Dr Tamara Van Der Zant

Tamara is a Research Fellow in the Educational Monitoring and Research Division at ACER. Prior to this role she completed her PhD in emotion research at the University of Queensland. She brings experience in research design (incl. survey creation and experimental methods), conducting research with diverse populations (incl. children, adults, and at-risk populations), broad data analytical skills (incl. analysis of large data sets and use of advanced analytic methods), and research communication (incl. multiple publications and conference presentations). She is currently working on multiple program evaluations with a focus on wellbeing initiatives in schools.

•  Associate Fellow, Higher Education Academy, October 2021
• Tutor Excellence Award, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, September 2021
• Higher Degree in Research Day 2020 People's Choice Presenter, University of Queensland, November 2020
• Tutor Citation 2020, University of Queensland, September 2020