Ruth Wallace Email and Phone Number

Ruth is the Dean of College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society(https://www.cdu.edu.au/indigenous-futures-arts-society) and College of Education (https://www.cdu.edu.au/education) at Charles Darwin University. The College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society brings together interdisciplinary knowledge and expertise in the areas of Indigenous knowledge practices, human geography, disaster preparedness and management, languages, humanities and the creative industries. The… Show more Ruth is the Dean of College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society(https://www.cdu.edu.au/indigenous-futures-arts-society) and College of Education (https://www.cdu.edu.au/education) at Charles Darwin University. The College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society brings together interdisciplinary knowledge and expertise in the areas of Indigenous knowledge practices, human geography, disaster preparedness and management, languages, humanities and the creative industries. The College of Education provides a range of courses from academic foundations and initial teacher education, right through to postgraduate courses. Many of the Education courses provide valuable professional placement experience in local, remote, interstate and overseas schools.Major Achievements• Established and led the College of Indigenous Futures, Arts and Society• Established high profile national and international institutional and government partnerships• Increased recognition and profile leading to investment in Indigenous education and research within CDU • Member of the CDU Executive Leadership Group• Undertaken major change process within higher education college team in partnership with BIITE• Participated in AUQA audit and managed vocational education team• Reviewed and redesigned courses to align with national and international trends• International and domestic engagement resulting in establishment of study tour, study abroad, student mobility and growth of internship and in-country programs at CDU• Increased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment and enrolment in the college • Annual increase in enrolments• Budget efficiency increased beyond target annually • Growth in partnership research positions• Significant increase in research income overall, impact, category one grants and research students• Completion of significant number of research students to a high standard• Operational excellence and entrepreneurial development in the college. Show less

Professor Ruth Wallace is the Director of the Northern Institute. Ruth leads the Regional, Economic & Workforce Development theme which focuses on collaborative approaches to workforce development and engagement with community, governments and industry that are sustainable and scalable. In February 2016, Ruth became the first female Australian researcher to be awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Agriculture and Life Sciences… Show more Professor Ruth Wallace is the Director of the Northern Institute. Ruth leads the Regional, Economic & Workforce Development theme which focuses on collaborative approaches to workforce development and engagement with community, governments and industry that are sustainable and scalable. In February 2016, Ruth became the first female Australian researcher to be awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Agriculture and Life Sciences, https://www.fulbright.org.au/alumni/profiles/2016-alumni/#Ruth-wallace (sponsored by Kansas State University).Major achievements• Awarded Fulbright Distinguished Chair in Agriculture and Life Sciences Scholarship, Sponsored by Kansas State University• Program Director, Northern Research Futures, Collaborative Research Network• Developed and managed international social science program for the Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre• Research Theme Leader, Workforce Development and Learning Pathways• Significantly increased and stabilised research and research consultancy income and established a sustainable income model• Established key and strategic research themes with national and international partners• Increased and maintained employment of high calibre researchers and shifted to larger scale and team based research profile• Increased high level national and international research partnerships • Establish the Masters of Public Policy and grow HDR enrolments to build capacity, profile and funding base• Significant increase in high profile events and social media including research and policy seminars, film screenings, book launches, workshops, conferences, exhibitions • Northern Institute governance processes established• Established processes to improve communication and cohesion across campuses, faculty, institutes and research teams.http://www.cdu.edu.au/northern-institute/our-teams/ruth-wallace Show less

President, Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) 2016 - todateVice President and member of the Executive Committee, member of the International Journal of Training Research committee, Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association (AVETRA) 2008-2016 Convener of the annual AVETRA – CDU OctoberVET Research Seminar 2008-2015

Social Science Technical Advisor: Plant Biosecurity CRC Science Committee Advisory Panel 2016 - todatProgram Leader: Secure Futures, Plant Biosecurity Cooperative Research Centre 2012-2016

Editorial Board member for the International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning 2010 -15Editorial Board member for the International Journal of ePortfolio 2010 - todate

Member of Developing Northern Australia Conference Advisory Committee 2014 - todateMember of the National Executive of the Australian Collaborative Education Network 2012-2015Member of anzMLearn 2010 - todateMember of the International Sociological Association 2010 - todate Member of the E-Portfolios Reference Group for the Australian Flexible Learning Framework 2009 - todateMember of the National Institute of Regional and Rural Australia 2009 - todate

This position included HE lecturing, course development and coordination, HDR supervision, committee roles

Major Achievements• Established Social Partnerships in Lifelong Learning Research Centre• Significantly and sustainably increased research income and publication• Established and maintained high quality research and research support teams• Established and maintained relationships with internal and external partners • Produced internationally and nationally recognised research outputs.

Major Achievements• Research Champion• Contributed to an increase in research income and publication• Established and maintained research management and reporting processes • Established research support teams• Managed relationships with internal and external partners

Major Achievements (encompasses the following positions) • Established strategic thematic teaching structure• Managed 25 teaching staff through change process• Significantly improved IME reports and meeting EFTSL targets• Established management and reporting structures• Introduced viable entrepreneurial activity and new courses across campuses and remote sites.

Editor of the Learning Communities: International Journal of Learning in Social Contexts and Referee for the following journals and conferences; • International Journal of Training Research• Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Conference• Adult Learning Australia• Australian Council of Adult Literacy• MLearn Conference