Dr Melinda Thambi

Melinda has a strong background in secondary education, having spent 16 years as a high school teacher in Adelaide and regional South Australia. She taught History, English and Science, and was faculty head at Temple Christian College for both History and the Research Project. Melinda completed her Master of Educational Leadership and Management degree through Flinders University and went on to do her PhD through Monash University, focussing on emotion and school leadership. She now works as a teaching specialist at Flinders University in the Innovative Education Futures (postgraduate) and ITE (initial teacher education) programmes. Melinda is passionate about the application of digital technologies to teaching and learning, and prioritizes sharing this knowledge with her peers though her leadership in the Digital Innovation Working Group in the College of Education, Psychology and Social work at Flinders University. She enjoys walking on the beach, good coffee and spending time with her family and friends (including a disdainful Siberian forest cat, Kinzie).