Universal Design & Inclusion Awards
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 members of staff.
We recognise and award university staff who have demonstrated one or more of the following::
- gone above and beyond to actively welcome you to La Trobe University and to assist you to have a positive, affirming, and successful experience
- 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 via enhanced accessibility of learning content and delivery, including multiple means of engagement, representation, action and expression
If you have had the pleasure of dealing with such a staff member and would like to nominate them for a Universal Design & Inclusion Award, please fill in our form below.
Please note: AccessAbility & Inclusion Advisors are not eligible to receive this award.
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
Ms Anne Southall
Senior Lecturer Inclusive Education
Dr Tobias Barkley
Lecturer, Law Melbourne
Dr Ben Habib
Senior Lecturer, Politics, Media & Philosophy
Ms Clare O'Donoghue
Student Advisor, Student Advising
Dr Daniel Bray
Senior Lecturer, Politics, Media & Philosophy
Dr Anne-Maree Sawyer
Senior Lecturer, Sociology & Social Inquiry
Dr Jabed Chowdhury
Computer Science and IT
Dr Keir Strickland
Senior Lecturer, Archaeology & History
Dr Quinn Eades
Snr. Lecturer, Gender, Sexuality & Diversity Studies
Dr Jess Ison
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Judith Lumley Centre
Professor John Dewar
Vice-Chancellor, Office of the Vice Chancellor
Dr Karlene Scheller
Casual Academic, Microbiology, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacy
Dr Michael O'Keefe
Senior Lecturer, Politics Media & Philosophy
Dr Robert Horvath
Senior Lecturer, Politics Media & Philosophy
Ms Teagan Kucianski
Casual Academic, Dept of Sport Exercise & Nutritional Science
Mr Tim Burke
Lecturer in Prosthetics and Orthotics & Physiotherapy Podiatry
Ms Melanie Tassos
Lecturer, Public Health
Mrs Kymberley Barbary
Lecturer, Educational Studies
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