Dr Jenna Lisa Zhao

Jenna manages various projects that aim to build capacity in the health and disability workforces. She is experienced in educational design, research, teaching and using educational technologies to create high-quality e-learning courses and multimedia outputs. Her current projects involve managing 3DN's e-learning portfolio and developing intellectual disability health and mental health training programs and resources using knowledge of best practice pedagogical strategies and learning design principles. She has also been involved in developing the Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework, which articulates the knowledge and skills that health students should attain in intellectual disability health.

Jenna has a background in Psychology and educational development. She holds a PhD in Psychology (Visual Cognition), Master of Education (Educational Psychology) and a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons, Class I), all from UNSW Sydney. She has also previously managed the UNSW School of Psychology Peer Mentoring Programs and worked as an educational developer for core Psychology courses at UNSW.

Jenna is passionate about learning and teaching at the university level, and education and training of adults in general.