Marie Fisher

Biography

Marie is a multidisciplinary academic. She returned to full-time study in 2024 as a PhD research student at the University of New England, investigating how academics build resilience using workplace technology. Previously she taught and conducted research as an academic for over 20 years at ANU, UC and ACU in humanities, information technology, teacher education and academic development. Her recent experience focuses on cross disciplinary academic development, research and leadership. In 2023 and 2024 she served as the general chair for The London International Conference on Education at Oxford University in the UK. Marie is the Chair of HERDSA ACT Branch in Australia, an Associate Fellow of HERDSA and a senior fellow (SFHEA), Advance HE, UK. In 2024 she was awarded a HERDSA PhD student grant to support her studies and presentation of a Resilient Scholarship pre-conference, HERDSA 2024 workshop entitled: ‘Courage is the Quiet Voice…Thrive, Survive and Realise Academic Resilience and Wellbeing’. She received an Australasian Team-Teaching award for Contemporary Approaches to University Teaching in 2018. Her recent, multi-disciplinary international research and current PhD studies, focus on academic resilience, mentoring, ePortfolios, teaching practice using technology and digital wellbeing.