Current Award Recipient

She has held significant leadership roles nationally and internationally related to Cooperative Education and WIL, including serving as a current Executive Board member of the World Association for Cooperative and Work‑Integrated Education (WACE), an Executive Member of the WACE International Research Committee, and Past President of Work‑Integrated Learning New Zealand (WILNZ). In 2024, she was recognized for her sustained, outstanding, and significant scholarly contributions to WIL nationally and internationally through being awarded Fellow of WILNZ. She also received the Ralph Tyler Award from CEIA in 2020.

Jenny has an extensive record of academic contributions and research, with more than 40 peer‑reviewed outputs and an extensive list of presentations. She is currently an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Work‑Integrated Learning (IJWIL), a reviewer for a wide range of journals, and an examiner for doctoral theses.

Over the past twenty years, her research has examined and challenged current practices in Cooperative Education and WIL, proposed new theoretical frameworks, and applied existing theory to better understand and improve practice. Her more recent research has focused on wellbeing in WIL, inclusive workplaces for WIL students, and managing risk in WIL. While some publications are situated within the context of sport, citations of her work demonstrate the transferability of her research findings to education researchers across a range of disciplines. Her international collaborations have enabled her to undertake cross‑disciplinary research projects that hold relevance for Cooperative Education and WIL stakeholders globally.