Gail Crimmins

Associate Professor Gail Crimmins (SFHEA) is a communication scholar and higher-education leader whose work advances gender equity, inclusion, and academic development. As Chair of UniSC’s Academic Board and Deputy Chair of the Gender-Based Violence Prevention Taskforce, Gail leads governance, policy and culture-change initiatives that embed prevention, trauma-informed practice and equity across systems. Nationally, she sits on the National SAGE Athena Swan Advisory Committee, and is an Assessor for SAGE Cygnet Awards. Gail holds an AAUT Citation and has served as a TEQSA discipline expert, Advance HE peer reviewer and ARC ERA reviewer.

Gail's research and education leadership align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals SDG4 (Quality Education), SDG5 (Gender Equality), and SDG10 (Reduced Inequalities).

Professional memberships

• Editorial Board of Higher Education Research & Development (HERD)
• Editorial Board of Gender and Education
• Universities Australia Executive Women's Group
• Gender and Education Association (GEA)
• Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE)
• Senior Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK

Awards

• Citation Award, 2017, Commonwealth Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT).