International Students as Partners Institute (ISaPI) 2027 Conference & Change Institute

Professor Kelly Matthews

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Teaching & Learning), University of Wollongong

Kelly Matthews is an internationally respected scholar whose research spans student voice and partnership, the scholarship of teaching and learning, and most recently students’ experiences of AI in higher education. She has authored more than 150 publications and is a frequently invited speaker with over 100 keynote and invited addresses.

Kelly is the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Teaching & Learning at the University of Wollongong. She has served as Vice-President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and held editorial roles with Higher Education Research & Development, The International Journal of Chinese Education, and as founding editor of the International Journal for Students as Partners.

Her leadership has been recognised through Principal Fellowship of Advance HE, an Australian Learning and Teaching Fellowship, commissioned work for the Higher Education Standards Panel, and multiple teaching and leadership awards. Kelly holds a PhD in Higher Education, has worked across professional staff and academic roles in student support and teaching, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Her work is guided by a commitment to higher education as a public good and to building institutions where students and staff can thrive through trust, partnership, and shared purpose.

Associate Professor Alyce Mason

University of Wollongong

Bio to come.

Professor Mick Healey

University of Gloucestershire

Mick Healey is an HE Consultant and Researcher and Emeritus Professor at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. He is an experienced presenter. Since 1995 he has given over 600 educational presentations in more than 25 different countries. He has presented at two-thirds of Australian universities. He has written and edited over 250 papers, chapters, books, and guides on various aspects of learning and teaching in HE, and has over 19,000 citations. He is the inaugural Senior Editor of the International Journal for Students as Partners.

Mick's publications include: (2014) Engagement through partnership: Students as partners in learning and teaching in higher education. HE Academy (Healey, M., Flint, A. & Harrington, K.; over 2,000 Google Scholar citations); (2020) Writing about learning and teaching in higher education: Creating and contributing to scholarly conversations across a range of genres.  Center for Engaged Learning Open-Access Books, Elon University (Healey M, Matthews K E, & Cook-Sather A; 404pp); (2025) The research-education nexus: Engaging students in research and inquiry. University of Westminster (70,000 words & 450 references). Each is available on open access. He co-founded ISaPI in 2016 and has co-led each of the subsequent Institutes.

Professor Peter Felton

Center for Engaged Learning, and Elon University

Professor Alison Cook-Sather

Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges

Alison Cook-Sather, Ph.D., is the Mary Katharine Woodworth Professor of Education at Bryn Mawr College and Director of the Teaching and Learning Institute at Bryn Mawr and Haverford Colleges in the United States. She has developed internationally recognized programs that position students and teachers as pedagogical partners, most notably Students as Learners and Teachers (SaLT), which has served as a model for numerous other institutions around the world.

Author or co-author of over 200 articles and book chapters and 12 books, including Pedagogical Partnerships: A How-To Guide for Faculty, Students, and Academic Developers in Higher Education and Co-Creating Equitable Teaching and Learning: Structuring Student Voice into Higher Education, Alison has spoken or consulted on pedagogical partnership work in 18 countries, served as a visiting scholar at a number of institutions, including University of Cambridge in England, and is a 2026-2027 Fulbright U.S. Scholar. Alison is founding editor of Teaching and Learning Together in Higher Education, founding co-editor of International Journal for Students as Partners, and the recipient of a number of awards, including the Alumni Excellence in Education Award from the Graduate School of Education at Stanford University.