Associate Professor
Jennifer Clifton
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Biography
Associate Professor Jennifer Clifton is an experienced educator and researcher. She is an active member of the professional experience field and initial teacher education. She is the incoming president of the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) executive membership and the QLD representative for the Network of Academic Directors of Professional Experience (NADPE) group. Jen has established herself as an active researcher with expertise in partnerships and work-integrated learning (WIL) in higher education. She has been the sole or co-investigator on research and consultancy projects partnering with Departments of Education, government agencies and industry. She is a theme leader for Theme Leader (Educators, teachers and professionalism) of the Digital Learning for Change (DL4C) Research Group. Jen is well renowned for alternative models of professional experience based on school-university partnership, which focuses on shared responsibility and the employability of graduates.Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor of Teacher Education
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosphy (Central Queensland University)
Professional memberships and associations
Incoming President – Australian Teacher Educators’ Association (ATEA)
Theme Leader (Educators, teachers and professionalism) of the Digital Learning for Change (DL4C)
QLD Representative for Network of Academic Directors of Professional Experience (NADPE)
Research Group Member of the Teacher and Teaching Research Group (TTRG)
Teaching
I teach (or have previously taught) various subjects to postgraduate and undergraduate students, including professional experience, health education, and transition to the profession. My teaching has been acknowledged with several awards and commendations, including innovation in teaching (redesign of first year WIL), a university-level teaching award (early-career academic) and for innovative curriculum from the Australian Curriculum Studies Association.
Publications
Research outputs by year
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Jennifer, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Supervision
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I am currently accepting research students for Honours, Masters and PhD study.
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Current supervisions
- Bridging Theory and Practice: Exploring Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) in Architecture from the Profession's Perspective
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Philip Crowther, Associate Professor Lindy Osborne Burton - PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Cate Challen