Past Events
2023, 3-5 July STARS Conference Highlights
Professor Sally Kift is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA), a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law (FAAL), and President of the Australian Learning & Teaching Fellows (ALTF). She has held several university leadership positions, including as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at James Cook University (JCU). Sally is a national Teaching Award winner, a national Program Award winner and a national Senior Teaching Fellow on the First Year Experience.
Gregor Kennedy is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of Melbourne and a Professor of Higher Education in the Centre for the Study of Higher Education. In his Deputy Vice-Chancellor role Gregor provides strategic leadership in the development and delivery of the University’s undergraduate and postgraduate programs and oversees a range of areas including academic quality, teaching, learning and assessment, digital and online learning, and the student experience. He has recently led the development of the University’s new Advancing Students and Education strategy.
Chi is a Professor of Higher Education in the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education. Her research explores factors influencing the educational experiences and outcomes of students from diverse backgrounds in higher education.
Meet Master of Social Work student Kali-Jean. As an external student studying from Emerald, Kali-Jean Duncombe was grateful to receive a bursary to attend the STARS Conference in Brisbane.
Professor Maree Dinan-Thompson, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Education speaking at the AMHHEC / STARS conference on JCU's institutional strategy around staff and student wellbeing. This has included the creation of Rainbow Lounges on campus, a co-project originating from the LGBTQI+, Yellow and Pride networks, and Cairns' Mid-week Mingle on Wednesdays from noon to 1pm.
Bachelor of Social Work student Laura Fitzgerald was inspired to enter the profession after a social worker helped her through mental health issues as a teenager. Now she wants to help others in the same way. Laura made the most of her bursary to attend the STARS Conference in Brisbane.
2022, 6 July AMHHEC Research Experiences
This webinar focused on the experiences of researchers in higher education.
2022, 9 March AMHHEC Professional and Technical Staff Experiences
This webinar focusses on the experiences of professional and technical staff in higher education.
2021, 8 December AMHHEC Fireside Chat Vodcast
Mentally healthy workplaces are as important to employees as physically safe workplaces. The challenge for employers is to create and maintain safe workplaces that nurture employee and client or customer physical and mental health and wellbeing. Jeremy Audas, Executive Manager North Queensland, Richmond Fellowship Queensland and A/Prof. David Lindsay, College of Health Care Sciences, James Cook University explore the impact of culture, strategy and policy in relation to workplace mental health and wellbeing challenges.
2021, 8 September AMHHEC Student Experiences Webinar
This webinar focusses on the experiences of students in higher education.
Program:
Chair, Acknowledgement of Country and Q&A: A/Prof. David Lindsay
Title: International Student Experiences
Heidi Piper, Director, Griffith International, Griffith University
Prianca Govender, Griffith University Biomedical Science Student and Student Ambassador
Presentation PowerPoint slides
Title: Pressure Points Protective Factors - Is Your Student Culture Fit for Purpose?
Adriel Burley, Project Co-Facilitator, College of Healthcare Sciences, James Cook University
Presentation PowerPoint slides
Title: Student Mental Health at JCU: Beyond COVID-19
Larissa Siliezar, Manager, Student Equity and Wellbeing, James Cook University
Presentation PowerPoint slides
Title: The Adaptations of SAHPE to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis: The Philippine Experience
Dr Fortunato Cristobal, Dean, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, School of Medicine
Dr Monserrat Guingona, Deputy Dean for Curriculum Development, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, School of Medicine
Maeriel Gadaingan, Medical Student (5th year), Ateneo de Zamboanga University, School of Medicine
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2021, 7 July AMHHEC Academic Experiences Webinar
This webinar focusses on the experiences of academics in higher education.
Program
Chair and Acknowledgement of Country: Prof Margaret Carter
Title: Developing a University Mental Health Framework for Australia
Vivienne Browne, Associate Director, Government Relations and Policy, Orygen
Presentation PowerPoint slides
Title: Mental Health in Higher Education, the JCU Response. What Role Should Universities Play?
Prof Stephen Naylor, Chair Academic Board, James Cook University
Presentation PowerPoint slides
Title: Examining a Day in the Life of an Australian Academic in 2021
Dr Rachael Field, Professor of Law, Bond University Faculty of Law, Co-Director Centre for Professional Legal Education, Bond University
Q&A Facilitator: Prof Tarun Sen Gupta
2020 AMHHEC Event Highlights
Chairs:
Professor Margaret Carter
Associate Professor Abraham Francis
Acknowledgement of Country:
Ms Mercy Baird
Presentations:
Autonomy, competence, and relatedness - Dr Benjamin Veness
Supporting students’ mental wellbeing during the pandemic: What can we learn from mature-aged students in regional and remote Australia? - Dr Nicole Crawford
What do we mean when we say mental health and emotions? - Mr Richard Hill
Mental health, higher education and community wellbeing - Mr Jeremy Audas
2020 AMHHEC Webinar program (PDF, 52 KB)
Nicole Crawford presentation Powerpoint slides (PDF, 1912 KB)
Papers from the 2020 Event were published in a special edition of the International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change ('Innovative Ways Forward in Mental Health and Higher Education Practices', Vol 15, Issue 1, 2021).
2018 AMHHEC Conference highlights
- Photo gallery
- 2nd AMHHEC 2018 highlights reel
- Supporter - North Queensland Camera Group and Townsville Photography Club
- Supporter - Family Inclusion Network
- Supporter - The Co-op
- Supporter - Miss Sushi, JCU Townsville
Papers from the 2018 Conference were published in a special edition of the International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change ('Ways Forward in Mental Health Innovation, Prevention and Promotion: Voices From the Field', Vol 4, Issue 3, November 2018).
Townsville magazine DUO ran the story, 'Man's best friend' in their April 2018 edition (p.84) featuring the Hounds 4 Healing assistance dog program.
- Queensland Mental Health Commission platinum sponsor
- Queensland Country Credit Union platinum sponsor
- Queensland Government gold sponsor
- Centacare North Queensland bronze sponsor
- Catholic Education Diocese of Townsville bronze sponsor
- Mental Illness Fellowship Queensland bronze sponsor
- Townsville Community Legal Service bronze sponsor
- Townsville Private Clinic bronze sponsor
- North Queensland Hindu Community community sponsor
- The Cairns Institute education partner
- Australian Counselling Association education partner
2017 AMHHEC Conference highlights
Speakers' videos
- Professor Sally Kift
- Jeremy Audas
- Professor Eoin Killackey
- Professor Rachael Field
- Jorgen Gullestrup
- Dr Jan Orman
- Murray Hurst
- Mary O'Hagan
- Dr Benjamin Veness
- Rosamund Thorpe
Speakers' presentations
Papers from the 2017 Conference were published in a special edition of the International Journal of Innovation, Creativity and Change ('Mental Health', Vol 3, Issue 3, December 2017).
- Video - Dr Ben Veness on ABC North Queensland
- Video - Dr Ben Veness on 2GB Radio
Townsville magazine DUO ran two stories on the Inaugural Conference in their April and May 2017 editions: