DrNicole Crawford

I’m a researcher and educator in higher education, currently working on research projects at the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE), Deakin University. I was a Senior Research Fellow (2020-2022) at the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE) and a NCSEHE Equity Fellow (2019-2020). In the Fellowship research, I investigated proactive ways of supporting the mental wellbeing of mature-aged students in regional and remote Australia. Prior to the Fellowship, I was an educator in pre-degree programs/the University Preparation Program at the University of Tasmania (UTAS). My research focuses on equity and inclusion in higher education, enabling education, and student and staff mental wellbeing. I initiated UTAS’s Social Inclusion Community of Practice and the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA) Special Interest Group on Mental Health.