Suman provides a high level of administrative support to the Dean and members of the School of Graduate Research, including higher degree by research students, minor thesis students, and their supervisors. She administers the systems and processes which support the research training environment, assist in coordination of these activities and manages procedures from admission to graduation for higher degree by research students. She ensures successful completion by providing accurate and timely information about compliance requirements and supports the approval and examinations of the minor thesis and higher degree by research theses.
Suman has more than twenty years’ experience in university research administration, having held previous positions at the Indian Institute of Technology, the University of Melbourne, National Herbarium Royal Botanical Gardens and Monash University. She commenced as Research Services Officer at the University of Divinity in 2011 and in 2020 as the Registrar of the School of Graduate Research.