Dean of Business Qualifications PhD, Curtin University (Australia)2020 GradDipECommerce, Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration (Finland), 1999 MBA (Fin), University of Hull (UK), 1995 BEng (Agricultural), Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (now Universiti Putra Malaysia), 1986 Professional Accreditations Australian Institute of Management, Fellow Chartered Management Institute (UK), Chartered Manager Chartered Management Institute (UK), Fellow Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Henry has been in higher education for more than 30 years. He was involved in the start-up of four private institutions of higher education in Malaysia, and the set-up of six others within Southeast and East Asia. As Vice President of a regional higher education group, he also consulted for several state and federal governments, private organisations and peak bodies within Southeast Asia on the development of universities and other education projects. He is familiar with the education landscape of the Asian region and works closely with tertiary institutions and peak industry bodies in the USA, UK, Europe and Australia, having worked within Australasia including a ten-year stint in the Australian vocational and university sectors.

Prior to his career in higher education, he was involved in the agriculture and manufacturing sectors, having been initially trained as an engineer. 

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International Business
Management
Marketing
Project Management

Research

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Lecturer (Accounting, Finance) Qualifications PhD (Accounting), Western Sydney University, 2021 MSc (Accounting & Finance), Oxford Brookes University, 2016 BSc (Accounting), Enugu State University, 2007 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Ikenna Elias Asogwa is a dedicated academic with over nine years of teaching experience in both Australia and overseas. His expertise lies in the field of Accounting, with a focus on developing graduates equipped with skills for the knowledge economy. Ikenna excels in delivering interactive and personalised learning experiences and is adept at interpreting complex data to provide actionable business insights. He has published over 15 articles in international peer-reviewed journals and is recognised for his strong communication skills, stakeholder engagement, and commitment to value creation and role modelling.

Teaching Areas

Accounting Information Systems
Auditing
Corporate Finance
Financial Accounting
Financial Analysis
Management Accounting

Research

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Lecturer (Organisational Behaviour) Qualifications Dr.Rer.Nat (Human Behaviour), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany, 2005 MSc (Community Nutrition), University of Indonesia, 1997 BSc (Biological Sciences), California State University, 1994 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Anne Burlinson brought her management experience from the industry to teach organisational behaviour and pursue research in leadership journey and emotional intelligence at Sheridan. Before joining the institute, Anne was an operations manager. She was responsible for the back-end alumni and donor engagement at Murdoch University and the University of Western Australia (UWA) and successfully established new business units. She and her team at UWA were part of the largest capital campaign for Western Australia.

Anne also brings her biological and social sciences expertise from her studies at Ludwig Maximillian University in Germany, the University of Indonesia and California State University, Chico, USA. As a doctorate candidate, she had the privilege to work with the prestigious Max Planck Society for Human Ethology in Andechs, Germany. She is also a former lecturer at the University of Indonesia, teaching postgraduate students of the SEAMEO RECFON (Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisations - Regional Centre for Community Nutrition) program.

Teaching Areas

Consumer Behaviour
Organisational Behaviour

Research

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Senior Lecturer (Economics) Qualifications PhD, University of Canberra, 2007 MPhil, Murdoch University, 1996 BEcon Honours, University of Western Australia, 1988 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Senior Lecturer (Leadership, Christian Studies) Qualifications PhD (Communications), Edith Cowan University, 2008 MA (Literary and Biblical Studies), Biola University, 1980 MA (Communications and Mass Media), Columbia College, 1978 BA (English Literature and Philosophy), University of Singapore, 1975 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Dr. Jonathan D. James is a researcher and writer on media, religion, politics, and culture. His research interests include cultural globalisation, the social effects of new media, new religious movements, international relations, and security studies.

With an early education in Singapore, and later trained in media and communications in the USA, Jonathan James is currently Senior Lecturer at Sheridan Institute of Higher Education and adjunct lecturer at Edith Cowan University. He also serves as a consultant, lecturer, and guest speaker in the Asia-Pacific region. His articles have appeared in refereed journals in Australia, the UK, and North America, including The Journal of Religion and Popular Culture, and Studies in World Christianity and Continuum: Journal of Media and Culture.

Jonathan is the author of various books including Transnational Religious Movements: Faith’s Flows (Sage, 2017).

Teaching Areas

Christian Studies
Sociology
Leadership
Communications

Research

Research/Publications 

Lecturer (Accounting, Finance, Mathematics) Qualifications MSc (Actuarial and Financial Science), Curtin University, 2010 GradDipEd (Secondary Mathematics) Edith Cowan Univerity, 2012 BBus (Accounting), Edith Cowan University, 2003 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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In 2013, after six years of working in the accounting industry in Hong Kong and Australia, Peter switched to lecturing on tertiary campuses. You will always find him patiently explaining the wonders of Mathematics to a huddle of eager students. This passion for excellence in how he teaches and supports comes from his own personal experience of struggle. At school, he spent many hours feeling frustrated because the curriculum materials were too hard and help was not forthcoming. At Sheridan, he has made it his mission to facilitate a better learning experience for his students. He enjoys demonstrating the useful and practical applications of Accounting and Finance, challenging learners to think about their future roles in business. Despite the difficulties of early schooling, Peter has successfully completed a Bachelor of Business (Accounting major), a Master of Science, and a Graduate Diploma of Education. He is currently enrolled in a PhD program, researching the area of Value at Risk (VaR). This involves accurately quantifying risks, so a stakeholder can make better investment decisions.

Teaching Areas

Accounting
Finance
Mathematics

Research

Lecturer (Business Law, Christian Studies, Human Resource Management) Qualifications PhD (Systematic Theology), Vose Seminary, 2018 GradDipHRM, Edith Cowan University, 2003 Juris Doctor, Stanford University, 2000 MA (Theological Studies), Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1993 BA summa cum laude (Economics), University of Houston, 1989 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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A lifelong learner and educator, Blake holds qualifications in law, management, philosophy and theology. He has studied and taught in three countries. After completing a first degree in economics in the USA, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study economics at National University of Singapore. His American postgraduate studies led to a Doctor of Jurisprudence law degree from Stanford University, while his PhD in philosophical theology was awarded in Australia.

In America, Blake lectured in HRM and other business subjects. Subsequently, he worked in the test preparation industry in Singapore for several years, helping students and working professionals prepare for university admission tests such as SAT, GMAT and GRE. Having relocated with his family to Perth, he has served since 2016 as a lecturer/course coordinator in philosophy and law at the University of Notre Dame Australia. For excellence in teaching as measured by student feedback, Blake received multiple letters of commendation from the Office of the Vice Chancellor at Notre Dame.

Teaching Areas

Business Law
Christian Studies
Human Resource Management

Executive Principal Qualifications PhD (Education), University of Western Australia, 2023 MBA, The Open University, 2007 MSc (Cognitive Neuropsychology) Cum Laude, Oxford Brookes University, 2000 BMus Hons Cum Laude, University of Pretoria, 1998 BMus Cum Laude, University of Pretoria, 1995 CertIV TAE, Tabor College of Higher Education, 2017 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Mathilda is passionate about creativity and continuous improvement – and serves as the Director of Excellence and Innovation on campus. She is a true cross-disciplinarian with her two bachelor’s and three master’s degrees spanning the diverse fields of music, languages, education, business, and cognitive neuropsychology. Her PhD from the University of Western Australia focused on the assessment of creative thinking skills. She started her career in teaching (both primary and secondary) and worked on curriculum policy before landing the life-changing role as Research Fellow to the UK’s National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education. This enabled her to co-author a major government report with Sir Ken Robinson: All Our Futures: Creativity Culture and Education.

Following her passion for creativity and innovation, she worked as an international Innovation Consultant in industry, supporting Fortune 500 Companies like Unilever, Phillips, Coca-Cola and Diageo to invent new products and services, before bringing these skills back into the education sector. Mathilda has facilitated successful school improvement programs in more than 500 schools around the world and has been a long-term advisor to the Australian, Lithuanian, and British governments on creativity in education. She has written more than 90 articles, reports, and book chapters in her area of expertise and is the evaluator of the Creative Schools program in Western Australia. Her latest co-authored book, "Children's Creative Inquiry in STEM", was published in 2022 by the publisher Springer. Mathilda is President of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL) in Western Australia, and she lectures across all faculties at Sheridan. 

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Creative Teaching and Learning, Leadership, School Improvement, Cross-cultural Management, Research Methods

Research

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Senior Lecturer (Information Systems) Qualifications PhD (Health Information Systems), Curtin University, 2006 Master of Biochemistry, University of Antwerp, 1999 Bachelor of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, 1997 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Maya has a multi-national, multi-lingual, and multi-disciplinary background. She was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina (ex-Yugoslavia) and completed her early education in Servo-Croatian. When the civil war broke out, she moved to Belgium and continued her studies in Flemish. The recipient of a national scholarship, she graduated with both a Bachelor of Chemistry and Master of Biochemistry from the University of Antwerp. She migrated to Australia in 1999 and began a career as a Medical Researcher at the Cancer Research Unit (University of Newcastle). In this role, Maya saw the potential of Information Technologies to advance studies of human diseases and got inspired to undertake a PhD (at Curtin University) related to this field. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Curtin, she worked on various research projects until 2012. Bethanie (a not-for-profit aged care provider) recruited her to work on a national health project which she did from 2012 to 2014, before joining the team at Sheridan. On campus, she has worked on governance, course development, an artificial photosynthesis research project, and lectures on Information Technology.

Teaching Areas

Business Analytics
Information Systems (Principles & Management)
Research Methods
Research Project

Research

Lecturer (Management) Qualifications MBA, University of Western Australia, 2001 PGradDipEd (Tertiary & Adult), Murdoch University, 2011 BEng - Hons, Leicester University, UK, 1994 CertIV TAE, Scorpion Training Institute, 2014 CertIV Coaching, Institute of Coaching, Qld, 2003 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Management

Research

(on sabbatical until 2025) Executive Principal MBA, Murdoch University, 2010 BA (Honours - History/Political Science), University of Western Australia, 1996 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Darren Smith graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Political Science in 1996 from the University of Western Australia. After studying theology at the Baptist Theological College in WA (now Vose Seminary) for 18 months, he left Australia for Shenyang, China, where he taught English and first-year university courses in Economics, Accounting and Company Law at the Liaoning Business Vocational College, and recruited Australian teachers to live and work in China. In 2002, he was appointed Director of Development at Shenyang International School, supporting Chinese nationals in the start-up of private educational initiatives. In 2006, Darren was appointed as Principal of Shenyang International School. In 2010, he completed an MBA at Murdoch University and returned to Australia to direct Australian Baptist Education's higher education initiative.

Darren has previously served on the boards of Shenyang International School and the International School of Qingdao, of the Shenyang-based medical charity Light, and of Xiuqiu, a Shenyang-based social enterprise textile factory. He currently serves as a director on the boards of Australian Baptist Education Inc, Baptist Education Resources Inc, Quinns Baptist College, Geelong Baptist College, Alkimos Baptist College, Austin Cove Baptist College, Sheridan Institute of Higher Education and Sheridan Research Institute.

Lecturer (Management, Marketing) Qualifications PhD (Management), Curtin University, 2023 Executive MBA, State University of New York, 2001 BSc (Electrical Engineering), Queen's University, 1990 Contact Details Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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Management
Marketing

Research