Karen Whittingham
B.A. M. Litt. (Distinction) M. Management (MGSM)
Karen is a registered Psychologist in NSW with a background in Leadership and Management in the Vocational Education
and Training (VET) sector and a passion for neuroscience. She has a publication record in research in skills and education
as well as a teaching background in Research Design, Statistics and Behavioral Sciences at the Australian Catholic
University and the University
of Sydney. She is currently teaching the Leadership and Management
course in the Masters of Adult Education at the University of Wollongong
and completing a PhD at Sydney University in visual neuroscience exploring RFT as her underlying theoretical premise.
She is a graduate of the National Speakers Association’s Academy. (NSAA) and a passionate advocate and supporter
of women in leadership.
Karen currently combines private practice using ACT with teaching and RFT with her PhD research on synesthesia.
Her Vocational Education and Training (VET) publications include:
Whittingham,
Karen; Ferrier, Fran; Trood, Clifford; Vocational education and training and the commercialisation of Australian
research in Vocational education and training and
innovation: research readings / edited by Susan Dawe. pp.106-117 Adelaide:
NCVER, 2004.
Ferrier, Fran; Trood, Clifford; Whittingham, Karen. Going boldly into the future: a VET journey into the national innovation
system
Adelaide: NCVER, 2003. 102 p.
Ferrier, Fran; Trood, Clifford; Whittingham, Karen. Going boldly into the future: a series of case studies of cooperative
research centres and their relationships with the VET sector, Adelaide: NCVER, 2003. 185 p.
Karen Whittingham. Going boldly into the future: skills and Australian high technology
start-up firms, Adelaide: NCVER, 2003. 70 p.
