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Dr Gavin Melles joined the Faculty of Design in mid-2006 from the University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine and Health. He is currently a research fellow and has a background in linguistics and education. Following a brief career in anthropological linguistics in central america where he did fieldwork and published on a number of indigenous languages, Gavin returned to NZ to a career in language teaching (Spanish and French), including English for Academic Purposes (EAP). This is an area he has also published on and he is still currently an examiner for the International English Language Teaching System (IELTS) examination for university entrance . He holds a Masters in Linguistics from the University of Costa Rica, with a thesis (in Spanish) on Bribri, studied at the University of Salamanca (Spain), Universite Francaise du Pacifique (Tahiti), and holds several diplomas and qualifications in Spanish, French, and Maori. He is on the editorial board of the Revista de Linguistica y Lenguas Aplicadas (Valencia, Spain). His Doctorate of Education (Deakin University) was a four year ethnography of curriculum practice in a NZ Polytechnic (see his recent article http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=g790666681~db=all).
After working in the university and polytechnic sector in NZ, he moved to the University of Melbourne in 2001 as a lecturer for the department of Applied Linguistics and taught advanced EAP courses into the undergraduate and postgraduate programs for economics commerce, arts and humanities, and engineering students, also publishing into these areas (for example http://intl-ahh.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/4/3/283). In 2003 he headed to the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health as a lecturer with special responsibility for academic support for international cohorts completing the BMedSci (Bachelor of Medical Science), research students particularly in public health, and also lecturing on education and communication skills to the school of dentistry; he published about these issues also (e.g. http://www.anzame.unsw.edu.au/9_2_Melles.pdf). In this capacity he was involved in the joint University of Melbourne/University of British Columbia Universitas 21 study on transcultural curriculum in dentistry (http://www.u21health.org/meetings/brisbane2004/docs/B20_dentistry_presentations/D2_Transcultural_communication_project.pdf), was an invited contributer to the NHMRC Cultural Competency in Health Report (http://www.nhmrc.gov.au/publications/synopses/_files/hp19.pdf), and also contributed to the Melbourne-Monash Acknowledgements project on plagiarism (http://calt.monash.edu.au/staff-teaching/plagiarism/acknowledgement/about/credits.html). He recently served as editorial advisor for the McGraw-Hill textbook on Writing in Psychology by Carla Taines (http://www.mcgraw-hill.com.au/html/9780070135086.html) as a result of his experience of teaching into Behavioural Sciences at University of Melbourne.
Gavin served on ethics sub-committees for Melbourne University (Medicine and Health) and Deakin University (Education) and has served for some years as a discrimination and harrassment advisor at Melbourne University and Swinburne University. These are both areas of community service that remain an interest. Since arriving at Swinburne, Gavin has taught into the research induction course (HDR904) for the Doctor of Design students, advised and supported doctoral students in design, and acts as associate supervisor for a number of Masters and Doctoral projects. He has published into design education and pedagogy, reviews regularly for conferences and journals in design and education, including Artifact (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17493463.asp), Ethnography in Education (http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/17457823.asp) and also continues to publish on educational research and curriculum in general, including with a focus on methodologies. He is currently involved in and writing about several projects related to doctoral design programs, practice-based pedagogy, and the academization of design.
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