Dr Simon Sawyer, PhD, is the Associate Head of School - Paramedicine, at Charles Sturt University, the Victorian practitioner member of the Board of Paramedicine, and a registered Advanced Life Support Paramedic. Simon is a Fellow of Australasian College of Paramedicine, and served as the inaugural Chair of the Paramedicine Working Group on Violence, Abuse and Neglect.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Victorian Practitioner Member, Board of Paramedicine
  • 2010–present
    Advanced Life Support Paramedic, Ambulance Victoria
  • 2025–present
    Associate professor, Charles Stuart University
  • 2022–2025
    Director of Education, Australian Paramedical College
  • 2022–2025
    Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Griffith University
  • 2020–2022
    Lecturer in Paramedicine, Australian Catholic University
  • 2016–2020
    Lecturer in Paramedicine, Monash University

Education

  • 2019 
    Monash University, Graduate Certificate in Health Professions Education
  • 2018 
    Monash University, PhD
  • 2012 
    Monash University, Bachelor of Emergency Health (Paramedic) with Honours equivalency
  • 2003 
    Monash University, Bachelor of Psychology & Management/Marketing,

Professional Memberships

  • Chair, Working Group on Violence, Abuse and Neglect. Australasian College of Paramedicine
  • Fellow, Australasian College of Paramedicine

Contact Simon for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision