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
2017
Journal Article
Investigating students’ perceptions of graduate learning outcomes in mathematics
King, Deborah, Varsavsky, Cristina, Belward, Shaun and Matthews, Kelly (2017). Investigating students’ perceptions of graduate learning outcomes in mathematics. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 48 (sup1), s67-s80. doi: 10.1080/0020739X.2017.1352044
2017
Journal Article
Five propositions for genuine students as partners practice
Matthews, Kelly (2017). Five propositions for genuine students as partners practice. International Journal for Students as Partners, 1 (2). doi: 10.15173/ijsap.v1i2.3315
2017
Journal Article
We want to be more involved: student perceptions of students as partners across degree program curriculum
Matthews, Kelly E., Groenendijk, Lauren J. and Chunduri, Prasad G. (2017). We want to be more involved: student perceptions of students as partners across degree program curriculum. International Journal for Students as Partners, 1 (2). doi: 10.15173/ijsap.v1i2.3063
2017
Other Outputs
Co-designing a Community of Practice for Students as Partners in Partnership
Khouri, Fadia, Oberhollenzer, Yvonne and Matthews, Kelly (2017). Co-designing a Community of Practice for Students as Partners in Partnership. St Lucia, QLD Australia: The University of Queensland.
2017
Journal Article
Student voice or students as partners?
Matthews, Kelly (2017). Student voice or students as partners?. Connect, 224-225, 23-23.
2017
Journal Article
Idealism, conflict, leadership, and labels: Reflections on co-facilitation as partnership practice
Mercer-Mapstone, Lucy, Dvorakova, Lucie Sam, Groenendijk, Lauren and Matthews, Kelly (2017). Idealism, conflict, leadership, and labels: Reflections on co-facilitation as partnership practice. Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education, 1 (21), 1-9.
2017
Journal Article
Students and staff as partners in Australian higher education: Introducing our stories of partnership
Matthews, Kelly (2017). Students and staff as partners in Australian higher education: Introducing our stories of partnership. Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education, 1 (21), 1-4.
2017
Other Outputs
A geometrical approach to the concepts of speed and acceleration
Rice, John, Matthews, Kelly and Ponce Campuzano, Juan (2017). A geometrical approach to the concepts of speed and acceleration. Brisbane, QLD, Australia: Self-published.
2017
Journal Article
A comparative study on student perceptions of their learning outcomes in undergraduate science degree programmes with differing curriculum models
Matthews, Kelly E., Firn, Jennifer, Schmidt, Susanne and Whelan, Karen (2017). A comparative study on student perceptions of their learning outcomes in undergraduate science degree programmes with differing curriculum models. International Journal of Science Education, 39 (6), 742-760. doi: 10.1080/09500693.2017.1304672
2017
Journal Article
How is science being taught? Measuring evidence-based teaching practices across undergraduate science departments
Drinkwater, Michael J., Matthews, Kelly and Seiler, Jacob (2017). How is science being taught? Measuring evidence-based teaching practices across undergraduate science departments. CBE Life Sciences Education, 16 (1) ar18, ar18. doi: 10.1187/cbe.15-12-0261
2017
Journal Article
Sustaining institution-wide induction for sessional staff in a research-intensive university: the strength of shared ownership
Matthews, Kelly, Duck, Julie M. and Bartle, Emma (2017). Sustaining institution-wide induction for sessional staff in a research-intensive university: the strength of shared ownership. International Journal for Academic Development, 22 (1), 43-55. doi: 10.1080/1360144X.2016.1266637
2017
Conference Publication
Using interactive simulations to enhance student engagement in mathematics and physics
Wegener, Margaret J., Kenny, Elise , Ponce Campuzano, Juan , Roberts, Anthony P., Matthews, Kelly and McIntyre, Timothy J. (2017). Using interactive simulations to enhance student engagement in mathematics and physics. Australian Conference on Science and Mathematics Education, Melbourne, Australia, 27-28 September 2017.
2017
Journal Article
Learning together through international collaborative writing groups
Healey, Mick and Matthews, Kelly E. (2017). Learning together through international collaborative writing groups. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 5 (1), 1-6. doi: 10.20343/5.1.2
2017
Journal Article
Survey of research approaches utilised in the scholarship of teaching and learning publications
Divan, Aysha, Ludwig, Lynn O, Matthews, Kelly, Motley, Phillip M and Tomljenovic-Berube, Ana (2017). Survey of research approaches utilised in the scholarship of teaching and learning publications. Teaching and Learning Inquiry, 5 (2), 16-29. doi: 10.20343/teachlearninqu.5.2.3
2017
Conference Publication
First-year student perspectives on SoTL ethics revisited: what now?
Abbot, Sophia, Bunnell, Sarah, Felten, Peter, Marquis, Elizabeth and Matthews, Kelly (2017). First-year student perspectives on SoTL ethics revisited: what now?. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Calgary, Canada, 11-14 October 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Developing international experiences of student-staff partnerships in learning, teaching and research in higher education
Healey, Mick, Marquis, Beth, Black, Christine, Dvorakora, Lucie Sam, Guitman, Rachel and Matthews, Kelly (2017). Developing international experiences of student-staff partnerships in learning, teaching and research in higher education. Connecting Higher Education, London, United Kingdom, 26-28 June 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Engaging students and faculty in a summer institute on students as partners
Marquis, Elizabeth, Guitman, Rachel, Black, Christine, Healey, Mick, Matthews, Kelly and Dvorakova, Lucie Sam (2017). Engaging students and faculty in a summer institute on students as partners. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Calgary, Canada, 11-14 October 2017.
2017
Book Chapter
International collaborative writing groups as communities of practice
Matthews, Kelly, Marquis, Beth and Healey, Mick (2017). International collaborative writing groups as communities of practice. Implementing communities of practice in higher education: dreamer and schemers. (pp. 597-617) edited by Jacquie McDonald and Aileen Cater-Steel. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-10-2866-3_26
2017
Journal Article
Launching a journal about and through students as partners
Cliffe, Anthony, Cook-Sather, Alison, Healey, Mick, Healey, Ruth, Marquis, Beth, Matthews, Kelly, Lucy Mercer-Mapstone, Ntem, Anita, Puri, Varum and Woolmer, Cherie (2017). Launching a journal about and through students as partners. International Journal for Students as Partners, 1 (1). doi: 10.15173/ijsap.v1i1.3194
2017
Conference Publication
The adventures of engaging as partners: exploring the literature to discover outcomes and reveal barriers
Dvorakova, Lucie Sam, Matthews, Kelly, Healey, Mick, Acai, Anita, Cook-Sather, Alison, Felten, Peter, Healey, Ruth, Marquis, Eizabeth and Mercer-Mapstone, Lucy (2017). The adventures of engaging as partners: exploring the literature to discover outcomes and reveal barriers. International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Calgary, Canada, 11-14 October 2017.
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
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
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
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
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- AI in higher education
- assessment
- education quality
- higher education
- student engagement
- student voice
- teaching impact
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