Dr Susan Gasson ~ Higher Degree by Research Advisor Development Coordinator

Susan’s research focuses on research education and development, research collaboration, and employability.   Adopting qualitative approaches including narrative inquiry her research has benefited from years spent working in higher education, and building strong national and global networks. She is currently Coordinator HDR Advisor Development within the Graduate Research School.  She is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Her most recent research publications have focused on Early Career Research Pathways, and Collaborative Research and its application in different contexts including research writing, doctoral studies, and support for the participation of women in higher education. Her PhD thesis explored Early Career Researcher pathways . 

She has co-authored with collaborators in Europe, North America and the Pacific. Her interest in researcher development has led to the creation and co-creation of several online resources including interactive and integrated forms, online communities, and Blackboard and WordPress sites.  She is currently editing an ePressBook due for publication in December 2023: Supporting our Supervisors - A survival guide.

Interests

Research

• Collaborative Research, Distributed Leadership and Change, Sustainability of Research Capacity, Researcher Development

Research Disciplines

• Library and information studies (4610)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• education and training (1699)
• information and communication services (2299)

Fellowships

• 2017 - Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Memberships

• 2023 - Mentoring Research Development Committee 2023
• 2023 - Vitae International Conference 2023 Organising Committee

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

• Aisoli-Orake R, Bue V, Aisi M, Ambelyne I, Betasolo M, Nuru T, Kialo D, Akanda S, Denano S, Yalambing L, Gasson S, Spencer E, Bruce C and Roberts N (2022) Creating sustainable networks to enhance women's participation in higher education in Papua New Guinea. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 44 (2). pp. 208-220
• Maybee C, Gasson S, Bruce C and Somerville M (2022) Faces of informed research: enabling research collaboraiton. Journal of Information Literacy, 16 (1). pp. 91-107
• Gasson S, Bruce C and Maybee C (2020) Creating communities: collaboration in creative writing and research. Text, 24 (59).
• Gasson S and Bruce C (2019) Supporting higher degree research collaboration. Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education, 10 (3). pp. 189-199
• Gasson S (2015) Supporting quality timely PhD completions: delivering research outcomes. Quality in Higher Education, 21 (1). pp. 79-88

Other research outputs

• Kokavec A and Gasson S (2023) Sustainable Supervision: Graduate Research Engagement Assessment Tool (GREAT) to identify risk, assess needs and resolve conflict. Proceedings of the Students Transitions Achievement Retention and Success Conference. In: STARS 2023: Students Transitions Achievement Retention and Success Conference, 4-5 July 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
• Gasson S, Bruce S and Maybee C (2022) Reimagining the role of IL: Sustaining information literacy futures. [Presented at the Western Balkan Information and Media Literacy Conference]. In: WBIMLC 2022: 11th International Summit of the Book & Western Balkan Information and Media Literacy Conference, 8-9 December 2022, Bihac, Bosnia & Herzegovina
• Gasson S and Bruce C (2019) A collaborative research framework approach to creating a sustainable collaborative research culture in PNG. [Presented at PNG Impact 2019]. 3-4 December 2019, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

The map shows research collaborations by institution from the past 7 years.
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