Dr Lizzy Mann

Associate Lecturer in Education

College of Education, Psychology and Social Work

lizzy.mann@flinders.edu.au

Education

Lizzy has over 20 years of experience teaching in primary, secondary, & tertiary education, including leadership positions in wellbeing, learning area, & professional practice in both Australia & the UK. She is an accredited coach and passionate about supporting pre-service and early career teachers in the profession. Lizzy is an Associate Lecturer in Education at Flinders University and has been a topic coordinator, casual academic teacher, university liaison, & research assistant.

Qualifications

Ed.D Flin, M.Ed (Cog Psych Educ Prac) Flin, B.PsychSt (Grad Entry) Flin, B.Ed (MidSec) UniSA, B.A Adel

Full Teachers Registration

Qualified Teacher Status (U.K.)

Growth Coaching International: Accredited Trained Coach

Honours, awards and grants

Second place at the Higher Degree by Research Student Presentation Award Symposium (Flinders Uni, 2020)

Topic coordinator

EDUC9424 HASS Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum Middle Years GE

EDUC3106 Foundations of Effective Writing Instruction

EDUC9326 History Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum in Context in the Senior Years

EDUC1249 Foundations of Effective Teaching Practice: Understanding the Brain and Learning

EDUC3747 HASS Curriculum Specialisation: Developing Curriculum Middle Years

Professional engagement

Co-authored a chapter titled ‘Practical Applications for Building Teacher Wellbeing in Education’ in ‘Cultivating Teacher Resilience’ (Mansfield, 2020). This chapter reviewed positive psychology research and evidence-based interventions that develop teacher wellbeing and buffer excessive stress. It explored connections with positive psychology in the workplace and emphasised the need for professional learning to focus on the development of the psychological capital in teachers.
Written contribution to the EduResearch blog, titled ‘‘Teachers are storytellers. We should listen’.
Two paper presentations at the 2023 AARE (Australian Association of Research in Education) Conference in Melbourne.
Workshop presenter at PESA (Positive Education Schools Association) State & National Conferences 2019, 2021 (Conference Organising Committee Member) & 2022
Workshop presenter at IPPA (International Positive Psychology Association) World Congress 2021
Workshop presenter at Australian Rural & Remote Mental Health Symposium 2020
Poster presentation at the World Congress in Positive Psychology 2019
Presenter at the SASTA (South Australia Science Teachers Association) Early Career Teacher Conferences 2021 & 2023
Presenter at Higher Research Degree (HDR) Conference (Flinders University) 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022.
Former Deputy Chair & Current Member S.A. PESA (Positive Education Schools Association) Chapter Committee (2017 - present)
AARE - Australian Association of Research in Education Member
ATEA - Australian Teacher Education Association Member
EMCC Global Membership
International Positive Education Network Member
ACER Member