Dr Victoria Wilson
Name | Dr Victoria Wilson |
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Email Address | victoria.wilson@unisq.edu.au |
Job Title | Lecturer (Pathways) |
Qualifications | BBus QUT, BBus(Hons) QUT, MA UNE, PhD Qld |
Department | UniSQ College (English Language) |
ORCID | https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5097-5090 |
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Biography
Victoria Wilson is an interdisciplinary qualitative researcher committed to amplifying unheard voices in education and health. Her research is focused on investigating and finding solutions to systemic communication barriers with under-represented groups in order to improve educational and health equity.
She undertook her PhD at the University of Queensland on trauma-informed second language teaching in the Australian university context, and has published and presented widely on this topic.
In addition to her PhD, Victoria has a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (UNE), a Bachelor of Business (Journalism) with Distinction (QUT), a Bachelor of Business- Honours (Communication) (QUT), and a Cambridge CELTA (Seville). Victoria taught English as a Foreign Language in the private sector in Nagoya and Fukushima, Japan for 7 years prior to starting employment at University of Southern Queensland in 2014.
Expertise
trauma-informed TESOL, inclusive adult education, refugee education
Teaching
TPP0111, ACS1
Fields of Research
- 390108. LOTE, ESL and TESOL curriculum and pedagogy
- 440999. Social work not elsewhere classified
- 470306. English as a second language
Professional Membership
Professional Membership | Year |
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Australasian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies | |
QATESOL | |
National Association of Enabling Educators | |
Refugee Education Special Interest Group | |
English Australia Mental Health Special Interest Group | |
International Trauma-informed TESOL Special Interest Group | |
ASTSS Forced Migration Special Interest Group | |
HERDSA |
Current Supervisions
Research Title | Supervisor Type | Level of Study | Commenced |
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Culturally Competent Mitigation of Trauma for Refugee Students in School | Associate Supervisor | Doctoral | 2024 |