
PhD (The University of Queensland),
MTesol(The University of Queensland),
Med (RMIT)
Graduate Certificate In Research Commercialization (The University of Queensland)
Dr Hoa Thi Mai Nguyen (PhD, University of Queensland, Australia) is an Associate Professor and Post-Graduate Research Coordinator in the School of Education, specialising in teacher education/development, mentoring, TESOL and sociocultural theory. Prior to this position, she worked at the University of Sydney where she was awarded the prestigious and highly competitive University of Sydney Postdoctoral Fellowship to pursue her research interests. Her research excellence has been recognised by a number of awards such as Research Recognition Award for Early Career Researchers (ATEA); Endeavor Fellowship Award. Being active in research allows her to incorporate her research interests into teaching to create an intellectually engaging, and challenging learning environment. She enjoys working with teachers, in their role as mentors to student teachers and early career teachers and has a strong commitment and passion to develop teachers’ professional learning. She has also held visiting and honorary positions at University of Sydney, Kings' College London, University of Leeds, and University of Oxford.
Funded projects
2021 Outstanding Supervision Award, UNSW Postgraduate Council
2020 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Higher Research Degree Supervision
2019 Visiting Scholar, University of Oxford, UK
2019 Visiting Scholar, University of Leeds, UK
2018 Visiting Scholar, Kings' College London , UK
2018 Shortlisted for 2018 Dean’s Award for Best Monograph by an Early Career Researcher.
2017 ACE Sutherland St George Region World Teachers Day Award from the Australian College of Educators for significant contributions to the professional learning of teachers and preservice teachers
2017: Vice-Chancellor’s Childcare Support Fund for Women Researchers
2017: Shortlisted for the Dean’s Award for Early Career Researcher Achievement
2016 Early Career Researcher Grant (School of Education, UNSW)
2013 : Research Recognition Award for Early Career Researcher by Australian Teacher Education Association
2011: The N V Varghese Prize for Comparative Education
2010: Award for Research Higher Degree Excellence 2010 (Outstanding PhD thesis), The University of Queensland.
2010: Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) support and grant, Graduate School, The University of Queensland
2009: Postgraduate Research Conference Publication Award 2009, School of Education, The University of Queensland
2008: English Speaking Union Fund (Grant), Victoria, Australia
2006: Vietnam National University (VNU) Young Lecturer Excellence issued by Director of VNU
2006: Postgraduate Research Scholarship at The University of Queensland (PhD degree)
2007: Travel Grant- The 1st Korea English Teachers Associations Joint Conference & ETAK International Conference
2004: International RMIT scholarship (MA degree)
2002: Queensland University Scholarship (MA degree)
2001: Toyota Foundation Scholarship Award
Current projects
Dr Nguyen works as a reviewer for a number of journals such as Asia Pacific Journal of Education, System, Asian EFL journal, Action in Teacher Education, Journal of Teacher Education, teaching and teacher education, teaching education, TESOL Quarterly... . She is in the editorial team of Asian EFL journal, and Current Issues in Language Planning.
EDST 5127 Coaching and Mentoring in Educational Leadership
EDST 5117 Professional Inquiry
EDST5325 Advanced TESOL Professional Practice