Abi Brooker is a senior lecturer of psychology at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests include exploring the experiences of wellbeing and distress at university and during times of transition. She was a Research Fellow at the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, where she project managed a seminal work that identified ways teaching practices and curriculum design could promote students' psychological wellbeing. The project culminated in a vast online resource for educators found at http://unistudentwellbeing.edu.au. And among all of this, Abi is an award-winning lecturer on topics such as development across the lifespan, and you can find Abi on LinkedIn.
Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Abi covering:
- The future of education: what universities should be teaching
- AI: why platforms like ChatGPT need ethics training
- The power of chance: influences on academic direction
Hosts:
- Byron McCaughey (bmccaughey@student.unimelb.edu.au).
- Yu "Dazz" Liu (Yuliu13@student.unimelb.edu.au)