Associate ProfessorAshley Edwards

Dr Ashley Edwards is a teaching focused academic who undertakes research in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) with a side interest in endocrine physiology.

Biography:
Before joining UTAS, Dr Ashley Edwards taught at Macquarie University in the Physiology and Biology programs, before a Post Doc Fellowship in Sweden. She joined UTAS as a teacher in 2003 and taught in both the School of Medicine and the School of Zoology, before eventually joining the Biology team full time. She now teaches 1st, 2nd and 3rd yr students about what there is to know about Zoology and Animal Physiology and why it’s useful to know it! Together with another UTAS colleague she was a recipient of the IgNobel prize for Physics in 2019, for helping to work out how wombats make cubed poo. She has also received a number of teaching awards, including a National Citation in 2011.
Ashley has acted as the UTAS Bachelor of Science Course coordinator (2018-2022) emphasizing pastoral care, support and academic advice, and is currently an Associate Head Learning and Teaching (AHLT) in the College of Science and Engineering (CoSE). She has a keen focus on supporting student with diverse needs.


Qualifications:
BSc (hons) Macquarie University Australia 1994
PhD University of Tasmania Australia 2000
Grad.Cert. ULT University of Tasmania Australia 2006


Professional practice:
The Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
The Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education (ACSME)
Vision and Innovation in Biology Education (VIBEnet)
The Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry (ANZSCPB)


Internal positions:
Course Coordinalr Diploma of Sustainable Living and Undergrad Cert in Sustainable Living
Zoology Major coordinator



Member :
School Learning and Teaching Committee