AccessAbility and Inclusion academic awards
We like to award our staff who demonstrate they value, respect and support our students.
If you are a student who identifies as Autistic, ADHD, Dyslexic and/or another minority neurotype or you live with or have a mental health condition, ongoing medical condition or disability (including physical, neurological, intellectual, sensory, acquired brain injury, or specific learning difficulty), then you may have received additional support from an academic member of staff.
We recognise and award academic members of staff who have:
- gone above and beyond to actively welcome you to La Trobe University
- fostered an inclusive learning environment that supports the contribution and wellbeing of all
- assisted you to implement academic adjustments that are over and above your LAP recommendations, where appropriate
- created a curriculum that includes more than one way for students to learn and show their understanding.
If you have had the pleasure of dealing with such a staff member and would like to nominate them for an AccessAbility and Inclusion Academic Award. Please fill in our form below.
Nominations close November 1st
It is incredibly moving that a student suggested that we have these awards. It means a huge amount to me to know that students feel the impact of our efforts, and incredible that the little things that we do can have profound implications for student lives and academic achievement
Dr Kirsty Duncanson
Senior Lecturer, Crime, Justice and Legal Studies
Dr Nicholas Barry
Senior Lecturer, Politics
Dr Raul Sanchez-Urribarri
Senior Lecturer in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies at the Department of Social Inquiry
Ms Lauren Barker
Casual Academic, Social Work, Regional Health Services
Ms Lyndel Kennedy
Casual Academic, Psychology and Counselling
Ms Madeline Hannington
Casual Academic, Physiotherapy and Podiatry
Professor James Leibold
Head of Department, Politics, Media and Philosophy, Melbourne
Dr Rebecca Flower
Lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Counselling, and Therapy
Mrs Sarah Carroll
Casual Academic, Education
Mr Steven Lanham
Casual Academic, Public Health
Dr Travis Dutka
Senior Lecturer, Ecology, Environment & Evolution, Melbourne
Dr Yassir Morsi
Lecturer, Gender, Sexuality & Diversity Studies, Melbourne
Ms Bec Kavanagh
Casual Academic, Creative Arts and English
Dr Ben Habib
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Melbourne
Dr Adam Staples
Senior Lecturer, Art Education STEAM Education
Dr Angeline Leece
Casual Academic, Archaeology
Ms Catina Adams
Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Melbourne
Ms Cheryl Neilson
Lecturer based in the Latrobe Rural Health School in Bendigo.
Dr Darren O’Donovan
Senior Lecturer, Law Melbourne
Dr Emma Russell
Senior Lecturer, Crime, Justice & Legal Studies
Dr Eric Pardede
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Technology and the Director of Learning and Teaching in the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences
Ms Bojana Šarkić
Lecturer and PhD candidate in Audiology in the Discipline of Audiology, School of Allied Health
Dr Sarah MacLean
Associate Professor, Social Work and Social Policy