuthbert Email & Phone Number

Denise is a senior academic and higher education leader with 40 years' experience in all aspects of higher education. Her particular expertise lies in research training and development, and guiding institutions in the process of research development and research intensification. In her current role as ADVC Research Training and Development, Denise has overall responsibility for formal research training, through Research Masters and PhD programs, at RMIT University in Melbourne. She also contributes to the research strategy of the university and a range of developmental activities focused on groups including Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and research supervisors/advisors. Denise is an accomplished supervisor of higher degree by research candidates, with over 50 successful completions under her supervision. Graduates supervised by Denise hold leadership positions in higher education, government, the private sector and the community sector in many parts of the world. Denise also has expertise in gender, equity and inclusion. She currently co-chairs the VC's Advisory Committee on Gender Violence, has participated in the Athena SWAN process and is a co-developer of the Respectful Research Training professional development program (through the Australian Council of Graduate Research).