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Professor Dann Mallet
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Biography
Professor Dann Mallet is Professor of STEM Education in the QUT School of Teacher Education and Leadership.Most recently he was the Head of the QUT School of Teacher Education and Leadership. Professor Mallet is a university mathematics and STEM education expert, pre-service teacher educator, and applied mathematician. He has experience in academic and curriculum team leadership and mentoring, as well as extensive experience as a university mathematics and STEM educator at all levels. Dann has experience initiating and leading significant international education aid projects in the Indo-Pacific region. Previously, he has been Director of Learning and Teaching in QUTs School of Mathematical Sciences as well as Assistant Dean (Learning and Teaching) for a large STEM Faculty.
Dann's applied mathematics research is focused on mathematical biology and human dynamics research. He is also a dedicated tertiary mathematics educator, receiving the Award for Teaching Excellence in the 2014 Australian Awards for University Teaching and being recognised as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. His international education work has been recognised by numerous awards and nominations, including most recently a Gold in the QS Wharton Awards and high commendation in the IEAA awards.
Personal details
Positions
- Professor in STEM Education
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Teacher Education & Leadership
Keywords
Mathematics education, Mathematical modelling, Applied mathematics, Teacher education, STEM, High school, Secondary mathematics, Cellular automata, Mathematical biology, STEM Education
Research field
Curriculum and pedagogy, Applied mathematics, Education systems
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
- Master of Education (University of Southern Qld)
- Graduate Diploma of Education (Queensland University of Technology)
- Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Education (University of Southern Qld)
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours) (Queensland University of Technology)
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
- Queensland College of Teachers
Teaching
I teach (or have previously taught) a variety of subjects to undergraduate students in teacher education, mathematics, science, engineering, and business degrees. I also supervise PhD students in both Mathematics and STEM education and applied mathematics.
Teaching achievements
- 2023: High Commendation in the Best Practice category of the International Education Association of Australia Excellence Awards
- 2022: Gold, QS Wharton Reimagine Education Awards
- 2016: Senior Fellowship, UK Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- 2014: Australian Awards for Teaching Excellence - Award for Teaching Excellence
- 2012: QUT Vice Chancellor's Performance Award
- 2010: Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation Award for Outstanding contribution to student learning
- 2010: QUT Vice Chancellor's Excellence Award for Leadership and Teaching and Learning
- 2007: QUT Vice Chancellor's Performance Award for Teaching and Learning
- 2007: Nomination for QUT Vice Chancellor's Excellence Award for Teaching and Learning.
- 2006: Carrick (now Australian Learning and Teaching Council) Citation Award for Outstanding contribution to student learning
Teaching areas
- Secondary mathematics education (curriculum, pedagogy, assessment)
- Mathematical knowledge for teaching
- Ways of thinking in STEM and STEM education
- Calculus and pre-calculus
- Linear algebra
- Ordinary and partial differential equations
- Applied mathematics, mathematical modelling and mathematical biology
Experience
- International development/education
- Professional development for STEM teachers in Papua New Guinea
- Consultant for high school mathematics assessment, Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority
Publications
- Turner, I., Helmstedt, K., Corry, P., Mallet, D. & Czaplinski, I. (2021). Industry-based, transdisciplinary, complex problems as realistic settings for applying the M in STEM. International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 52(5), 653–668. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/197217
- Akinlotan, M., Mallet, D. & Araujo, R. (2020). An optimal control model of the treatment of chronic Chlamydia trachomatis infection using a combination treatment with antibiotic and tryptophan. Applied Mathematics and Computation, 375. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/157439
- Thew, J., Burrage, P., Medlicott, N. & Mallet, D. (2019). Modelling optimal delivery of bFGF to chronic wounds using ODEs. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 465, 109–116. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/124173
- Adams, M., Mallet, D. & Pettet, G. (2015). Towards a quantitative theory of epidermal calcium profile formation in unwounded skin. PLoS One, 10(1), 1–23. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/79938
- Nelson, M., Sutton, K., Brook, B., Mallet, D., Simpson, D. & Rank, R. (2014). STI-GMaS: an open-source environment for simulation of sexually-transmitted infections. BMC Systems Biology, 8, 1–19. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/72787
- Mallet, D., Bagher-Oskouei, M., Farr, C., Simpson, D. & Sutton, K. (2013). A mathematical model of chlamydial infection incorporating movement of chlamydial particles. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 75(11), 2257–2270. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/41766
- Mallet, D., Heymer, K., Rank, R. & Wilson, D. (2009). Chlamydial infection and spatial ascension of the female genital tract: a novel hybrid cellular automata and continuum model. Pathogens and Disease, 57(2), 173–182. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/27798
- Mallet, D. & De Pillis, L. (2006). A Cellular Automata Model of Tumor-Immune System Interactions. Journal of Theoretical Biology, 239, 334–350. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/5278
- Mallet, D. & Pettet, G. (2006). A Mathematical Model of Integrin-Mediated Haptotactic Cell Migration. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 68(2), 231–253. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/5203
- De Pillis, L., Mallet, D. & Radunskaya, A. (2006). Spatial Tumor-Immune Modeling. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine, 7(2-3), 159–176. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/6408
QUT ePrints
For more publications by Dann, explore their research in QUT ePrints (our digital repository).
Awards
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2015
- Details
- Award for Teaching Excellence - Australian Awards for University Teaching 2014
Selected research projects
- Title
- Enabling Connected Learning Via Open Source Analytics in the Wild: Learning Analytics Beyond the Learning Management System
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- ID14-3821
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Connected Learning; Semantic Technologies; xAPI; Social Learning Analytics; Mathematical Modelling
Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.
Supervision
Current supervisions
- PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Lee Wharton, Associate Professor Toby Pavey - Re-examining the theory-practice divide using the Refined Consensus Model (RCM) for PCK
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr David Nutchey, Dr Mallihai Tambyah - Professional Doctorate, Mentoring Supervisor
Other supervisors: Dr Charisse Farr, Professor Karen Dooley
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
- Beliefs, Knowledge and Skills of Pre-Service Mathematics Teachers when Learning Calculus through a Technology-Enhanced Inquiry (2021)
- An Analysis of Learning Networks of STEM Undergraduate Students to Promote Active Learning (2020)
- Mathematical Modelling of Optimal bFGF Delivery to Chronic Wounds (2018)
- Within-host Dynamics of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection - Repeat Infections and the Immune Response (2018)
- Mathematical Models of Calcium and Tight Junctions in Normal and Reconstructed Epidermis (2015)
- Mathematical Modelling of Soft Callus Formation in Murine Bone Repair (2013)
- Mathematical modelling of tumour growth and interaction with host tissue and the immune system (2013)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.