2024

Griffith Award for Excellence in Teaching – Dean’s Highly Commended – The Transformative Power Of Poetic Inquiry + Art + Design In Teaching

Deputy Vice Chancellor’s Student Experience of Teaching Survey Commendation (2024)

Lunchbox Lectures – Queensland College Of Art And Design (T1, 2024)

Printmaking Sessions – Laneway Studio – Mullumbimby (November – December)

Surfboard Shaping Workshop with Richard Harvey – Harvey Surfboards (October – November)

Two Solo Art Show Applications – one rejected (QCAD) – one successful (LAC)

Griffith Strategy Roundtable – Nathan Campus (May)

Course Reimagining – Course Profile Revamps – Curriculum Management System Updates (T1 – T2 2024)

Interview Panelist – Research Fellow – Grade 1

Taught The Following Courses (March – October 2025):

2309 Introduction To Sport Management (Undergraduate – Tri 1)

1007 Travel & Technology (Undergraduate – Tri 1+2)

7202 On Hospitality (Masters – Tri 1)

7234 Design Innovation & Digitisation (Masters – Tri 1+2)

Sample Of Student Comments:

” his courses allow a new vision / it’s like joining an adventure / a free flowing ride / he lets us imagine / he comes from angles I’ve never experienced / inspires us to be thoughtful / charming cool wise passionate empathic kind softhearted unique captivating and inspirational / limitless knowledge / a wealth of creativity / forced me to think in ways I didn’t even know I could / starts off with one idea but that idea then branches off into many others and he just opened your eyes / pushed me out of my comfort zone / encouraged me to think beyond conventional boundaries / my entire perspective has changed / the variety of the info he shares is phenomenal / the doors fully opened for us / deep / fresh / timeless / dives into the ocean of mind / allowed me to explore my academic potential without fear of failure / teaches us to be extraordinary and believe in ourselves / able to almost instantly connect with a students idea and help it grow within minutes / amazing attention to small details / one of the very few who knew everyone’s names / humble / incredibly strong motivator / left a lasting impression on me / creates an atmosphere of comfort coolness and space / I like the energy of him / I felt empowered / gave me strength / he touched my heart and expanded my mind / allowed us to be thinkers not robots “