Sarah Wickham
Lecturer in Education (STEM)
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
I am a Lecturer in STEM education at Flinders University. I graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Animal Science from the University of Western Australia in 2005. I gained a graduate position at the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA investigating fodder composition of pasture legumes. In 2012, I was awarded a PhD from Murdoch University where I investigated the validation of qualitative behavioural assessment against physiological measures in sheep during transport. I returned to the Department of Agriculture and Food, WA as an Animal Welfare Monitor for the Animal Ethics Committee in 2010 whilst completing my PhD, before returning to Murdoch University in 2011 to commence a Post-doctoral fellowship in sheep welfare in the livestock export industry. I then completed a Master of Teaching with Teach for Australia, which sees industry professionals teach 0.8FTE in a low socio-economic secondary school whilst completing the Masters. I taught lower school science, and senior human biology, biology, physics and maths in various schools over 9 years, including a gifted and talented specilaised setting, and an inclusive education school.
Master, Teaching, Deakin University
21 Nov 2015 → 3 Nov 2017
Award Date: 3 Nov 2017
PhD, Veterinary Studies, Murdoch University
14 Feb 2007 → 25 Jan 2012
Award Date: 25 Jan 2012
Bachelor (Honours), Animal Science, University of Western Australia
1 Feb 2002 → 7 Dec 2004
Award Date: 7 Dec 2004
- 2008 Murdoch University Sandrina Park Veterinary Trust Scholarship for academic excellence and for advanced research in production animals
- 2007 Australian Postgraduate Award, Meat and Livestock Australia Postgraduate Award and Department of Agriculture and Food WA Postgraduate Award for the duration of candidature in a PhD degree at Murdoch University
- 2004 University of Western Australia Walter Harper Prize for the greatest student contribution to the success of formal and informal activities of the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
- 2003 University of Western Australia Graduates Association Prize for the best student undertaking level 2 units
Responsible Positions
- Committee member for the Western Australia Agility Committee, and West Australian Nationals Committee 2018 – 2024
- Chair and State representative of the Western Australia Agility Committee 2011 – 2018; 2023 - current
- Postgraduate representative, School Board Committee (Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences), Murdoch University 2009 – 2010
- Postgraduate representative, Health Sciences Committee, Murdoch University 2009 – 2010
- Postgraduate representative, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University 2008 and 2009
- Committee member for the Western Australia Agility Committee 2006 – 2009
- President of the Southern River Agility & Obedience Dog Club 2005 - 2007
- Committee member, WA branch of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (AIAST) 2003 – 2005
- Student President of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (AIAST) 2003
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