When I took on coordination of MSCI0501- The Marine Environment for S1 in 2012, a course which had been through many coordinators prior to me, I found that several course assessments did not align with content or learning outcomes, some of the field trips were inauthentic and there were several inefficiencies in the course logistics which was utilising a

I regularly engage in educational scholarship of various forms.

• Research

I co-lead a novel and award winning citizen science program which is breaking silos between research and education and an example of the frontiers of  STEM engagement and data collection for research. Schools Weather and Air Quality (

I create opportunities and deliver a range of educational professional development to others. Below are a few examples.  

I was the academic lead on the first Australian run TROPICSU Climate Change Lesson Development Workshop funded by International Science Council (ICS, previously ICSU), International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS), International Union

As high achieving undergraduates progress through their degrees and choose their specialisation, they inevitably reach the stage where they must consider whether they will add an honours year to their degree and/or enrol in a higher degree. The students in my degree majors  (Climate System Science and Climate Dynamics) are in an Advanced

I developed an online toy climate model (www.carbonator.org) as a teaching tool with colleague Dr. Alex Sen Gupta to explore the climate implications of various scenarios ranging from the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change's scenario through to user defined scenarios (e.g., geoengineering). Carbonator

I teach students about ethical and professional standards of behaviour in my discipline. For example, in my CLIM1001 course, I guide students through appropriate behaviour and practices such as how to write a peer review,  appropriate behaviour in forum discussion debating what may be contentious or polemic issues and the ethical and reputational repercussions of plagiarism . My