Academic Lead - Curriculum
College of Medicine and Public Health
Maxine is MD Director (Student Success and Support) in the College of Medicine and Public Health at Flinders University, where she provides strategic leadership across the Doctor of Medicine (MD) program in the areas of student wellbeing, academic progression, and student experience. Her work centres on the design and implementation of program-wide approaches that support student success within a complex, distributed medical program.
She also plays a key role in curriculum governance and quality assurance, contributing to the alignment of the MD program with Australian Medical Council standards, and leading initiatives that integrate wellbeing, professional identity formation, and feedback literacy into the curriculum.
Prior to joining Flinders, Maxine spent six years at the University of Sydney, where she managed professional education units within the Faculty of Education and Social Work. She has also worked as a high-school English teacher, writer, and editor.
Maxine completed her doctoral studies in 2012. Her research employed narrative inquiry to explore teachers’ perceptions of their professional education experiences, reflecting a longstanding interest in professional learning, identity, and development across the lifespan.
Awards
2025 College of Medicine and Public Health Vice-President and Executive Dean's Award for outstanding student-centred teaching and learning.
2019 College of Medicine and Public Health Vice-President and Executive Dean's Teaching Excellence Award for leadership in designing and implementing the Personal and Professional Development theme in the Medical Degree to improve student learning, wellbeing and professional identity formation.
2019 Vice-Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching for shifting the culture of the Doctor of Medicine (MD): Leading design and implementation of the Personal and Professional Development theme in MD Years 1 and 2 to improve students learning, personal well-being, and professional identity formation.