Dr. Natalie Sasha Goodwin

Dr. Natalie Sasha Goodwin

Dr. Natalie Sasha Goodwin

Raised and educated in Australia, Sasha spent several years in the Queensland Police Service as a Detective before graduating with a bachelor’s degree in education from Griffith University and Bond University in 2005. Sasha then completed a Masters of Educational Practice at Bond University in 2007 and began lecturing at Bond University in Communications, Child Development, crime and media and Philosophy in 2008. In 2019, Sasha commenced a PhD in psychology, crime and communications. In 2022, Sasha commenced a post graduate degree in Psychology. Both her PhD and Psychology are due for completion in 2024.

In addition, Sasha is committed to strong ethical frameworks of practice and education. Her passion for education drives her to continually seek innovative ways to inspire and empower students to reach their full potential.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS  

  • Doctor of Philosophy (2018 – 2024 [ABC])
    Bond University, Australia
    Thesis: Analyzing Public and Legislative Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders
  • Post Graduate Psychology (2019-2024)
    Bond University
  • Master of Educational Practice (2007 -2008)
    Bond University, Australia
  • Bachelor of Education (Primary) (2005-2007)
    Griffith and Bond University, Australia

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS    

  • British University Vietnam (BUV) 
    Academic Ambassador (2024 – Current)
    Associate Lecturer (2024 – Current)
  • Bond University (Australia) 
    Deputy Coordinator and Senior Lecturer (2022 – 2023)
    Senior Lecturer (2020 – 2022)
    Subject Coordinator (2015-2023)
    Academic Content Developer/Mentor (2018-2020)
    Teaching Fellow (2008-2024)

RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS  

  • Communication Theory
  • Crime and Psychology
  • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)

RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS  

  • Goodwin, S. (2023)
    Nurturing Deep Learning with Lego Serious Play. Education Conference
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Goodwin, S. (2023)
    Lego Serious Play in Education.
    (Keynote Address)
    Bond University, Australia
  • Goodwin, S. (2022)
    Attitudes to Child Sex Offenders as Easy as ABC
    The University of Sydney Law School Annual Conference
    Sydney, Australia.
  • Goodwin, S. (2021)
    Language in the Dialogue of Justice: Framing and Analysis of Recent Sex Offender Legislative Debates in Parliament
    The Australia and New Zealand Society of Criminology (ANZSOC) [peer reviewed abstract] (Online)

AWARDS & HONOURS  

  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Commendation” for the Faculty of Society and Design (2022)
  • Faculty Teaching Excellence Commendation” for Transformation CoLab (2021)
  • Nominated for a Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (student nomination) (2020)
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