ECU offers innovative and practical courses across a variety of disciplines and we have a vibrant research culture. ECU is a leader in developing alternative entry pathways to higher education.
We have three campuses in Western Australia. Joondalup and Mount Lawley in the Perth metropolitan area and our South West campus in Bunbury, 200km south of the Perth CBD.
ECU provides a variety of services and facilities that go beyond the classroom, with opportunities for personal development and social interaction for students and staff.
We collaborate with all types of businesses, including new start-ups, small to medium enterprises, not-for-profits, community organisations, government and large corporates in the resources sector.
Children's University Edith Cowan aims to inspire students between seven and fourteen to develop confidence and a love of learning through validated activities beyond the school curriculum.
The Inspiring Minds scholarship program are equity scholarships that give students an opportunity to access an education that may otherwise be out of reach.
Lekkie is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the School of Arts and Humanities.
Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University, 2001.
Diploma of Education, Sydney Teachers College, 1970.
Bachelor of Arts, James Cook University, 1969.
Research
Recent Research Grants
Biography of Doris Eaton Research Project, Njamal People's Trust, Grant,
2012 - 2016, $25,000.
Patricia Giles: A biographical study, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration - Grant,
2005 - 2006, $40,111.
Freedom from fear program impact of domestic violence in the workplace project, Office for Women`s Policy WA, Grant,
2003 - 2005, $45,000.
Recent Publications (within the last five years)
Books
Hopkins, L., (2016), The Magnificent Life of Miss May Holman., 228, Fremantle, WA, Fremantle Press.
Journal Articles
Hopkins, L., Hopkins, L., (2018), Teaching the welcoming of diversity and difference in a contemporary Australian university. Coolabah, 24&25(2018), 245-259, Barcelona.
Creative Arts Research Outputs
Eaton, D., Hopkins, L., Ingamells, A., (2016), Giveaway. Westerly 61.1, Nedlands, Western Australia, Westerly Centre, UWA.
Research Student Supervision
Principal Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Producing the moon: An account of the festival of Perth: 1953-1999
Doctor of Philosophy, No place for a white woman? An exploration of the interplay of gender, race and class on power relations experienced by white Western women in cross- cultural settings
Doctor of Philosophy, Feeling the fleshed body: The aftermath of childhood rape
Doctor of Philosophy, Diva voice: Reimagining the diva in contemporary feminist performance
Doctor of Philosophy, Sex, death and desperation: Infanticide, neonaticide and concealment of birth in colonial Western Australia
Associate Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Plants, people and place: Cultural botany and the southwest Australian flora
Doctor of Philosophy, Material murmurings.
Master of Arts, "Often treated harshly": Girls and young women in 1957 Perth.
Doctor of Philosophy, "Sink or swim: A memoir" and "writing memoir: truths, tensions, transitions: an essay."
Adjunct Supervisor
Doctor of Philosophy, Lilith's daughters: Distilling the healing wisdom of women after abortion
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