Dr Mirella Atherton

Casual Lecturer

Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies

Email:mirella.atherton@newcastle.edu.au

Career Summary

Biography

Mirella Atherton is a Course Coordinator, Lecturer and Tutor. Mirella began lecturing and researching at the University of Newcastle in 1998 while embarking on her PhD. She then left the University of Newcastle to work for the Australian Government. Mirella completed her law degree specialising in criminal law and tort law through Macquarie University. Mirella now teaches in a variety of subjects and calls on experience as a volunteer for the Criminal Justice Support Network who assist intellectually disabled people at police stations and at courts.

Qualifications

PhD, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Science, University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Newcastle
Bachelor of Laws, Macquarie University

Keywords

Chemistry
Dispute resolution
Law
Life Sciences
Organic Chemistry
Student Confidence
Student Engagement

Languages

English (Fluent)

Fields of Research

Code	Description	Percentage
030599	Organic Chemistry not elsewhere classified	20
180199	Law not elsewhere classified	60
130103	Higher Education	20

Professional Experience

UON Appointment

Title	Organisation / Department
Casual Lecturer	University of Newcastle Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies Australia
Casual Academic	University of Newcastle Centre for English Language and Foundation Studies Australia
Casual Academic	University of Newcastle Newcastle Law School Australia

Awards

Prize

Year	Award
2016	Excellence in Teaching and Learning English Language and Foundation Studies Centre, University of Newcastle
2015	Best Research Paper ELFSC Research Committee

Invitations

Committee Member

Year	Title / Rationale
2015	ELFSC Research Committee Committee has the responsibility of providing oversight on the ELFSC research strategy.
2015	Human Research Ethics Committee The Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) operates in accordance with the National Statement on Ethical Conduct in Human Research (NHMRC).

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Publications

For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.

Chapter (2 outputs)

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2018

Atherton MA, 'Banking and Finance', Australasian Dispute Resolution, Thomson Reuters, Australia (2018)

2017

Vuong QV, Atherton MA, 'Utilisation of bioactive compounds derived from waste in the food industry', Utilisation of Bioactive Compounds from Agricultural and Food Waste, CRC Press, Boca Raton 342-357 (2017) [B1]

Co-authors	Vanquan Vuong

Journal article (7 outputs)

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2017

Atherton MA, Vazquez J, Shah M, Griffiths Z, Jackson B, Burgess C, 'Using learning analytics to assess student engagement and academic outcomes in open access enabling programmes', Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 32 119-136 (2017) [C1]

DOI	10.1080/02680513.2017.1309646
Citations	Scopus - 6Web of Science - 4
Co-authors	Catherine Burgess

2017

Atherton MA, 'A comparison of student confidence levels in open access and undergraduate university courses', Issues in Educational Research, 27 1-12 (2017) [C1]

2015

Atherton MA, 'Measuring confidence levels of male and female students in open access enabling courses', Issues in Educational Research, 25 81-98 (2015) [C1]

2014

Atherton MA, Bailey A, 'Assessing disadvantaged student confidence in learning: A case of enabling pathway programs.', Journal of Institutional Research (South East Asia), 12 41-53 (2014) [C1]

2002

Sakoff J, Ackland S, Baldwin ML, Atherton MA, McCluskey A, 'Anticancer activity and protein phosphatase 1 and 2A inhibition of a new generation of cantharidin analogues', Investigational New Drugs, 20 1-11 (2002) [C1]

Citations	Scopus - 75Web of Science - 64
Co-authors	Adam Mccluskey, Jennette Sakoff, Stephen Ackland

2002

McCluskey A, Atherton MA, Walkom CC, Bowyer M, Sim A, Young D, Sakoff J, 'The first two cantharidin analogues displaying PP1 selectivity', Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 12 391-393 (2002) [C1]

Citations	Scopus - 47Web of Science - 44
Co-authors	Adam Mccluskey, Michael Bowyer, Jennette Sakoff, Cecilia Russell

2000

McCluskey A, Atherton MA, Mudgee L, Sim A, Sakoff JA, Quinn R, 'Anhydride modified cantharidin analogues. Is ring opening important in the inhibition of protein phosphatase 2A?', European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 35 957-964 (2000) [C1]

Citations	Scopus - 53Web of Science - 50
Co-authors	Jennette Sakoff, Adam Mccluskey

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