Psychology for Queensland Units 1–4

Amrita Moss is chief marker, lead endorser and lead confirmer for QCE Psychology and an executive board member of Psychology Teachers Association of Queensland (PTAQ). Currently at St John Fisher College, her passion for raising the profile of Psychology as a subject in Queensland secondary schools saw her appointed leader of the Psychology Expert Teacher Group for Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE).

In 2019, Amrita was awarded a commendation for Excellence in Learning and Teaching in a Secondary School by BCE. She is also an adjunct associate lecturer at the University of Queensland and has led workshops for the Science Teachers Association of Queensland.

Aliska, holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Aerospace Avionics) with Honours, a Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary), and a Graduate Diploma of Psychology. She has been teaching senior Physics and Psychology at Brisbane State High School for five years, and she leads the design of teaching and learning programs for Psychology.

Aliska is an accomplished science author, writing for Education Perfect and Oxford University Press for both Queensland and Victorian Curriculums. Her involvement as a QCAA marker and writer, along with her role as a digital pedagogy leader at her school, highlights her dedication to educational excellence and innovation.

Wendy Macdonald has taught Science and Biology in Queensland for 25 years and implemented the QCE Psychology syllabus at Stuartholme School in 2019. She currently leads the Science department at Stuartholme and has presented at PTAQ conferences.

Wendy holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours in Psychology), Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary) and a Master of Education. A passionate educator, she has also been involved in various QCAA endorsement and confirmation teams.

Professor Lorelle Burton is an internationally recognised Psychology educator with nearly 30 years’ experience in higher education. Lorelle is Dean and Head of the School of Psychology and Wellbeing at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ). She is a registered psychologist and the Immediate Past Chair of the national Heads of Departments and Schools of Psychology Association (HODSPA).

Lorelle has received numerous national teaching excellence awards, including an Australian Carrick Award and Citation for Teaching Excellence. In 2023, Lorelle received the Australian Psychological Society’s (APS) President’s Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Australia. Lorelle has led multiple national research projects on student transition and served on national committees and boards. She is an invited assessor for national learning and teaching awards and grants. Her current research extends beyond academia to promote community-based learning and wellbeing, seeking people’s own stories as a powerful way to strengthen communities and find new paths to support them into the future.