Dr Chris Campbell is the Nexus Fellow at UNSW Canberra working across the city and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) campuses. Chris engages with staff in innovative learning and teaching and has projects on assessment best practice and staff and student wellbeing. Her research area is in digital technologies to improve student learning and engagement, particularly in online learning. As a mid-career researcher Chris has a substantive research track record and expertise in digital technologies and pedagogies as well as in evaluating new and emerging technologies in the online space. Chris was the President of ASCILITE from 2019-2023, on the Executive for nine years and became a Life Member in 2023. In 2025, Chris became a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE (PFHEA).

Dr Janine Arantes is a recognised leader in AI governance, digital education, and psychosocial risk in educational systems. Her research examines how emerging technologies, including genAI, smart glasses, and deepfakes reshape teacher work, rights, and institutional responsibility. She has published extensively and has received multiple national and international awards, and contributes actively to policy discussions on ethical, trauma-transformative, and rights-based approaches to education.

Dr Andrew Welsman is an academic leader and researcher focused on education governance, digital transformation, and the pedagogies of emerging technologies. His work examines how institutions design and implement policy in response to AI, datafication, and digital infrastructure, with attention to innovation and commercialisation. Dr Welsman is experienced in curriculum governance and is recognised for connecting research, policy, and practice to support thoughtful, anticipatory responses to technological change.

Dr Bec Marland is a lecturer in inclusive education and course chair in initial teacher education at Victoria University. With leadership experience in Australia and internationally, her work focuses on inclusive, equitable, and accessible education. Bec advocates for strengths-based practice, universal design, and proactive disability inclusion. Her research adopts a comparative perspective, focusing on educational policy, social justice, and emerging technology governance. She has received the Learning Difficulties Australia Tertiary Award for her research in dyslexia and the Staff Brilliance Award her role in school-based initiatives addressing significant teacher workforce challenges.

Tahmina Akhter is an education-focussed academic and Associate Lecturer in the Integrated First Year (IFY) program of the Bachelor of Commerce at UNSW, where she also serves as the Associate Course Coordinator for one of the courses. She brings over 15 years of experience in higher education across Australia and Bangladesh, spanning pathways, undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Tahmina is deeply passionate about enhancing the first-year student experience with particular interests in pedagogy of students as partners, creating belonging, and strengthening assessment and feedback practices. Her work is driven by a commitment to inclusive, evidence-informed teaching that empowers diverse learners to navigate university expectations with confidence. Her practice reflects a strong belief in the transformative potential of meaningful engagement in the first year of University.

Belinda Christie (she/her) is a Lecturer in Sustainability and applied environmental social scientist with the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at Deakin University. Her research explores human-nature relationships and the co-creation of mindful sustainable communities; spanning sustainable cities, pro-environmental behaviour, food waste and recycling, urban nature, spiritual ecology, and environmental education. Her primary research focus is environmental education, where she leads interdisciplinary projects on contemplative practice, ethics, and equity in sustainability and environmental education. Belinda is a trauma-informed Zen meditation practitioner and teacher, integrating nature-based mindfulness facilitation into her work across university, community, and retreat settings worldwide.

Patricia (Trish) Corbett (she/her) is a Lecturer in Marine and Coastal Ecosystems with an interest in providing accessibility and a safe sense of belonging to all learners. She is currently the School of Life and Environmental Science Academic Director of Teaching where she supports academic staff with teaching and learning matters. Her primary research interests involve investigating human impacts and challenges to the marine environment, conservation of marine organisms and creating innovative ways to teach marine education to empower staff and students to encourage deep learning.

Caroline Aspden is a Professional Teaching Fellow in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland, where she teaches primarily at foundation and first year level. Because most of her students are transitioning into university, her work is strongly shaped by transition pedagogy and first year curriculum design. In her practice she is especially interested in how students engage with feedback. More recently, Caroline’s focus has turned to developing critical and creative thinkers and supporting students to think deeply, do original work, and make sound judgements about quality. Underpinning all her teaching is a commitment to inclusive assessment and feedback practices that help students build academic identity, confidence, and the skills to become self regulated learners.

Dr Pranit Anand is a Senior Lecturer at the UNSW Business School and leads their cybersecurity specialisation programs. His research sits at the nexus of cybersecurity awareness and education, allowing him delve into the complexities of making cyber and risk governance accessible for all levels of an organisation.

Dr. Anita Boey is an educator and researcher at McMaster University’s DeGroote School of Business, where she teaches and designs experiential learning courses such as Commerce 2GR0: Student Experience and Development II. Her work focuses on authentic learning design, entrepreneurship education, and strategies for engaging large cohorts through scalable, evidence-based approaches. Anita’s current research explores the intersection of AI, empathy modeling, and cross-cultural education, alongside innovative methods for embedding reflective practice and mentorship into business curricula. She has presented nationally and internationally on experiential learning and is actively involved in advancing pedagogical models that foster critical thinking, collaboration, and leadership development. Through initiatives like the GR0wth Venture Showcase, Anita champions student agency and career readiness, preparing learners to navigate complex, realistic challenges in diverse professional contexts.

Kria Coleman is an Educational Designer in the Education Portfolio, Division of Teaching and Learning at the University of Sydney, where she leads professional learning, curriculum enhancement, and assessment design initiatives across all faculties. Her work focuses on strengthening educator capability in learning design, group work, and technology-enhanced learning. She also provides pedagogical leadership for Cogniti, the University’s AI-enabled teaching and learning platform, developing evidence-informed agents underpinned by sound pedagogy that support learning, feedback, and student success. Kria brings more than 30 years of experience across secondary education, corporate capability development, and higher education, including roles as a secondary teacher and Head of Department and as a subject coordinator at the University of Technology Sydney. She is currently completing a PhD in Education examining how first-year students adapt self-regulated and socially shared regulation of learning during the transition to university, including the emerging role of generative AI in shaping learning behaviours.

Hayley completed her PhD in molecular genetics and has over 20 year teaching experience. Since 2015 she has been an Education-Focused (EF) academic, completing two graduate certificates in University Education and e-Learning design and adapting her lab-based trouble-shooting skills towards the challenges facing higher education. Hayley’s education research investigates opportunities to improve assessment in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) to increase student engagement towards skills and competencies important for life-long learning. This includes considerations to support assessment reform by understanding the relationship between STEM academics’ beliefs about assessment, how they assess, influencing factors and how this evolves over time. She also has a strong interest in supporting the adoption of program-level approaches to assessment, common in medicine, in STEM degrees. Hayley has previously held education leadership roles in her school and is currently a convenor of the University’s EF Careers CoP supporting the development of EF academics’ career pathways.

Dr Lauren Butterworth is an Academic Language and Learning Specialist (Lecturer) at Flinders University. Her interests and scholarship focus on supporting transformational learning in the enabling space, creating innovative digital learning tools, and developing student AI literacy. Her background is in creative writing, specialising in feminist approaches to the Gothic.

Professor Michelle Picard currently serves as Pro Vice Chancellor at Flinders University, Australia. The Flinders enabling programs fall within their portfolio. Michelle's research focuses on academic literacies, higher education pedagogies and practice including equity in higher education.

Dr Connie C.S. Chan has been teaching International Business (IB) course units at undergraduate and postgraduate levels since 2014, including coordinating cross-cultural management and global business units over six years. She received her PhD from the Sydney Business School, Master of Business Law from Macquarie University, and Honours in International Relations from the National University of Singapore. Connie's main research interests include internationalization process of emerging market firms, role of institutions, family business groups, and agrifood industry. Utilising her experience in MNEs, public service, and small businesses across various countries, Connie helps students to develop analytical skills and apply learning to practice. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Higher Education and has received awards for tutoring and lecturing, along with student nominations for Wayne Lonergan award (outstanding teaching).

Xuemeng Cao is currently an Assistant Professor at the Center for Higher Education Development and Institute of Education, Xiamen University. She is the co-editor of Exploring Diary Methods in Higher Education Research: Opportunities, Choices and Challenges (Routledge, 2021). Her research interests include university student learning and development, educational and academic mobility, and innovative qualitative research methodologies.

Dr Chris Campbell is the Nexus Fellow at UNSW Canberra working across the city and Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) campuses. Chris engages with staff in innovative learning and teaching and has projects on assessment best practice and staff and student wellbeing. Her research area is in digital technologies to improve student learning and engagement, particularly in online learning. As a mid-career researcher Chris has a substantive research track record and expertise in digital technologies and pedagogies as well as in evaluating new and emerging technologies in the online space. Chris was the President of ASCILITE from 2019-2023, on the Executive for nine years and became a Life Member in 2023. In 2025, Chris became a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE (PFHEA).

Dr Gavin Mount has over 20 years’ experience as Education Focussed academic with research expertise at the intercession between geopolitics, critical security studies and ethnic conflict. His current research addresses the sociopolitical impact of disruptive technologies with a focus on autonomous systems, Artificial Intelligence and disinformation (Springer, 2025). He is a recipient of several teaching awards for classroom and online education. Former Associate Head of School Research Training responsible for overseeing all PhD research in the school, he currently serves as Deputy Chair of the Program Review Committee and is also the elected Faculty representative on the Academic Board. As a Nexus Fellow, Gavin is a leader in educational innovation and pedagogic response to disruptive change. Since 2016, Gavin has been a Commissioning Editor for the online journal Australian Outlook.

Lisa Ritchie is a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist and Lecturer at La Trobe University, Australia, with 14 years’ clinical experience and a scholarly focus on the intersection of lived experience and learning in helping profession education. She is the Deputy Coordinator of the postgraduate Rehabilitation Counselling programs and teaches across counselling and mental health curricula. Her work examines how trauma-informed, emotionally attuned pedagogical practices can support student wellbeing, reflective learning, and sustainable professional identity development within practitioner training.

Dr. Zhou is an early career academic fellow at the School of Information Systems and Technology Management at the University of New South Wales Australia. She is a researcher and educator in Information Systems whose work focuses on human-centred technology design and implementation. She is passionate about exploring how digital technologies can shape and empower individuals, contributing to the greater good of society. Her research has been published and presented at major international conferences, including the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) and the Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems (PACIS). She received the Best Runner-Up Paper Award at the 2021 PACIS conference.

Professor Guo is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Systems and Technology Management at the University of New South Wales Australia. Her papers appear in the Information & Management, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), Journal of Global Information Management (JGIM), IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, the Australian Journal of Educational Technology, Computers in Human Behavior, and ICIS, ECIS, AMCIS, HICSS. I am the best paper award winner in the 2009 IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, the winner of the AIS Award for Best Conference Paper in IS Education of year 2011, and the best paper winner 2011 AIS SIG-ED IAIM 2011 Conference. Her research endeavours centre around the ethical and equitable integration of information systems/technologies (IS/IT) to foster positive societal impacts and individual well-being. With a keen focus on human-centric IS/IT design, her work spans various domains, including digital-enabled learning systems, e-commerce platforms, social media, online gaming systems, and responsible AI deployment. Through her research, I aim to contribute to the creation of technology ecosystems that prioritise the enhancement of users' experiences and overall quality of life.