I have been fortunate to experience Flinders University across varied roles, initially in research as a PhD student and post-doctoral researcher in Clinical Pharmacology, followed by over a decade teaching in the MD Program as a PBL tutor and lecturer in biomedical sciences. I am the Teaching Program Director for Clinical programs in my College (Medicine & Public Health).

One of my passions in teaching is active learning, particularly using innovative teaching techniques. I have introduced cloud-based learning technology into medical science physiology topics which I am very excited about, and have published in physiology education about active learning and physiological core concepts. I present at national at international conferences on educational design focusing on innovative approaches to teaching.

I am the 2024 SA Science Education and Innovation Awards - Educator of the Year (Uni), and I am honoured to be a recipient of an Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT), with a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (2021), and am a contributor to the AAUT Network Mentor Scheme.

I am convenor of my college's Teaching Specialist Community of Practice which is an interdisciplinary community representing medicine and public health. We foster ongoing interactions between teaching academics across the College with a focus on scholarship of teaching and learning, enabling and building relationships, collaborative activities, sharing knowledge of our practice including repertoire of resources, techniques, trouble-shooting, tools and experiences.

Boards, Committees and Working Groups

External

• International Member of Working Group, CPE American Physiological Society Core Concepts Huddles (2024+)
• International, Associate (Teaching & Learning) - Advance HE UK (2024+)
• National Taskforce for establishing the core concepts of Physiology (2020+)
• National, Mentor , Australian Awarded University Teacher Network (AAUTN) Mentor Scheme (2021+)
• Board Member, Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HACCI) (2024+)
• Executive Committee Member, Higher Education Research Group Adelaide (HERGA), (2023+)

University-wide

• Member, Courses and Admissions Committee (CAC) (2025+)
• Working Group Member, Digital Learning Standards (2021-2023)
• Vice Chancellors Awards Selection Panel (2023+)

College of Medicine and Publich Health (CMPH)

• Board Member, Medical Program Board (2025+) 
• Vice President and Executive Dean Awards, Selection Panel, CMPH (2023)
• Chair, Course Quality Advisory Group (Clinical), (2024+)
• Chair, Course Quality Advisory Group (Medical Biosciences), (2023-2024)
• Chair, Advisory Board, Bachelor of Medical Science (Laboratory Medicine), (2023+)
• Academic Promotions Committee (2022+)
• Early and Mid-Career Academic Working Group Member (2021-2023)
• Teaching Specialist Community of Practice, Primary Convenor, (2020+)
• Student Success and Wellbeing Working Group Member, (2020+)
• Course Quality Advisory Group (Medical Biosciences), Member & Chair (2020-2024)
• Emerging Leaders Showcase Member, (2019-2023)
• Chair, Emerging Leaders Showcase, (2021)

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

• Academic Promotions Committee (external member) (2021)
• Course Management Committee Member, Exercise and Sport Science Programs (2020+)

Select Grants

Higher Education

Physiology Education

Active Learning

Drug Metabolism

Renal Glucuronidation of NSAIDs & Fatty Acids