Academic Language and Learning (ALL) Teaching Specialist Academic
Learning and Teaching Innovation
Grace Chipperfield is a Fulbright Scholar and Lecturer in Academic Language and Learning (Teaching Specialist) at Flinders University. She completed her PhD in creative writing in 2020, which took the form of a collection of essays on author David Foster Wallace and his fans. During this time she taught in English and Creative Writing topics for the College of Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences.
She currently works in Learning and Teaching Innovation, teaching and coordinating the Flinders Foundation Studies Program, as well as providing academic development and student support across the university. Her current scholarship interests are neurodiversity, equity, and first-year transition.
PhD (Creative Writing), conferred 15 December 2020. Flinders University.
Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing) (Hons) (First Class) (H1), 2014-2015. Flinders University.
Diploma in Languages (Spanish), 2010-2013. Flinders University.
Fulbright 2017/18 Postgraduate Scholarship, Australian-American Fulbright Commission 2017
Development Grant, Flinders University Student Association 2017
Flinders University Academic Internship Program, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law, Flinders University 2017
Reserve Candidate, Fulbright 2016/17 Postgraduate Scholarship, Australian-American Fulbright Commission 2016
Competitive Postgraduate Conference/Workshop Grant, Faculty of Education, Humanities and Law, Flinders University 2016
Australian Postgraduate Award Scholarship, Australian Federal Government 2015
University Medal, Flinders University 2014
Creative Writing
Literature
Contemporary fiction
Literary theory/criticism
Novels
Short Stories
Life Writing
Essays
Creative non-fiction
Teaching experience:
ENGL1101: Approaches to Literature
ENGL1102: Literary Interpretations
ENGL2140: Epochs of English
ENGL2131: Twenty-first Century Literature, Texts and Contexts
ENGL3210: Prose Fiction Writing
CREA3101: Prose Fiction Writing
EDUC1232: Contemporary Approaches to Teaching and Pedagogy
English for Academic Purposes
Foundation Studies Program
Military Academic Pathway Program
International Academic Preparation Program
Coordination experience:
Foundation Studies Program - 5-week
Foundation Studies Program - 14-week