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Curtin University is an internationally-focussed public university based in Perth, Western Australia.Murdoch University is a publicly funded Western Australian university providing quality teaching and ground-breaking research.As a Lecturer and Tutor, I supervise PhD and Honours candidates and develop and deliver lectures and tutorials for undergraduate students, as well as contribute to wider course curricula.I am particularly proud of supervising a number of students… Show more Curtin University is an internationally-focussed public university based in Perth, Western Australia.Murdoch University is a publicly funded Western Australian university providing quality teaching and ground-breaking research.As a Lecturer and Tutor, I supervise PhD and Honours candidates and develop and deliver lectures and tutorials for undergraduate students, as well as contribute to wider course curricula.I am particularly proud of supervising a number of students who have attained first-class honours marks and of receiving a Humanities Teaching Excellence award.Additional Responsibilities• Delivering excellence in teaching and learning across all levels and modes, including online and blended- learning environments.• Assisting students with unit and course progression both in and outside of class hours.• Assessing student work in accordance with university and Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) standards.• Collaborating with colleagues to ensure quality and consistency across units and courses.• Performing administrative duties, ensuring compliance with attendance requirements, updating unit guides and presenting student marks and grades for end-of-semester and end-of-year results.Further Achievements• Developed a new unit, Genders, Bodies, Identities, to fill the need for an updated and intersectional approach to teaching gender studies.• Increased the student evaluation score from 67 per cent to 100 per cent in my first year as the Coordinator for a Gender Studies unit.• Successfully developed online learning experiences, earning over 90 per cent in the student evaluations of online units.• Maintained student evaluation scores of between 90 and 100 per cent across all units for which I have been responsible.• Developed new materials and criteria for assessment based on developments in the field.• Guided and mentored new staff in Communication and Creative Arts programmes. Show less

As a Research Associate, I initiate, develop and report findings on a range of research projects and evaluations across Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region.Some highlights associated with this role include leading evaluation on the first development phase of Our Watch’s Respect and equality in TAFEs framework; and researching and consulting on the development of frameworks measuring the impact of peer-based LGBTIQ+ and HIV Prevention organisations.Additional… Show more As a Research Associate, I initiate, develop and report findings on a range of research projects and evaluations across Australia and in the Asia-Pacific region.Some highlights associated with this role include leading evaluation on the first development phase of Our Watch’s Respect and equality in TAFEs framework; and researching and consulting on the development of frameworks measuring the impact of peer-based LGBTIQ+ and HIV Prevention organisations.Additional Responsibilities• Leading consultations with key stakeholders to determine requirements and project scopes.• Conducting interviews and facilitating focus groups.• Developing surveys regionally and nationwide to identify and gather data.• Writing and editing reports.• Contributing to learning papers informing future iterations of programme design.• Leading the process of data collection from a range of stakeholders across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.• Designing and implementing evaluation and impact measurement processes.• Presenting findings to stakeholders and at relevant fora.• Mapping organisational activities to outcomes and core funding goals.Further Achievements• Contributed to a report that resulted in the Mental Health Community Coalition ACT (MHCC ACT) engaging Collective Action to conduct annual stakeholder evaluations in an ongoing capacity.• Identified and presented findings enabling Our Watch to reflect on and develop a whole-of-TAFE framework.• Collaborated with community-led organisations across Australia, developing evidence-based approaches to achieve organisational outcomes and demonstrating the contribution of selected programmes to social change.• Worked closely with clients to create organisational cultures that recognise the value of evaluation.• Enabled community-based organisations to train adolescent girls and young women to become HIV Prevention Ambassadors and support their peers to use PrEP. Show less

CARE International is a global confederation of 14 members working together to fight poverty in 104 countries.The LGBTIQ Community Consortium is a partnership of four agencies ensuring health, wellbeing, access, social inclusion and equity within the LGBTIQA+ community.I provided specialist advice and general research assistance, including data analysis and the writing and editing of reports, on two projects carried out by these agencies.Notably, I contributed to a… Show more CARE International is a global confederation of 14 members working together to fight poverty in 104 countries.The LGBTIQ Community Consortium is a partnership of four agencies ensuring health, wellbeing, access, social inclusion and equity within the LGBTIQA+ community.I provided specialist advice and general research assistance, including data analysis and the writing and editing of reports, on two projects carried out by these agencies.Notably, I contributed to a report to CARE on best-practice violence prevention programming, Evidence Review: Promising Approaches for the Prevention of Violence Against Women and Girls; and contributed to LGBTIQ Community Consortium Data Collection guidelines.Additional Responsibilities• Contributing to research bases by conducting literature reviews, developing research directions and conducting preliminary research.• Providing advice and assistance to research principles in relation to gender and LGBTIQA+ inclusivity.• Writing reports as well as proofreading and editing work produced by other researchers and consultants.• Ensuring data integrity, as well as privacy and confidentiality.Further Achievements• Outlined strategies for ACT community service providers to make data collection more LGBTIQ+ inclusive. Show less