The Curtin Excellence and Innovation in Teaching (CEIT) Awards took place on 20 October, celebrating 46 winners for their outstanding achievements in teaching and enhancing student learning at Curtin University. The event also welcomed two new Associate Fellows and four new Fellows into the Curtin Academy, recognising their role in advancing teaching excellence across the University, nationally and internationally. Faculty Teaching Award recipients were also acknowledged for their excellence and innovation in learning and teaching.

In addition, 57 staff, including 22 from Curtin’s global campuses, were recognised as Advance HE Associate Fellows, Fellows and Senior Fellows. See the list of new fellows here.

A special thank you to all who contributed to the success of the event, including Athina Hilman and the University Events Team, Brendan Ameduri and Blake Treharne from the Learning Innovation and Teaching Excellence Centre (LITEC) and Bri McKenzie and the Teaching Enhancement Team​.

Congratulations to the following winners and inductees:

Curtin Excellence and Innovation in Teaching Awards

  • Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge and Culture
    • Dr Carly Steele (School of Education)
  • Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
    • Associate Professor Susannah Soon (School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences)
  • Award for Teaching Excellence for Global Staff
    • Dr Saaveethya Sivakumar (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Curtin Malaysia)
  • Awards for Programs that Enhance Learning
    • Bachelor of Science (Health Promotion) Team led by Dr Krysten Blackford with team members Dr Emmanuel Badu, Associate Professor Gemma Crawford, Associate Professor Justine Leavy, Associate Professor Jonathan Hallett, Professor Jonine Jancey, Dr Linda Portsmouth, Dr Louise Francis and Professor Sharyn Burns
    • Asian Languages Course Redevelopment Program Team led by Associate Professor Qian Gong with team members Dr Craig Sims, Associate Professor Julian Chen, Dr Hiroshi Hasegawa, Jessica Wang, Liam Lynch and Dr Yuko Asano-Cavanagh
  • Awards for Teaching Excellence
    • Associate Professor Sherry Bawa (School of Accounting, Economics and Finance)
    • Associate Professor Domenik Wolff-Boenisch (School of Earth and Planetary Sciences)
    • Associate Professor Alison Blyth (Faculty of Science and Engineering)
    • Applied Geology Team (School of Earth and Planetary Sciences) led by Associate Professor Milo Barham with team members Dr Aaron Cavosie, Dr Denis Fougerouse, Associate Professor Domenik Wolff-Boenisch, Professor Fred Jourdan, Dr Hugo Olierook, Professor Ian Fitzsimons, Professor Katy Evans, Dr Mehrooz Aspandiar and Associate Professor Nick Timms

Awards for Outstanding Contribution to Learning and Teaching

  • Individual Awards
    • Dr Carly Steele (School of Education)
    • Annette Morgan (Faculty of Business and Law)
  • Early Career Researcher Awards
    • Dr Bahareh Afsharnejad (School of Population Health)
    • Dr Robert Howie (School of Earth and Planetary Sciences)
  • Global Campus Award
    • Professor Pon Selvan Muthu Perumal (Curtin Dubai)
  • Digital Innovation & Technology Inspiring Indigenous Learners Award
    • Tomzarni Dann (Centre for Aboriginal Studies)
  • Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Director Commendation: Decolonising the Curriculum for Student Teachers Award
    • Team: Dianne Noonan and Jacqui Symons (Centre for Aboriginal Studies)
  • Team Award
    • HIVE Summer Internship Program Team led by Associate Professor Andrew Woods with team members Dr Ashish Doshi, Chantelle Leach, Daniel Adams, John Brown and Dr Michael Ovens

Faculty Awards

Faculty of Business and Law winners

  • Teaching Excellence: Teacher of the Year
    • Dr Chen Zheng (School of Accounting, Economics and Finance)
    • Associate Professor Sherry Bawa (School of Accounting, Economics and Finance)
  • Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
    • Dr Andrew Brennan (School of Accounting, Economics and Finance)
    • Dr Christian Duperouzel (Curtin Law School)
  • Programs that Enhance Learning
    • Team: Dr Ben Thomas, Danelle Cross, Nicole Gaitan and Dr Steve Brown

Faculty of Humanities winners

  • Citations for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
    • Kim Balnaves (School of Education)
  • Programs that Enhance Learning (Work Integrated Learning Programs that Value and Enhance Student Employability)
    • Team: Chris Mewburn and Associate Professor Parisa Izadpanah
  • Programs that Enhance Learning (Collaborative Educational Partnerships in Learning and Teaching)
    • Team: Chris Mewburn and Associate Professor Stuart Bender
  • Programs that Enhance Learning (Curriculum Transformation and Innovative Pedagogy)
    • HeadStart: Undergraduate Certificate in Creative and Cultural Inquiry Team led by Professor Judith Dinham with team members Adam Barrett, Bayley Simonds, Claire Ryan, Dr Glynn Greensmith, Dr Kieron Broadhurst, Marcelo Jopia Vilches, Mark Parfitt, Matt Reed, Sarah Taillier and Stephanie Lee

Faculty of Science and Engineering winners

  • Teaching Excellence Award – Individual
    • Associate Professor Alison Blyth (Course Lead, Bachelor of Science)
    • Dr David McMeekin (School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences)
  • Teaching Excellence Award – Team
    • Team led by Associate Professor Milo Barham with team members Dr Aaron Cavosie, Dr Denis Fougerouse, Associate Professor Domenik Wolff-Boenisch, Professor Fred Jourdan, Professor Ian Fitzsimons, Professor Katy Evans, Dr Luc Doucet, Dr Lucy Forman, Dr Mehrooz Aspandiar, Associate Professor Nick Timms, Dr Hugo Olierook, Dr Stephen Poropat, Tim Johnson and Dr Stephanie Vialle
  • Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning
    • John Curtin Distinguished Professor Abhijit Mukherjee (School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering)
    • Dr Subhra Majhi (School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering)
    • Dr Gordon Ingram (WA School of Mines)

Curtin Academy Fellow inductees

Curtin Academy (CA) is a dynamic and honorary network of distinguished multi-disciplinary academic leaders dedicated to promoting and sharing teaching excellence at Curtin University. Curtin Academy aims to recognise, reward, enable, and extend teaching excellence across the university, nationally, and internationally.

Established in 2014 to enhance the quality of learning and teaching, CA provides independent guidance to all teaching staff at Curtin, informed by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council and the Australian University Teaching Criteria and Standard.

Academics apply for membership through a competitive process, with Fellowships awarded based on learning and teaching excellence and institutional leadership. CA comprises 27 Fellows, two Adjunct Fellows, four Associate Fellows, and 14 Alumni Fellows, guided by its Executive and supported by the industry-oriented Curtin Academy Advisory Board (CAAB).

Curtin Academy Fellows

  • Dr Muammer Wali (School of Accounting, Economics and Finance)
  • Dr Chen Zheng (School of Accounting, Economics and Finance)
  • Dr Nidhi Sehgal (School of Business and Humanities, Curtin Dubai)
  • Dr Rebecca Waters (School of Allied Health)

Curtin Academy Associate Fellows

  • Dr Lai Zhenyue (Office of Learning and Teaching, Curtin Malaysia)
  • Dr Md Redowan Mahmud (School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences)