Biography
Jenna leads projects at the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health focused on building capacity in the health and disability workforces. She heads 3DN's education and capacity-building portfolio, overseeing the design and delivery of intellectual disability health and mental health training programs and resources. Drawing on expertise in educational design, research, teaching and educational technologies, she guides...view more
Jenna leads projects at the National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health focused on building capacity in the health and disability workforces. She heads 3DN's education and capacity-building portfolio, overseeing the design and delivery of intellectual disability health and mental health training programs and resources. Drawing on expertise in educational design, research, teaching and educational technologies, she guides the development of high-quality, accessible e-learning courses and multimedia outputs grounded in best-practice pedagogy and learning design principles. Having contributed to the development of the Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework, Jenna now leads work around its implementation across Australian universities, supporting the integration of intellectual disability health knowledge and skills into health professional education.
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.
My Qualifications
- 2024: Master of Education (Educational Psychology) - UNSW Sydney
- 2018: PhD in Psychology (Visual Cognition) - UNSW Sydney
- 2014: Bachelor of Psychology (Hons, Class I) - UNSW Sydney
My Awards
- 2026: iSpring Course Creation Contest award for "iSpring Features Pro" (most creative use of iSpring features outside of standard solutions).
- 2023: UNSW Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture Dean's List (Postgraduate) for academic excellence
- 2023: UNSW Vice Chancellor's Values in Action Awards Individual Nominee for Embracing Diversity
- 2023: UNSW Vice Chancellor's Values in Action Awards Team Nominee (with 3DN) for Embracing Diversity
- 2019: UNSW Graduate Research School Dean's Award for Outstanding PhD Theses (in the top 10% of PhD theses in the opinion of both examiners)
- 2017: UNSW School of Psychology Exchange Program Scholarship (~$6,000 to conduct research at the University of Toronto)
- 2017: Best Oral Presentation at the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (Shoal Bay, Australia)
- 2016: Best Student Presentation at the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- 2015-2018: Australian Postgraduate Award