Associate ProfessorHelen Paterson
Associate Dean (Community & Culture)
Faculty of Science
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- Associate Dean (Community & Culture)Faculty of Science
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP SUMMARy
Helen Paterson is the Associate Dean (Community and Culture) in the Faculty of Science. In this new role, she provides strategic leadership to advance the faculty’s equity, diversity and inclusion agenda, as well as its broader people strategy. Helen brings deep experience and commitment to cultivating a positive, inclusive culture within academic settings.
SERVICE & LEADERSHIP
- GRANTS (OTHER)Establishment of a Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence Research Network at The University of Sydney1 Jan 2026
- AWARDS AND PRIZESWinner of the 2026 Eureka prize for Excellence in Forensic Science1 Jan 2026
- RECOGNITIONSelected as a finalist for the Eureka prize for Excellence in Forensic Science1 Jan 2025
- AWARDS AND PRIZESVice-Chancellor's Award for the Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion1 Jan 2020
- RECOGNITIONHonourable mention in the Journal of Trauma and Dissociation for best article for 20131 Jan 2014
- AWARDS AND PRIZESFirst Prize for best Educational Article in the Australian Police Journal. Award presented by the NSW Police Commissioner1 Jan 2013
- RECOGNITIONResearch (Paterson & Kemp, 2006a) was cited in a very important and influential Supreme Court case in the United States (State of New Jersey v. Larry R. Henderson, )1 Jan 2011
- MEMBERSHIPSociety for Personality and Social Psychology1 Jan 2008 - 31 Dec 2012
- MEMBERSHIPInternational Investigative Interviewing Research Group1 Jan 2007
- MEMBERSHIPRegistered Psychologist, Psychology Board of Australia1 Jan 2007 - 31 Dec 2012
- MEMBERSHIPSociety for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition1 Jan 2001
- MEDIADr Paterson's research has been featured in the media on several occasions (e.g., ABC radio, Sydney Morning Herald, The Australian, Today Tonight, Sunrise, Catalyst etc).