Griffith University continues to nurture excellence in teaching and the achievements recognised each year, are testimony to the creative, innovative, and highly effective academic and professional staff we have.

Griffith recipients recognised by The Australian Learning and Teaching Council for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2011.
Students identify 2011's excellent teachers
Griffith University takes the quality of learning and teaching very seriously. We closely monitor student evaluations of teaching and courses and the student nominations for teaching awards so we can identify and acknowledge our excellent teachers.
From student feedback data during 2011, we have identified staff members who received:
- student evaluations of their teaching in the top 10% (using the overall satisfaction item) in two or more courses, either in the same semester or in consecutive semesters in 2011, or
- both a top SET evaluation and a very high response from student nominations for awards.
The top 10% of SET and student nominations were calculated taking into account size of class. The SETs for each class had to have a good response rate relative to its size.
Our students have identified the following as our excellent teachers for 2011.
| Teacher |
School/Department |
Academic Group |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Shailendra Anoopkumar-Dukie |
School of Pharmacy |
Griffith Health |
|
| Mr James Arthur |
Griffith School of Environment |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Mr Mark Avery |
School of Public Health |
Griffith Health |
|
| Ms Kate Barnewall |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Jennifer Boddy |
School of Human Services and Social Work |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Kelli Bodey |
Department of Marketing |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Ms Maria Bowering |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Assoc Prof Mark Brimble |
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Ms Alexandra Brown |
Griffith School of Environment |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Dr Jeremy Brownlie |
School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Dr Laini Burton |
Queensland College of Art |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Kenneth Butcher |
Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Jason Byrne |
Griffith School of Environment |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Mr Craig Cameron |
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Mr Anthony Cavanaugh |
School of Humanities |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Yiu Chan |
Griffith School of Environment |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Dr Julie Clark |
School of Human Services and Social Work |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Peter Clarke |
Department of Marketing |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Mr Adrian Cohen |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Thomas Conley |
Department of International Business and Asian Studies |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Richard Copp |
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Mr David Corazza |
Queensland Conservatorium |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Ms Debbie Cotterell |
Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Ms Teresse-Marie Daal |
School of Medical Science |
Griffith Health |
|
| Mr Mark Davidson |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Peter Denney |
School of Humanities |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Adriana Diaz |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Assoc Prof Julie Dunn |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Ms Thalia Edmonds |
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Ms Dianne English |
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Ms Heather Faulkner |
Queensland College of Art |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Ms Audrey Fellowes |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Jo-Anne Ferreira |
Griffith School of Environment |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Mr Gary Fox |
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Mr Barry Fraser |
Department of Tourism, Leisure, Hotel and Sport Management |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Mr Brendan French |
Department of Politics and Public Policy |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Assoc Prof Brett Freudenberg |
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Roy George |
School of Dentistry and Oral Health |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Gary Grant |
School of Pharmacy |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Stephanie Green |
School of Humanities |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Mr Stephen Griffin |
School of Dentistry and Oral Health |
Griffith Health |
|
| Assoc Prof Peter Grootenboer |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Dennis Grube |
Department of Politics and Public Policy |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Christopher Hall |
Department of International Business and Asian Studies |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Daniel Halvorson |
Department of International Business and Asian Studies |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Ms Weihua Han |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Ms Linda Hassall |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Ms Dianne Hatcher |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Prof Darryl Hawker |
Griffith School of Environment |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Dr Alison Haywood |
School of Pharmacy |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Tiani Hetherington |
School of Human Services and Social Work |
Griffith Health |
|
| Ms Kylie Hicks |
School of Humanities |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Mr Matthew Hitchcock |
Queensland Conservatorium |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Hugo Hortiguera |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Luke Houghton |
Department of International Business and Asian Studies |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Ms Matylda Howard |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Griffith Health |
|
| Mr Caleb James |
Queensland Conservatorium |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Paula Jervis-Tracey |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Ms Leanne Kenway |
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Christopher Klopper |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Assoc Prof Jeroen Kroon |
School of Dentistry and Oral Health |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Stephen Larmar |
School of Human Services and Social Work |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Ana Lobo |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Jennifer Loy |
Queensland College of Art |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Mr Salvador Macagno |
Department of International Business and Asian Studies |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Katherine Main |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Helen Massa |
School of Medical Science |
Griffith Health |
|
| Ms Deborah Massey |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Nikolaos Matthaios |
School of Dentistry and Oral Health |
Griffith Health |
|
| Assoc Prof Donna McAuliffe |
School of Human Services and Social Work |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Christine McDonald |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Ann McDonnell |
School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Prof Malcolm McIntosh |
Asia Pacifc Centre for Sustainable Enterprise |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Mohammed Meer |
School of Dentistry and Oral Health |
Griffith Health |
|
| Ms Tiziana Miceli |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr James Ness |
Griffith School of Engineering |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Assoc Prof David Neumann |
School of Applied Psychology |
Griffith Health |
|
| Ms Georgina Neville |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Griffith Health |
|
| Mr Jeremy Nguyen |
Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Selvanayagam (Niru) Nirthanan |
School of Medical Science |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Tamara Ownsworth |
School of Applied Psychology |
Griffith Health |
|
| Ms Lisa Palethorpe |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Prof Kuldip Paliwal |
Griffith School of Engineering |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Mr Jack Picone |
Queensland College of Art |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Mr William Platz |
Queensland College of Art |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Assoc Prof Debra Porch |
Queensland College of Art |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Mr Paul Rackemann |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Halim Rane |
School of Humanities |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Prof Peter Reher |
School of Dentistry and Oral Health |
Griffith Health |
|
| Mr Brady Robards |
School of Humanities |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Mr Doug Roberts |
Queensland Conservatorium |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Pooja Sawrikar |
School of Human Services and Social Work |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Ramon Shaban |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Mary Sidebotham |
School of Nursing and Midwifery |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Timothy Stevens |
Griffith School of Environment |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Mr Sophiaan Subhan |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Mr Scott Sustenance |
School of Languages and Linguistics |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Peter Tatham |
Department of International Business and Asian Studies |
Griffith Business School |
|
| Dr Joe Tiralongo |
School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Dr Jessica Vanderlelie |
School of Medical Science |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Sven Venema |
School of Information and Communication Technology |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Ms Jessica Veurman-Betts |
School of Education and Professional Studies |
Arts, Education & Law |
|
| Dr Lian Wen |
School of Information and Communication Technology |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Mr Stanislaw Wiatrowski |
School of Human Services and Social Work |
Griffith Health |
|
| Dr Michael Williams |
School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences |
Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology |
|
| Dr Peter Woods |
Department of International Business and Asian Studies |
Griffith Business School |