Fields of Research

Anthropology of development
Higher education
Continuing and community education
Other education
Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
Other agricultural, veterinary and food sciences
Organisational behaviour
Specialist studies in education
Social and cultural anthropology
Tourism marketing
Educational technology and computing
Science, technology and engineering curriculum and pedagogy
Recreation, leisure and tourism geography
Technical, further and workplace education
Professional education and training
Impacts of tourism
Production and operations management
Animal growth and development
Agricultural economics

Research Objectives

Policies and development
Learner and learning
Pedagogy
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Expanding knowledge in commerce, management, tourism and services
Teaching and curriculum
Gender aspects in education
Management, resources and leadership
Schools and learning environments
Equity and access to education
Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences
Professional development and adult education
Economic issues in tourism
Arts
Management
Beef cattle
Industry costs and structure
Expanding knowledge in creative arts and writing studies

Career Best Publications

Research Publications

Do aspirations really matter?; Australian and International Journal of Rural Education
Evaluating leadership, wellbeing, and belonging in students over teaching periods; Teaching Matters 2019: Our distinctive future
Evaluating leadership, wellbeing, and belonging in students over teaching periods; Teaching Matters
Foundations for change, confidence, and new opportunities: impacts of a university enabling program in north-west Tasmania; Inaugural Students Transitions Achievement Retention and Success (STARS) Conference
From Flatpack to Bookcase: development of an online resource for students and staff; Teaching Matters 2017: Making a Difference
Learn for Life: Circular Head Community Literacy Action Plan 2014-2019 Evaluation Framework
Leisure and lifestyle in wine and whisky tourism; 13th Biennial Australian and New Zealand Association for Leisure Studies (ANZALS) Conference
Revised expected outcomes: essential for attracting Tasmanian students to careers in agricultural science; Australian Journal of Career Development
Rural implementation of Girls’ Programming Network (GPN); Australian and International Journal of Rural Education
Singular Connections: Enabling Students to Feel Valued as Individuals; Teaching Matters 2020
The graduate, the globetrotter and the good Samaritan: adolescent girls’ visions of themselves in early adulthood; Australian Educational Researcher
The Practice Manual: a platform for students to showcase skills development and learning; Teaching Matters
Unlocking the potential within: A preliminary study of individual and community outcomes from a university enabling program in rural Australia; Australian Journal of Adult Learning
What we're about out here: the resilience and relevance of school farms in rural Tasmania; Journal of Research in Rural Education

Research Projects

Circular Head Community Literacy Plan (2014-2019) evaluation framework
Wynyard Tulip Festival - Community Value: Stage One

Research Candidate Supervision