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Dr Siew Fong Yap

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: siew.yap@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4833-3587

Siew is a Lecturer (Secondary Science) in the School of Education.

Background

Siew is a K-12 science educator with extensive teaching and leadership experience in Asia, Australia, and America. Her research interests include critical thinking, ethics, interdisciplinary education, and educational leadership. She has collaborated with universities such as Oxford University, University of College London, Hebrew University, and the University of Western Australia. Siew also authors and reviews for Oxford University Press, contributing to publication of textbooks and a variety of teaching resources.

Current teaching

  • CUR3211: Integrating Curriculum with Practice - Science
  • CUR4210: Curriculum for Major Secondary Specialisation - Science
  • SCE6712: Secondary Science Education

Professional Associations

  • President of Science Teachers’ Association of Western Australia (STAWA)
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, United Kingdom
  • Advisory Board of the Language Centre for English Studies and Related Disciplines (LASAR). LASAR is a Research Centre for Art and Design within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Education at Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU), a public research university in Canterbury, Kent, England
  • Member of Australian Science Education Research Association (ASERA)
  • Member of Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA)
  • Member of Western Australian Institute of Education Research (WAIER)

Awards and recognition

National and International Awards

  • 2024 - Fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology, United Kingdom

University and National Teaching Awards

  • 2025 Associate Teaching Fellowship of Higher Education

National and International Research Awards

  • 2025 Most valuable research paper award by Australian Science Teachers' Association

Research areas and interests

  • Ethics
  • Critical thinking
  • Interdisciplinary education
  • Educational leadership

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Curtin University of Technology, 2013.
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