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BA (Economics), PGDipArt (Geography), PhD (Geography)

Senior Lecturer

Email nave.wald@otago.ac.nz

Photo of Nave Wald for staff profileAbout Navé

I entered the field of higher education by chance working on a small research project, never left and made it my new academic home. I have a broad interest in many aspects of the field, although my research and teaching are mostly in the areas of assessment practice and critical thinking in higher education, as well as other topics such as student peer review and training students to be researchers.

I am mostly a qualitative researcher and I work on both empirical and conceptual and theoretical issues pertaining to both policy and practice. I am also a geographer with an interest in development studies, food politics and grassroots civil society, as well as having a background in economics. I aspire to bring critical social science skills and perspectives to the field of higher education. I teach qualitative research methods in higher education, writing critical literature reviews, and developing critical thinking in postgraduate research.\

Supervision

I am happy to consider proposals from prospective postgraduate students wishing to work in the field of higher education. Please contact me to discuss ideas and options.

Current students

  • Natheeporn Keawkhong - PhD
  • Pingjing Liang - PhD
  • Paul Trani - MHEd

Past students

  • Lynette Murdoch – MHEd

Publications

Mori, Y., Wald, N., & Harland, T. (2024). The importance of workplace factors and the professional identity of academic developers. Higher Education Research & Development, 2332254. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/07294360.2024.2332254 Journal - Research Article

Caballero, K., Harland, T., Wald, N., & Mula-Falcón, J. (2024). The impact of evaluation and accountability on academic careers. European Journal of Higher Education. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/21568235.2024.2331116 Journal - Research Article

Wald, N., & Kumar, V. (2024). Conclusion. In V. Kumar & N. Wald (Eds.), Global perspectives on enhancing doctoral co-supervision. (pp. 159-173). Singapore: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-0460-6_15 Chapter in Book - Research

Kumar, V., & Wald, N. (2024). New Zealand. In V. Kumar & N. Wald (Eds.), Global perspectives on enhancing doctoral co-supervision. (pp. 65-74). Singapore: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-0460-6_7 Chapter in Book - Research

Kumar, V., & Wald, N. (2024). Introduction. In V. Kumar & N. Wald (Eds.), Global perspectives on enhancing doctoral co-supervision. (pp. 1-5). Singapore: Springer Nature. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-0460-6_1 Chapter in Book - Research

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