In the Classroom

Percent Positive Responses in Student Evaluations

Personal average for Lead Academic subjects (to end Semester 1 2022): 91.91%

2023

Sciences (School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences)

BMS129 (Physiological Sciences 1): Lead Academic for Distance Students 

BMS191 (Human Bioscience 1): Guest Lecturer

BMS165 (Human Anatomy and Physiology for Nurses 1): Student Support Academic

BMS105 (Science Communication and Methodology): Marker


Industry Partnership Centres: Biosecurity Training Centre

Current Threats and Risk Assessment: Material Development and Facilitation

Communications and Engagement: Material Development and Facilitation


CPSU Enterprise Bargaining Representative

2022

Pathways

GEN173 (Preparing for University Study): Lead Academic

ITC174 (Introduction to Digital Literacy for Online Learning): Lead Academic (Content Redevelopment)

ESL173 (Academic Literacy): Lead Academic

Wagga Wagga Campus Coordinator for Pathways (Collaborating with a teaching team of two)


Sciences (School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences)

BMS129 (Physiological Sciences 1): Lead Academic for Distance Students (Development of subject design into weekly module format with Implicit Streaming)

BMS130 (Physiological Sciences 2): Lead Academic for Distance Students (Development of interactive resources, sample in Educational Portfolio)

MCR101 (Introduction to Microbiology): Lead Academic for practical components Internal and Distance cohorts, leading a team of 8 (Nominated for a Charles Sturt Excellence Award)

BMS191 (Human Bioscience 1): Guest Lecturer

BMS192 (Human Bioscience 2): Guest Lecturer and Lead academic

BMS165 (Human Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses 1): Guest Lecturer, Demonstrator and Marker

BMS175 (Human Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses 2): Marker

BMS105 (Science Communication and Methodology): Lead Academic (Development of new laboratory report assessment question based on academic peer-sourced data)


Humanities (School of Social Work and Arts)

HST210 (Media and Society in the 20th Century): Lead Academic

POL210 (Politics, Identity and the Self): Redevelopment of subject materials, developed into the Australian Sociological Atlas


Industry Partnership Centres: Biosecurity Training Centre

Introduction to Systems: Material Development and Facilitation

Communications and Engagement: Material Development and Facilitation


Sessional Staff Representative: SWAA (Social Work and Arts) Workload Policy Committee 

Sessional Staff Representative: SDMS (Dentistry and Medical Sciences) Workload Policy Committee 

NTEU Sessional Staff Representative (Charles Sturt University Executive Branch position) to September 2022


Sessional Staff Representative: Vice Chancellor's Working Parties (Casualisation)

During this time I discussed working practises, casual staff, job duties and identified challenges with individuals from a variety of levels including both management and non-management level staff.  This process lead to the output of three reports into this matter, submitted to the executive leadership of Charles Sturt University.

2021

Awarded Vice Chancellor's Excellence award as part of the First Year Microbiology Team

Awarded Vice Chancellor's Excellence award as part of the Pathways Team


Pathways

GEN173 (Preparing for University Study): Lead Academic

ITC174 (Introduction to Digital Literacy for Online Learning): Lead Academic

SCI174 (Current Topics in Health and Biosciences): Lead Academic

SCI175 (Current topics in Natural and Physical Sciences): Lead Academic

POL112 (Understanding Australia: History, Politics and Society): Lead Academic

Wagga Wagga Campus Coordinator for Pathways (Collaborating with a teaching team of four)


Sciences

AGS203 (Agricultural Biotechnology): Guest Lecturer

BMS129 (Physiological Sciences 1): Demonstrator

BMS165 (Human Anatomy & Physiology for Nurses 1): Demonstrator and Marker

BMS136 (Practical Medical Science 2): Demonstrator

BMS134 (Anatomy and Physiology 2): Lecturer (Development of subject design into weekly module format)

MCR101 (Introduction to Microbiology): Demonstrator and Intensive School Academic Secondary Lead


Humanities

HST210 (Media and Society in the 20th Century): Lead Academic


Sessional Staff Representative: SWAA (Social Work and Arts) Workload Policy Committee 

Sessional Staff Representative: SDMS (Dentistry and Medical Sciences) Workload Policy Committee 

NTEU Sessional Staff Representative (Charles Sturt University Executive Branch position)

2020

Pathways

ITC174 (Introduction to Digital Literacy for Online Leaning: Pathways): Lead Academic

POL112 (Understanding Australia: History, Politics and Society: Pathways): Lead Academic

SCI174 (Current Topics in Health and Biosciences: Pathways): Lead Academic

SCI175 (Current topics in Natural and Physical Sciences: Pathways): Lead Academic


Sciences

MCR101 (Introduction to Microbiology): Demonstrator


Humanities

HST214 (Medieval World): Lead Academic

HST210 (Media and Society in the 20th Century): Lead Academic (Redevelopment of subject)

SOC203 (Sociology of Youth): Lead Academic


Marking: SOC108, SOC101, HST101, HST214, HST210, SOC203, BMS105, and Pathways

Sessional Staff Representative: SHSS Workload Policy Committee 

NTEU Sessional Staff Representative (Charles Sturt University Executive Branch position)

2019

HST214 (Medieval World): Lead Academic (Redevelopment of subject using Principles of Internationalisation)

MCR101 (Introduction to Microbiology): Demonstrator

Marking: HST101, HST201, HST210, SOC101, BMS105

2018

HST210 (Media and Society in the 20th Century): Lead Academic

HST102 (The Short 20th Century 1): Tutor

MCR101 (Introduction to Microbiology): Demonstrator

BMS130 (Physiological Sciences 2): Demonstrator

Marking: HST101 & 2, HST210 (Bathurst Cohort Additional), SOC101

2017

HST210 (Media and Society in the 20th Century): Lead Academic

HST101 & 2 (The Short 20th Century 1 & 2): Tutor

MCR101 (Introduction to Microbiology): Demonstrator

Marking: HST101 & 2, HST210 

2016

HST101 & 2 (The Short 20th Century 1 & 2): Tutor (2016 HST102 awarded CSU Certificate of Recognition for Contribution to Excellent Subject Experience Survey Results)

MCR101 (Introduction to Microbiology): Demonstrator

Marking: HST101 & 2

2015

HST102 (The Short 20th Century 2): Tutor