Dr Lynda Shevellar
Dr

Lynda Shevellar

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Background

Dr Lynda Shevellar joined The University of Queensland in 2009. Based in the School of Social Science, Lynda won an early career award for teaching excellence in 2011, a University of Queensland Award for Teaching Excellence in 2019 and an Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (2019). She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, the Principal Practitioner - Participation and Engagement (Institute for Teaching and Learning Innovation), and is currently one of the Deputy Associate Deans (Academic) for the HASS Faculty. Lynda has previously held roles in government and the community sector and is influenced by over thirty years of experience in community development, the disability sector, mental health, education, and psychology.

Lynda's research explores three closely aligned agendas: understanding the experience of people who live with heightened vulnerability; developing the awareness, agency and capacity of communities to respond to social disadvantage and inequality; and aligning community development theory and education to inform practice in working alongside people who live with heightened vulnerability. Lynda has a particular interest in the development of inclusive learning communities, through creative teaching practices, participative research strategies, and engaged citizenship.

Lynda coordinates the courses SOSC2288: Community Development - Local and International Practice; and SOCY1070: Inequality, Society and the Self.

Availability

Dr Lynda Shevellar is:
Not available for supervision

Fields of research

Continuing and community education Education Education systems Higher education Human Society Policy and administration Social change Social program evaluation Social work Sociology

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
  • Masters (Coursework) of Education, Southern Cross University
  • Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education, The University of Queensland

Research impacts

Lynda has worked extensively with community groups and organisations providing training and development, program and service development, and evaluation. In addition to publishing in academic texts and presenting at academic conferences, Lynda also ensures her work is available in industry journals more regularly accessed by practitioners. She regularly presents at workshops and forums for practitioners and agencies and works closely with industry partners in a range of fields including disability, mental health, and community development, to ensure her work is rigorous, useful, and accessible.

Search Professor Lynda Shevellar’s works on UQ eSpace

62 works between 1996 and 2025
All (62) Journal Article (33) Book Chapter (15) Conference Publication (1) Book (4) Other Outputs (9)

61 - 62 of 62 works

1998

Book

Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students

Yoni Ryan, Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt and Lynda Shevellar eds. (1998). Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students. 2nd ed. Lismore, N.S.W.: Institute for Workplace Research, Learning and Development (WoRLD), Southern Cross University.

Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students

1996

Book

Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students

Zuber-Skerritt, Ortrun and Shevellar, Lynda (1996). Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students. Lismore, Australia: Southern Cross University Press.

Fourth manual for conducting workshops on postgraduate supervision of non-English speaking background students

Past funding

  • 2017 - 2018
    Reimagining and Radicalising Community Development Through Popular Education
    University of the Sunshine Coast
    Open grant
  • 2014
    Audience resistance to disaster messaging
    UQ Collaboration and Industry Engagement Fund - FirstLink
    Open grant

Availability

Dr Lynda Shevellar is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    "The role of peer evaluation of fidelity to a community development practice framework in sustaining workers in that practice"

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Debby Lynch

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The Impact of Community Training on Inclusion of People with Disabilities within the Community.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Merrill Turpin

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Moving beyond incarceration: Exploring the intentions and impacts of legal debt collection policies on socially-disadvantaged groups in Queensland, Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Zoe Staines

Completed supervision

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