Education Staff

Ben Archer
Associate Lecturer, Career Education and Course Coordinator, Master of Guidance and Counselling

Bobbie McMinn
JCU/QDOE Partner CASE Education Teaching Specialist
Dr Grace Jefferson
Lecturer, Mathematics Education
Grace’s interests are in understanding barriers to improving the uptake of, and engagement with, mathematics for both secondary and tertiary students, as well educators, with a focus on the importance of recognising gender and otherness in the development of engagement strategies.
Dr Kelsey Lowrie
Senior Lecturer, Bachelor of Education Secondary Coordinator (Townsville)

Dr Kerrie Mackay-Smith
Senior Lecturer, Cairns
Dr Marcia Thorne
Lecturer, Bachelor of Education Early Childhood Education and Primary Coordinator (Townsville)
Dr Tamra Jones
Lecturer, Education (Health and Physical Education)
Dr Tamra Jones is an experienced lecturer in the field of Health and Physical Education, inclusive practice and educational psychology. Her expertise is in the area of fundamental movement skills with interests to promote teacher use of socially just, inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogies to teach HPE in educative contexts.

Dr Wili Suluma
Lecturer, Townsville

Kate Blauw
JCU/QDOE Partner CASE Education Teaching Specialist
A/Professor Louisa Tomas Engel
Associate Dean, Research Education
Louisa’s teaching and research are focused on Sustainability Education and secondary Science curriculum. Her research explores curricula and pedagogical approaches, including blended-learning approaches that engage diverse learners in school and pre-service teacher contexts, and support the development of cognitive and affective learning outcomes.

Trisha Telford
Professional Experience Academic Coordinator
Adjunct Staff

Brian Lewthwaite
Adjunct Professor

Margaret Carter
Adjunct Associate Professor

Margaret Gail Mackay
Adjunct Professor