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Lecturer in Accounting, University of Tasmania

I have been an accounting academic educator for over 12 years, lecturing and facilitating in a number of units at multiple universities including La Trobe University, Monash College/Monash University and I currently lecture at the University of Tasmania. I believe educators can influence student’s futures in significant ways and I therefore aim to provide students with a supportive environment which activates their learning. In order to achieve this, I continually adapt my teaching practices to achieve these outcomes through lecturing and accounting research.

I am a clear communicator who is passionate about teaching technical and financial concepts to tertiary students using multiple teaching strategies. I thrive on developing an innovative learning environment that challenges students’ curiosity and positively influences their learning experiences. I am readily able to adapt to a continually changing work environment and thrive in cross-cultural situations. I am a creative and critical thinker who enjoys research (particularly the connection between the environment and communities) and (accounting and education) and through developing self.

I have a strong sense of social justice resulting from my interest in sustainability accounting for communities and the environment. I strive to understand the challenges faced by communities and to increase understanding of notions of responsibility and accountability from multiple perspectives.

My achievements have seen me developing and publishing accounting research in cross university teams on PhD supervision, accounting education, and sustainability accounting. Utilising the team environment, I have secured a number of grants enabling research into the adoption of accounting technology across Australian universities, the development of a multi-campus peer to peer mentoring program and to increase understanding of motivation in the flipped classroom environment.

I enjoy the challenge and sense of achievement in teaching and research through developing my research interests and innovating my teaching approaches to enliven learning experiences.

Experience

  • 2023–present
    Lecturer, University of Tasmania
  • 2015–2022
    Lecturer, Monash University
  • 2010–2015
    Lecturer, Melbourne Polytechnic
  • 2011–2015
    Associate lecturer, La Trobe University

Education

  • 2023 
    La Trobe University, Doctor of Philosophy
  • 2011 
    La Trobe University, Masters by Research Accounting (LMARS)
  • 2010 
    La Trobe University, Graduate Diploma Accounting
  • 2007 
    La Trobe University, Bachelor of Business

Publications

  • 2023
    Casual accounting academics' sense of dignity and inclusion in the workplace, Issues in Accounting Education
  • 2023
    Flipped Classroom: Students’ Cognitive Needs of Relatedness, Competence, and Autonomy in a Fully-Flipped Program, Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice
  • 2023
    Accounts About Coal Seam Gas: A Case of Different Worlds, Worths, and Responsibilities , La Trobe
  • 2023
    Identity in doctoral supervision: perspectives on agency and structure, Journal of Higher Education
  • 2023
    PhD students' relatedness, motivation, and well-being with multiple supervisors, Accounting Education
  • 2020
    Current issues in PhD supervision of accounting and finance students: Evidence from Australia and New Zealand, British Accounting Review
  • 2020
    Sustainability of the accounting and finance academic profession: students’ and supervisors’ views about the PhD supervision process, Accounting & Finance

Grants and Contracts

  • 2023
    Assessing the efficacy of work-integrated learning in accounting programs
    Role:
    Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
  • 2020
    The current state of accounting curriculum and assessment design in Australian universities
    Role:
    Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand
  • 2018
    Relationship between student motivation and the flipped classroom
    Role:
    Researcher
    Funding Source:
    Monash College
  • 2015
    ‘Digital Learning Strategy Innovation’ to deliver a multi-campus, blended learning, mentor and mentee program
    Role:
    Researcher
    Funding Source:
    La Trobe University

Professional Memberships

  • CA ANZ