Born: 12 May 1939, Australia
Died: NA
Country most active: New Zealand, Australia
Also known as: NA
Australian geneticist Dr Judith Kinnear is the first woman to lead a New Zealand university, becoming the vice-chancellor of Massey University in 2003.
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c. 1970
Education – Bachelor of Education (BEd), La Trobe University
1972 – 1975
Career position – Lecturer in Biology, Melbourne State College
c. 1974
Education – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Genetics, University of Melbourne
1976 – 1978
Career position – Senior Lecturer in the Biology Department at Melbourne State College (later Melbourne Council of Adult Education (CAE))
1977
Education – Graduate Diploma of Computer Simulation, Swinburne Univerity of Technology
1978 – 1985
Career position – Head of the Department of Biology at the Melbourne Council of Adult Education (CAE)
1982
Career event – Published computer simulation CATLAB : a genetics simulation
1985
Publication – Textbook: Genetics : a human focus with Marjory Martin
1985 – 1987
Career position – Head of the School of Biological Sciences, Lincoln Institute of Health Sciences, Victoria
1988 – 1991
Career position – Chair and Director of Studies in the Department of Human Biosciences, La Trobe University, Victoria
1991 –
Career position – Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney
1991 – 1997
Career position – Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences and College Principal, Cumberland College, University of Sydney
1992
Publication – Textbook: Nature of Biology. VCE units 1 and 2 with Marjory Martin
1997 –
Career position – Deputy Vice-Chancellor of International and Development, University of Sydney
2016
Publication – Textbook: Nature of biology. 2 : VCE units 3 and 4 with Marjory Martin