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Biography

I am interested in how students learn and how we teach STEM subjects at university. I trained as a petrologist and volcanologist in Canada, and during my masters, I discovered a love for teaching and later pursued a doctorate in geoscience education at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand). My PhD focused on how geoscience students develop a range of skills through authentic learning and role-play. Since then, I have researched STEM education in a variety of research and teaching roles, including science communication, antarctic science, engineering education, planetary science, and mathematics. I also specialise in supporting other academics in their journey with researching their teaching (SoTL) and support the Edinburgh Teaching Award (EdTA), which is our local teaching excellence recognition scheme. Currently, I am researching a variety of STEM teaching case studies, including volcanology education, the transition for first-year mathematics students, and geography, earth and environmental sciences employability. If you are a STEM educator and would like guidance on how to start researching your teaching, please get in touch. 

Education/Academic qualification

Geoscience education, Doctor in Philosophy, Thesis: Educational Theory & Practice for Skill Development in the Geosciences , University of Canterbury

Award Date: 1 Jun 2013

Geological Sciences, Master in Science, Thesis: Distribution of the Chilcotin Group basalts, British Columbia , University of British Columbia

Award Date: 1 Jul 2009

Geology, Bachelor of Science (Honours), Thesis: ‘Xenocrysts or Phenocrysts?’ Ultra Plagioclase Rich MORB Sampled from the Eastern Pacific, Carleton University

Award Date: 1 Jul 2006

Keywords

  • QE Geology
  • LB2300 Higher Education
  • LC5201 Education extension. Adult education. Continuing education

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