Overview
Background
Professor Kelly Matthews is an expert on the student experience in higher education—recently ranked amongst the top 5% of cited scholars globally in higher education, teaching and curriculum, and student partnership—and is an award-winning university teacher.
Her research, spanning over 150 publications and 100 invited talks, is about impact---shaping how students actively participate in their learning, directly improving experiences for students and informing the practices of teaching staff globally. Awarded an Australian Teaching Fellowship and a Higher Education Academy Principal Fellowship, Kelly has
- established influential international writing groups that mentor and motivate emerging scholars to publish about their educational practices,
- co-founded the International Journal for Students as Partners to enable students and staff from across the world to shape what counts as knowledge,
- created and sustained the Students as Partners Network to both celebrate and inspire educational practices across universities worldwide, and
- led collaborative, multi-institutional projects that recognise and promote educational leadership and change through applied research.
In 2025, Kelly is leading a multi-institutional project with Deakin, Monash, and UTS to shape AI policy and practice through student voice.
Kelly is the Academic Lead for Student Experience and Strategic Initiatives in the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Portfolio in the Institute of Teaching and Learning Innovation.
Availability
- Professor Kelly Matthews is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, University of New Orleans
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Institute of Company Directors
Works
Search Professor Kelly Matthews’s works on UQ eSpace
2010
Conference Publication
Can we foster learning communities in large diverse 1st year chemistry cohorts through authentic assessment?
Gahan, Lawrence, Lawrie, Gwendolyn A. and Matthews, K.E. (2010). Can we foster learning communities in large diverse 1st year chemistry cohorts through authentic assessment?. 21st Biennial Conference on Chemistry Education, Denton, TX, U.S.A., 1-5 August 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Capstones under construction: A work-in-progress
Matthews, K.E., Andrews, Victoria, Colthorpe, Kay L., Thorn, Peter and Curlewis, Jonathan D. (2010). Capstones under construction: A work-in-progress. The 2010 Assessment Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.A., 25-26 October 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Reshaping graduate outcomes of science students – The contribution of undergraduate research experiences
Matthews, Kelly E., Probert, William J. M. and Myatt, Paula M. (2010). Reshaping graduate outcomes of science students – The contribution of undergraduate research experiences. HERDSA 2010: Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference, Melbourne, Australia, 6-9 July 2010.
2010
Conference Publication
Using dimensions of teaching practice to contextualise equity and transition: A case study in first-year Human Biology
Matthews, Kelly E., Moni, Roger W. and Moni, Karen B. (2010). Using dimensions of teaching practice to contextualise equity and transition: A case study in first-year Human Biology. 13th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 27-30 June 2010. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: QUT Publications.
2009
Conference Publication
Translating the principles of Bio2010 into practice
Matthews, K.E., Goos, M. and Adams, P. (2009). Translating the principles of Bio2010 into practice. Joint Mathematics Meetings, Washington DC, United States, 5-8 January, 2009. Mathematical Association of America.
2009
Conference Publication
The impact of social learning spaces on student engagement
Matthews, K.E., Adams, P. and Gannaway, D. (2009). The impact of social learning spaces on student engagement. Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference, Townsville, Qld., Australia, 29 June - 1 July 2009. QUT, Brisbbane: Queensland University of Technology.
2009
Conference Publication
Terms of engagement: Four countries, four courses, four commentaries.
Barkley, E., Vaughan, N., Matthews, K., Moron-Garcia, S. and Garrett, C. (2009). Terms of engagement: Four countries, four courses, four commentaries.. International Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Indiana, USA, 22-25 October, 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
The first lecture for first year students
Matthews, K.E., Lawrie, G.A. and Moni, R.W. (2009). The first lecture for first year students. International Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Conference, Indiana, USA, 22-25 October, 2009.
2009
Journal Article
Putting it into perspective: Mathematics in the undergraduate science curriculum
Matthews, Kelly E., Adams, Peter and Goos, Merrilyn (2009). Putting it into perspective: Mathematics in the undergraduate science curriculum. International Journal of Mathematics Education in Science and Technology, 40 (7), 891-902. doi: 10.1080/00207390903199244
2007
Conference Publication
Strategies for Enhancing Equity Practices in the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Priorities of Large First-Year Classes
Matthews, KE, Moni, KB and Moni, RW (2007). Strategies for Enhancing Equity Practices in the Teaching, Learning and Assessment Priorities of Large First-Year Classes. Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia, Melbourne University, 19-22 November. Melbourne: Equal Opportunity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia.
2005
Journal Article
Can a herpes simplex virus type 1 neuroinvasive score be correlated to other risk factors in Alzheimer's disease?
Hill, J. M., Gebhardt, B. M., Azcuy, A. M., Matthews, K. E., Lukiw, W. J., Steiner, I., Thompson, H. W. and Ball, M. J. (2005). Can a herpes simplex virus type 1 neuroinvasive score be correlated to other risk factors in Alzheimer's disease?. Medical Hypotheses, 64 (2), 320-327. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.11.045
2005
Journal Article
Statins lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by limiting lipid raft endocytosis and decreasing the neuronal spread of Herpes simplex virus type 1
Hill, James M., Steiner, Israel, Matthews, Kelly E., Trahan, Stephen G., Foster, Timothy P. and Ball, Melvyn J. (2005). Statins lower the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease by limiting lipid raft endocytosis and decreasing the neuronal spread of Herpes simplex virus type 1. Medical Hypotheses, 64 (1), 53-58. doi: 10.1016/j.mehy.2003.12.058
Funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Kelly Matthews is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Student engagement and partnership on teacher identity development: A comparative study between Indonesia and Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Robin Shields
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Disrupting and reproducing power: A focused ethnography of intercultural learner-teacher partnership using Bourdieu's social field theory and intercultural communication theory
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Shuang Liu
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Relationship, engagement, and culture: Exploring the conceptions of students as partners in Chinese higher education
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Lodge
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Speaking for ourselves: Indian students co-constructed stories of engaging in partnership with staff in an Australian university
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Suraiya Abdul Hameed
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Being a teaching-focused academic in a research-intensive university: A focused ethnography
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Deanne Gannaway
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Enacting Pasin as storying as research: Ways of rethinking the health workers' curriculum in Papua New Guinea
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Di Eley
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
An exploration of Chinese students' learning experiences in China-Australia '2+2' articulation programmes: In between two systems.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emeritus Professor Bob Lingard, Dr Vicente Reyes
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Kelly Matthews directly for media enquiries about:
- AI in higher education
- assessment
- education quality
- higher education
- student engagement
- student voice
- teaching impact
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