Dr Jenna Zhao
- 2024: Master of Education (Educational Psychology) - UNSW Sydney
- 2018: PhD in Psychology (Visual Cognition) - UNSW Sydney
- 2014: Bachelor of Psychology (Hons, Class I) - UNSW Sydney
Jenna manages various projects that aim to build capacity in the health and disability workforces. She is experienced in educational design, research, teaching and using educational technologies to create high-quality e-learning courses and multimedia outputs. Her current projects involve managing 3DN's e-learning portfolio and developing intellectual disability health and mental health training programs and resources using knowledge of best practice pedagogical strategies and learning design principles. She has also been involved in developing the Intellectual Disability Health Capability Framework, which articulates the knowledge and skills that health students should attain in intellectual disability health.
Jenna has a background in Psychology and educational development. She holds a PhD in Psychology (Visual Cognition), Master of Education (Educational Psychology) and a Bachelor of Psychology (Hons, Class I), all from UNSW Sydney. She has also previously managed the UNSW School of Psychology Peer Mentoring Programs and worked as an educational developer for core Psychology courses at UNSW.
Jenna is passionate about learning and teaching at the university level, and education and training of adults in general.
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- 2023: UNSW Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture Dean's List (Postgraduate) for academic excellence
- 2023: UNSW Vice Chancellor's Values in Action Awards Individual Nominee for Embracing Diversity
- 2023: UNSW Vice Chancellor's Values in Action Awards Team Nominee (with 3DN) for Embracing Diversity
- 2019: UNSW Graduate Research School Dean's Award for Outstanding PhD Theses (in the top 10% of PhD theses in the opinion of both examiners)
- 2017: UNSW School of Psychology Exchange Program Scholarship (~$6,000 to conduct research at the University of Toronto)
- 2017: Best Oral Presentation at the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (Shoal Bay, Australia)
- 2016: Best Student Presentation at the Australasian Experimental Psychology Conference (University of Melbourne, Australia)
- 2015-2018: Australian Postgraduate Award