Associate Professor Voula Gaganis

I have been fortunate to experience Flinders University across varied roles, initially in research as a PhD student and post-doctoral researcher in Clinical Pharmacology, followed by over a decade teaching in the MD Program as a PBL tutor, and Course Coordinator and Teaching Program Director roles in Medical Biosciences. I am currently serving my college, Medicine and Public Health, in the role of Clinical Teaching Program Director working with teaching teams from our Doctor of Medicine, Paramedicine, Clinical Education and Counselling degrees.

One of my passions in teaching is active learning, particularly using innovative teaching techniques. I have introduced a cloud-based learning technology into medical science physiology topics which I am very excited about, and have published with colleagues nationally and internationally in physiology education about active learning and physiological core concepts.

I have been widely recognised for my teaching practice - in 2024 I was awarded STEMM Educator of the Year at the South Australian Science Excellence and Innovation Awards. In 2024 I was recognised by an Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) Teaching Excellence Award, and in 2021 an AAUT Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning.

I am convenor of my college's Teaching Specialist Community of Practice which is an interdisciplinary community representing disciplines across medicine and public health. We foster ongoing interactions between teaching specialist staff across the College with a focus on scholarship of teaching and learning, enabling and building relationships, collaborative activities, sharing knowledge of our practice including repertoire of resources, techniques, trouble-shooting, tools and experiences.