Dr. Lois Harris
PhDResearch Fellow
School of Education and the Arts
Centre for Research in Equity & Advancement of Teaching & Education (CREATE)
19 - 3.07
Lois is currently working part-time at CQU and is co-leader of the LIFEE Cluster of the CREATE Research Centre. She is currently working on three externally funded projects. These include:
- Supporting Leadership in Inclusive Assessment Policy and Practice (CAULLT-funded)
- Time for a rethink: Assessment policy to enable equity (NCSEHE funded)
- English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EAL/D) support for schools (Queensland Department of Education).
She also supervises RhD students and continues to build project teams and write about areas of academic interest including assessment, feedback, student engagement, and educational equity.
Background
Lois completed her initial teacher training in the United States at University of Arizona. She taught in middle and high schools in California before moving to Australia in 2002. She then worked in mainstream and distance education schools for Education Queensland as a secondary English and Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) teacher, while simultaneously pursuing a PhD. Upon completion of her PhD, she worked with Professor Gavin Brown at University of Auckland during a two year Post-doctoral Fellowship. She has also taught diverse teacher and adult education subjects at CQU. Her HEPPP and externally funded research projects have focused on achieving greater equity via changes in teaching, learning, and assessment policy and practice. Her current role is as a Research Fellow, supporting work within the CREATE research centre and completing externally funded projects.
Universities Studied At
University of Arizona, Bachelor of Arts in Secondary Education, Spanish Minor (Suma Cum Laude)
University of Arizona, Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Composition, History Minor(Honours, Suma Cum Laude)
University of San Diego, Cross-cultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate
Central Queensland University, Doctorate of Philosophy
Universities Worked At
University of Auckland
Central Queensland University
Australian Catholic University
Awards
2020- 2023- Recognised as one of the top 2% of the field as measured by citations. Ioannidis, J. (2023), “October 2023 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"”, Elsevier Data Repository, V6, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.6
2017- Central Queensland University School of Education and the Arts Dean’s Award for Outstanding Research: Mid-Career Research Award
2015- American Educational Research Association Classroom Assessment SIG Distinguished Paper Award
Previous teaching
OLTC20002 Assessment for Learning
OLTC20004 Scholarship of Learning and Teaching
EDED11458 Indigenous Studies and Learning
EDED11458 Curriculum Foundations and Decision-making
LITR19056 Shakespeare: The Movie
EDED20422 Professional Project 2
EDSE12018 Senior Secondary Schooling
EDCU12014 Sustainable Communities
EDED20426 Advanced Learning Management
Re-imagining exams: how do assessment adjustments impact on inclusion?
Grant: Competitive Grant (Category 2: Other Public Sector)
Funding Scheme: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education - Student Equity in Higher Education Research Grants Program
Total Funding: $39,387.00
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 3903 Education Systems
- 3999 Other Education
- 3902 Education policy, sociology and philosophy
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Education Systems - Higher Education
Education Systems - Secondary Education
Specialist Studies in Education - Inclusive education
