| 2011 | UQ Teaching Fellowship |
| | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| | Building capacities to enhance critical thinking and writing skills of first year international RHD students in the Social Sciences |
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| 2007 | Carrick Award for Australian University Teaching |
| | The Carrick Institute for Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Australia |
| | Award for teaching excellence in Social Sciences |
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| 2007 | Research Commercialisation Excellence Award |
| | Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Australia |
| | The SBS Research and Commercialisation Awards recognise members of staff who have made an outstanding contribution to the faculty's research and commercialisation ac tivities. |
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| 2007 | Peter Botsman Memorial Award |
| | English Teachers' Association of Queensland, Australia |
| | Anaward given by the English Teachers Association of Queensland in recognition of contributions to the profession of English teaching |
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| 2006 | Award for Excellence in Teaching |
| | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| | The Universityof Queensland Awards for Excellence in Teaching recognise sustained excellence in teaching by academic staff who have outstanding skills and who have made a broad and deep contribution to enhancing the quality of learning and teaching at The University of Queensland. |
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| 2006 | BACS Faculty 2006 (Second Round) Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning |
| | A team award with Dr Roger Moni, Aspro Lesley Lluka and Aspro Phil Poronnik from SBMS |
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| 2006 | BACS Faculty 2006 (First Round) Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning |
| | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| | A team award with colleagues from the School of Biomedical Sciences: Dr Roger Moni, A/P Lesley Lluka and A/P Phil Poronnik |
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| 2006 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty 2006 (First Round) Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning |
| | The University of Queensland, Australia |
| | A team award with colleagues from the School of Biomedical Sciences: Dr Roger Moni, A/P Lesley Lluka and A/P Phil Poronnik |
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| 2005 | Social and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching |
| | The University of Queensland, Australia |
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| 2001 | Distinguished Finalist, Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award |
| | International Reading Association, Australia |
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| 1999 | Dean’s commendation for outstanding PhD thesis |
| | The University of Queensland, Australia |
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| 1990 | C.S. and D. L. Sanders Prize in Education |
| | Murdoch University, Australia |
| | Top performing student at undergraduate and honours level in education |
