Dr Subhashni Taylor ~ Senior Lecturer

Dr Subhashni Taylor began her career as a secondary science teacher. She has extensive teaching experience in senior secondary level science and environmental science in a variety of cultural contexts and under different education systems. She has a total of 12 years of teaching experience at various levels as a science teacher in Fiji, England and Australia.

Subhashni is currently a senior lecturer in science and sustainability education at James Cook University where she is involved in pre-service teacher education. She has published widely in both science and environmental education as well as applied science. Her PhD research investigated remote sensing and modelling techniques that contribute to better mapping and projected modelling of lantana, a weed of global significance, in an era of climate change. Her postdoctoral research involved the application of spatial technologies and species distribution modelling in investigating the impacts of climate change and weeds on endemic biodiversity in small island countries of the South Pacific Region.

Subhashni’s most recent area of research involves investigating educational benefits of school gardens on student learning outcomes, particularly in terms of scientific knowledge and skills, literacy and numeracy. Additionally, she is also involved in research investigating student knowledge and attitudes towards complex socio-scientific issues (SSIs) such as vaccination and antibiotic resistance.

Teaching

• ED1411: Science and Sustainability in Education (Level 1; CNS & TSV)
• ED2095: Science Education for Early Childhood (Level 2; ONL & TSV)
• ED2195: Science Education for Primary School (Level 2; CNS, ONL & TSV)
• ED2492: Junior Curriculum 1 (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• ED2493: Junior Curriculum 2 (Level 2; CNS & TSV)
• ED5098: Ethics and Methodology (Level 5; TSV)
• ED5911: Education for Sustainability (Level 5; CNS)
• ED5973: Science and Sustainability Education for Primary Teachers (Level 5; CNS)

Interests

Research

• Climate change impacts on endemic biodiversity and invasive plant species, with a specific focus on small island states
• Science Education and Education for Sustainability in the context of pre-service teacher education
• Scientific literacy and its role in student knowledge and attitudes towards socio-scientific issues

Teaching

• Science and sustainability education
• Science pedagogy

Experience

• 2019 - Senior Lecturer, James Cook University (Cairns)
• 2015 to 2018 - Lecturer, University of New England (Armidale, NSW, Australia)
• 2012 to 2014 - Postdoctoral Fellow, University of New England (Armidale, NSW, Australia)
• 1992 to 2008 - Science Teacher, Various schools (Fiji, England, Australia)

Research Disciplines

• Curriculum and pedagogy (3901)
• Education systems (3903)

Awards

• 2018 - Omani Research Council National Research Award for best research work in Education, Category 1
• 2014 to 2016 - University of New England Postdoctoral fellowship Award
• 2010 to 2011 - University of New England Strategic Top-Up Scholarship
• 2008 to 2011 - Australian Postgraduate Award

Memberships

• 2019 - Queensland College of Teachers - Full Teacher Registration
• 2019 - Australian Association of Environmental Education
• 2017 - NSW Educational Standards Authority - Full Teacher Registration

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Harris K, Fellows C, Quinn F, Rizk N, Taylor N, Whannell R, Sharma M and Taylor S (in press) Physical separation techniques in water purification: an inquiry-based laboratory learning experience. Chemistry Teacher International, , DOI:10.1515/cti-2018-0018.
• Taylor S (2021) The vulnerability of health infrastructure to the impacts of climate change and sea level rise in small island countries in the South Pacific. Health Services Insights, 14, DOI:10.1177/11786329211020857.
• Ambusaidi A, Al-Yahyai R, Taylor S and Taylor N (2019) School gardening in early childhood education in Oman: a pilot project with grade 2 students. Science Education International, 30 (1), pp. 45-55.
• Taylor N, Quinn F, Jenkins K, Miller-Brown H, Rizk N, Prodromou T, Serow P and Taylor S (2019) Education for sustainability in the secondary sector—a review. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 13 (1), pp. 102-122, DOI:10.1177/0973408219846675.
• Ambusaidi A, Al-Yahyai R, Taylor N and Taylor S (2018) Introducing school gardens to the Omani context: a preliminary study with grade 7 classes. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 14 (3), pp. 1043-1055, DOI:10.12973/ejmste/80859.
• Elliott S, Rizk N, Taylor S, Kennelly J and McKenzie M (2018) ‘When are we going again?’ Investigating children’s responses to a new nature playspace at an environmental education centre. Curriculum Perspectives, 38 (2), pp. 157-162, DOI:10.1007/s41297-018-0049-7.
• Taylor S, Rizk N, Quinn F, Coll R, McClune W and Taylor N (2018) Subjective decision-making in healthcare: the case of vaccinations. International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education, 26 (5).
• Whannell R, Quinn F, Taylor S, Harris K, Cornish S and Sharma M (2018) Open-ended science inquiry in lower secondary school — Are students’ learning needs being met? Teaching Science, 64 (1), pp. 35-43.
• Taylor S (2017) Impacts of climatic and oceanic processes on the threatened terrestrial vertebrates of the Pacific region. GeoResJ, 13, pp. 1-8, DOI:10.1016/j.grj.2016.12.001.
• Aljaryian R, Kumar L and Taylor S (2016) Modelling the current and potential future distributions of the sunn pest Eurygaster integriceps (Hemiptera: Scutelleridae) using CLIMEX. Pest Management Science, 72 (10), pp. 1989-2000, DOI:10.1002/ps.4247.
• Ramirez-Cabral N, Kumar L and Taylor S (2016) Crop niche modeling projects major shifts in common bean growing areas. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 218-219, pp. 102-113, DOI:10.1016/j.agrformet.2015.12.002.
• Taylor S and Kumar L (2016) Will climate change impact the potential distribution of a native vine (Merremia peltata) which is behaving invasively in the pacific region? Ecology and Evolution, 6 (3), pp. 742-754, DOI:10.1002/ece3.1915.

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 32+ research outputs authored by Dr Subhashni Taylor from 2012 onwards.

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Current

• An Investigation into enhancing student participation in calculus based senior mathematics in Queensland. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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