Dr Kate Jackson

Kate is an Education Focused (EF) Lecturer and Deputy First Year Director in the School of Physics at UNSW Sydney, and is a member of the Physics Education Research for Evidence Centred (PERfECT) group in the School.

She completed her PhD in theoretical astrophysics at Monash University (Melbourne) and has experience teaching large cohorts in astrophysics, physics, and biophysics. She has also worked in education design, particularly in online learning environments, and is passionate about implementing active learning in the classroom.

Kate is currently redesigning the content and assessment for the large, online, introductory astronomy course in the School, and leads the development and creation of a new first-year astrophysics course that is aimed at students considering minoring in astronomy. She is also developing and running an evidence-based learning assistant training program in the School of Physics, which aims to develop the pedagogical knowledge and teaching skills of undergraduate teaching assistants.

Kate is also an active member in the UNSW EF community; she co-leads the Sessional Academic Community of Practice, is a peer facilitator for the UNSW Portfolio of the PVCESE's Course Design Institute, and is a peer mentor for the Teaching Accelerator Program.