Dr Claire Nicholls
| Name | Dr Claire Nicholls |
|---|---|
| Email Address | claire.nicholls@unisq.edu.au |
| Job Title | Lecturer (Curriculum and Pedagogy) |
| Qualifications | BA Qld, BEd Qld, MEd Monash, PhD Monash |
| Department | School of Education |
| ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-0149 |
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Biography
Claire is a researcher at the University of Southern Queensland in the School of Education with specialisations in community arts development, experiential learning, audience development and pedagogy beyond schools. A hallmark of her work is the ability to bring these diverse disciplines together and synthesise original perspectives and approaches to doing research. Claire has special interest in qualitative research methodologies including phenomenology, applied philosophy and pragmatism. Her postgraduate and doctoral research focused on audience experience and learning in the concert hall and innovating research methods using mindfulness.
Employment
| Position | Organisation | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecturer - Curriculum and Pedagogy | University of Southern Queensland - School of Education | 2022 |
Expertise
concert pedagogy, audience development, mindfulness in research methods, community arts
Teaching
EDX1250 - Arts curriculum and pedagogy
EDU1100 - Introduction to professional experience
EDM8006 - Arts and technologies curriculum and pedagogy
Fields of Research
- 360303. Music education
- 360399. Music not elsewhere classified
- 390101. Creative arts, media and communication curriculum and pedagogy
- 390102. Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
- 390199. Curriculum and pedagogy not elsewhere classified
Professional Membership
| Professional Membership | Year |
|---|---|
| Queensland College of Teachers | |
| International Society for Music Education |
BA
Qld
2007
BEd
Qld
2007
MEd
Monash
2014
PhD
Monash
2019
Current Supervisions
| Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applying Drama Teaching Practices to the Teaching of Respectful Relationship Education | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |
| Universal Design for Singing: an examination of Universal Design for Learning in the context of adult community choirs. | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2023 |
| Project title | Details | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Research Training Program Scholarship |
| Date | Name | Awarding organisation | Underpinning research |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Monash University - Best Postgraduate Publication | Monash University - Faculty of Education | |
| 2019 | Project Officer - Off campus and distance education | Monash Postgraduate Association |