DrSophie Mckenzie

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/School of Information Technology
  • +61 3 522 71263 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

I am a passtionate teaching and research academic with over 20 years of experience in supporting students in higher education to achieve their career goals to work in Information Technology. My teaching and research intersect to explore ways in which we can support the student experience through career development, IT assisted learning, cyber security and augmented and virtual reality. I am a lab leader for the immersive technologies group and a theme lead for promoting cybersafe behaviours in research centre Deakin Cyber. My research profile supports my evidenced based approach to supporting student achievement, along with ways to effectively use digital technologies in the classroom. 

A list of my research publications can be found [here](http://dro.deakin.edu.au/list/author_id/888/).

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Senior Lecturer
    Deakin University, School of Information Technology

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Lecturer
    Deakin University, School of Information Technology, Geelong, Australia1 Jan 2008 - present

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University
  • Graduate Certificate of Higher Education
    Deakin University
  • Bachelor of Computing
    Deakin University

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy
    Higher Education Academy, York, United Kingdom1 Jan 2024 - present

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Specialist studies in education
  • Information systems
  • Curriculum and pedagogy
  • Education systems
  • Human-centred computing

AVAILABILITY FOR SUPERVISION

  • Masters by Research and PhD supervision

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Information Technology