I am dedicated to improving higher education standards and productivity through research, leadership and innovation.
I am an expert in large-scale evaluation, education policy design, institutional strategy, assessment methodology, learner engagement, productivity analysis, and academic work and leadership.
Spanning 20 years, I have led 100 influential projects, worked across 50 countries, authored 30 books/monographs, 160 academic papers and 120 reports, led and managed divisions at major institutions, edited top journals, procured over AU$27 million in funding, run hundreds of conferences/workshops, delivered 350 keynotes and invited presentations, and generated ongoing revenue streams. I have an h-index of 44, over 9,000 citations, and am sought globally as a speaker.
I am a Tenured Professor at Tsinghua University’s Institute of Education (IOE), Director of the Higher Education Research Division, and Deputy Director of the Tsinghua University Global Research Centre for the Assessment of College and Student Development. I am a Principal Advisor at Wells Advisory. From 2013 to 2017 I was Professor of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne’s Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE). I was Program Director at the LH Martin Institute for Tertiary Leadership and Management (LHMI) between 2010 and 2013, and from 2006 to 2013 Founding Director of Higher Education Research at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). I held prior roles at Graduate Careers Australia (GCA) and the University of Melbourne’s Assessment Research Centre (ARC). I have held honorary appointments at leading international organisations.
