Victoria Wilson, PhD

Dynamic educator and project manager with extensive experience in adult and higher education, excelling in learner-centred course design and trauma-informed teaching. Proven ability to foster rapport with diverse students, achieving outstanding feedback. Skilled in clear communication and mentoring, with a strong focus on professional development and innovative teaching practices.

• Associate Professor Rachel Burke, Deputy Head of School, Research Training, School of Education, University of Newcastle

      Current employer

       rachel.burke@newcastle.edu.au, 02 4921 6707

• Dr Ana Stevenson, Senior Advisor – Research and Evaluation, Anglicare Southern Queensland

      astevenson@anglicaresq.org.au, 0466 925 234,  

       Former line manager (USQ

• Dr. Kieran Balloo, Senior Lecturer, Southern Cross University

      Kieran.balloo@scu.edu.au

      Former senior colleague (USQ); collaborator in research on inclusive education and student wellbeing

• Co-Convenor, Australian Council of TESOL Associations Tertiary Education Consultancy Group
• Founder, International Adult Trauma-Informed TESOL SIG
• Member, National Association of Enabling Educators Australia CALD SIG

• Wilson, V. E. (In press). Trauma-informed higher education with students from forced migration backgrounds. In J. Lynch, (Ed.). The Bloomsbury handbook of trauma informed practice in higher education. Bloomsbury Publishing.
• Balloo, K. & Wilson, V. E. (2025). Teaching and wellbeing. In I. Kinchin (Ed.) Reclaiming the teaching discourse in higher education. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/reclaiming-the-teaching-discourse-in-higher-education-9781350411487/
• Wilson, V.E., Le Brocque, R., Drayton, J., & Hammer, S. (2024). Understanding and responsiveness in the trauma-informed adult ESL classroom. Australian Educational Researcher. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-023-00680-2
• Wilson, V. (2022). Liberty, equality, fraternity: Trauma-informed English language teaching to adults. The Paris Conference on Education 2022 Official Conference Proceedings. https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2758-0962.2022.19
• Wilson, V. (2020) Trauma-informed teaching of adults. Fine Print, 43 (2), pp. 9-14. ISSN 0159-3978 (invited contributor) https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.308383427007146
• Wilson, V. (2017). Fukushima and beyond: Teaching trauma survivors. In P. Clements, A. Krause, H. Brown (Eds.), Transformation in Language Education. Tokyo: JALT.
• Https://jalt-publications.org/node/4/articles/6039-fukushima-and-beyond-teaching-trauma-survivors

• University of Tasmania
• National Association of Enabling Educators Australia
• NEAS Ukraine Workshop Series
• TasTESOL
• English Australia
• Equity Practitioners in Higher Education Australasia
• Central European University
• Western Sydney University
• Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council (VALBEC)
• South Australia TESOL
• LWA Australia
• Faculty of English Language and Migrant Education, TAFE QLD

• TasTESOL Conference 2024, November 2024. Humanising the future: English language teaching in a tech-driven world https://tastesol.org.au/2024-state-confrence/
• VALBEC 2020 Conference, December 2020. Student voice: Embracing our learners' knowledge in teaching and research