PSC President

Dr Jael Wafula

Pronouns: She/They

Dedicated to supporting postgraduate students in their studies and making sure that their time at university is the best possible experience by hosting events, networking functions and support for postgraduate students.

psc.president@guild.curtin.edu.au

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FOCUS FOR 2026

My focus this year is to:

Zero discrimination, real academic support, fair and timely supervision, accessible wellbeing services, and institutional respect for international, and minority students

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HONORARY PSC PRESIDENTS

(Previously CUPSA)

2025 Mitch Craig

2024 Mitch Craig

2023 Mitch Craig
2022 Hameed Mohammed
2021 Hameed Mohammed
2020 May Majimbi
2019 Romana Rea
2018 Romana Rea
2017 Abhishek Singh
2016 Aminul Haque
2015 Achmad Room Fitriano
2014   Gerard Gill
2013   Ghaith Naser Al-Eitan
2012   Chamonix Terblanche
2011   Andrew Cameron
2010   Mohammed Binesh
2009   Lynda Wright-Coles
2008   Meera Navaratnam
2007   Jun Chih
2006   Wendy Chan She Ping
2005   Tanya Vernon
2004   Tim Simmons
2003   Hannah Williams
2002   Jennifer Lowe
2001   Adrienne Rashford
2000   Lara Jefferson
1999   Rod Jarman

View the full list of past student representatives.

WHAT DOES THIS ROLE DO?

Champion the continued improvement and defend the current value of postgraduate education at Curtin University.

Chair Meetings of the Postgraduate Students Committee and facilitate the generation of ideas and initiatives from the committee.
Report to the Guild Council and the Vice President - Education regarding all matters affecting the postgraduate student experience.
Represent your fellow postgrads on high level committees of the university, communicating their experiences and ideas for better postgraduate education.
Ensure representation on all postgraduate level committee so that the student voice is heard from students.
Communicate and engage with the postgraduate student community through social media and events.

This representative attends:

Representation Board
Postgraduate Students Committee
Research Committee
Academic Board
Learning and Student Experience Committee
Human Ethics and Research
Global Student Leaders Board

ABOUT JAEL

I’m currently pursuing my PhD in Public Health. I ran as Postgraduate President, because it’s time we stopped being overlooked, overworked, and under-supported.

With a background in Medicine and academic excellence earned across three world-ranked universities. I bring both lived experience and proven performance. I’m a New Zealand citizen, a researcher, a global learner, and a fierce believer in the power of education done right. If something is worth doing, is worth doing it right.

I’ve seen too many postgraduates pushed to their limits while navigating research, teaching, finances, and identity often in silence. I believe in a future where academic excellence and student wellbeing are not traded off but rise together. That means Zero discrimination, real academic support, fair and timely supervision, accessible wellbeing services, and institutional respect for international, and minority students. We are not burdens; we are builders. And we deserve systems that reflect our contribution, not just our enrolment.

The university talks about “stakeholders.” We are the stakeholders. We pay. We publish. We teach. We lead. It’s time our voices carried weight. You don’t deserve the bare minimum, you deserve brilliance. Success is your birthright. I will make it happen.