Experience

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  Artful Practice ™ ABN 14 395 219 403

  • Greater Melbourne Area

  • Psychotherapist In Private Practice

    • Dec 1987 - Present
    • Greater Melbourne Area

    Education, counselling and art based psychosocial wellbeing. Im Tier IV (Aus Counselling Assoc) MACA - an ACA Supervisor and Registered Clinical Psychotherapist [PACFA]. Group work and individual on-line engagement.Consultant Editor - Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy. (Hong K...

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  Victoria University

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Professor Emeritus - Associate Dean, Head of School and Director International - Arts and Education

    • Jan 2005 - Present

  • Associate Professor

    • Jan 2012 - Present

    The capacity to work across the world face-to-to face and virtually using e-learning has been given to me in my professional life. I have contributed to educational advancement both as an individual and as a member of teams of educators locally in China, Thailand, USA and most recently in Vietnam. My current Dean of College recently noted in 2013 that my "teaching is at a very high level level of engagement indeed…and am able to communicate clearly with learners in Australia and off-shore." I am regarded as an exemplary teacher as she noted I am "...excellent with both post-graduate groups and individual research students." I have adopted the belief that "global education" is a way to advance education at a local and national level whilst engaging in mutually respectful reciprocal opportunities in the international arena.

  • Academic Manager International Strategies, Partnerships and Students

    • Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

    This work is well located in the Asian Century in the era of Globalisation. My pedagogical practice and professional status is in accord with VU’s vision to develop an internationally vibrant research, teaching and learning culture. I use my understanding of what it takes to deliver on and embrace scholarly international activity that sustains creativity, critical inquiry, innovation with integrity. My work is situated in a competitive international institutional environment and I monitor and enforce the goals of international education.

  • Professor Of Education - Director of Research. Academic Manager International College of Education.

    • Jan 2016 - Dec 2020

  • Professor

    • Jan 2015 - Dec 2020

    Oversight of Academic Teaching Scholars, Research, Postgraduate Supervision and Advisor to NGO and other agencies.

  • Director of Research and Research Training

    • Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

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  Deakin University

  • Institute of Koorie Education

  • Professor

    • Jan 2018 - Dec 2020
    • Institute of Koorie Education

    It's ok that you dream bigger than some people around you. Don't wonder if you're crazy for wanting more, and don't minimize yourself just to fit in. That restlessness and ambition you feel is normal, not for everyone perhaps, but certainly for high performers. Brendon Burchard

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  Victoria University

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Deputy Dean of Faculty Arts Education and Human Development

    • 2012 - 2013

    The Deputy Dean’s role was one of my most recent leadership and management role in the Faculty Arts, Education and Human Development. The restructure of the three faculties to 8 colleges occurred on Dec 31st 2012 and then I was able to undertake a sabbatical for publication of the Cambridge University book published in 2013. In the Deputy Dean’s role I meaningfully advanced the mission of the Faculty of Arts Education and Human Development under direction of the then Executive Dean. As a Deputy Dean I built on the on the University and Faculty strengths in research and scholarly accomplishments and liaised with two Associate Deans in Teaching and Learning, Research and Research Training and the Associate Dean International. I was required to support continued success in the teaching and research to advance excellence in teaching, research, and give service in a collegial environment. Working effectively with faculty and staff I represented the FAEHD’s then schools departments, academic programs and centres I various roles. As the Deputy Dean I worked collaboratively with Heads of Schools and allied institutes and centres to promote innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research. Other duties or projects were reasonably assigned by the Executive Dean.

  • Associate Professor, Head of School, Deputy Dean and Associate Dean

    • 2008 - Dec 2012

    As an Associate Professor I am required to make outstanding contributions to the research and/or scholarship and/or teaching and administration activities - especially in the past Faculty of Human Development, Arts and Education and now in the College of Education. This contribution to the governance and collegial life inside and outside of the institution and I continue to attain recognition at a national or international level in the disciplines noted above. I make original and innovative contributions to the advancement of scholarship, research and teaching in my fields of expertise.

  • Postgraduate Research Coordinator - School of Education, Co-Ordinator Creative Studies in Ed.

    • Jan 2005 - Dec 2010

    The role is Teaching and Research in the School of Education. Committed to Arts Learning and Critical Pedagogy the School is situated in the Western Region of Melbourne.

  • Associate Dean Teaching and Learning

    • Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

    As the Associate Dean of Teaching and Learning for the largest Faculty at my university I reported to the Executive Dean and Deputy Dean HAEHD. The role was performed in such a way as to make an operative and effective input to the learning and teaching within the Faculty in accordance with the University’s and Faculty’s strategic plan. The key responsibilities in my role as the Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) was chairing and membership of the University Learning and Teaching Committees, The Faculty Board and various advisory committees. I was part of a team responsible for the development, management and implementation of the Faculty Learning and Teaching Design and required to keep up-to-date with advancements in learning and teaching approaches whilst promoting good practice in relation to Learning and Teaching in the University. At times I was required to liaise with and be involved in benchmarking activities, liaison with other Associate Deans and with other universities and relevant organisations in relation to learning and teaching.

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  Australian New Zealand Art Therapies Assoc

  • Melbourne

  • Lead Editor

    • Oct 2006 - May 2012
    • Melbourne

    The Role of Editor for the past A ranked (ERA) International Journal - ANZJAT

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  Western Edge Youth Arts

  • Board Member

    • 2008 - 2010

    Assisted in the direction of WEYA

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  Through ANZATA

  • Various Committee of Management

    • 2000 - 2010

    From around 2000 onwards I was on the COMMITTEE of ANZATA (www.anzata.org) - Arts Therapy or Arts psychotherapy is a form of psychotherapy that uses creative modalities to improve and inform physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. Most, but not all Arts Therapists in ANZATA use the visual arts....

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  Edith Cowan University

  • Australia
  • Higher Education
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Senior Lecturer

    • Feb 1987 - Nov 2004

    Co-Ordination, Lecturer (K-12) and Research in Arts Education, Literacy and Pedagogy - School of Education. Postgraduate Aboriginal Education Support (ATAS) Consultant - Drama Therapy/Art Therapy; Edith Cowan University School of Contemporary Arts.

  • Lecturer

    • 1987 - 1993

    Taught Language and Literacies, Arts Education to Preservice Teachers in the School of Communication Studies.

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  "Unseen Genders" edited by Felicity H...

  • Author

    • 2000 - 2001

    This book was edited with Dr Felicity Haynes and attends to identity formation and critical matters of identity and who share an invisibility in their performativities in, through, and across male or female stereotypes. This book explored the pathologizing effects of binary assumptions of sex and...

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  ZHEIJIANG EDUCATIONAL COLLEGE

  • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

  • VISITING SCHOLAR

    • Jan 1995 - Jan 1996
    • Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

    I am very familiar with the field of International Educational Studies as a past Visiting Scholar to Zhejiang Education College, Hangzhou, China. I have studied and taught extensively in China, the USA and UK. I have also studied in China and Indonesia in the area of Asian Studies and have expert...

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  Department of Arts and Eduction

  • Special Education Teacher

    • 1978 - 1987

    I taught students having specific orthopedic and neurological challenges.

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  TCAE

  • Bachelor of Education undergraduate

    • 1973 - 1977

    Teacher Preparation Course at the then Tasmanian College of Advanced Education