Pip Pattison

Philippa Eleanor Pattison (born 11 April 1952) worked in the area of quantitative psychology and retired in December 2021 as the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education at the University of Sydney. She is now an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney and the University of Melbourne.

Early life Pattison was born in Perth, Western Australia, and spent part of her childhood in Adelaide and Melbourne. She completed her education at the University of Melbourne, obtaining her BSc (Hons) in 1973 She was promoted to Professor in the Department of Psychology in 2000 and then took on leadership roles that included Head of the School of Behavioural Science, and Deputy Vice President, Vice President and President of the Academic Board. She became Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) in 2009 and then Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) in 2011. As DVC Education she is a member of the University’s senior executive group and leads the strategy for teaching and learning at Sydney.

Research Pattison’s research focuses on the development and application of mathematical and statistical models for social networks and network processes.

Pattison has published several books and numerous book chapters and scholarly papers She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New South Wales.