The University of Southern Queensland is a recognised leader in online and
blended education and renowned for its innovation and excellence in education,
student experience, research and engagement. In just over 50 years, the University has become a prominent teaching and research institution providing education worldwide from four southern Queensland locations – Toowoomba, Springfield, Ipswich and Brisbane. It also has a number of outreach hubs and national and international education partners.
The UniSQ Evaluation Consultancy is a joint initiative between the Institute for Resilient Regions and the Academic Transformation Portfolio. It brings together evaluation, consultation, data analysis and higher education experts to deliver independent insights, solutions and impact for our regions.
Professor Lyn Alderman
Executive and Principal Evaluator
With over thirty-five years’ experience, Professor Lyn Alderman is a higher education expert and principal evaluator who specialises in process and impact evaluation, monitoring and evaluation frameworks design, policy design and program conceptualisation, institutional academic analytics, performance models and engendering widespread organisational change.
Dr Jasmine Thomas
Director, Business Development and Evaluator
Jasmine is leading UniSQ in academic integrity. Jasmine has ten years’ experience in higher education encompassing educational technology, project management and is now leading the Academic Integrity and Evaluation unit. Jasmine brings a legal and ethical context to evaluation having completed her doctoral thesis on the impact that technology has on lawyers’ ethics.
Dr Carol Quadrelli
Senior Evaluator
Carol has extensive experience in the higher education sector spanning 25 years. Carol has acquired a strong pedagogical skill set enhanced by the completion of a Doctor of Philosophy and Graduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education in conjunction with industry experience across state and local governments. Carol has a multidisciplinary background encompasses Education, Sociology and Criminology discipline areas.
Dr Benjamin Harris
Evaluator
Benjamin has led the Evaluation Methodologies team at UniSQ for the past two years and has been responsible for developing a variety of novel evaluation methodologies for the higher education context. Benjamin brings an international context to evaluation having completed his doctoral thesis in international relations and terrorism studies.
Sarah Murray
Evaluator
With a research focus on child and adolescent mental health, Sarah Murray has 8 years of experience with qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods evaluation. Sarah currently works in the Evaluation unit of the Academic Quality Unit at the University of Southern Queensland where she has undertaken more than 15 curriculum and environmental discipline analyses in the Australian university sector. Developing her passion for research methodology, Sarah has built upon and worked to develop the rapid reconnaissance methodology that underlies much of the work in the Evaluation team.
Nigel Summers
Senior Data Analyst
Nigel has been fortunate to have over twenty years’ experience and expertise within the higher education sector working with the University of Southern Queensland and Queensland Government. Over this duration he has developed a strong knowledge and experience in conducting critical research, sample and survey development and implementation for internal and external stakeholders. He gained extensive experience and knowledge in critical aspects analytics including data preparation, manipulation and integration, qualitative and quantitative analysis, developing data-driven insights for inclusion in or to guide written reports and presentations for a broad array of audiences and stakeholders. He is presently employed by the University of Southern Queensland in the role of Manager, Academic Analytics.