Professor Nicoleta Maynard

Nicoleta Maynard has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from The University of Queensland, and a Post-graduate Degree in Education from Curtin. She joined Monash from Curtin University, where she has been the Director of Engineering Education Development for 7 years.

Nicoleta is working with academic staff and students across the Faculties of Engineering, Business and Education at Monash to establish communities of practice, aimed to develop students’ employability skills.

Her research is focused on employing Engineering Education Research Methodologies and Methods to develop, implement and assess innovative curriculum models aimed to enhance engineering students’ design, teamwork, leadership and reflective practice skills.

Through her ARC grants and collaborations, Nicoleta has been interested in helping to develop strategies to raise awareness and embed STEM Education in schools. She looks forward to continue this work in collaboration with the Monash School of Education.

Nicoleta has been recognised by a number of national and international awards, including the 2008 Petronas Award for Education and Training, 2013 Australian Office of Teaching and Learning Citation Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning and 2016 Caltex Award for Excellence in Teaching.