Jasmine’s graduate research explored the relational production of environment amongst Master of Environment students, using creative and artistic research methods to articulate the role of body, time, and knowledge in human-environment relations. As a lecturer and coordinator in philosophy of environmental education, Jasmine uses creative, embodied, and culturally responsive approaches to support students’ exploration of their own unique relationships with environment and world.
In 2024, Jasmine led the development of the Sustainable Self modules—a set of self-guided online learning modules to support university students and staff with engagement in emotionally challenging subject matter. This project was funded by a Learning and Teaching Initiative (LTI) grant awarded to Jasmine and her supervisor, Dr Helena Bender. For this project, Jasmine and Helena were awarded the School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Science's 2024 excellence award for sustainability.
Qualifications
- Master of Environment with Deans Honours (Environmental humanities and philosophy of environmental education), The University of Melbourne (2018—2020)
- Bachelor of Environments with First Class Honours (Maj. Landscape ecosystem management with geography and anthropology focus), The University of Melbourne (2016—2017)
- Associate Degree in Urban Horticulture with First Class Honours, The University of Melbourne (2014—2015)
Professional development
- Melbourne Teaching Certificate, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne (2020)
- Advanced Skills for Sessional Teachers, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne (2019)
- Foundations of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Researchers, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne (2019)
Awards and Prizes
- Staff Excellence Award for Sustainability, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne (2024)
- Faculty of Science Dean's Honours, The University of Melbourne (2020)
- Nina Crone Award for Student Garden History Writing, Australian Garden History Society (2019)
- Third Place Prize, The Avenue of Achievable Gardens, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show (2016)
Grants and Scholarships
- Learning and Teaching Initiative Grant ($35,000), The University of Melbourne (2023)
- Clubs Small Project Grant ($2,000), Postgraduate Environment Network & University of Melbourne Student Union, The University of Melbourne (2020)
- Professor John Lovering Graduate Environmental Program Scholarship, The Office for Environmental Programs, The University of Melbourne (2019)
- Commonwealth Supported Place Scholarship (Graduate Coursework), The Office for Environmental Programs, The University of Melbourne (2018)
Subjects taught (The University of Melbourne)
- EDUC90006 Environmental Education (Subject coordination, syllabus redevelopment, and learning design)
- EDUC90638 Education, Knowledge, and Power
- SCIE90012 Science Communication
- ENST20001 Human Behaviour and Environment
- EVSC20005 Contested Resources
- MULT20011 Science Communication and Employability
- UNIB10007 Introduction to Climate Change
- UNIB10019 Thinking Tools for Wicked Problems
- UNIB10024 Sustainability: Hope for the Earth?