New CRADLE Honorary Appointments
14 June 2023
We are pleased to announce two new honorary appointments to CRADLE. Dr Sarah Eaton has been appointed an Honorary Associate Professor and CRADLE graduate Dr Rebecca Awdry has been appointed an Honorary Fellow.
Honorary Associate Professor: Dr Sarah Eaton
Dr Sarah Eaton was appointed Honorary Associate Professor in early 2023. She is an associate professor at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary.
Dr Eaton has received research awards of excellence for her scholarship on academic integrity from the Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE) in 2020 and the European Network for Academic Integrity (ENAI) in 2022. Dr Eaton has written and presented extensively on academic integrity and ethics in higher education and is regularly invited as a media guest to talk about academic misconduct.
Honorary Fellow: Dr Rebecca Awdry
Dr Rebecca Awdry was appointed an Honorary Fellow in early 2023. Dr Awdry is a senior education consultant and graduated from CRADLE in 2022.
Dr Awdry has researched and written extensively on academic integrity, student outsourcing and contract cheating, and how this aligns with thinking about assessment and contextual elements of the student experience. As part of her research, Dr Awdry led and managed an international project on essay mills and outsourcing. She has extensive experience in reviewing university quality, policy, integrity and student experience processes, to embed more effective and improved systems for the university.
Dr Awdry has worked with institutions on developing their staff and student training on academic integrity, both from an educative perspective and reactive (looking at detection methods, evidentiary standards and investigations). Most recently she has been involved in research with Monash University investigating the impact of online examination systems and security on student wellbeing, experience and integrity.
About CRADLE Honorary Appointments
CRADLE honorary appointments facilitate our local and international partnerships and strengthen our program of collaborative research in assessment and digital learning.
Our appointees are selected based on their ability to contribute positively to our objectives, values and culture, and work collaboratively with our researchers to expand and facilitate our research both nationally and internationally. Honorary appointments recognise an extensive contribution to research and professional leadership in assessment and digital learning.
