Welcome to my home page. I am a registered podiatrist working in a teaching focussed role within the department of Allied Health and Human Performance at the University of South Australia since 2015.
I graduated from UniSA with a Bachelor of Podiatry in 2002. Since this time I have gained experiencing working across community, hospital, rehabilitation, aged care, academic and private podiatry sector in Australia and the United Kingdom. Currently working as a Lecturer in Podiatry for UniSA and previously as a clinical podiatrist within the National Health Service in the United Kingdom and with Country Health SA.
My teaching philosophy has a balanced focus on knowledge and skill acquisition in combination with positive student teacher relationships to enhance students learning. Throughout my career I have developed a passion for quality teaching, with further professional development In higher education obtained through the following..…..
·         Bachelor of Education Middle and Secondary (2009)
·         Advanced Higher Education Fellowship (FHEA 2019)
·         Professional Certificate in Practice Education (Course 1 and 2 2022)
·         Teaching in Higher education (current)

Recent teaching achievements include……..
·         AAUT citations for outstanding contributions to student learning (2022)
·         Commendation for Sustained Excellence in Teaching (2022)
·         UniSA citations for outstanding contributions to student learning (2020)

Currently I work as a course coordinator in the following courses……..
·         Applied Podiatry Studies 300
·         Applied Podiatry Studies 301
·         Applied Podiatry Studies 400
·         Applied Podiatry Practice 400A
·         Applied Podiatry Practice 400H
·         Applied Podiatry Practice 401A
·         Clinical Placement coordinator (4th year)