2018    School of Medical Sciences Award for outstanding contributions to the student experience.

2015 UNSW Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence - Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning. Awarded for development of curricula and resources that reflect a command of the field of physiology. This was based on the impact of work in three key areas:

• The use of 'challenge questions' to engage undergraduate

Mental health is both an important public health issue and a personally relevant issue for medical students navigating the demands and complexities of their training (Vollmer-Conna 2016, Ganes & Sunder 2024). In the Beginnings, Growth and Development B course (BGDB, Phase 1 Medicine), the 'Teenage Mental Health' learning scenario provides a context for exploring mental health, risk and

Course convenor for NEUR3121 Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, since designed and implemented in 2009. Consistent overall course satisfaction above 95.7% agreement (5.28 / 6) in the past four years, which is above the mean scores for the School of Medical Sciences and Faculty of Medicine in this period. This has been sustained over the past 10 years, with a mean score for overall

2019  For contributions to teaching,digital resource development and the student experience, across courses in the science and medicine programs.

2019  For educational excellence and leadership.

There is good evidence in the learning and teaching literature demonstrating the impact of audio feedback on the student experience. I use audio recordings in online activities to ‘feed forward’ as well, reasoning that the same impact on the student experience can be gained by providing short audio snippets that provide guidance, insight, or a stimulus to students as they move through the

The Students' Choice Teaching Award is nominated and voted on by students to recognise educators who go above and beyond, who inspire and challenge students and support their development as people and professionals.

In 2022 I was nominated for the UNSW Student's Choice

2023 School of Biomedical Sciences Award for Outstanding Contributions to the student experience

This award recognises several initiatives introduced to the School of Biomedical Sciences honours course to support the student experience. These are:

• The effective use of online assessment forms for the honours assessment tasks to collect marking according to the

SOMS1912 Human Systems 1 is a level 1 introduction to anatomy and physiology for health science students across pharmacy, exercise physiology, nutrition and dietetics, and physiotherapy.

The Human Systems 1 (HS1) Convening Team, Dr Christina Byun, Dr Trevor Lewis, Dr Gabrielle van der Kraan, and Jo Tay (MHEDU), have applied innovation and student feedback to create an integrated,

The Students' Choice Teaching Award is nominated and voted on by students to recognise educators who go above and beyond, who inspire and challenge students and support their development as people and professionals.

In 2025, I was nominated by two students in NEUR3121