Lucie Zundans-Fraser

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Professor Lucie Zundans-Fraser

BA (MU); DipEd (MU); GCULM (CSU); MEd: Special Education (USyd); MA (MU); MEd: Gifted & Talented (UNE); PhD (CSU)

Deputy Dean
Bathurst
Building 1430 Room G2

Lucie is currently Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Arts and Education at Charles Sturt University. Previous leadership roles include Head of School for the School of Teacher Education and Associate Head of School (Staffing and Sessional Support).

Her research examines leadership in higher education, higher education course, and subject design, pre-service teachers and their understandings of inclusion, and the use of evidence-based pedagogies.

Lucie is the recipient of two national and multiple institutional teaching excellence awards.

Teaching

Lucie is the first CSU academic staff member to receive national teaching award citations (Australian Award for University Teaching) for outstanding contribution to student learning as both an individual and team member. In 2012 she was awarded an individual citation For sustained teaching expertise in inclusive education and child development that engages, challenges and inspires student learning. In 2013, as a member of the Inclusive Education Team, the team was awarded a citation For sustained commitment to capacity building, change agency and bringing research to scale through evidence-based approaches to educational design, learning and teaching in Inclusive Education.

Teaching Awards

  • 2019 – Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA)
  • 2013 – Australian Award for University Teaching (OLT) – team award (Bain, Zundans-Fraser, McDonagh, Lancaster, Auhl & Newell)
  • 2013 -  Faculty of Education Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning (team award) - with the Inclusive Education Team (Zundans-Fraser, McDonagh, Lancaster, Auhl & Newell)
  • 2012 – Australian Award for University Teaching (OLT)
  • 2007 – Vice Chancellor's Teaching Excellence Award (CSU)
  • 2007 – Faculty of Education Teaching Excellence Award
  • 2006 – Faculty of Education Team Teaching Excellence Award – with the Inclusive Education Team (Bain, Lancaster, McDonagh, Newell & Zundans)

Teaching Areas

  • Inclusive education
  • Course and curriculum design
  • Child development
  • Gifted education

Professional Engagement

  • Australian Association of Research in Education (AARE)
  • Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)