Dr. Salama is an experienced and internationally renowned higher education leader and academic. She has held leadership roles across the Australian public and private higher education sectors. Dr. Salama is a passionate educator, a senior fellow of the higher education academy (SFHEA- AdvanceHE) and holds a Master of Education (Higher Education Leadership). Dr. Salama has developed and managed various higher education, undergraduate and postgraduate courses with a focus on employability and lifelong learning skills. She is the founder and leader of the Health Education Scholarship research group at Macquarie Medical School, Macquarie University in Australia. Her educational research focus is on innovative practices for health, medical and biomedical students and staff engagement and motivation with a particular interest in online/Hybrid/HyFlex delivery modes. Dr. Salama is a pharmacist by training and persued an academic research and teaching career in pharmaceutical novel drug delivery technologies where she completed her Master of Science (MSc) and PhD in pharmaceutical formulations. She is leading many research projects in collaboration with the industry, spanning the respiratory drug development process from basic formulation science to clinical trials.

Dr Kelly Shoecraft (SFHEA) is an applied linguist and an award-winning educator. She is currently a Lecturer in the centralised teaching and learning unit at Griffith University, and a member of Griffith Institute for Educational Research. She has extensive teaching experience in a variety of educational contexts and to all ages, with a particular focus on teaching languages and teaching multilingual students. Kelly researches and implements translanguaging pedagogies and technology enhanced learning as strength-based approaches to supporting culturally and linguistically diverse students and as a means to address social justice. In her current role at GU, Kelly designs and delivers professional development for colleagues on areas such as student engagement, curriculum design, inclusive practices and technology enhanced learning. Kelly is dedicated to increasing her own and colleagues’ capacity to embed Indigenous knowledges in the curriculum and all areas of university life.

Frank Song specialises in applied linguistics and is a Graduate Research Development Advisor at Macquarie University’s Graduate Research Academy. He supports Master of Research and doctoral students in academic literacy and publishes research on doctoral education and academic language and learning.