2022 Alumni Awards Winners

Charles Sturt Alumnus of the Year – Professional Achievement

Dr Euclid Seeram

As we open our 2023 Alumni Awards, we are showcasing and celebrating our 2022 winners and highly commended.

with a Doctor of Philosophy in 2012,

Graduating

Dr Euclid Seeram is a distinguished diagnostic radiographer / radiologic technologist, educator, and highly accomplished author.

Euclid was formerly the Medical Imaging Program Head at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and is serving as an Adjunct Professor and other roles at four Australian and an Irish university. He is involved in health physics societies in the USA and Canada, regularly presenting webinars on various topics in Radiologic Sciences and Computed Tomography (CT) to clinicians and students world-wide.

Euclid has authored/edited 27 CT and Radiologic Sciences textbooks which are used worldwide. He has published more than 55 papers in peer-reviewed journals on CT and Radiologic Sciences, and is recognised world-wide as the leading author of Radiologic Ccience textboooks, that are used to inform and educate imaging professionals and students in university programs.

He is a founding member of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (Canada) and is an active member of editorial boards of the several major international medical imaging journals.

Euclid remains an active researcher in radiation dose optimisation in CT and digital radiography imaging systems.

Euclid is passionate in continuing education of clinicians and his seminars CT scanning and radiologic sciences and sought after worldwide.

Charles Sturt Alumnus of the Year – Professional Achievement (Research)

Dr Shafi Sahibzada

Dr Shafi Sahibzada has thirteen years of experience in academia, research, and extension. He completed a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health from Charles Sturt University in 2017.

After completing his PhD, Shafi joined Murdoch University as a postdoctoral fellow and soon became a lecturer. Presently he works as a lecturer in Public Health and Epidemiology at Murdoch University in Perth.

His primary interest is in the epidemiology of infectious diseases of zoonotic and anthroponotic importance, antimicrobial resistance, risk analysis, disease modelling, understanding of emerging zoonotic pathogens and evaluating the public health impact.

Shafi has experience exploring and assessing a diverse range of data, including whole-genome sequence data analysis, genome annotation, phylogenetic analysis, and large data analysis.

Since 2017, Shafi has published over 25 research articles as author and co-author, an extraordinary output for an early career researcher.

Charles Sturt Alumnus of the Year – International Alumni Inspector Veronica Fox

Inspector Veronica Fox was awarded based on her extensive achievements, both academic and professional, over the course of her over 20-year engagement in public service.

Veronica is a highly accomplished member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and has made significant contributions to the organisation throughout her career. She started with the RCMP in 2006, after serving as a 9-1-1 call taker, and has since risen through the ranks to become an Inspector in the Office of the BC RCMP Commanding Officer.

Throughout her career, Veronica has demonstrated her passion for developing others and championing positive organisational change. She has taken on numerous projects, including the development of standard procedures and training for file coordinators managing unplanned public safety incidents, and has been instrumental in providing strategic and practical input into high-level decision making on the RCMP's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion strategy.

Veronica is deeply committed to contributing to a diverse organisation, and has taken personal initiative to engage the Black community to increase applicants from this underrepresented group. She is highly educated, having completed her Masters and Doctorate while employed full time with the RCMP, and has leveraged her education to develop training for the organisation, including a 2021 Leadership seminar attended by over 800 employees.

In addition to her official employment, Veronica is deeply committed to her community, volunteering her time and expertise in numerous ways. She has served on her strata council for over ten years, trains community policing volunteers, supports her local RCMP Messes in charitable endeavours, and engages with the Variety Club for an annual children's charity event.

Veronica's dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence make her a true asset and a shining example of what it means to serve and protect.