Academic and Professional Staff Awards 

CEPSW Learning & Teaching Awards

The College-level awards are designed to recognise and reward teaching excellence and innovation and to encourage and prepare staff in their applications for the Vice-Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence awards.

Award nomination forms

2024 Learning and Teaching Awards Now Closed

Teaching Excellence Awards

The CEPSW Teaching Excellence Awards are designed to recognise and reward teaching excellence.

2023 recipients

• Dr Ben Lohmeyer - Social Work
• Joanne Buckskin, Geoff McCaul & Joss Rankin - Education
• Matt Christian, Dr Ali Enright & Associate Professor Lydia Woodyatt - Psychology

Innovation in Learning & Teaching Awards 

The CEPSW Innovation in Learning & Teaching Awards are designed to spotlight agile, responsive, and enterprising teaching practices in which staff and students are committed to excellence. 

2023 recipients

• Dr Chidozie Alozie - Education
• Dr Melinda Thambi - Education
• Rachael Hedger - Education

Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Awards 

The Dean’s Recognition of Teaching Award was introduced in 2022 and aims to create visibility, awareness, and recognition of our academic’s success within their teaching practice. This award is based on consistent and positive student feedback reflecting good teaching practice.

2023 recipients
 

Deans Recognition of Teaching Award – First Year Students

• Dr Ali Enright - Psychology
• Julia Fomicheva - Education

Deans Recognition of Teaching Award – Mid Year Students

• Dr Kym Williams - Active Communities and Social Impact

Dean Recognition of Teaching Award - Final Year Students 

• Dr Chidozie Alozie - Education
• Professor Eva Kemps - Psychology

Dean Recognition of Teaching Award - Post Graduate

• Associate Professor Lisa Beatty - Psychology
• Dr Melinda Thambi - Education
• Sylvia Habel - Education

Research Awards

2023 recipients

Best Research Profile Award

• Associate Professor Helen McLaren - Social Work

Citation Excellence Award

• Professor Damien Riggs - Social Work

Early Career Research Excellence Award 

• Dr Stephanie Wong - Psychology

HDR Supervisor Excellence Award

• Associate Professor Shane Pill - Education

Outstanding Contribution to Research Culture Award

• Professor Emma Thomas - Psychology

Positive Culture Awards

2023 recipients

Academic

• Ryan Balzan - Psychology

Professional

• Jeremy Chance, Elle Errington, Elle Jones & Tina Tutic

Research

• Professor Emma Thomas - Psychology