Professor Kelly Matthews

Professor Kelly Matthews leads strategic teaching and learning priorities through a portfolio of cross-institutional projects. In 2026, these include:

1. Lead through Learning – Students and AI survey: delivers the UQ-wide student survey with institutional and faculty-level analysis to inform evidence-informed teaching and assessment practice.

2. Scholarship and translation: develops a 3-year educational scholarship and translation plan with the UQ academic community and pilots a scholarship of teaching and learning, writing, and publication program.

3. Student voice and governance – sector engagement: establishes a new sector-facing stream in partnership with HEDx on Student Experience to profile meaningful student voice, partnership, and governance practices.

4. Leadership capability development: pilots a UQ teaching-focused retreat (with UQ TF Leadership Group), delivers academic quality assurance training in Papua New Guinea (in partnership with School of Education and International Development), and completes and evaluates the Career Advancement for Senior Academic Women program with recommendations for future provision (with HR Leadership team).

She teaches into the Graduate Certificate in University Teaching Practice and coordinates EDUC6002: Curriculum Design. In 2026, she will adapt and deliver the course in Papua New Guinea in partnership with the School of Education and UQ International Development.

Kelly’s governance roles included:

• University Misconduct Board (chair)
• Student Academic Administrative Appeals Committee (member)
• Business, Economics and Law (BEL) Faculty Teaching and Learning Committee (member)
• ITaLI Leadership Group (member)
• Teaching-focused Leadership Group (member)