Dr Veronica Jiang
As a Senior Lecturer at the School of Marketing within the UNSW Business School, I am deeply committed to reimagining and enhancing the educational experience for students of all backgrounds.
I received my PhD from the esteemed Guanghua School of Management at Peking University. My research is driven by a desire to unearth ways that elevate student learning experiences and catalyze meaningful behavioural changes. Presently, I am delving into two research ventures: 1) Harnessing the potential of virtual reality to augment understanding for people with disability, and 2) Charting the course for refining and actualizing inclusive education practices.
Beyond my academic pursuits, I am a fervent advocate for educational inclusivity. My dedication to this cause is evident in my proactive efforts to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles at UNSW, as well as my initiatives to bolster digital accessibility for the institution's teaching and learning. Also, I am a lead academic member in the Diversified project, aiming to elevate neurodivergent students voice in course and assessment design to improve their learning experience. In recognition of my multidimensional role at UNSW, I've assumed the titles of both the 'UNSW Diversity Champion' and the 'Academic Disability Advisor' for the Business School. My contributions to inclusive education have earned me numerous accolades, including 2023 UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning, two ADCET Accessibility in Action Awards 2023, and the UNSW Scientia Education Academy Exemplary Teaching Practice Award 2022.
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- 2016: Digital Enablement Research Network (DERN)
- 2019: UNSW Disability Innovation Institute Research Seed Funding
- 2020: EF Educational Initiative Funding
- 2021: EF Fellowship
- 2021 NSW Government Innovation District Challenges Funding
- 2022: EF School Grant (Project Lead)
- 2022: EF Fellowship
- 2020-2023: UNSW Health@Business Seed Funding
- 2023 Education Initiative Seed Funding
- 2023 EDI Faculty Grant, “UDL and Neurodiversity”, in collaboration with Prof. Terry Cumming, Ian McArthur, Karen Kriss, and Karin Watson
- 2024-2025 UNSW-Tsinghua Collaborative Research Fund, “Virtual Reality Gaming: Building Age-Friendly Communities Through User Insights”.
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2010-2011: Fulbright Scholarship
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2011-2012: Sylff Fellowship, Tokyo Foundation
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2019 EF community Da Vinci Award for Teaching Innovation
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2020: FULT Good Practice Case Study Award
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2021: Values in Action Award, part of the BCom Redesign Team, Business School Staff Excellence Award
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2022 UNSW Scientia Education Academy Exemplary Teaching Practice Award
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2023 Gender Equity Champion, Business EDI Committee
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2023: Two ADCET Accessibility in Action Awards for the Digital Accessibility Enhancement project and the Diversified project
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2023 UNSW Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
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Runner-up for 2024 Innovation in Marketing Education Award by the American Marketing Association, Teaching and Learning SIG