Dr Therese Wilson
Academic Division,
Education Portfolio,
Student Success Group
Biography
Therese Wilson has been the Learning Support Coordinator for maths in QUT's award-winning STIMulate program since its inception in November 2012. She oversees the provision of support for learning in the areas of mathematics, statistics and numeracy across all disciplines. Before the establishment of STIMulate, Therese worked with the QUT Maths Access Centre (QUT MAC) as Lecturer and then Coordinator.A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and PhD in Statistics Education, Therese has extensive experience in teaching statistics and mathematics at the introductory tertiary level.
Areas of interest:
- STEM learning support in tertiary education
- Quantitative skills in exercise science students and courses
- Numeracy for nursing students
- Numeracy for pre-service teachers
- Statistical thinking
- Peer-to-peer support for learning.
Personal details
Positions
- Senior STEM Educator
Academic Division,
Education Portfolio,
Student Success Group
Discipline
Other Mathematical Sciences
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Australian Statistical Society
- International Association of Statistical Education
Teaching
Therese has been recognised for her excellence in teaching with the following awards:
- 2016: QUT Vice Chancellor's Performance Award for Mentoring
- 2016: Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence – Award for Programs that Enhance Learning (as part of QUT STIMulate)
- 2016: Wharton Reimagine Education Awards – Gold Award for Presence Learning (as part of QUT STIMulate)
- 2016: Wharton Reimagine Education Awards – Gold Award for Oceania Region (as part of QUT STIMulate)
- 2016: Australian Financial Review Awards for Higher Eduaction - Finalist for Learning Experience (as part of QUT STIMulate)
- 2015: Senior Fellowship, UK Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- 2014: QUT Vice Chancellor’s Performance Award
Selected publications
- Wilson T, MacGillivray H, (2007) Counting on the basics: mathematical skills among tertiary entrants, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 38 (1), pp. 19-41.
- Wilson T, (2013) Exercising QS: quantitative skills in an exercise science course, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 44 (6), pp. 796-807.
- Lightbody I, Wilson T, Dawson G, (2016) Out-of-class mathematics support for engineering students, Proceedings of the 27th Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, pp. 464-475.
- Devine C, Brady J, Moody H, Wilson T, Liu Y, Medland R, Gamlath S, Herath D, Dyson E, Tredinnick J, Lightbody I, (2016) Why volunteer? What stimulates involvement in a STEM peer learning facilitation program?, Proceedings of the Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (The 22nd UniServe Science Conference), pp. 188-196.
- Low Choy S, Wilson T, (2009) How do experts think about statistics? Hints for improving undergraduate and postgraduate training, Proceedings of the 2009 IASE Satellite Conference to the 57th Session of the ISI, pp. 1-11.
- Wilson T, MacGillivray H, (2005) Numeracy Counts In The Statistical Reasoning Equation, Proceedings International Statistical Institute, 55th Session, pp. 1-2.
- Wilson T, MacGillivray H, (2006) Numeracy and statistical reasoning on entering university, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Teaching Statistics, pp. 1-4.
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Therese, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).