About me
With a distinguished career spanning over three decades in Australian higher education, Antonia is a seasoned academic leader renowned for her strategic agility in navigating institutional change and crisis. Her expertise in organisational psychology and paradox management underpins a leadership style that is both analytically rigorous and deeply human-centred.
As a pioneering first-in-family, first-generation scholar, Antonia’s ethos is rooted in a commitment to enhancing the individual experience. This is reflected in her mentorship of over 20 conferred PhD candidates and her transformative contributions to student learning, recognised through a Vice Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Learning and Teaching. Her pedagogical approach integrates entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, and innovative problem-solving, fostering a dynamic learning environment that bridges theory and practice.
In her current role as Pro Vice Chancellor of Murdoch University’s College of Business, and Dean of the Murdoch Business School, Antonia leads strategic initiatives that address the evolving challenges of higher education. These include advancing internationalisation, embedding diverse learning modalities, and cultivating psychological safety across academic communities. Her leadership has been instrumental in securing multiple DFAT New Colombo Plan grants and driving the university’s AACSB accreditation process, underscoring her capacity to align institutional goals with national and global priorities.
Antonia’s collaborative ethos is evident in her cross-disciplinary partnerships, including the Eco-economy Project which applies experiential learning to sustainability education. Her work continues to shape the future of business education through a lens of equity, innovation, and impact.