Professor Kelly Matthews
Professor

Kelly Matthews

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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

Curriculum and pedagogy Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development Education Education systems Higher education

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

Search Professor Kelly Matthews’s works on UQ eSpace

241 works between 2005 and 2025
All (241) Book (7) Journal Article (105) Other Outputs (30) Edited Outputs (3) Conference Publication (80) Book Chapter (16)

241 - 241 of 241 works

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

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

Past funding

  • 2022
    Modes of delivery in higher education
    Commonwealth Department of Education, Skills and Employment
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2022
    Learning together in a global pandemic: Practices and principles for teaching and assessing online in uncertain times
    Global Educational Enhancement Fund
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2019
    Students as partners: Reconceptualising the role of students in science degree program curriculum development (OLT Fellowship)
    OLT Teaching Fellowship
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    The Teaching @UQ Program
    Technology-Enhanced Learning Grants
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2016
    Innovative perspectives and approaches for enhancing the student experience (OLT Project led by The University of Melbourne)
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2016
    Development and implementation of MathBench for Australian universities to improve quantitative skills of science and mathematics students (OLT grant administered by Deakin University)
    Deakin University
    Open grant
  • 2013 - 2014
    Extending QS in Science: trialling and disseminating resource to link and build QS across life sciences majors
    OLT Extension Grants
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Quantitative Skills in Science: Curriculum models for the future
    ALTC Competitive Grants
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2011
    Exploratory study into the prevalence of transformative experiences amongst undergraduate science students
    UQ New Staff Start-up Grants (Scholarship of Teaching and Learning)
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    IS-IT learning? Online interdisciplinary scenario-inquiry tasks for active learning in large, first year STEM courses
    ALTC Competitive Grants
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Transition and Support Initiatives for Under-Represented Students - Proposal 1: Stage 1 Learning Communities
    UQ DEEWR Higher Education Equity Support Program Grants
    Open grant
  • 2007 - 2009
    Transition and Support Initiatives for Under-Represented Students - proposal 2: Scholarship Community Program
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Kelly Matthews is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

Enquiries

Contact Professor Kelly Matthews directly for media enquiries about:

  • assessment
  • education quality
  • higher education
  • student engagement
  • student voice
  • teaching impact

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