Rate My Professor Natalie Callan

Callan's research emphasizes innovative pedagogical approaches to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes in science education. In 2023, she co-authored 'Recreating an introductory physiology unit in the Core Concepts form: helping students to think like a physiologist' in Advances in Physiology Education. The paper provides a guide for redesigning introductory vertebrate physiology curricula around Core Concepts of Physiology, with scalable changes to content, assessments, objectives, and activities. Student experiences and staff reflections highlighted improved physiological thinking. In 2026, she contributed to 'Bespoke, Relevant, and Inclusive Self-Paced, Online Modules to Build Tertiary Mathematics Engagement and Confidence,' developing targeted online modules for mathematical concepts in disciplinary contexts, offering paced practice and feedback for diverse cohorts. Earlier works include 'University First Year Advisors: A network approach for first year student transition and retention. A Practice Report' (2012), detailing a discipline-specific FYA network, and 'Three-tiered support: Individual, school and institution-wide initiatives through a first year advisor network' (2013), describing multi-level support structures. She also co-presented on 'RightNow: Modifying software to systematise and collate data from first year advisor-student interactions.' These contributions underscore her impact on science education and student success strategies at Murdoch University.