Organising Committees
Conference Co-Chairs
Associate Professor Kathy Cologon, Children’s Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University
Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod, Children’s Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University
Associate Professor Tamara Cumming, Children’s Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University
Conference Secretary
Dr Carolyn Gregoric, Children’s Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University
Conference Administrator
Emma Hayes, Children’s Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University
Digital Media Curator
Amy Whitfield, Children’s Voices Centre, Charles Sturt University
Organisation committee
Carolyn Gregoric (Chair)
Associate Professor Kathy Cologon, Associate Professor Kathryn Crowe, Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod, Sarah Stenson
Scientific Review Committee
Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod Associate and Professor Tamara Cumming (Chairs)
Dr Helen L. Blake, Sarah Bartlett, Associate Professor Kathy Cologon, Associate Professor Kathryn Crowe, Dr Jessamy Davies, Dr Lysa Dealtry, Dr Belinda Downey, Dr Kate Freire, Dr Kasey Garrison Katrina Gersbach, Associate Professor Leanne Gibbs, Dr Carolyn Gregoric, Hannah Greig, Dr Jo Grimmond, Kasey Hillyar, Dr Laura Hoffman, Associate Professor Suzanne C. Hopf, Dr Cyrena Hunt-Madden, Alam Hossain, Associate Professor Brendon Hyndman, Dr Marie Ireland, Janine Krecko, Dr Kate Margetson, Professor Jillian Marsh, Holly McAlister, Arifa Rahman, Associate Professor Mehdi Rassafiani, Dr Goutam Roy, Dr Shukla Sikder, Dr Lindsay Smith, Sarah Stenson, Professor Sarah Verdon, Dr Lucia Wuersch
Children’s Voices Committee
Associate Professor Kathy Cologon (Chair)
Associate Professor Kathryn Crowe, Dr Kate Freire, Katrina Gersbach, Kasey Hillyar, Dr Marie Ireland, Janine Krecko, Holly McAlister, Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod, Arifa Rahman, Dr Lindsay Smith, Sarah Stenson
Promotion/Social Media Committee
Associate Professor Kathy Cologon (Chair)
Dr Marie Ireland, Janine Krecko, Dr Kate Margetson, Arifa Rahman
Participant Network and Fun Committee
Sarah Bartlett and Dr Jo Grimmond (Co-Chairs)
Dr Lysa Dealtry, Dr Carolyn Gregoric, Alam Hossain, Dr Shukla Sikder
Professional Recognition Committee
Professor Sarah Verdon (Chair)
Dr Carolyn Gregoric, Kasey Hillyar, Janine Krecko, Holly McAlister, Arifa Rahman
Publications Committee
Associate Professor Tamara Cumming (Chair)
Associate Professor Kathy Cologon, Dr Leanne Gibbs, Associate Professor Suzanne C. Hopf, Alam Hossain, Associate Professor Brendon Hyndman, Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod, Arifa Rahman, Dr Goutam Roy, Dr Shukla Sikder, Professor Sarah Verdon
Charles Sturt University Sponsors
Renée Leon (Vice-Chancellor), Neena Mitter (Deputy Vice-Chancellor – Research)
Mark Filmer (Office of Research and Graduate Studies), Emmaline Lear (Office of Research Services and Graduate Studies), Jessica Harper (Office of the Vice-Chancellor), Bruce Andrews (Media), Elia Lazarakis (Legal Services), Simon McDonald (Spatial Analysis / SPAN)
Faculty of Arts and Education, Charles Sturt University Sponsors
Professor Andrew Hope (Executive Dean), Professor Matthew Winslade (Associate Dean Research)
Patrick McKenzie (Faculty Technical Manager), Kevin Ng (Technical Specialist Officer), Damian Moloney (Technical Specialist Officer), Janelle Bateman (Faculty Operations Team), Karl Shead (Technical Officer), Associate Professor Lena Danaia (Head, School of Education), Ash Coleman (Faculty Executive Officer), Jennifer Morrison (Manager, Faculty Operations)
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The work of the Children’s Voices Centre supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8, 10, 17 (and others). Each CVC2026 presentation will be aligned with relevant SDGs.