Joan Benjamin

Joan Benjamin
OAM
OccupationsAcademic, Lecturer, Community Volunteer
Known forService to tertiary education
AwardsMedal of the Order of Australia (2024)

Dr. Joan Benjamin OAM is an Australian academic and community leader from Highton, Victoria. She has worked as a lecturer at several major Victorian universities, including the University of Melbourne, RMIT, Deakin University, and Monash University.[1]

Benjamin was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for her "service to tertiary education."[1]

Career

Tertiary Education

Dr. Benjamin has had a long career in education, spanning over 50 years.[2] Her academic and professional roles have included:

  • Lecturer, School of Continuing and Professional Education, University of Melbourne (2017–2022, and since 2023)[1]
  • Lecturer, Course Enhancement, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds Campus (2015–2017)[1]
  • Lecturer, Monash University (2007–2011)[1]
  • Research Assistant, Australian Medical Education Study (2005–2006)[1]
  • Medical Education Officer, Postgraduate Medical Education Council[1]
  • Poverty Education, Brotherhood of St Laurence.

Community Service

Alongside her academic career, Dr Benjamin was involved in numerous community organisations in Victoria. She has served as Director and board member of Northern Futures Geelong, Chair of Youth Affairs Council Victoria and also the National Convenor of Community Australia.

Select Publications

  • Making Groups Work: Rethinking Practice (1997) ISBN 1-86448-304-0
  • The Scholarship of Teaching in Teams: What Does It Look Like in Practice? (2000) in Higher Education Research & Development
  • The Poverty Education Project : final report (1981) Brotherhood of St Laurence
  • Australian values : do young people share them? (1985) Youth Affairs Council of Australia

Honours and awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. 26 January 2024. p. 10. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  2. ^ "10 honoured with OAMs". Geelong Independent. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  3. ^ "2024 Australia Day Honours". University of Melbourne. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
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