Person
Rogers, Lesley Joy (1943 - )
FAA FAIBiol
- Born
- 31 July 1943
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia - Occupation
- Physiologist
Summary
Lesley Rogers was Professor of Neuroscience and Animal Behaviour, at University of New England from 1993 - 2007. Her research area was in brain and behavioural development, especially on development of lateralised brain function and memory formation. She has written a number of general scientific books as part of her strong commitment to communicating science to a wide audience.
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Chronology
- 1963 - 1965
- Career position - Demonstrator, University of Adelaide
- 1964
- Education - Bachelor of Science with Honours (BSc(Hons)), University of Adelaide
- 1965 - 1966
- Career position - Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, USA
- 1967 - 1968
- Career position - Research Assistant, Gastroenterology Department, New England Medical Centre Hospital, Boston, USA
- 1968 - 1970
- Career position - Demonstrator in Animal Physiology, Sussex University, UK
- 1970 - 1971
- Career position - Class and Correspondence Tutor, Open University, UK
- 1971
- Education - Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil), Sussex University, UK
- 1972 - 1976
- Career position - Senior Tutor, Physiology Department, Monash University, Victoria
- 1976 - 1977
- Career position - Senior Research Fellow, Behavioural Biology, Australian National University, Australian Capital Territory
- 1977 - 1978
- Career position - Senior Tutor, Pharmacology Department, Monash University, Victoria
- 1978 - 1981
- Career position - Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Fellow in Pharmacology
- 1981 - 1985
- Career position - Lecturer in Pharmacology, Monash University, Victoria
- 1985 - 1987
- Career position - Lecturer, University of New England, New South Wales
- 1987
- Education - Doctor of Science (DSc), Sussex University, UK
- 1987 - 1989
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, University of New England, New South Wales
- 1989 - 1993
- Career position - Associate Professor, University of New England in New South Wales
- 1991 - 1995
- Career position - Head of the Department of Physiology, University of New England, New South Wales
- 1993
- Award - Academic Women's Special Achievement Award
- 1993 - 2007
- Career position - Professor of Neuroscience and Animal Behaviour, University of New England, New South Wales
- 1997
- Award - Fellow, Australian Institute of Biology (FAIBiol)
- 1997
- Award - Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research
- 2000 -
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2008 -
- Career position - Emeritus Professor, University of New England
Related entries
Published resources
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Exhibitions
- McCarthy, Gavan; Morgan, Helen; Smith, Ailie; van den Bosch, Alan, Where are the Women in Australian Science?, Exhibition of the Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, First published 2003 with lists updated regulary edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, 2003, https://eoas.info/exhibitions/wisa/wisa.html. Details
Articles
- Bowen, Margarita, 'Lesley Rogers: new insights into brains', WISENET Journal, 35 (July) (1994), http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/LesleyRogers.htm. Details
- Kaplan, Gisela T., 'Dr. Lesley J. Rogers', WISENET Journal, 12 (September) (1987), http://www.wisenet-australia.org/profiles/lrogers.htm. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18166499. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/12480045. Details
- 'Rogers, Lesley J (19430731-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-497730. Details
Resource Sections
- Bradshaw, John, 'Interview with Professor Lesley Rogers', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 8 June 2001, http://www.science.org.au/scientists/interviews/r/lr.html. Details
See also
- Herd, Margaret ed., Who's who in Australia 2002 (Melbourne: Crown Content, 2001), 2020 pp. Details
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Created: 30 June 1997, Last modified: 4 April 2024