Sarah is Strategic Lead for Learning & Teaching Development, Impact and Recognition within QUT’s Academy of Learning and Teaching (QALT) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Mechanical, Medical and Process Engineering. Immediately prior to this, Sarah lectured and coordinated large undergraduate mathematics and engineering subjects, while also providing student support through one-to-one consultations, drop-in sessions, workshops, and embedded resources as a Mathematics Educator in the Student Success Group.
Sarah’s commitment to learning and teaching excellence has been recognised by several awards. This includes citations from the Australasian Association for Engineering Education and Australian Awards for University Teaching, the Early Career Teaching Excellence Award from the Australian Mathematical Society, and Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.
Sarah’s background is in modelling and simulation, having completed her PhD investigating red blood cell shape and deformability from a numerical modelling perspective. Although Sarah continues to teach subjects aligned to her technical background, she has transitioned to conducting educational research. Her interests are in engineering and maths education, educational technology, and academic development. She is open to higher degree research supervisions aligned to these research directions.
Experience
2021–present
Senior Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology
2020–2021
Lecturer in Learning & Teaching Development, Impact and Recognition, Queensland University of Technology
2018–2019
Associate Lecturer in Mathematics & Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
2014–2017
Sessional Academic in Engineering, Queensland University of Technology
2013–2014
Graduate Well Engineer, BG Group
Education
2018
Queensland University of Technology, PhD
2017
Central Queensland University, Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education
2015
University of Southern Queensland, Graduate Diploma of Science (Mathematics)
2012
Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Publications
2023
Learning technology as contested terrain: Insights from teaching academics and learning designers in Australian higher education, Australasian Journal of Educational Technology
2023
A taxonomy of common engineering activities and competencies, Australasian Journal of Engineering Education
2023
Defining the capabilities required to teach engineering: Insights for achieving the Australian sector’s future vision, Australasian Journal of Engineering Education
2023
Three-Dimensional Printed Models for Teaching and Learning Structural Engineering Concepts: Building Intuition by Physically Connecting Theory to Real Life, Journal of Civil Engineering Education
2023
AssignmentWatch: An automated detection and alert tool for reducing academic misconduct associated with file-sharing websites, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
2022
Evaluating the impact of worked example videos for blended learning in a large-enrolment business statistics course, Statistics Education Research Journal
2021
Navigating the path from technical engineering to engineering education research: A conceptual model of the transition process, European Journal of Engineering Education
2021
Personalised emails in first-year mathematics: Exploring a scalable strategy for improving student experiences and outcomes, Student Success
2020
Understanding student perceptions of worked example videos through the technology acceptance model, Computer Applications in Engineering Education
2020
Worked example videos for blended learning in undergraduate engineering, Advances in Engineering Education
2017
Investigation of red blood cell mechanical properties using AFM indentation and coarse-grained particle method, BioMedical Engineering OnLine