Our Teaching and Learning Awards celebrate the excellence of individuals and teams and promote learning and teaching across the University. They are an important part of recognising the contributions of a wide range of staff to the student learning experience in the Colleges of Science.

Those who teach in the College are eligible for the following teaching prizes offered by the College, the University, and the federal Office for Learning and Teaching.

Awards

2023

CoS list of commendation recipients 2023

Excellence in Supervision

Ben Corry
Research School of Biology

College of Science

Ben is committed to the development of his students as researchers and provides numerous opportunities for them to learn new research and communication skills, present their research widely, and foster professional networks.  Ben helps his students to succeed by encouraging novel research directions and academic independence.

Bruce Doran
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Working with Bruce has demonstrated to me the true importance of fostering strong relationships as a foundation for a successful, ethical, and satisfying research career. Bruce possesses a unique ability as a supervisor to remind one of what truly matters, and, as his student, I have been deeply grateful for these reminders.

Kenneth Freeman
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics

College of Science

Prof. Kenneth Freeman epitomizes research and supervision. With an impressive track record, unwavering commitment, and selfless guidance, he continues to shape the future of astronomy with his remarkable mentorship.

Philip Gibbons
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Professor Gibbons has demonstrated what best practice looks like in the field of ecology and encouraged me to grow my skills as a researcher.  He has contributed to my success as a student and researcher by dedicating substantial time to my work, including participating in fortnightly meetings, providing constructive and insightful feedback on my writing, and helping me establish and collect data for field experiments.

Joseph Guillaume
Institute for Water Futures

College of Science

Joseph displayed a very foot forward approach in supporting the student to proactively make decisions and take actions to avoid potential pitfalls and to navigate uncertainty.  Joseph’s work in building and extending student's understanding and application of research modelling is exemplary.

Jamie Hicks
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Dr Hicks finds constant opportunities to be a presence in the lab and office, offering earned wisdom on lab skills and troubleshooting synthetic issues. ... giving me the skills to troubleshoot my own problems and the independence to follow the aspects of my research I find most interesting, and I feel well equipped to enter the scientific world because of his supervision.

Christoph Nitsche
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

A/Prof. Christoph Nitsche embodies the leadership valued by top institutions like ANU. As an exceptional mentor, he has especially guided his PhD students to a fruitful path allowing them to emerge as future scientists. His prowess in chemistry has been acknowledged with highly acclaimed grants and prizes such as the ARC Future Fellowship and the Australian Research Award 2023 in Medicinal Chemistry.

Dan Preston
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Dan Preston has become one of the most outstanding supervisors of graduate and undergraduate research students. He is both dedicated and extremely successful. His work as a supervisor far exceeds expectations.  Dan is one of the most dependable and capable academics at RSC and while he excels in supervision, he is a “good citizen” more generally.

Malcolm Sambridge
Research School of Earth Sciences

College of Science

Malcolm is very good at teaching students and staff under his supervision. He has been patient and organised throughout all the teaching and supervision work. It's a very good environment in his group.

Dejan Stojanovic
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Dr. Stojanovic’ breadth and depth of theoretical and practical knowledge enables him to constructively support his students in developing, analysing and delivering research. Beyond fostering scientific research skills, Dr. Stojanovic excels in interpersonal awareness, mutual goal-setting, prompt and constructive feedback, demonstrating academic excellence, inclusivity and promoting an uplifting work ethos.  Dr. Stojanovic is a remarkable supervisor, an asset to ANU and a most deserving recipient of this award.

Ryan Thomas
Research School of Physics

College of Science

Working alongside Ryan has been a truly transformative experience. His unwavering dedication to research and supervision is palpable, and it's hard not to be influenced by it. Being around him, you find yourself naturally pushing beyond previously set boundaries, driven to match his level of dedication and commitment.

Michael Vardon
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Michael's exceptional mentorship has significantly shaped my PhD experience and propelled my academic career. I am deeply grateful for his commitment to my development as a researcher, and it is a privilege to have him as a supervisor.

David Yong
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics

College of Science

What sets David apart from other supervisors is his genuine dedication to each student's journey. His commitment to supervision goes above and beyond traditional academic mentorship, providing students with rigorous guidance with unmatched compassion and advocacy.  His unwavering support, paired with his swift, constructive feedback, inspires and enables students to deliver their best. Dr. David Yong's blend of professional brilliance and personal warmth makes him an unmatched candidate for this award.

Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Nicholas Bermingham
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Nicholas has a deep understanding and love of the course material that shows through in every tutorial. This deep understanding allows Nicholas to present tutorial work at a variety of different levels and engage constructively with all of the students in the tutorial group. Nicholas’ thorough approach to problem solving and proof techniques will stand his tutorial group in good stead for future learning. 

Yunheng Chen
Research School of Physics

College of Science

YunHeng excels at fostering student development by stimulating curiosity and independence in learning, and encourages students' participation in workshops through engaging learning activities.  YunHeng has a strong passion for teaching and this is consistently demonstrated in the way he facilitates the workshop.

Thomas Fearn
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Thomas goes above and beyond to make sure his students have all the tools to succeed. He's very personable and always makes sure that he gives attention and assistance to everyone.
Thomas is the demonstrator I wish I had as a first year student and is a friendly face throughout the student body of the MSI.

Natasha Harvey
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Tash showed up to classes with enthusiasm and a profound knowledge of statistics. Often there would be an audible sigh of relief when she entered. She put effort into knowing what areas we were struggling with and then explained them in depth. Additionally, she checked in with students individually and always responded to email queries promptly.

Natasha Harvey's unwavering dedication, teaching expertise, and commitment to student success make her an exceptional candidate for the Commendation for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating.

Sandra Jeyakumar
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Sandra leads workshops and has created videos that act as supplementary course content for the Vector Calculus half of the course. In workshops, she has encouraged students to work together in groups to solve problems together, where she would provide helpful guidance on both in-progress and complete questions without giving the answer away.  Sandra has been immensely helpful in both workshops and delivering course content in making MATH2305's concepts easy to understand, apply, and appreciate.

Yuchen Jiang
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Jency was an outstanding demonstrator for MATH1116.  She was responsible and paid attention to detail, but the most notable feature was the impression she made on students.

Navneet Krishnan
Research School of Physics

College of Science

Navneet's profound knowledge and ability to explain things clearly and concisely have been invaluable. He goes above and beyond to ensure that every student understands the material, always making himself available for questions and providing timely feedback. Navneet's passion for teaching and his genuine concern for his students' success have created a safe and inclusive learning environment where I am encouraged to ask questions and grow as a learner. Navneet Krishnan's exceptional teaching abilities, combined with his dedication to student success, make him a deserving recipient.

Alexander Lai De Oliveira
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

It is no exaggeration to say that Alexander is the best demonstrator I have had in all my years of teaching. He was extremely engaged with the material and the students, providing a great deal of additional content far above and beyond what was required.

Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

YC Lin
Research School of Biology

College of Science

YC has shown great initiative in designing, implementing and refining imaginative activities that: display a mastery of the course material; bring the subject matter to life; and inspire a passion for the subject. She also puts effort and resources into providing meaningful feedback for students to assess and improve their learning. YC went well above and beyond the standard and has captured students’ interest in a difficult subject.

Preetham Permude
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Preetham deserves a Dean’s commendation since he is an exceptionally attentive and capable teaching fellow. Preetham uses his initiative - he anticipates the more challenging times for students (assessment submission) and provides the necessary additional learning support.

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Jamie Hicks
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Dr Hicks is innovative in his own career, and abundantly so in his role as the Honours convenor. Despite having only had a year in the role, he has greatly improved the culture and camaraderie within the cohort by being constantly willing to provide professional and personal support, coordinating all components of the program and being a fantastic role model for all students.

One of the highlights of Jamie’s convening is the extremely high level of support and pastoral care that he provides to students over the critical Honours year and he has introduced many innovative improvements to the RSC Honours program.

Sandra Jeyakumar
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Sandra created a series of clear and coherent videos succinctly which were effective in communicating the course concepts and provided a solid foundation for more advanced learning within workshops or independently. These were incredibly helpful in motivating students to engage with course content in an otherwise very self-taught course, as well as being communicated clearly such that students with less English-language skill could still grasp their content.

Alexander Maier
Research School of Biology

College of Science

From the first lecture of the BIOL3142 course delivered by Alex, I knew it was going to be an excellent learning experience - engaging, challenging, thought-provoking and fun. Throughout the course, he consistently went above and beyond, spreading infectious enthusiasm - you couldn't NOT love learning in this course.

Linda Stals
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Linda has been instrumental in improving the learning outcome of students in Science, Engineering, Business and Economics, and Computer Sciences. This is because she integrates elements of her research in all her teaching activities, so that students can appreciate how research is conducted and why they are studying certain topics.

Giel van Dooren
Research School of Biology

College of Science

Giel has shown outstanding combination of creativity, enthusiasm and attention to details in the design, convenorship and teaching of Cell Biology. The practical and associated workshops are a stellar example of research-led learning where students are involved in research and master analysis and writing skills in a scientifically rigorous, but highly enjoyable manner.

Adam Piggott
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Adam’s enthusiasm for all learning and teaching activities has played an important role in the mentoring of junior staff members and has played a crucial role in all MSI recruitment and outreach efforts, such as Open Day, Maths Day, the “Deadly Science” activities to reach remote indigenous schools, and many others.

Teaching Excellence

Jochen Brocks
Research School of Earth Sciences

College of Science

Jochen cares and knows so much about the world around him, and imparts that into his students.
He cares much more about student learning (i.e. the purpose of going to ANU) than assessing, but does both very well.  He is a very engaged and much-respected lecturer.

Annie Colebatch
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Annie’s teaching innovations are that she invents new ways for students to (a) absorb information and (b) communicate and assess what they have learnt. Her highly original approach to teaching leads to significantly improved engagement of students.  Using case studies, she aims to teach students the process of research and development.

Mark Ellison
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Mark has always gone out of the way to aid students. Mark makes lectures engaging, understandable, and fun. He works very hard to create many resources to support students academically, such as "lectorials" and "small group tutorings". He is patient and understanding, and is always more than happy to explain difficult concepts to students until they understand, no matter how many times it takes. Mark lives and breathes the life of an outstanding science educator.

Edwina Fingleton-Smith
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Edwina has excelled at transformative experiential learning as convener of two markedly different courses.  Her ability to inspire and support students to become independent learners is a key reason enrolment increased from ~60 (2017) to ~90 (2022).  Edwina has also developed innovative assessment. Her newest authentic assessment integrates ChatGPT as an expert panellist helping students tackle a sustainability topic. This fosters a holistic understanding of both the issues and AI’s role in navigating them.

Natasha Harvey
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Natasha is a helpful, supportive and engaging tutor who is enthusiastic for learning and teaching and is passionate about helping students to achieve their best. She has demonstrated incredible leadership throughout Semester 1 and continuously spends time with students when needed to assist in effectively communicating complex topics.  She motivated many students to a point where there was a clear improvement in their understanding of the content.

Jamie Hicks
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Super engaging and interesting to listen to - in terms of teaching and explanation of tough concepts.

Joseph Hope
Research School of Physics

College of Science

Joe was an engaging lecturer and fostered a strong culture of team spirit and enthusiasm within the class. He was kind, gave advice and connected with the students. He used humour and enthusiasm in his teaching to make the course engaging and went above and beyond to create a positive student experience.  Joe was an inspiring course convenor and it was clear that he cares deeply about student learning and experience.

Kiaran Kirk
Research School of Biology

College of Science

Kiaran’s teaching in Biol1004 was extremely clear and made me very interested and excited about biochemistry. This is a subject I would usually find challenging but his lectures are well-structured and his way of explaining things made it all click in my head. I was excited to attend lectures with him teaching. 

Joan Licata
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Very interactive and comprehensive teaching that really helped learning despite the massive amount of content covered.

Brett Parker
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Brett has made learning about mathematics enjoyable again.  His enthusiasm for the subject has encouraged me to stay in the field, and dig deeper into challenging concepts.

Michael Sherburn
Research School of Chemistry

College of Science

Mick has been an excellent lecturer, with a willingness to help students learn by sharing his passion for organic chemistry. I am challenged by the content but never overwhelmed.  I think Mick deserves this award for the amount of effort he puts into his teaching, and his excellent communication skills.

Valeriia Starichkova
Mathematical Sciences Institute

College of Science

Professor Starichkova proved to be an amazing teacher in every sense. Not only she is very organised, she also cares about the students and is willing to spend time helping them. I am glad she is part of this university.

Janelle Stevenson
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

So patient and kind to the students and also has good expertise. She is an outstanding professor in the field of palaeo-environment studies.

Craig Strong
Fenner School of Environment & Society

College of Science

Craig Strong's service to teaching design and delivery at the Fenner School goes above and beyond what could be reasonably expected of an Associate Director of Education, or indeed any academic. Craig facilitates the delivery of multiple special topic courses led by other academics, allowing colleagues to expand their professional horizons and giving students invaluable and distinctive learning experiences.  Craig should be honoured for the incredible work he does for Fenner and the ANU.

Christian Wolf
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics

College of Science

Chris Wolf has completely redesigned a course and transformed it from one which students rated poorly to one which now receives excellent student feedback. Each time this course was taught, both student feedback and self-reflection were used to further improve the course, to the point that this will be used as an exemplar for a more modern approach to teaching and learning.


CHM list of commendation recipients 2023

Excellence in Supervision

Angus McLure
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

College of Health & Medicine

Angus McLure is an exceptional supervisor who is always approachable and supportive.  He has excellent presentation and publication skills and always makes time to support students in practicing and enhancing their presentations and written publications.  Angus has excellent analytical skills and has supported students in understanding complex statistical concepts and troubleshooting statistical code.

Annalise Lance
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Annaliese found time to teach us on top of her already significant workload as well as involved and made us feel part of the team. She cared for and supported our learning and development into junior doctors by providing encouraging and fair feedback, guiding us through procedural and administrative tasks.  Her enthusiasm for the vocation of medicine was infectious.

Anne Bruestle
John Curtin School of Medical Research

College of Health & Medicine

Under Anne's expert guidance, students have consistently achieved timely completions, significant milestones, and successful transitions into academic or research careers. Her supervision has fostered fruitful research collaborations, resulting in multiple prestigious publications that have made a significant impact in our field.

Bradley Jack
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Bradley Jack is an outstanding supervisor. Through intellectual rigour, professional development, and academic leadership, he is dedicated to advancing students as researchers and guiding them to success.

Daniel Enosi Tuipulotu
John Curtin School of Medical Research

College of Health & Medicine

Dr. Tuipulotu has a remarkable record of supervision for a junior academic and is exceptional in supporting student development. Dr. Tuipulotu has helped make the ANU a vibrant research environment for students.

Davoud Pourmarzi
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

College of Health & Medicine

Davoud exemplifies excellence in supervision.  He provided me with a constant trickle of constructive advice that, rather than steering my MAE journey in any particular direction, watered the seeds of thought that allowed me to find the path myself.


James Miller

ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

James is both an incredible PrINT supervisor as well as a kind and generous human.  James has the impressive capacity to be efficient on his ward jobs and still make time every day on student placement to teach.

James has set a wonderful example to me during this rotation, and he is the type of junior doctor I will endeavour to be.

Junwen Chen
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr. Chen advocates for student support and diversity in literature and pastoral care. As the only cross-cultural researcher in the psychology department at ANU, she is the most equipped supervisor to scaffold student interest in cultural perspectives and leading the development of appropriate cultural research for minority populations (e.g., establishing the Culture in Psychology course PSYC2012).

Katherine Thurber
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Thurber is committed to improving education outcomes, increasing the recruitment, retention and success of First Nations postgraduate students. 

She is always approachable/supportive and assists students in developing their research, completing research milestones, publication & research dissemination along with advancing students as researchers.

Kathryn Glass
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

College of Health & Medicine

Kate uses flexible approaches to supervision that reflect sensitivity to the diverse needs of students. Katie is exceptionally supportive and patient with her students. Her teaching and guidance, whether it be assisting one research student or explaining highly complex topics to an entire class, is of exceptional clarity and quality.  Kate actively encourages students to explore various pathways in their research to foster a broader and deeper understanding of their topic area, whilst also ensuring the development of skills that would be beneficial beyond their research candidature.

She provides us with a positive role-model for work-life balance and a sustainable attitude towards research.

Mark Stevens
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr. Stevens has been an outstanding supervisor and deserves recognition for the extra work and time he devotes to his students. 


Rajeev Pathak

ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Prof Rajeev Pathak has exemplary supervisory skills and encourages his students to meet all the necessary milestones, whilst providing essential resources and support to conduct research. He evaluates research frequently and is readily accessible for guidance, which facilitates the timely completion of research projects.  Prof Pathak actively promotes research involvement and supports aspiring academics.

Si Ming Man
John Curtin School of Medical Research

College of Health & Medicine

Professor Man has been an outstanding mentor. It is a privilege to learn from him and I aspire to be a scientist like him one day.

Excellence in Supervision (Team)

Matthew Kelly and Ginny Sargent
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Matthew Kelly and Dr Ginny Sargent - their cultural sensitivity, guidance, advocacy, and empowerment have been instrumental in ensuring international students adapt and thrive for excellence with a strong work ethic and commitment. 

Their unwavering support, mentorship, guidance, dedication, and commitment are exemplary in supervision.  I am confident that their supervision will continue to inspire and elevate those fortunate enough to work under their guidance.

Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Eli Dunn
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Eli Dunn goes far and beyond to explain every single detail, demonstrates, supervises, observes, contributes to tutoring students equally as if they are the only student in class & repeats and repeats till each student is able to master the clinical skills confidently. More importantly, he pushes & motivates students. He is empathetic, passionate, encouraging & supportive.

Jun Ng
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

The effort and selflessness that Jun displays to teach us as medical students is far beyond anything that would be expected of a training doctor, who is already busy working long hours and completing their own study.  His tutorials have made us feel far more confident for long case and OSCE examinations at the end of this year.

Matt Lewis
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Lewis is not only extremely knowledgeable, but also supportive and understanding of every student in his class. He has a genuine interest in seeing students succeed and students report it is a pleasure to learn from his wealth of experience in a safe, non-judgemental space.

May Erlinger
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

May's talent as a demonstrator lies in her science communication; she can make relevant analogies and stories out of complex physiology. May has become a role model to many of her fellow medical students in the years below through her teaching. Teaching is such an essential facet of the medical profession, and it is clear that May will continue this throughout her career.

Indigenous Education

Lorane Gaborit
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Lorane has emerged herself into the Indigenous world and this is evident on how she tutors me. Her passion for medical education and justice in ensuring Aboriginal students understand the content being taught is outstanding.

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Akash Patel
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Akash’s hard work and commitment to providing our students with a practical toolkit on how to perform under pressure is highly commendable.

Alysia Robertson
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Alysia Robertson is an exceptional educator who has made an indelible mark on the course Culture and Psychology (PSYC2012) as a teaching assistant.  Her ability to facilitate discussions on culturally diverse subjects encourages students to explore their own biases and broaden their perspectives. Perhaps most notably, Alysia's support for students is boundless.

Anthony Whelan
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr. Anthony Whelan goes above and beyond in the clinical environment to include the ANU students in Ward Rounds, engaging them by asking clinical questions, practicing clinical skills and encouraging the learning of students. He has had an outstanding contribution to 3rd year students learning because of his jovial, supportive and committed attitude to his work and the learning of students. 

Caroline Stewart
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Stewart is an engaging and enthusiastic teacher who encourages students to be fully involved in the team care for paediatric patients, and to reflect on their experiences and learning. She is both supportive and gently challenging, encouraging students to go that little bit further.  In all her work she is an excellent role model of commitment, and advocacy.

Eryn Newman
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Eryn Newman has demonstrated her passionate commitment to facilitating the growth of students in their scholarly pursuits and beyond. She has artfully mentored students from the point of commencing their studies and throughout their candidature, sharing her knowledge, providing warmth and non-judgement, and asking meaningful questions to guide students in navigating the challenges they might be experiencing.

Karlee Johnston
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Karlee is a very engaging lecturer, and it is clear that her role as an educator is one that she takes very seriously (and goes above and beyond in!). She deserves recognition for her dedication to teaching medical students to be responsible and safe prescribers.  Karlee is an excellent and passionate educator who constantly brings a high level of enthusiasm into her class in the auditorium. It is infectious to the point where even students tuning in virtually can feel motivated.

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Team)

Zsuzsoka Kecskes, Alex Webb, Christine Phillips, May Erlinger, Nesha Gezer, Nicola Schembri, Sarah Fitzgerald
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

To acknowledge the hard work and dedication of this working group in their efforts to create safer spaces and better support for students during their time at ANU Medical School.  In addition, to acknowledge their contributions to indelibly improve the student support structures within the medical school. These efforts have been heard outside of the medical school and is an example of how student support can be improved through the collaborative efforts of students and staff

Christopher Roberts and Krisztina Valter
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Assoc Professor Chris Roberts, together with Associate Professor Krisztina Valter, identified a gap for teaching in the area of orthopaedics that brought together phase I components including anatomy and the practical aspects of management of particular orthopaedic problems.  The teaching is innovative, uses a combination of methods, integrates phase 1 and phase 11 teaching and has been warmly received by medical students and positive feedback from junior doctors regarding the clinical utility that has been gained as a consequence of these sessions.

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Team)

Liam McBride Kelly and Oscar Watson
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

The tools provided by Liam and Oscar for Phase 1 students to learn effectively with their construction of free to use flashcards, make learning more effective and keeps in step with the course. It is an innovative approach that combines content from a variety of sources to facilitate a unique collaborative learning environment. The material presented by Liam and Oscar reflects the commitment to excellence of ANU students through the detailed and information linked in the material.

It is clear to me that the work Liam and Oscar have developed for their peers is innovative beyond what is expected of medical students and is a testament to their skills. 

Programs that Enhance Learning (Team)

(MAE Team)
Tony Stewart, Amy Parry, Davoud Pourmarzi, Emma Field, Florian Vogt, Guddu Kaur, Laura Vitler, Matthew Kelly, Olivia Ke, Rezanur Rahaman, Rosalina Sa aga-Banuve, Samantha Colquhoun

National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health

College of Health & Medicine

The MAE team of 10 academic and 2 professional staff have demonstrated tremendous ability to adapt the program to changing needs and challenges.
Beyond teaching, the team has been steadily building a strong Community of Practice in supervision to ensure students get strong mentorship and guidance in their field placements.

(TELT Team)
Alexandra Webb, Katherine Esteves, Katie Freund, Leesa Grimm, Thao Tran, Vin Wijedasa, Yili Peng

ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

TELT has led a substantial program of work since 2016 to develop an effective digital learning environment and high-quality interactive learning resources and activities to enhance the staff and student teaching and learning experience. The team is strongly committed to inclusive learning experiences for students drawing on evidence-based pedagogies. The formation of the School of Medicine and Psychology in 2023 required the team to adapt to support not just the MCHD program but also 6 additional health and psychology programs. They are a collaborative team of passionate education professionals and academics.

Teaching Excellence

Andrew Mathieson
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr. Andrew stands out because of his capacity to connect with his pupils. Students feel at ease asking questions and actively participating in his inclusive and stimulating learning atmosphere. His friendliness and energy help to create a supportive and cooperative environment that promotes student engagement and learning.

His relentless dedication to the development and success of his students is incredibly motivating.

Carl O'Kane
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr O'Kane has a unique, didactic and highly efficacious method of teaching. Despite being very daunted by these sessions, I always felt as though he not only fostered a safe space to make mistakes and learn but more importantly that I always left the session feeling as though I had more skills than I did when I began.

Gautam Bhanot
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Dr Gautam Bhanot has shared a lot of his clinical experience and knowledge, and has inspired medical students to think broadly and deeply. There are great learning opportunities simply from observing his clinical manner and interactions with both patients and staff. He is a brilliant role model for the type of caring, compassionate, collegial doctors we need more of in our workforce.

Krisztina Valter|
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Krisztina was passionate and her extent of knowledge was so evident. Krisztina used her expertise to explain every concept in multiple ways, which was extremely useful, fostering student development by stimulating curiosity and independence in learning.

Nathan Emmerich
ANU School of Medicine & Psychology

College of Health & Medicine

Nathan has fostered the learning and curiosity of all the students in the course, raising just as many questions as he answers and always encouraging independent thinking and critique of the theories he presents to us. Nathan has facilitated rapid skill development in deconstructing, reconstructing, arguing and critiquing arguments and theories; a skill that I know will serve me well for life.

2022

Excellence in Supervision

Phil Batterham
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

It is a joy and a privilege to complete my PhD program under the supervision of Phil Batterham. Phil's management of administrative tasks, including timely communication with all relevant parties, is unparalleled. Phil is an excellent model of a successful academic that I hope to continue to learn from.

Gaetan Burgio
John Curtin School of Medical Research
College of Health & Medicine

Gaetan is a dedicated supervisor and works so hard to make sure we get the maximum experience and skill-set from our time in the lab. He is kind, considerate and makes sure we have a balanced life outside of work. Gaetan helped me to bridge the transition from undergraduate to postgraduate, from the memory and understanding of knowledge to the application of knowledge to solve practical problems. He has created a positive group atmosphere.

Ian Donald
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Ian has gone above and beyond at almost every occasion possible, despite an enormous workload, to provide students with the support they need and to make them feel seen and known. He is the single best aspect of my experience at ANU.

Paul Effler
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

Paul has really demonstrated to me the importance and utility in peer-review research and literature informing public health action. He is a leader and asset to global public health and has been instrumental in supporting my knowledge and development as a public health epidemiologist.

Elizabeth Gardiner
John Curtin School of Medical Research
College of Health & Medicine

Liz is a fantastic advocate for her students, always wanting them to succeed in life, regardless of whether they plan to stay in academia or not.

Liana Leach
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

When I engaged with Liana as a Ph.D. student, she provided professional and valuable suggestions for my study, advising me to participate in relevant workshops and lectures to discuss with other students or teachers. She cares about what I am doing and whether there are any problems I cannot resolve by myself.

Raglan Maddox
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

Raglan has encouraged me to self-direct the focus of my PhD research, while ensuring that proposals and products have met academic requirements and high ethical standards. I am fortunate to have a mentor who has deep knowledge and a record of research and community impact.

Davoud Pourmarzi
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

Davoud has a strong adherence to ethical standards that he imparts to his students and ensures high-quality reputable research. Davoud provides outstanding support for his students through regular meetings, valuable timely feedback, and maintaining a flexible empathetic approach for students experiencing hardships or complex needs.

Kinley Wangdi
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

Dr Kinley Wangdi has successfully supervised to completion PhD and Masters of Public Health students, he strongly encourages and supports his students to publish their work setting them up to follow their career aspirations.

Syed Assad
Research School of Physics
College of Science

Assad assists with both theoretical and experimental projects and is always able to point us in the right direction. Not only is he great at what he does, he is also a very kind and modest supervisor, which makes working with him a productive and pleasant experience.

Francis Bennet
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
College of Science

Francis Bennet, my primary supervisor, has been a fantastic supervisor. At every step he has always focused on making my professional development the priority and creating as many opportunities as possible for me. He has always remained consistent with checking in on my personal wellbeing throughout my PhD and helped immensely with hands-on teaching and supervision on the range of projects we work on together.

Michael Copeland
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
College of Science

Michael is a fantastic and hands-on supervisor who works with me directly for hours every day and takes significant time out to explain, teach, and introduce me to new skills and experiences.

Steven Crimp
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Steven is an experienced PhD, Masters and Honours supervisor, balancing a busy research schedule with incredible student supervision. He makes his time available for students whenever needed, and particularly goes above and beyond in organising travel and meetings that will further his student's learning. He has a demanding supervision load and yet goes out of his way to provide opportunities for the students he supervises

Philip Gibbons
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Philip is a great mentor, who has guided, inspired, and motivated me and other students, during and post-lockdown. Phil not just tries to teach you the hard science behind biodiversity conservation, but also to improve your practical skills in order to prepare you for the professional world. Phil continually invests in providing the best learning environment, exploring new engaging techniques, treats all students with respect and demonstrates ultimate professionalism.

Kathryn Grasha
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
College of Science

Kathryn always reminds me what makes a PhD is my growth instead of the research I have done. I am more than proud to be her student not only for my excellent research but also for the personality and character I have changed in the past years.

Peter Kanowski
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Professor Kanowski is highly regarded as a supervisor of Honours, Masters and PhD candidates. He commits considerable time to every student he supervises despite a very high supervision load, onerous teaching commitments and several senior roles in the University. Professor Kanowski has become somewhat of a specialist supervising students for whom English is not their first language which sometimes requires additional time and patience.

Yik Ki (Jackie) Ma
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
College of Science

Jackie has modelled the characteristics of a successful researcher by displaying immense passion for his own research, being involved in the research community by chairing group meetings and school seminars. Jackie has worked above and beyond in his supervisory role, with a positive outlook and kind teaching approach that promotes student success and academic rigour in the research field.

Lara Malins
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

Associate Professor Lara Malins leads a vibrant and inclusive research training program built upon her reputation as a supportive and engaged supervisor. Her commitment to academic excellence is clear: graduate students have published in premier journals and received awards and prizes at both national and international conferences.

Elena Ostrovskaya
Research School of Physics
College of Science

Elena is an enormous source of inspiration and guides the work of her group members with utmost competence, dedication, patience and wisdom, while creating a workplace which fosters ethical research practice, creativity and independence. Her selfless and caring style of leadership while also being extremely encouraging and emotionally intelligent is absolutely exceptional. Elena is a champion in transforming her group members to independent researchers by providing them with many opportunities to increase their network, and to develop essential leadership and technical skills.

Jamie Pittock
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Jamie’s genuine care, consistent support, kind concern and great patience not only enable me to dive into the academic world but also points me to avenues to get involved in Australia’s culture and society. He provides the Honours, Masters and PhD candidates he supervises with a holistic experience by connecting them with other researchers and policy-makers and even taking them on tours to local places of interest.

Peter Solomon
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Peter not only wants his students to finish their PhD, but he always wants his students to have many scientific experiences like presenting their research in conferences, attending workshops, and becoming lab demonstrators. Peter has continued to be actively involved in mentoring students across the whole of the Plant Sciences HDR program, including being a member of the PS HDR Board of Studies for the last 10 years.

 

Excellence in Supervision (Team)

Brett Lidbury, Alice Richardson, Katrina Roper, Meru Sheel
National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

The supervisory team epitomise a student-centred, collaborative and impact focussed approach to research supervision with a growth mindset, and thus reflect what it truly means to be research mentors.

 

Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Liz Miller
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Liz has provided an exceptional level of mentorship to both students and other tutors on the team and works tirelessly to ensure the lab program is developed and delivered to the highest possible standard. This has included adapting materials for online delivery and supporting the development of an entirely new lab program over the course of her time in this role.

Melanie Johnson-Saliba
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Melanie’s strength as a facilitator comes from a deep understanding of the goals and principles of problem based learning. The feedback from students identifies her ability to foster curiosity and enthusiasm and support the students in their learning by her skill in asking questions and stimulating debate.

Upasana Pathak
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

It was evident that Upasana does not simply present students with a lecture-like demonstration, but involves them in their own learning by asking thoughtful questions and guiding them through the process of understanding key concepts - to see the link between medical science and clinical practice, which is one of the big challenges in Phase I of the MChD program.

Pamela Whalan
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Pamela was excellent and set a standard that I can’t imagine any other facilitator could match. Pam is so kind and creates such a fun and supportive environment while teaching so much and supporting us to learn independently and from each other.

Caleb Bishop
Research School of Earth Sciences
College of Science

Caleb delivers excellent guidance to students during practical sessions, tailoring his delivery of information to the individual learner. Caleb is knowledgeable, approachable, and establishes a welcoming and engaging learning environment in every session he is associated with.

Griffin Pinney
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Griffin supported my learning journey as my tutor with helpful, timely feedback, really useful demonstrating, and overall helpful advice on dealing with difficult tasks in analysis. It is obvious that Griffin cares about helping all those in his tutorial.

Wenqi Zhang
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Wen was a highly knowledgeable and empathetic tutor, and inspired his students through his hard work and dedication. Wen felt reliable and trust worthy, and this fostered a fantastic learning environment.

Linda Zhang
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

Linda developed laboratory video material for CHEM3206 in late 2021, going above and beyond the expected and contracted level of engagement to generate a highly professional product. She then developed (in its entirety) the lab experiment for CHEM8030 from scratch, which included videos, an experimental description, and data for a computer lab. With no previous experience of developing a dry lab, she again went far beyond the contracted expectations.

Kaiwen Zhu
Research School of Physics
College of Science

Kaiwen is a 10/10 tutor and 10/10 lab demonstrator. He is also highly active in the Physics Society, and has shown leadership in generating a welcoming, supportive space for all students.

 

Indigenous Education (Team)

Junwen Chen and Olivia Evans
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Olivia and Junwen are nominated for their exceptional commitment to improving cultural safety and competence within ANU psychology. Olivia and Junwen spearheaded the development of a new course (called Culture and Psychology) which will now be a second-year core course for all our undergraduate psychology students (250+ students per year). In 2022 the course received 100% satisfaction from students on the overall SELT item.

 

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Anne Aimola Davies
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Anne is a dedicated educator who is passionate about excellence in teaching and learning in Psychology. It is evident – at all times – that Anne cares deeply about students and providing outstanding educational experiences that are also fair, respectful and supportive.

Jane Wells
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Jane organised ophthalmology teaching so well and made it accessible to us, as well as giving excellent explanations to every question posed to her. She really helped us in becoming better interns.

Phillip Whiley
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Phil went above and beyond to teach students. He provided guidance to keep students on the right track but also plenty of encouragement to maintain enthusiasm and engagement.

Thomas Huber
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

Thomas’ interdisciplinary teaching across chemical biology, computational chemistry and synthetic biology is essential to the successful delivery of biochemistry within the Bachelor of Science and computational chemistry at RSC.

Eloise Maher
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Eloise was part of an experimental "writing skills initiative" and did an amazing job. Her kind encouragement and useful advice has allowed me to achieve increasing scores in my lab reports.

Adam Piggott
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Adam has had a positive impact on both the student experience and the broader teaching culture. He brings enthusiasm and teaching wisdom to the first-year convener role, and he is generous with his time to both students and colleagues.

Craig Strong
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Craig enhances student learning at the Fenner School (and ANU) far above and beyond his role as the Associate Director (Education). His actions encompass strategic leadership, mentoring and actively fostering development of teaching staff, and quietly going above and beyond to support students to be successful in their studies. He also empowers a team of professional staff to deliver administrative innovation that has led to positive impacts across four colleges. Craig is selfless in his support of academic teaching staff and there are many examples of him personally supporting others through co-convenorship, workshopping best approaches to teaching or assessment, or contributing to delivery.

 

Programs that Enhance Learning

Christoph Nitsche
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

In 2022, Christoph went above and beyond what can be expected from an early-career academic with a very active research program, an ARC fellowship, and carer’s responsibilities. Unexpected staff departures, increased student numbers, and a sudden return to in-person course delivery were among many challenges that had to be navigated.

 

Teaching Excellence

Kristen Murray
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Kristen is a dedicated and rigorous educator who supports other staff and students under her guidance to perform at the highest possible standard. As the first program of its kind in Australia, under Kristen's leadership the MPP has established an ideal model for this type of training, for other universities to aspire to. The level of respect and kindness Kristen brings to her work is inspiring for us all.

Liz Rieger
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

The mentorship and guidance Liz provides to junior staff has been critical for EMCR development in the teaching domain. Our school has been very lucky to have Liz in this role to carry us through the challenges of the last few years.

Rosalie Aroni
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Rosalie Inspired and encouraged her students to learn by providing relevant and useful tutorials and examples during lectures. She contributed professional expertise in all instances during the course, and deeply cared about the health and wellbeing of her students.

Julia Ellyard
John Curtin School of Medical Research
College of Health & Medicine

She has made an unparalleled contribution to learning, which also speaks to her immense generosity as an educator and a colleague.

Nancy Parsons
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Nancy Parsons is a fantastic teacher - always starts with simplified version and expands with great explanations and detail. The structure of her teaching it interesting, engaging and very useful - beginning with theory, practicalities including demonstrations and often a quiz at the end.

Ben Corry
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Ben has been a wonderful lecturer with a depth of knowledge that gives me hope for my own future in science. His work in the research department compliments his lectures perfectly, and adds interest to the coursework.

Steven Crimp
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Steven puts emphasis on tailoring his teaching style to his students, by asking them what is working for them and what isn’t. His interest in the topics we are working on also stimulates curiosity and enthusiasm, and he creates a good atmosphere in class- exemplified by the fact that most people actually show up and are keen for class. He is genuinely focused on student learning and brings a very honest, personable approach to the class room.

Alexey Glushenkov
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

Alexey coordinates teaching by a group of academics in the RSC to students in China and oversees the experience of the students continuing their studies through the transfer to the ANU. Feedback from the students at SDU, which was very positive and significantly exceeded the average feedback metrics achieved across the college, testifies to Alexey's outstanding contribution.

Naomi McClure-Griffith
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
College of Science

Naomi is a captivating and highly engaging teacher, she is able to portray ideas and with a remarkable level of refined detail. It is clear her engagement with the class is honest and shows a deep love for her field.

Merryn McKinnon
Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
College of Science

Merryn’s approach to teaching motivates and inspires students to learn, through use of humour, interesting and relevant class content, research and discussions, and is inclusive of all students in the class no matter their background. She is highly empathetic and goes out of her way to help students achieve success in their courses.

Uri Onn
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Uri's teaching style and positive attitude throughout class made an intimidating class not only approachable but very fun and understandable. Some other classes often dryly present mathematics, however Uri tells stories, elicits questions and ensures students are engaged and understand material.

James Tener
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

James is by far the best professor I have ever had. His passion, knowledge and friendliness are something hard to believe.

 

Teaching Excellence (Team)

Eric Stone and Daniel Noble
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Eric and Dan have shown exceptional command of their subject matter, and complete passion for its delivery all under exceptionally challenging circumstances and while juggling their already busy teaching schedules. The pair have worked diligently and empathetically to adapt the new course as it develops alongside the students and their ability.

2021

Excellence in Supervision

John Bekkers
John Curtin School of Medical Research, College of Health & Medicine

John epitomises what it means to be a supervisor - he is honest, supportive, deeply engaged, and passionate. His influence will stay with his students for life

Ian Cockburn
John Curtin School of Medical Research
College of Health & Medicine

Ian Cockburn has demonstrated exceptional supervision during this year, with particular effort being made to ensure his students’ mental health was maintained. He is invested in ensuring his students develop intellectual rigour and expertise outside of their projects.

Amy Dawel
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Dr Amy Dawel is a brilliant supervisor and academic mentor. She is supportive, generous with her time, and models wonderful academic practice.

Kirsty Douglas
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Prof Douglas is a dedicated and highly insightful supervisor. She combines her significant clinical knowledge with an acute awareness of current health priorities in primary care to guide her students

Jeffrey Looi
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Jeff is a highly committed clinician researcher who has successfully guided both clinicians and non-clinicians to achieve higher degrees in the Medical School. He is attentive and responsive, engaging his students in both the technical and the clinical elements of his research interest in brain morphology.

Brett Scholz
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Brett is a highly engaged and committed supervisor who creates important opportunities for his students to thrive academically through rich networking and scholarly engagement. He is forward looking and a very valuable faculty member.

Lillian Smyth
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Lillian is a highly engaged and intuitive supervisor. Lillian is mindful of students' goals for their research as well as their careers, making sure that her students are not only well supported during their study but beyond it as well.

Carola Vinuesa
John Curtin School of Medical Research
College of Health & Medicine

Carola Vinuesa is an extraordinary supervisor, whose passion and dedication for research inspires her whole laboratory

Stewart Fallon
Research School of Earth Sciences
College of Science

Stewart encourages students to attend international conferences to present their research results, improve research skills and broaden their horizons. Not only this he cares for and respects students and his supervision practice is informed by his wide supervision experience and embodied by patience, kindness and enthusiasm.

Sara Beavis
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Dr Sara Beavis juggles a high teaching load, coordinates the Masters coursework program and contributes to the Fenner School as one of the executive team. Despite this, Sara is generous with the time she gives to Higher Degree Research students. Through responsive, timely and considered communications, she brings discipline and direction to her students’ studies.

Jodie Bradby
Research School of Physics
College of Science

Jodie is an excellent supervisor who deeply cares for her students’ wellbeing.

Christopher Cvitanovic
Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science
College of Science

Chris’ idea of supervision is one of trust and empowerment. It focuses on the individual student, their goals and needs, allowing them to try, fail, strive. Chris is not only a great supervisor, but an engaged research collaborator, mentor, and role model.

Jamie Hicks
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

Jamie has provided a wonderful and nurturing environment for all of his students, going above and beyond to help them develop their practical skills.

Andy Hogg
Research School of Earth Sciences
College of Science

Prof. Hogg is a supportive supervisor. He constantly ensures his students are engaged and supported. He leads a group of diverse backgrounds and the research group culture provides a welcoming atmosphere that foments creativity, idea expression, leadership, personal and academic growth.

Xia Hua
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Dr Xia is an excellent supervisor, who supports and mentors students and encourages their career aspirations.

Matthew Kelly
College of Health & Medicine

Dr. Kelly is a very patient supervisor, is very respectful of students' ideas and supports his students to find their own project direction. He encourages students to be creative and ensures that they are given adequate educational opportunities.

Ben Long
Research School of Biology
College of Science

The energy and integrity Ben brings to positions of leadership instils passion and a deep sense of equity in all he supervises, fostering a culture of diversity and creativity in the workplace. Ben is an effective Supervisor who knows when to give his students independence to explore their ideas and hypotheses, as well as when to direct productive discussion and thinking.

Meghan Miller
Research School of Earth Sciences
College of Science

Prof. Miller has shown extraordinary effort to help her students during COVID.  Prof. Miller has always cared for her students and keeps them motivated and engaged by fostering a free, respectful and positive academic climate.

AJ Mitchell
Research School of Physics
College of Science

AJ Mitchell is an excellent supervisor and goes above and beyond what is expected. AJ’s passion for student research and supporting students through research opportunities is evident.  He consistently demonstrates commitment to the education and wellbeing of his students as he guides them in their research.

Gottfried Otting
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

Professor Otting ensures students grow to be independent researchers with the highest ethical standards.  He has an outstanding sustained record of supervisory practices that have resulted in successful completions, significant research outputs and excellent graduation outcomes for students.

Rebecca Pearse
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Dr. Rebecca Pearse is a kind, energetic, professional, passionate and patient supervisor. As an early career researcher in the Fenner School/School of Sociology, she plays an extremely active and enthusiastic role in all aspects of the life of the school across education, service and research - including research supervision.

Hrvoje Tkalčić
Research School of Earth Sciences
College of Science

Professor Hrvoje  Tkalčić  is a very friendly and approachable supervisor, and his unique talent for turning complicated scientific topics into fun and exciting subjects is truly inspirational for any aspiring scientist.

David Yong
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
College of Science

Dr Yong embodies the saying "give students your best data and postdocs your best ideas" which results in effective, well planned out projects and successful careers for his students.  The high quality of supervision Dr. Yong provides is what every student at the RSAA deserves.

 

Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Andrew Abboud
College of Health & Medicine

Observing Andrew’s approach to demonstrating, it is evident that he engages students actively in their learning by asking thoughtful questions and guiding them through a problem to explain anatomical phenomena using anatomy and imaging resources. He is not only reliable and punctual but also incredibly adaptable and flexible

Brigette Berry
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Brigette is an incredible tutor and always makes students feel like we can ask and answer any questions. She provides fantastic guidance and feedback and always creates a positive and enjoyable environment to learn in.

Rosemary Clifford
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Rosemary Clifford demonstrates exceptional skill,  dedication, passion, care and an innovative skill set. She ensures student engagement and a quality learning experience for students is outstanding.

Jessica Donaldson
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

As a tutor Jessica was always prepared to engage with students and provide for their learning as much as possible. She went above and beyond to help students interact with material.

Agin Ravindran
John Curtin School of Medical Research
College of Health & Medicine

Agin Ravindran is knowledgeable and compassionate, and displays genuine passion for teaching others.

Abera Saeed
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

During the disruptions to teaching caused by the Covid pandemic Abera Saeed  has creatively sought solutions to engage students in remote learning of anatomy.

Vishal-Rai Sidhu
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Vish is a highly engaged and committed educator. He cultivates an engaging, fun and motivating learning culture among the students he teaches. This is achieved by a focus on student understanding of the importance of knowledge, meaningful and constructive feedback, and a constant drive for self-improvement in teaching.

Louisa Talipski
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

As a tutor, Louisa Talipski really inspired students to go above and beyond, and to help them apply themselves and engage in learning.

Patrick Armstrong
Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics
College of Science

Patrick Armstrong goes above and beyond to make sure students understand course content. He consistently demonstrates a deep understanding and encourages students to seek opportunities to extend themselves.

Hannah Carle
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Hannah Carle has a friendly command of the classroom and ability to stimulate student critical thinking skills. She utilises her research and science communication expertise in to develop creative teaching tasks. Hannah is an extremely effective facilitator of peer discussion, with thought-provoking questions, a friendly attitude, provision of relevant examples and clear explanations.  Students comment that she has improved their learning because of her tutoring.

Rachael Gross
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Rachael Gross truly went above and beyond as a tutor. It is genuinely impressive that she managed to make such an impact over Zoom – she was supportive and provided a welcoming and encouraging learning culture.

Jordan McMahon
Research School of Physics
College of Science

Jordan McMahon is supportive and always helpful. He works to make courses more engaging and enjoyable, sparking students’ interest. He is clearly passionate and knowledgeable, whilst also being able to explain concepts and answer questions in an accessible manner.

Lachlan Potter
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Lachlan Potter is a supportive and encouraging tutor. When a group is having difficulty, he offers insights and guidance to allow students to develop their own understanding.

 

Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating (Team)

Liam Burt and Chelsey Hammill
Research School of Chemistry
College of Science

The team provided interactive and educational online labs over Zoom. This was not a simple task, Liam and Chelsey took to this challenge with enthusiasm and constructed a remarkably effective remote lab experience.

 

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning*

Zoe Leviston
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

The disruptions stemming from COVID-19 have called on individuals to extend themselves to ensure continued excellence in educational offerings; Dr Leviston has made an outstanding contribution in this regard by supporting students to make a fundamental, empowering shift in their experience of statistics.

Linda Nicholson
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Linda Nicholson has substantially expanded psychology placement opportunities and her support of students is unparalleled, always accommodating those with special needs, family crises or cultural barriers.  Staff, students and clients uniformly praise her as caring, calm, and ethical. Her impact on learning is profound.

Yiyun Shou
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Dr Yiyun Shou has been extremely supportive of students' learning throughout the semester, and responded to their concerns regarding the course.  Yiyun  patiently guided students to understanding of difficult statistics content.

Samantha Stanley
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

With minimal preparation time, Samantha Stanley fundamentally re-designed the course, with her co-convener, to incorporate a new statistical software package, to integrate sound knowledge regarding statistical principles and their application to addressing real-world problems, and to ensure the course could be delivered remotely in a high-quality, equitable manner.

Nicholas Taylor
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Nicholas Taylor has worked tirelessly, despite interruptions caused by the Covid pandemic, leading the creation and implementation of the Pre Intern block integrated learning opportunity for final year medical students to aid their transition to internship.

Narci Teoh
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Narci Teoh was instrumental in setting up the Foundations in Medicine and Surgery program in 2006, and co-ordinated the year 3 program as the overriding academic supervisor for many years. She developed and co-ordinated the portfolio review in year 3, a system which enabled early detection of those students who were struggling and also provided a means by which enhanced communication between faculty and students could occur.  Her contributions and leadership has resulted in improvements of the quality of student learning.

Rachael Remington
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Rachael provides outstanding teaching, mentorship and support for biology masters students, especially during the pandemic when many are remote. She puts considerable effort towards training and mentoring her demonstrators, ensuring that they provide consistent advice and high quality feedback, further improving the student experience.

 

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Team)

Lillian Smyth, Diana Perriman, Krisztina Valter-Kocsi
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

The Team of Lillian Smyth, Diana Perriman and Krisztina Valter is recognised for devising and delivering the ANU Medical School’s Advanced Research Project (ARP). The ARP has ensured that only research-ready students enter the conjoint MChD/PhD stream. It has also filled an important gap in medical education for students who want to be active researchers in their medical career.

 

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Team)

Adrienne Nicotra and Megan Head
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Field Studies in Functional Ecology is highly successful in building undergraduates’ professional identity as researchers and strengthening their educational and career journeys, and ensuring cascade mentoring among the large teaching team

 

Teaching Excellence

Jane Dahlstrom
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Professor Dahlstrom actively encourages student participation and engages students in the relevant content. Her lectures are well summarised and concise. She is excellent at highlighting core concepts and making it clear when information is additional or just for interest

Amy Dawel
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Students consistently report they have enjoyed the course taught by Amy Dawel immensely, that lectures are engaging and Amy is highly responsive to student feedback. A highlight is the labs: giving students the opportunity to be part of the experiment, to create their own data and conduct relevant research.”

Lisa-Marie Greenwood
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Dr Greenwood is an excellent educator, as demonstrated by her approach to teaching and learning that influences, motivates, and inspires students to learn.

Karlee Johnston
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Karlee’s delivery of teaching has been adaptive to student preferences, practical in nature, resulted in the graduating cohort feeling confident in their ability to safely prescribe medicines, which is reflected in an improvement of the National Internship Preparedness Survey.

Aparna Lal
Research School of Population Health
College of Health & Medicine

Dr Aparna Lal is an exceptional teacher  who according to her students provides a superb selection of topics, presenters and readings. Her course and assessment design positions the students as the public health experts in their own topic, assisting their peers while enhancing their own skills in research, analysis, writing, science communication and presentation, and critique.

Brendan McMorran
John Curtin School of Medical Research
College of Health & Medicine

Brendan McMorran clearly cared about the students having an overall valuable learning experience.   Students commented on how much they appreciated the indigenous genomics content of the course, which is a challenging mix of scientific and cultural perspectives

Conal Monaghan
Research School of Psychology
College of Health & Medicine

Dr Monaghan makes every class and workshop an enjoyable, and deserves a mountain of recognition for his efforts and kindness; there is no shortage of laughs in class. His teaching is respectful towards his students and to the content, and encourages curiosity and participation in even the most reserved.

Seren Ovington
ANU Medical School
College of Health & Medicine

Dr Ovington demonstrated passion for teaching which was clearly evident in her presentations to the cohort as well as smaller group learning. She was inspiring and set an exceptional standard to all students, all whilst encouraging inquisitive thinking and passion for medicine and patient care in an engaging way.

Marcin Adamski
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Marcin Adamski has transformed BIOL2202 by fusing statistical and scientific thinking: emphasising experimental design and real data examples in biological and human experiments. He has effectively modernised the way biostatistics is taught at RSB by combining the theoretical aspects of data analysis with the practical aspects of experimental design, data collection and data analysis using modern data analysis tools.

Asilata Bapat
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Dr Bapat is an enthusiastic educator who sets consistently high standards for students at every level.  She is an innovative teacher who explores creative class formats to give students the best possible learning  experience. She attracts non-Science students to mathematics for research projects and coursework;  her Theory of Computation topics class featured applications across computer science, linguistics and philosophy.

Rhodri Davies
Research School of Earth Sciences
College of Science

A/Prof. Rhodri Davies has made a significant contribution to both the undergraduate and graduate teaching programs within RSES. He led the development of the curriculum for the RSES Honours and Master program and has been a mentor to many honours students.

Andras Keszei
Research School of Biology
College of Science

Andras puts everything into providing a quality educational experience for his students. He has adapted well to all the changes that the pandemic has brought to the university and uses creative methods to make the material he teaches more memorable.

Joan Licata
Mathematical Sciences Institute
College of Science

Joan Licata encourages student engagement by inspiring and motivating students through effective communication, presentation and interpersonal skills. Through her role as the MSI honours coordinator she has put initiatives in place to both guide academics and help the students feel supported as valued members of the department.

Aaron Tang
Fenner School of Environment & Society
College of Science

Aaron's expertise and networks across ANU, Government, and diplomatic missions provided diverse lectures, challenging content and innovative teaching.

 

Programs that Enhance Learning

Mika Kohonen
Research School of Physics
College of Science

Mika Kohonen has been the quiet heart of the physics undergraduate lab program for over a decade. He is recognised  both for his agile pivot to at-home labs under trying circumstances and his consistent dedication to education excellence.

 

Programs that Enhance Learning (Team)

Melanie Trinick, Tammy Gomersall, Yiming Li, Meenu Pratap, Fiona Roxburgh
Research School of Biology
College of Science

The Teams dedication and professionalism has allowed ANU biology students to continue to experience hands-on laboratory training throughout the last year. Due to the teaching lab team’s dedication, students have been able to deepen their learning in multiple biology courses, and to develop critical skills, integral to their science degree.

2020

Excellence in Supervision

Anne Aimola Davies
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Anne supervises many graduate students and dedicates a significant amount of time with each one, she pushes them towards excellency in a caring manner. She also treats her undergraduate students with total respect: respects their intellectual ability, pushes them towards their limits, and cheers with them when they have made achievements that they themselves have not even thought of.

Mark Edwards
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Dr Edwards has provided a supportive and intellectually challenging relationship for his students. He provides a wide selection of possible topics in the field and possibilities for new work that could be undertaken. He provides timely, clear and actionable feedback on drafts. Seminars were organised which exposed the students to the research culture in the field.

Jane Desborough
Research School of Population Health, College of Health & Medicine

Jane is very dedicated, patient and passionate. She always encourages and supports students to explore  opportunities that are positive for their long-term career. She leads by example.

Emma Field
Research School of Population Health, College of Health & Medicine

Emma is a dynamic and authentic supervisor who exemplifies the core characteristics of a strong leader in global health research. She has the technical skills and knowledge to develop the intellectual rigour and disciplinary expertise of her students, encouraging them to try new methodologies, providing resources and challenging them in way that encourages constructive debate. When the COVID-19 pandemic introduced challenges to the prospective work program, Emma mobilised her network and proposed innovative solutions to move forward. What separates Emma is her devotion to her students and global health outcomes.  She also regularly looks to identify development opportunities for her students and is fervently supportive of ideas that lead to better engagement with other students and the broader scholarly community.

Kathryn Glass
Research School of Population Health, College of Health & Medicine

Kathryn possesses many essential qualities of a good supervisor. She is an approachable mentor who is passionate in supporting her students. She is patient when explaining complicated concepts and generous with her time. Kathryn is exceptionally responsive and often provides constructive and timely feedback on project proposals, chapter drafts and conference presentation slides. 

Stephanie Goodhew
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Dr Goodhew is committed to advancing students as researchers and providing exceptional modelling of the research process for students. She nurtures her students’ development via a myriad of unique learning opportunities, such as running innovative weekly workshops to develop specific research skills. She provides an environment that is intellectually challenging but interpersonally supportive. 

Stephen Lambert
Research School of Population Health, College of Health & Medicine

Stephen is a senior member of the MAE team. He supports other team members as a mentor and provides them with support in their supervision roles. In addition, he has more students to supervise than any of the other staff members of the team. He is consistently the favoured presenter at MAE course block and is held in high esteem by his students.

Riccardo Natoli
John Curtin School of Medical Research, College of Health & Medicine

Dr Natoli’s expert guidance in developing research projects and directions has resulted in a sustained record of quality publications for both junior and senior members of the research team. Dr. Natoli has demonstrated excellence in mentorship by inclusively discussing the future research direction of the team and by encouraging active involvement in the grant writing process, whilst providing a supportive framework with constructive criticism. This results in collegial, positive learning atmosphere amongst all group members, where everyone is involved in the learning process. 

Michael Platow
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Professor Platow has – for decades – ensured that his HDR students are provided with a learning environment characterised by mutual respect, regular supervision with individualised attention, and clear goal setting as appropriate to each student’s own circumstances. Professor Platow is also highly respected within the Research School of Psychology for his outstanding ability to inspire students to hone their theoretical and analytical skills throughout their candidature. … always seeking an advanced, analytical interpretation of the “why” and the “how” when unpicking complex research questions. 

Katherine Reynolds
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Kate Reynolds has been an exceptional supervisor and academic mentor. Open communication has allowed students to develop and master their subject area, in a way that guides and stimulates their thinking and prepares them for a career in academia. 

Yuri Amelin
Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science

Yuri monitors students’ progress and supports them during research design, working with data and writing.  Yuri supervises very different projects, always trying to foster an environment where students understand each other’s subjects. His supervision style is flexible, and is adapted to the different needs of each student.

Leanne Armand
Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science

A/Prof Armand’s primary areas of excellence are through the outstanding modelling of the research process and providing and supporting engagement between students and broad scholarly communities through networking and research dissemination opportunities. Her expectations are always clear, and she is sensitive to the emotional needs of students. She has encouraged her students to join international collaborations and to attend national and international conferences.

She has the ability to be positive and encouraging while also being critical. 

Ian Campbell
Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science

Ian has excellent critical thinking skills and always has the big picture in mind. He maintains great communication with each of his students. He keeps an open door for students and never says “Can't” to his students. He encourages students through challenges; he urges students to overcome procrastination; his sense of humour keeps students close.

Patrick Kluth
Research School of Physics, College of Science

A/Prof. Kluth is behind the development of a world class research program that attracts the best students and best researchers from all over the world. He encourages new ideas and is happy to help students from all over the school. The students supervised by him are working in top institutes. He is always honest, provides fair feedback and encourages students to participate in activities outside their specific research project.

Robert Elliman
Research School of Physics, College of Science

Professor Elliman  cares about the well-being of students and provides support and mentorship. He is engaged with his student’s research from the outline of a potential research problem, to facilitating solutions, providing feedback and analysis, assisting with publications, and supports students to build effective collaborations. 

David Gordon
Research School of Biology, College of Science

David Gordon has supervised a large number of PhD students over three decades at the ANU.  David has shown a very strong commitment to training international students from developing countries, and providing them with the laboratory and analysis skills they need to return home and contribute to their communities. His students appreciate the trust he places in them, and the way in which he ensures that they have the facilities, resources and access to his expertise to complete their studies. 

Anthony Hill
Research School of Chemistry, College of Science

Professor Hill has proven himself in yet another year to be one of the most upstanding and outstanding academic supervisors. From a publishing point of view, despite all of the setbacks of 2020, the Hill Group have been regularly publishing in high impact journals, all publications reflect and highlight his students' research.  Professor Hill lays out a raft of potential directions, supporting students to make their own decisions to express their creativity and maximise their learning opportunities. With his open-door approach Professor Hill is an excellent role model for collegiality.

Michael Jennions
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Professor Michael Jennions is an excellent supervisor. He has outstanding communication, problem-solving and time management skills. In addition, he has excellent leadership skills, as division head, he managed to keep the division interactive and progressing through the COVID crisis. But most importantly, he is the best guide, a mentor any PhD student can look for. 

Penny King
Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science

Penny is supportive and thoughtful, and this has particularly been the case throughout the entire COVID-19 pandemic and bushfire season this year.  Penny has gone above and beyond the duties of a normal supervisor and her students are very grateful for her dedication.  

Megan O'Mara
Research School of Chemistry, College of Science

Dr O’Mara’s supervision develops her students research and presentation skills. She makes extra effort to adapt training to the skills of each student and supports them to achieve their aspirations. 

Alexander Poddubny
Research School of Physics, College of Science

Alex’s love for physics is inspirational and supports the development of the same passion and motivation in his students. Under his direction, his student’s research can flourish. 

Giel van Dooren
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Giel van Dooren has developed a research program at RSB that attracts and maintains high quality candidates. Giel is an outstanding role model who consistently demonstrates how good research is conducted. Giel mentors students through the process of conducting and publishing both primary research and reviews of the literature, thereby developing the intellectual rigor and disciplinary expertise of his students. Giel emphasises the importance of good experimental design and encourages the consideration of alternative explanations, thereby instilling strong ethical and responsible research practices in his students. 

Spencer Whitney
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Spencer has provided exceptional leadership in HDR supervision and management within RSB. In addition to being a popular and effective supervisor, he has been HDR convenor longer than anyone can remember yet continues to perform the role with enthusiasm and thoughtfulness. He has fostered a culture of inclusiveness that supports students to contribute and has led and overseen a range of initiatives that sustain RSB’s vibrant HDR community. Spencer goes above and beyond his role in supporting students as individuals. Spencer’s work is characterized by his positive attitude and willingness to take on extra responsibilities, particularly with COVID19 where he has been tireless in supporting students in stressful situations. 


Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Shouvik Aditya
Biomolecular Interactions, College of Health & Medicine

Shouvik has 3 year’s experience in tutoring second year Biology and Medical Science courses including BIOL2171, MEDN2001 and BIOL1004. Shouvik also has provides excellent mentorship in guiding honours and research project students in the lab.  Shouvik’s commitment in supporting the mental health of students should be recognised and celebrated.”

Casey Minns
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Casey fosters students’ learning and creates a fun and interesting tutorial even during the worst circumstances.

Bilal Reda
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Mr Reda has a profound passion for quality education in undergraduate psychology. His efforts to increase the quality of teaching and learning in RSP can be seen in his enormous generosity in time and enthusiasm for working with other tutors and marginalised students. From personally creating opportunities for tutors to meet and practice teaching skills experientially, to approaching his own teaching in a novel, creative, relational and 'experience-near' way, the ripples of his enthusiasm and knowledge extend to both his teaching peers and students. 

Andie Delaney
Research School of Chemistry, College of Science

During ANU's campus closure in Semester 1, Andie Delaney went above and beyond what was required to support the needs of the 1st year chemistry cohort as a tutor and demonstrator. She was highly engaged in zoom tutorials, engaging, supporting and motivating other students. She participated in preparation for on-line teaching, supporting lab change overs. Despite being an Honours student and having her own stresses associated with honours, she was always positive and supportive of the 1st year students. She encouraged students' critical thinking in her zoom tutorial sessions and provided a positive role model to the undergraduate student cohort. 

Jenni Hayward
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Amongst Jenni’s numerous achievements is engaging undergraduate students. She designed a practical unit for the Parasitology course that provided students with an authentic research experience. Throughout her teaching, Jenni’s enthusiasm and ability to communicate science to undergraduate students has shone through. She has a passion for providing students with unique research experiences, thereby upholding the ANU values of a research-led education.

Ryan Kirk
Research School of Chemistry, College of Science

Ryan has been an excellent tutor and demonstrator for first year chemistry. His effort and genuine passion for the subject have greatly improved the quality of the students' learning experience. He has provided amazing support both during and outside of the lab. His depth of knowledge is apparent, and he always goes above and beyond to explain how the content is applicable in the broader field.


Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Nick Cox
Research School of Chemistry, College of Science

Nick Cox was appointed as Honours coordinator in June 2020. He demonstrated leadership in enhancing the student experience, completely revamping the honours wattle pages and web pages for RSC, making information much more transparent and accessible to students. Nick's leadership has provided clarity that in turn has made students feel more supported during COVID. Nick has volunteered his time to provide additional wattle training to RSC academics and has implemented innovative on-line approaches that enhance the student experience across RSC. 

David Freudenberger
Fenner School of Environment & Society, College of Science

In the face of COVID teaching issues, David innovated an engaging virtual Kioloa fieldtrip using 360 images, drone footage and interactive mapping. This different approach to learning was motivating and inspiring through the imagination used in creating these resources. His enthusiasm and dedication for improving the quality of learning was inspiring and eye opening. 

Kathryn Glass
Research School of Population Health, College of Health & Medicine

Associate Professor Glass provides outstanding contributions to learning by developing innovative teaching methods that balance novelty with good practice, with online and flipped classroom teaching approaches. This has been critical in developing engaging and enriching online material during COVID-19 campus closures. Associate Professor Glass works tirelessly to support individual students as well as overcoming challenges in teaching and learning – exemplified throughout the difficult circumstances faced in 2020. Associate Professor Glass is the first-person staff turn to with concerns about how to approach a problem with their courses or concerns with students, developing and nurturing a supportive education community at RSPH that promotes excellence in teaching practices.

Janelle Hamilton
ANU Medical School, College of Health & Medicine

Dr Janelle Hamilton has reinvented the Phase 1 Clinical Skills program by employing innovative methods for delivering teaching online to maintain both student and tutor engagement, supporting students to achieve the required learning outcomes of the program. Janelle has worked tirelessly to coordinate the return of students to essential face-to-face teaching to acquire necessary physical examination skills. Janelle was also central to the delivery of the inaugural Clinical Skills session on ‘Transgender History Taking and Gender Diverse Care’ to Year 2 students in 2020, which was a huge success.

Di Whiteman
ANU Medical School, College of Health & Medicine

Di has been highly successful in adapting the clinical skills curriculum in light of teaching gaps due to COVID and has been instrumental in the success of the Phase 2 hospital based teaching program in the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery in a  difficult and changing environment during this COVID-19 pandemic.


Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Team)

Paul Francis, Joseph Hope, Habiba Hossain, Mahyar Bokaeeyan, Campbell Strachan, Layla Steed, Huma Latif, Xingshuo Huang
Research School of Physics, College of Science

The Team made outstanding contributions in teaching "Freestyle Science" as the inaugural course taught by ANU staff at the ANU-Shandong University Joint Science College (JSC) in Weihai, Shandong, China.  It was a short, intensive two-week course that is part of ANU’s obligations to the joint education program.  There were 300 Chinese students in the course spread from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics majors, requiring excellent leadership and organisation.

The team worked through language and cultural barriers in designing and teaching a large cohort of students with diverse science interests to think about problems that they all commonly related to.  The curriculum had to be designed so that it was accessible to all four majors.

The team exhibited outstanding approachability in their pedagogy and leadership, fostering the building of relationships between ANU staff and JSC students, as well as Shandong University staff and executive.


Programs that Enhance Learning

Brian Billups
John Curtin School of Medical Research, College of Health & Medicine

Brian Billups always mastered his job brilliantly but in 2020 he went above and beyond what can be expected from a single academic with active research. He organised and oversaw the transition to online learning for the JCSMR held courses and tackled the emerging issues associated with it one by one. He was the go-to person for all issues related to this transition and addressed all concerns and problems timely, professionally and passionately without hesitations. His strong leadership is these difficult times is a major reason for the relatively smooth transition to online learning and the now practiced hybrid teaching modules at JCSMR.  

Teresa Neeman
Biological Data Science Institute, College of Science

Terry is passionate about statistics and its application to research in biology, health and medicine. She channels that passion to the benefit of our HDR students because she cares deeply about their current and future success. Terry has led and contributed to a range of programs to educate CoS and CHM students … empowering them to take full ownership of and advance their research projects.
… producing innovative content tailored to the background and research aims of the students. This has proven to be incredibly effective, as what might otherwise be abstract and confusing material instead comes across as clear and motivational. 

Tiah Penny
Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science

Tiah has adapted quickly to the changing environment that has been 2020 and transformed parts of the Blue Planet course to imaginative online learning. Tiah enabled and supported other educators to translate their teaching to the online environment. This included online practicals, lectures, tutorials and assessment.  The practicals she translated allowed students to measure and test phenomena, while not doing the physical experiment themselves. She championed unique assessment items that allowed students to work collaboratively, while working in isolation (include students filming themselves).  Tiah’s response to teaching in 2020 has been inspiring.


Programs that Enhance Learning (team)

CPAS Lecturers
Will Grant, Mike Gore, Lawrie Kirk, Rod Lamberts, Joan Leach, Merryn McKinnon, Lindy Orthia, Sujatha Raman, Wendy Russell, Sue Stocklmayer, Brad Tucker, Graham Walker

Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, College of Science

The CPAS Master of Science Communication programs are unique, evolving over 35 years to produce workforce ready graduates who can effectively communicate with and about science in education, media, development and policy contexts. Students have gained employment through their internships; built or strengthened research careers through presenting or publishing their research; created their own businesses; and, generated local and national media coverage for themselves, their work and CPAS/ANU.  The program is agile and responsive. The program is transformational, building science communication capacity nationally and internationally. 


Teaching Excellence

Leonie Quinn
John Curtin School of Medical Research, College of Health & Medicine

A/Prof Leonie Quinn has taken over the role of course convener for the third year BSc subject, Hallmarks of Cancer and under her stewardship, the course has grown from 40-50 students to more than 120 students in 2020. Leonie has redesigned this course in an imaginative way, to incorporate lectures from specialists in the research sector and a significant amount of research-critical course content. This has provided the students with a strong research flavour and a clear idea of where they could next move from their BSc degree. She has also worked extremely hard to develop novel relevant practical classes where the students are evaluating 'real' research data relating to important current research questions. 

Bradley Jack
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Dr Bradley Jack stimulates the interests of students in Cognition. He is dedicated, engages in appropriate self-reflection, and always works to enhance teaching and learning.

Mark Edwards
Research School of Psychology, College of Health & Medicine

Students are strongly inspired to be an active thinker rather than a passive receiver, they are expected to be highly engaged with learning. The lecture content is logically connected and critically analysed, which challenges the students but fully demonstrates the fascination of neuroscience. In this COVID-19 pandemic, he has successfully adjusted the delivery of his course. His teaching skills inspire students to explore more study of neuroscience.

Will Grant
Australian Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, College of Science

Will teaches SCOM2015 Speaking of Science, a public speaking course. The course has taught students life skills that will benefit them in the future, in both confidence and employment prospects. Will’s nomination reflects his capacity to engage and support students in their learning through inclusive teaching practices and his ability to foster individual development through an empathetic, positive approach. The continued growth of this course and popularity with students is testament to Will’s ability to influence, motivate and inspire students in their learning. 

Nerilie Abram
Research School of Earth Sciences, College of Science

Nerilie teaches the second part of ENVS3013 Climate: Past, Present and Future. Despite the challenging environment this year, students in the course have not felt isolated. Nerilie has effectively used online learning methods, developing short lecture videos that succinctly and clearly explain content, which is then supported by practicals each week. She is available to answer questions and elaborate on content during the practicals, and is happy to adapt the practicals to fit student needs. 

Pat Backwell
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Pat has made learning about invertebrates in BIOL1009 incredibly vivid and interesting. She shows enthusiasm and exceptional knowledge and provides excellent resources to support her lectures. She puts up lectures on time, she makes it clear what is expected of the students and provides content that is so interesting that it inspires students to explore further. She clearly cares about the topic and that her students are learning. 

Matthew Brookhouse
Fenner School of Environment & Society, College of Science

Matthew Brookhouse is an incredibly empathetic course convenor, going above and beyond what is required of him in an immensely challenging period. He focuses on teaching research skills that are essential in many areas of scientific research, which greatly enhances student learning. 

Amidst the chaos, uncertainty and interruptions to Semester 1, Dr. Matthew Brookhouse managed to deliver a partially field-based course, in an incredibly engaging, inclusive and enthusiastic manner. The field elements were re-imagined through several well produced and inventive videos, which were varied in response to the students’ needs and areas of poor understanding. Dr. Brookhouse also showed a high level of compassion for his students, and with the help of tutors in his course, he ensured each student had access to the equipment they needed to study from home. 

Mark Ellison
Research School of Chemistry, College of Science

Mark Ellison is very committed to his position in first year chemistry, and hence provides the students with the highest level of assistance in learning. He has maintained outstanding communication with students and helps the students in any way he can, throughout this unfortunate crisis. He has adapted his teaching style to suit all students during this time and always answers queries in an efficient manner. He was empathetic to students being in a new and strange learning environment and offered extra support by providing revision zoom calls and lab walk-through videos.  He encourages and motivates students to explore and research new areas. 

David Freudenberger
Fenner School of Environment & Society, College of Science

David coordinated and led ENVS2018 Environmental Field School in Winter Term 2020. Whilst his approaches to teaching during the course were enabling, motivating and innovative, it was his development of course curriculum and reflexiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic that were inspiring. David organised and coordinated field work at 5 different locations during the first week of the intensive, whilst remaining in tune with student capacity.  For the second week of the intensive, David had prepared, with colleagues, an online and immersive field school to the Kioloa Coastal Campus. David truly showed advanced skills in evaluation and reflective practice, as well as innovation, leadership and scholarship that enhanced learning and student experience. David demonstrated an excellent ability to support individual students and recognise specific areas where students were experiencing challenges. He was innovative, detailed and collaborative.  

Rodney Peakall
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Rod is well known to his colleagues in RSB as a superb teacher. He is extremely organised, meticulous in his presentation, and makes a huge effort to design his courses to ensure the best outcomes for students. He has the ability to convey a large amount of factual information and simultaneously encourage critical thinking by students.  His response to the necessity to switch rapidly to online-only teaching in the first semester was exemplary. Rod rapidly modified his teaching for BIOL2151 … before it became best practice and ran an additional live session for the cohort of students in China. Rod replaced class exercises with multiple, smaller assessment items to keep students engaged in their studies and then willingly shared his experiences with his colleagues in RSB to boost the effectiveness of their own teaching.

Sara Rapson
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Dr Sara Rapson has adapted her teaching and governance roles to online delivery in a way that deeply considers the student experience in a time where there is high uncertainty. Sara has demonstrated approaches that motivate and inspire students to learn. In BIOL3190 Medical Science in the Workplace, Sara has adapted her in-situ workplace visits to recorded tours of workplaces. This has required great effort to coordinate and deliver these recordings, but has also made the workplace visits more accessible to more students. Sara has demonstrated leadership in teaching and learning through her work as a Sub Dean in CHM/CoS. Sara brings an empathetic, student-centred perspective to all of her decisions in this role, always seeking to balance out the needs of the student with the requirements of the program. 

Nici Sweaney
Fenner School of Environment & Society, College of Science

Nici Sweaney made online lecturers and tutorials engaging for students. Nici makes absorbing lectures by combining footage of lecture subject, performing interviews with experts in the lecture and making it clear what information in the lecture is important. The material that Nici produced flipped the way students think about knowledge acquisition.  It engaged them using delivery tools that they are used to.  Nici's efforts have redefined how content can be delivered and challenges us to think about future directions.

Alex Maier
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Alex is a wonderful, passionate, teacher who puts time and energy into creating content for students which is not only relevant but highly engaging. He is always enthusiastic towards his work, and encourages students to find what they are interested in. His development of laboratory and field-based learning in conjunction with more traditional lectures creates an environment allowing students who learn in different ways to have an opportunity to find what works best for them. His expertise in the field is evident and provides insight for students for future career options.
(Note:  Alex also nominated for a team award in this category - see below)


Teaching Excellence (team)

Alex Maier, Giel van Dooren, Jenny Hayward + team
Research School of Biology, College of Science

Alex and his team ran the BIOL3142 course in semester 1, 2020. They did a wonderful job at making sure students were supported when lockdown occurred, consistently listening to student feedback and adjusting the online labs and quizzes accordingly. It was always clear what was expected of students and the teaching team did a fantastic job of supporting each student that needed the help. Allowing students to experience and become part of Giel’s research into toxoplasma gondii was incredibly exciting and gave students an insight into what research was like, including all the uncertainties that came with it! These insights are often afforded to few, and the teaching team managed to allow the whole course to experience it. The research-based learning was a wonderful approach. Overall, what stood out the most was that the team had an incredible passion, which truly shined through and inspired the class. They were able to bring their own experiences in field work in a manner that was valuable and make learning about parasites a little less gross and a little more fun!

Giel Van Dooren, Cibely Goulart, Jenny Hayward and team
Research School of Biology, College of Science

The team  has designed the course to be engaging and interesting to all students. Giel is an excellent communicator, passionate about student engagement, fostering curiosity, develops engaging content for learning material, consistently asks for and incorporates feedback. The whole team successfully adapted the practical classes to remote learning in a way which gives students an authentic research project. The practical component really enhances students research skills and interest and the on-going practical from week to week is much more interesting than usual weekly labs. Being given the opportunity to use high quality research equipment was also a great aspect of this course. 

Sebastian Rosenberg & Natasha Katruss
Research School of Population Health, College of Health & Medicine

With the active engagement of the lecturers and partly in response to the challenge of online learning, Dr Sebastian Rosenberg and Natasha Katruss from the Learning and Development Unit at CMHR re-engineered the POPM8001 Mental Health masters course run in second semester 2020. The course has adopted the Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach to engage students in this online learning environment and has been very successful. Students take on weekly roles as leaders and scribes. Feedback from students is that they are finding this approach an excellent method to delve deeper into learning material and share findings. 

2019

Award for Teaching Excellence

Award for Teaching Excellence 2019 - Juliey Beckman

Juliey Beckman (not pictured), Science Teaching & Learning Centre and Research School of Biology

Citation

Dr Juliey Beckman convenes and teaches into multiple undergraduate subjects in Biological disciplines, including ecology, evolution and human physiology. Juliey’s main teaching focus involves working to provide activities and methodologies that provide commencing undergraduates with a learning environment that supports their best chance for academic success. Juliey is remarkable in the extent of her activities, her sustained leadership and willingness to help others and her commitment to students and therefore is a worthy recipient of this award.


Award for Excellence in Supervision

Award for Excellence in Supervision 2019 - Elizabeth Rieger

Associate Professor Elizabeth Rieger, Research School of Psychology

Citation

A/Prof Elizabeth Rieger’s overarching aim is to help students excel as scholars by providing supervision that is holistic. She is an accomplished supervisor with a substantial record in the provision of excellent research supervision in which she blends her own skills as a researcher and extensive experience in the practice of clinical psychology to foster both academic rigour and wellbeing in her students.


Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating - Louise Blessington

Louise Blessington, Fenner School of Environment and Society

Citation

Louise is a passionate educator who promotes holistic learning, her teaching philosophy is based on three main tenets: the individuality of learning style and stage, acknowledging potential, and learning by doing.She creates an inclusive environment where students feel comfortable to express themselves whatever their stage of career.


Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Ben Corry

Ben Corry, Research School of Biology

Citation

Ben is a motivated and passionate educator who adopts a research-led approach throughout his teaching.He has developed a teaching approach aimed to deeply engage students and provide them with the skills and foundational knowledge to address new challenges within the discipline by developing a range of contextual and conceptual teaching strategies.


Award for Outstanding Individual Performance (2)

Award for Outstanding Individual Performance - Caroline Chapman

Caroline Chapman, Science Teaching and Learning Centre

Citation

Caroline consistently works to an exceptionally high standard. She is supremely efficient, flexible and highly adept at her roles. She takes the responsibility to see tasks through and works very well with the senior academics in the Joint Colleges. Her highly collegiate attitude ensures that the academic staff throughout the Colleges are well-informed and well-supported, making their work so much more efficient. Caroline does this with an amazingly positive attitude, 100% of the time, including evenings and weekends during busy periods as deadlines approach.

Award for Outstanding Individual Performance - Jeff Chen

Jeff Chen (not pictured), Centre for Advanced Microscopy

Citation

Jeff makes an exceptional effort to deliver a personalised service with impeccable attention to getting the best possible results. He has redefined the ways the Centre interacts with professional staff across the School to optimise workflow and better manage professional relationships in a positive and constructive way. He is interested in acquiring new standards, improving data acquisition methods […] and is very helpful with students and has often delayed his departure at the end of the day to make sure everything is working smoothly for an overnight acquisition of results.


Award for Outstanding Team (2)

Award for Outstanding Team - ANU Centre for Therapeutic Discovery (ACTD)

ANU Centre for Therapeutic Discovery (ACTD), ANU College of Health and Medicine

Citation

The ACTD team has had to set up a new service group with everything from purchasing and implementing complex robotics equipment, hiring and training staff in this area, organise NLRD’s for working with some of the cell types, developing all compliance documentation and user manuals, marketing and determining a cost recovery pricing structure. The team members work closely with ANU honours and postgraduate students and early career researchers in a user assist model training people in all aspects of screening projects such as planning, optimisation of experiments, performing experiments and data analysis to train people to become experts in this field.

Award for Outstanding Team - Future Research Talent award team

Future Research Talent award team, ANU College of Science and ANU College of Health and Medicine

Citation

The success of the FRT scheme has been underpinned by the efforts of a large number of College staff, led by Jay Poria, Manager of International Relations & Partnerships for CoS/CHM. Jay has worked well in excess of normal hours to ensure that each of the 51 students in the inaugural round had a high-quality experience. The team as a whole has displayed a strong commitment to meeting key initiatives of the Joint CoS/CHM strategic plan, establishing strategic international research partnerships by building on a culture of academic excellence […] The extraordinary success of the FRT scheme is a credit to this large team’s ability to work together collegially to promote the strategic objectives of the University.


Rising Star Awards (3)

Rising Star Awards - Ryan Eatts

Ryan Eatts, ANU Joint College of Science; Health & Medicine

Citation

Ryan has built relationships with key senior stakeholders within the Joint Colleges Research Schools, and key areas of the central Service Divisions. More recently Ryan has engaged with several academic staff within Psychology and Business and Economics to assist in the improvement of HR service at the University. From the outset Ryan has been positive and engaged. He has proactively sought meetings to learn about the Institute and our goals, and responded positively to our interdisciplinary agenda, ambitious timelines and somewhat unconventional plans. He managed a complex process involving 8 different staff members and 9 new positions across three ANU Colleges, coordinated the engagement of HR staff from CECS and CAP, and ensured his supervisor was across the process.

Rising Star Awards - Shanae King

Shanae King, College of Science

Citation

Shanae is often working on more than one project and has shown a capacity to efficiently prioritise tasks to meet conflicting deadlines, delivering on-time and on-budget and to a high standard. She interfaces well with others, confidently crossing technical disciplines where necessary, and fostering an efficient team engineering environment in projects that often span several departments. Shanae's day-to-day contributions to the RSAA are numerous and almost always borne out of personal initiative rather than direction or suggestion by others […] Her proactive attitude is one of her most valuable assets. With cutting-edge projects, it is critical that tasks can be delegated and that the person responsible takes ownership of the work. Shanae has consistently gone above and beyond this charge, actively seeking out ways to improve processes within the team as well as delivering excellent results in her own area.

Rising Star Awards - Arthur Xu

Arthur Xu, College of Science

Citation

Arthur has excelled in his performance as International Relations and Partnerships Officer. His contributions in developing strong links with both external and internal stakeholders are valued across the Joint Colleges of Sciences. He performs above and beyond the call of duty with consistent, high quality results. Through his efforts, the International Relations and Partnerships unit has developed very strong cross-functional collaborations with other JCS functions, particularly Student Administration, Marketing & Communications and College Finance, enabling the Colleges to deliver exceptionally strong student services, international student recruitment and international partnerships outcomes. Arthur has outstanding personal drive and has demonstrated enormous professionalism both in China and in Australia. He manages to coordinate complex engagements to the benefit of both parties, on demand and in under extreme time pressure, leaving everyone feeling valued and part of a joint mission.

2018

Award for Teaching Excellence

Award for Teaching Excellence - Dr Mark Ellison

Dr Mark Ellison, Research School of Chemistry (RSC)

Citation

Mark considers teaching a privilege, it allows him to be involved in the development of confident, critical and knowledgeable people who are potential leaders in their field of science. His modernisation of the chemistry curriculum, and dedication to teaching, have resulted in a sustained improvement of retention of students in chemistry.


Award for Teaching Excellence (Early Career)

Award for Teaching Excellence - Dr Nicholas White

Dr Nicholas White, Research School of Chemistry (RSC)

Citation

Nick has modernised the inorganic chemistry curriculum, preparing entirely new lecture and laboratory courses. He tries to bring relevant innovations to his teaching, a current focus is to bring team-based learning to the first year course.


Award for Teaching Excellence (Team)

Award for Teaching Excellence - Andrew Berry and Dr Caroline Eakin

Associate Professor Andrew Berry and Dr Caroline Eakin EMSC1008

Citation

The course EARTH: The Chemistry and Physics of our Planet inspires students who have never been exposed to Earth Sciences previously and provides a bigger picture framework, demonstrating how principles from the natural sciences, from physics, chemistry, biology and mathematics, can be applied to understanding the evolution of our planet.


Award for Excellence in Supervision

Award for Excellence in Supervision - Barry Pogson

Professor Barry Pogson, Research School of Biology (RSB)

Citation

Barry’s vision is to create a nexus of researchers, industry leaders and policy makers that collectively shape science and agriculture for the benefit of global food security. Using a dynamic and sustainable multi-tiered mentoring approach he has a profound impact on the personal development, career prospects and learning experiences of his students.


Award for Excellence in Supervision (Early Career)

Award for Excellence in Supervision - Dr Tambri Housen

Dr Tambri Housen, Research School of Populaion Health (RSPH)

Citation

Tambri’s supervisory philosophy is to equip scholars with skills for life and skills in undertaking high quality research, but she also believes that supervision is the act of coaching and mentoring to develop confidence and independence, and to build skills in knowledge transfer and leadership.


Award for Programs that Enhance Learning (Team)

Award for Programs that Enhance Learning - The Clinical Psychology Program

The Clinical Psychology Program, Research School of Psychology (RSP)

Citation

The Clinical Psychology Program is committed to developing the next generation of clinical-research leaders, who will dynamically impact our local, national and international communities. It is regarded as one of the premiere programs in Australia, known for its rigour and high standards on the one hand, and its quality, small-group teaching and compassionate care of its students on the other.


Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating (2)

Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating - Martyna Judd

Martyna Judd, Research School of Chemistry (RSC)

Citation

As a demonstrator in chemistry courses, Martyna’s primary objective is not just to ensure that her students gain confidence in their practical laboratory skills, but also that they find enjoyment in applying theory and concepts in a practical setting.

Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating - Erin Parker

Erin Parker, Research School of Psychology (RSP)

Citation

Erin takes a holistic approach to teaching that recognises the importance of the learning environment for student outcomes. She is committed to creating a positive culture in education that moves away from a focus solely on academic achievement, and toward deep learning and student wellbeing.


Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (3)

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Nyoman Sutarsa

Dr I Nyoman Sutarsa, ANU Medical School (ANUMS)

Citation

Nyoman Sutarsa has been an enthusiastic and highly valued tutor in the Medical School since 2015. Drawing on his diverse experiences as a clinician, a public health practitioner, a program manager for NGOs, a policy analyst and researcher, Nyoman is deeply committed to teaching and to inspiring health and medical students.

 

William Maish, ANU Medical School (ANUMS)

Citation

Since 2011, first at the University of Queensland and later at ANU, Bill has provided a safe and supportive teaching environment to nurture independent learners that are able to cooperate and collaborate with colleagues, and further themselves through reflection and the search for their true passion. Going past what would be expected from his role appears to be typical of Bill. In the words of one student “What makes Bill so special to his students is his incredible generosity”.

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Denise Higgins

Denise Higgins, Research School of Biology (RSB)

Citation

Denise Higgins’s passion is resourcing academics to realise engaging and pedagogically innovative courses and programs that promote active learning.


Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (Early Career)

Edwina Fingleton-Smith, Fenner School of Environment and Society (FSES)

Citation

Edwina’s citation is for empowering students to be change makers, using grand challenges as a real-world approach to solving complex environmental problems. Her teaching style embraces the real-world implications of studying human-environmental relations. This style fosters a strong engagement between students and the subject matter while at the same time encouraging students to see themselves as responsible and empowered to make change in the world.

2017

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning - Bruce Christensen

Associate Professor Bruce Christensen, Research School of Psychology (RSP)

Citation

For extraordinary dedication and effort in teaching and training, innovative administration, and compassionate personal support in the service of enhanced student learning and experience.


Award for Excellence in Supervision

Award for Excellence in Supervision - Professor David Tscharke

Professor David Tscharke, John Curtin School of Medical Research (JCSMR)

Citation

First and foremost David recognises students as colleagues as well as learners and this is borne out in providing authentic, often ambitious projects while giving the necessary support and always providing encouragement towards independence.


Award for Excellence in Supervision as an Early Career Researcher

Award for Excellence in Supervision - Dr Kerri Viney

Dr Kerri Viney, Research School of Population Health (RSPH)

Citation

Kerri is a committed and passionate educator and loves the organic and scientific process of supervision. She views HDR supervision as research training, and values a comprehensive approach to this training. This includes the methodological aspects of research but also ethical research practice, research dissemination, knowledge translation and many of the “softer” skills such as community and stakeholder engagement.


Special Commendation for Excellence in Supervision

Special Commendation for Excellence in Supervision - Christine Phillips

Associate Professor Christine Phillips, ANU Medical School (ANUMS)

Citation

Christine Phillips supervises transdisciplinary research projects across clinical medicine, public health and anthropology. She is determined that all students become adept at using a wide range of scholarly and research skills. Students engage in a structured process of identifying their core strengths, the key research question that engages and sustains them, and identifying areas for improvement. She continues to mentor students after they complete their research, supporting them to translate their research into action.


Vice-Chancellor's Awards

Award for Teaching Excellence

Professor Michael Platow, Research School of Psychology (RSP)

Award for Indigenous Education

Mr David Akers (College Executive), Associate Professor Anna Cowan (College Executive), Ms Marian Irvine (Science Teaching & Learning Centre), Professor Kristen Pammer (Science Teaching & Learning Centre / RSP)

Award for Excellence in Supervision

Professor Emily Banks, Research School of Population Health (RSPH)

Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Dr Matthew Brookhouse, Fenner School of Environment and Society (FSES)

Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Ms Estee Tee, Research School of Biology (RSB)

2016

Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Dr Matthew Brookhouse, Fenner School of Environment and Society (FSES)

Citation

Dr Matthew Brookhouse has overcome barriers to first-year methods-based learning in environmental statistics and research methods by engaging students within a stimulating and inclusive research setting. He has achieved this by delivering content within the context of locally-relevant research questions, creating an engaging online teaching environment, and exemplifying research practice by openly and directly engaging students in his research practice and the process of academic authorship.


Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning by Early Career Academic – Team Award

Dr Erin Walsh, Centre for Research on Ageing Health & Wellbeing (RSPH)

Dr Cathy Day, National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health (NCEPH)

Citation

For creating innovative and educationally useful animations explaining complex concepts in epidemiology for use in face-to-face and online teaching.


Award for Excellence in Supervision

Professor Emily Banks, National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health (NCEPH)

Citation

Emily Banks is an excellent supervisor of students and staff at the Research School of Population Health. Since 2001 she has supervised over 20 students–including Medical, Honours, Masters, and PhD students. She founded and leads the Epidemiology for Policy and Practice Group. She fosters a climate of intellectual rigor and engagement, at the same time providing a supportive framework and innovative materials to guide students in the research process.


Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Ms Estee Tee, Research School of Biology (RSB)

Citation

Estee Tee BSc (Hons) is a demonstrator/tutor in the Research School of Biology, motivated to inspire science students, and equip them with creative and critical thinking skills translatable to post-degree and research. She has reflected on her own experiences, corroborated with fellow demonstrators and implemented a perpetual feedback system to guide her successful approach to teaching. By promoting undergraduate research opportunities, initiating effective mentoring approaches, and creating material to support both students and demonstrators, Estee has achieved student-driven learning outcomes.


Award for a Program that Enhances Learning - I-TRIEd program

Ms Estee TeeDr Kai Xun ChanDr  Su Yin PhuaDr Peter CrispDr Xin HouMr Diep Ganguly, Research School of Biology (RSB)

Citation

For the past decade, a unique program—built around two biology courses, a lab, and a self-sustaining pipeline of students-turned-researchers—has been Inspiring and Training Research Intensive Educators (ITRIEd). Based on a model of distributed leadership, the I-TRIEd program promotes excellence in research-led education by linking consistent mentoring with unprecedented independence and self-learning.


Award for Teaching Excellence

Professor Michael Barnsley, Mathematical Sciences Institute (MSI)

Citation

Michael Barnsley is an innovative educator who has influenced generations of students to embrace mathematics. His approach to teaching recognizes the different abilities of students and encourages them all to consider the open questions in fractal geometry and chaotic dynamics. His approach is research-led and uses current research ideas to illustrate the relationship between the mathematics being taught and innovative development and translational possibilities.


Vice-Chancellor's Awards

Programs that Enhance Learning

Professionalism and Leadership Theme, Years 3-4, the ANU Medical School.

Excellence in Supervision

Professor Peter Kanowski, Fenner School of Environment and Society, CMBE, and Master of University House.

Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Dr Alexandra Webb, ANU Medical School.

Dr Tamara Browne, Research School of Biology, Early Career Category.

Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Mr Timothy Hatfield, Research School of Psychology.

2015

Award for Teaching Excellence

Dr Bruce Doran, Fenner School of Environment & Society (FSES)


Award for Teaching Excellence

Dr Alex Webb, ANU Medical School (ANUMS)


Award for Excellence in Tutoring/Demonstrating

Federico Davila, Fenner School of Environment & Society (FSES)

Award for Excellence in Tutoring/Demonstrating

Timothy Hatfield, Research School of Psychology (RSP)


Award for Excellence in Tutoring/Demonstrating

Jacqueline Hoepner,  Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS)


Citation For Early Career Teacher

Dr Tamara Browne, Research School of Biology (RSB)


Citation for Outstanding Contributon to Student Learning

Dr Sean Perera, Centre for the Public Awareness of Science (CPAS)


Special Commendation

Dr Paul Cooper, Research School of Biology


Vice Chancellor Awards

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Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

Katrina Anderson

Associate Professor Katrina Anderson, ANU Medical School, Academic Unit of General Practice, Canberra Hospital

Katrina is a national leader in the area of the vertical integration of teaching and clinical supervisor training, both of which are crucial for student learning in the clinical years. She teaches across the ANU Medical School (ANUMS) curriculum, specifically in first and third year, and continues to extend the spiral curriculum into junior doctor training.


Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

Joe Hope

Associate Professor Joe Hope, Research School of Physics & Engineering, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

In his teaching Joe draws on his current research to infuse the entire learning experience with authentic, real-world applications. He feels that using skills in realistic contexts is essential for stimulating passion and interest in the subject, and enabling applications beyond the classroom.


Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

The Indigenous Health Stream team

The Indigenous Health Stream, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

The Indigenous Health Stream (IHS) is an enriched program of experiential learning, mentoring and leadership training in indigenous health, which runs through all four years of the ANU Medical School curriculum.


Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

The Double Degree Project Management Group

The Double Degree Project Management Group, Office of the Vice Chancellor, Division of Student Administration, DSRA, College of Arts & Social Sciences, College of Asia & the Pacific, College of Business & Economics, College of Engineering & Computer Science, College of Law, Colleges of Science

In 2014, ANU created a globally distinctive opportunity and opened up choices to students on a staggering scale through flexible double degrees.

2014

Office for Learning & Teaching (OLT) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Imogen Mitchell, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For leading-edge scholarly outputs in the field of clinical education that have demystified complex medical concepts and been adopted by healthcare organisations worldwide.


Office for Learning & Teaching (OLT) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Christine Phillips, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For sustained and outstanding commitment to teaching and mentoring students to become deeply engaged, resilient and reflective practitioners in the health field.


Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

Christine Phillips, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For the development of an innovative program of teaching which draws the links between theory and practice using her clinical work among marginalised populations, and which demonstrates to medical students the equal value of social sciences and hard sciences.


Special Commendation, Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

Imogen Mitchell, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For the development of a teaching philosophy which embrases partnering with students in a shared understanding and negotiation of mutual goals in a context-specific environment.


Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Sue Cossetto, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For the development and implementation of curricula that links graduate attributes and skills development within a research-led context that is engaging and appreciated by ANU students.


Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

John Debs & Nick Robins, Research School of Physics & Engineering, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

For radically innovative teaching practices in first year, incorporating elements of studio teaching, inquiry-based learning, and modern technology that motivate and inspire student learning.


Colleges of Science Award for Teaching Excellence

Joe Hope, Research School of Physics & Engineering, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Awarded for the use of blended learning techniques to ‘flip’ his classroom, replacing all of his lectures with hand-developed online materials, allowing all class time to be spent on student activities and small-group and individual instruction.


Colleges of Science Award for Excellence in Supervision

David Lindenmayer, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For fostering a climate of intellectual rigour by successfully supervising research work of sound standing and promoting the development of a skilled, knowledgeable and ethical researcher.


Colleges of Science Award for a Program that Enhances Learning

The Indigenous Health Stream: Amanda Barnard, Gaye Doolan, Samia Goudie, Phyll Dance, Jenny Thomson, Christine Phillips, Kirsty Douglas, Jill Bestic, Rural Clinical School and ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For maximising students’ engagement in learning though provision of highly contextual, culturally safe, experiential learning opportunities, backed by an academically robust, clearly articulated program and committed student mentoring support.


Colleges of Science Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Cormac Corr, Research School of Physics & Engineering, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

For promoting a learning community both inside and outside of his courses to motivate and inspire students to develop problem solving, critical thinking and communication skills.


Colleges of Science Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Katrina Anderson, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For her work as a national leader in the area of the vertical integration of teaching and clinical supervisor training, both of which are crucial for student learning in the clinical years.


Colleges of Science Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Peta Moisis & Melanie Trinick, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For outstanding support to academic staff in developing effective and safe laboratory classes as key components of the biology research-led curriculum.


Colleges of Science Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Tom Sloan, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For an outstanding contribution to student learning by challenging and empowering students in sustainability education to develop their own opinions of the subject matter.


Colleges of Science Special Commendation for a Program that Enhances Learning

Jodie Bradby, Cormac Corr, Patrick Kluth, James Sullivan, Research School of Physics & Engineering, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Physics Project Market Day is a unique event that promotes research as an integral part of the undergraduate student experience at ANU, fosters interactions between staff and students and presents the breadth of student physics research projects available.


Colleges of Science Special Commendation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Linda Stals, Mathematical Sciences Institute, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

Linda Stals has engaged a wide group of students to learn mathematics by conscientiously giving them reasons to put the effort into learning mathematics.


Colleges of Science Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning by an early career academic

Vanessa Beanland, Research School of Psychology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For developing effective approaches to engaging and inspiring students by making course content accessible and infusing lectures and labs with real-world examples that demonstrate the relevance of neuroscience to all areas of psychology.


Colleges of Science Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning by an early career academic

Nick Engerer, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For developing teaching and learning approaches which influence, motivate, inspire and support students.


Colleges of Science Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning by an early career academic

Tim Trudgian, Mathematical Sciences Institute, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

For developing teaching and learning approaches which influence, motivate, inspire and support students.

2013

Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

Lindy Orthia, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences


Vice-Chancellor's Award for Programs that Enhance Learning

Ruth Mills & 96 team members, Colleges of Science Teaching & Learning Centre


Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Tutoring or Demonstrating

Walter Reinhardt, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment


Colleges of Science Award for Teaching Excellence

Imogen Mitchell, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment


Colleges of Science Award for Teaching Excellence

Foundations of Physics Team: Nick Robins, John Debs, Kyle Hardman, Gordon McDonald, Shamila Sané, David Watts, Samuel Needham, Jake Glidden, Sarah Adlong, Research School of Physics & Engineering, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences


Colleges of Science Award for Programs that Enhance Learning (PhB)

Paula Newitt, Colleges of Science


Colleges of Science Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Sue Cossetto, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment


Colleges of Science Award for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

The Medical School Outcomes Project Team: Jan Provis, Imogen Mitchell, David Kramer, Fiona Lithander, Kristy Douglas, Amanda Barnard, ANU Medical School, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment


Colleges of Science Award for Outstanding Pedagogic use of Wattle

Sara Beavis, Fenner School of Environment & Society, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment


Office for Learning & Teaching (OLT) Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Mark Ellison, Research School of Chemistry, ANU College of Physical & Mathematical Sciences

For outstanding commitment to chemistry education and many years of inspiring students to learn chemistry by showing why it is important, relevant and exciting.


Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Isabelle Ferru, Research School of Biology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For a sustained commitment to engaging and inspiring students in parasitology and the medical sciences, through innovative curricula, authentic learning, thought‐provoking resources, and challenging assessments.


Special Commendation, Vice-Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence

Michael Platow, Research School of Psychology, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

Michael Platow has taught university-level social psychology for over 20 years in three different countries. Over this span of time and space, Michael consistently receives highly favourable student evaluations, and strong student demand as an honours supervisor.


Special Commendation, Vice-Chancellor's Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning

Krisztina Valter, John Curtin School of Medical Research, ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment

For inspiring teaching through development of curricula and resources in the field of Medical Sciences. Krisztina’s approach to teaching is to develop approaches that help students achieve a deep understanding of the subject.