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About Dr Michelle Lasen

DipT Griffith, BA(Hon) JCU, PhD ANU
Michelle joined ACER in 2020, initially to support a new stream of work in writing teacher education curriculum in the Supporting Teacher Education in Myanmar and supporting the School Quality Assurance Standards Framework (SQASF) project. Since that time, she has provided technical leadership to the Emirates Schools Establishment strategy project as well as led curriculum review work in Papua New Guinea and in Brunei. Currently, she is the technical lead in the Career Progression for Education Professionals project in the UAE. Michelle leads the Centre for School and System Improvement (CSSI) research team at ACER.

Positions

2020 - Present Principal Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) ‐ ACER Queensland
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2019 - 2020 Higher Education Consultant, UNESCO ‐ Strengthening Pre-service Teacher Education in Myanmar Project
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2019 - 2020 Higher Education Consultant,, Australian Aid ‐ Myanmar Education Quality Improvement Program
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2018 - 2019 Higher Education Consultant, Edith Cowan University
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2016 - 2018 Learning Professor and Head, Teaching Quality and Student Success, James Cook University, Australia ‐ Learning, Teaching and Student Engagement (LTSE) Directorate
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2013 - 2015 Senior Lecturer and Academic Developer, James Cook University, Australia ‐ Learning, Teaching and Student Engagement (LTSE) Directorate
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2003 - 2012 Senior Lecturer and Lecturer, James Cook University, Cairns Campus ‐ School of Education, Faculty of Arts, Education and Social Sciences
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Disciplines

Research Interests

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Honors and Awards

  • Principal Fellow, Higher Education Academy (current), awarded in recognition of a sustained record of strategic leadership in learning and teaching (2018)
  • National Excellence in Educational Leadership Initiative (NEELI) Advanced Leadership Program scholarship (2017), awarded to participate in program for exceptional female leaders in Australian Higher Education
  • STEM Education and our Planet, International Conference of STEM in Education, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Best Paper Award (2014)
  • International Award for Excellence, Sustainability Collection "New Research or Thinking" category (2013)
  • Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) Australian Awards for University Teaching (2013)
  • Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, JCU (2013)
  • Connecting theory to practice: Enhancing professional learning, engagement and identity in student teachers (Lasen & Balatti)
  • Contemporary and innovative curriculum design that successfully engages students in science and sustainability education (Tomas, Lasen, & Jackson)
  • Curriculum Award, JCU TropEco (2012)
  • Inclusive Practice Award, JCU (2007)

Education

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2002 PhD, Australian National University ‐ National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health
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1996 Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (Tropical Environmental Studies and Geography), James Cook University, Australia
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1988 Diploma of Teaching (Primary), Griffith University - Australia
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ORCID

Books and reports (6)

Refereed articles (13)

Presentations (8)