Lecturer (Academic Writing Support) Qualifications MA (Applied Linguistics), Curtin University, 2003. BEd (Primary), Curtin University, 1997. BTh (Missions), Alliance College of Theology, 1988. DipTeach (Primary), Curtin University, 1980.  Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Ali started work as a primary-school teacher in an isolated, iron ore mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. She changed direction, four years later, by undertaking a Bachelor of Theology. This launched her into a new career as an overseas missionary. In both the Philippines and northern Mongolia, she studied the local language, helped plant churches, wrote curriculum material, and taught English from Beginner to Advanced levels. She expanded her love of language by completing a Master of Applied Linguistics at Curtin University in 2003.

After more than 20 years of working abroad, Ali returned to Perth in 2013. She taught all levels of English at Stacey College for three years and then joined the HASS faculty at Sheridan. On campus, Ali delivers the first-year research unit, lectures in Linguistics, and provides Academic English support for staff and students alike. Her passion is translanguaging. She is still part of an international editing team who work on language documents for south-east Asia.

Teaching Areas

Academic skills, Academic English support

Lecturer (Creative Writing) Qualifications PhD (English - Creative Writing), University of Queensland, 2003 MA (English), University of Queensland, 1999 BA (Honours 1st Class - English), University of Western Australia, 1997 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Miriam is intrigued by creative expression. She is especially interested in how people navigate complex identities, including the dimension of faith. She did her undergraduate studies at the University of Western Australia and her postgraduate studies at the University of Queensland. Her first poetry collection won the Western Australian Premier’s Prize. Since then, her work has appeared in numerous anthologies and journals (both print and online), in public artwork, in short video online, and in ekphrastic collaborations with visual artists. A keen practitioner, Miriam regularly attends local readings and has been a guest reader at various poetry events and festivals (online and in-person), including the Perth Poetry Festival. She is excited by the publishing and networking possibilities that exist in the expanding digital universe and is committed to learning by doing. She leads Creative Writing Hub – a free community writing group that facilitates writing and feedback for writers at any stage of the journey – and loves to learn and grow with other writers. On-campus, she pours 19 years of industry experience into her Creative Writing lectures and workshops. Her research interests include Asian diaspora cultural production and the feedback process in creative writing pedagogy.

Professional associations

CCL (Conference on Christianity and Literature)

WA Poets Inc.

Australasian Association of Writing Programs (AAWP)

Association for the Study of Australian Literature (ASAL)

Awards and recognition

Western Australian Premier’s Prize for Poetry (2005)

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Adjunct Lecturer (Asian Studies, Sociology) Qualifications PhD (Asian Studies), University of Western Australia, 2015 HDR Preliminary (Asian Studies), University of Western Australia, 2009 BA (French and English), Edith Cowan University, 2005 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Although he doesn’t consider himself a linguist, Joshua probably speaks the greatest number of languages on campus. He has always been curious about linguistic and cultural differences, having lived in the Middle East as well as South and East Asia. He studied Hebrew in Israel, and then French and English at Edith Cowan University in Perth. Later, he completed a PhD in Asian Studies at the University of Western Australia, with a focus on Chinese Studies. After doctoral studies, he taught in South Korea at Woosong University, before returning to join the faculty at Sheridan. Currently learning Sanskrit and Tibetan, Joshua brings a wealth of experience to a multitude of HASS units covering history, sociology, religion, and Chinese. His particular area of expertise is the spread and influence of Tibetan Buddhism in Chinese societies – the theme of his recent book. Joshua also organises Sheridan’s biennial Indian Ocean Studies Conference, actively promoting research into these respective languages and religions.

Teaching Areas

Sociology, History, Religious Studies, Chinese Studies

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Adjunct Lecturer (Law, Political Science) Qualifications LLB (Honours 1st Class), University of Western Australia, 2003 BA (Honours 1st Class - Politics and International Studies), Murdoch University,1999 PhD (Law) Candidate, Murdoch University Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Joshua graduated with first class honours in Politics and International Studies from Murdoch University. He later graduated with first class honours in law from the University of Western Australia. He has written extensively about the freedom to communicate about government and political matters implied from the Australian Constitution, including its relationship with executive power and with religious freedom.

Joshua is the editor of The Western Australian Jurist, a journal about legal and political theory.

Teaching Areas

Political Science, Business Law

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Adjunct Lecturer (History, Ancient History) Qualifications PhD (Ancient History), University of Western Australia, 1999 MA (Archaeology), University College London, [date] BA Honours, University of Western Australia, [date] Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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