Teaching Strengths
Miss Ashley Dennis-Henderson
Lecturer
School of Mathematical Sciences
College of Science
I am a lecturer (education specialist) in the School of Mathematical Sciences. My teaching interests focus on data science and statistics, and in particular how we can improve student learning and broaden student's knowledge. My research interests focus on the use of mathematical and computational techniques to analyse historic documents.
In addition to my ongoing position at AU, I am also in the final months of completing my PhD in Applied Mathematics and Statistics, focusing on the analysis of Australian World War I diaries.
My research interests include natural language processing, optimisation, network analysis, digital/computational humanities, and historical textual analysis. In particular, my current research focuses on a collection of Australian World War I diaries held by the State Library of New South Wales.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 - 2023 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Diploma in Arts |
| 2018 - 2020 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Master of Philosophy |
| 2015 - 2018 | The University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences (Advanced) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Dennis-Henderson, A., Roughan, M., Mitchell, L., & Tuke, J. (2020). Life still goes on: Analysing Australian WW1 Diaries through Distant Reading. In S. DeGaetano, A. Kazantseva, N. Reiter, & S. Szpakowicz (Eds.), PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH JOINT SIGHUM WORKSHOP ON COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE, SOCIAL SCIENCES, HUMANITIES AND LITERATURE (pp. 90-104). ELECTR NETWORK: ASSOC COMPUTATIONAL LINGUISTICS-ACL. WoS2 |
My teaching interests focus on data science and statistics, and in particular how we can improve student learning and broaden student's knowledge.
I have helped develop the following courses:
| University | Course Code | Course Name | Semester(s) |
| Adelaide University | CORE X002 | Fact or Fiction: Data for Everyone | 2026 Semester 1 |
| Adelaide University | MATH 5016 | Calculus for Statisticians | 2025 Semester 2 |
| Adelaide University | ENGI 5006 | Engineering Data Analytics | 2025 Semester 2 |
| Adelaide University | MATH X106 | Critical Evaluation in Data Science | 2025 |
| University of Adelaide | Various courses (Critical Evaluation in Data Science Short Courses, Optimisation and Operations Research, Research Methods and Statistics) | 2021 - 2023 |
I have coordinated the following courses:
| University | Course Code | Course Name | Semester(s) |
| Adelaide University | ENGI 5006 | Engineering Data Analytics | 2026 Semester 1 |
| Adelaide University | STAT 1000 | Data Skills for Scientists | 2026 Semester 1 |
| Adelaide University | MATH X106 | Critical Evaluation in Data Science | 2026 Semester 1 |
| University of Adelaide | MATHS 1005 | Critical Evaluation in Data Science | 2025 Semester 1, 2024 Semester 1 |
| University of Adelaide | APP MTH 3014 | Optimisation III | 2025 Semester 1 |
| University of Adelaide | MATHS 7025 | Research Methods and Statistics | 2024 Semester 2, 2022 Semester 2 |
| University of Adelaide | EDUC 1011 | Reasoning with Numbers: Statistical Literacy | 2023 Semester 1, 2022 Semester 1 & 2 |
I have supervised projects in the following courses:
| University | Course Code | Course Name | Semester(s) |
| University of Adelaide | MATHS 7097A & MATHS 7097B | Master of Data Science Research Project Part A & B | 2025 Trimesters 1, 2, & 3 |
