Senior Academic Leader in Higher Education across the Asia Pacific
Professor Denise A. Austin has held several senior academic leadership positions and is listed on the Register of Experts for the Australian government’s Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). She is currently Vice President Academic at Leaders Institute, Australia and the external Deputy Chair of Global Leadership Institute. Previously, as Deputy Vice President Research and Standards at Alphacrucis University College, Professor Austin was project manager for successful applications to TEQSA for Self-Accrediting Authority status, University College status, and Renewal of Registration for the maximum of seven years with no conditions.
Professor Austin has published widely in the areas of business, religious, and oral history. She has spoken at numerous national and international conferences. She has also secured over $100,000 in grants to fund the research of Pentecostal history in the Asia Pacific region. Professor Austin has supervised numerous doctoral candidates and, in 2021, was awarded the Alphacrucis Higher Degree Research Supervision Excellence Award. Scroll down and follow the links to learn more.
Books
Interfaith Engagement Beyond the Divide: Approaches, Experiences, and Practices (co-editor)
Andrew Evans, Jesus First: The Life and Leadership of Andrew Evans
George McArdle, The Man from Little River
'Kingdom-Minded' People: Christian Identity and the Contributions of Chinese Business Christians
Research
Australian Pentecostalism: From Marginalised to Mega-churches
Philanthropic Contributions of an Early Australian Chinese Pentecostal: 'The Miracle of Grace’
Media
Morrison's faith paves way to justice for women, news article in The Sydney Morning Herald
Mary Yeung: An extraordinary Australian Chinese Pentecostal, guest post for Fixing Her Eyes, a website featuring inspirational Christian women from around Australia
160+ Australian and New Zealander Women in Theology You Should Know About, featured under the subgroup of leaders in Christian Thought
Make Sure You Tell Your Children, featured article on oral history in the 4th edition of ACC EMAG 2016, p15-16
3 Generations of Life-Long Learners, featured as one of three scholars interviewed by Celebrate Learning
Speaking
Keynote speaker (global online) at the Aditya Institute of Management Studies and Research Conference, India (23 July 2022)
GloPent World, ‘What Has Been Done for Mongolia?’ The Rise of Pentecostalism in Mongolia (2020)
ACHEA Research Conference, Developing a Christian Research and Scholarship Framework (2019)
Women’s Leadership Forum Program (2019)
Leadership
Vice President Academic at Leaders Institute, Australia (2021-)
Register of Experts with TEQSA: Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (2014-)
Chair of APTA: Asia Pacific Theological Association (2021-)
Project Manager: University College Working Group for Alphacrucis College (2017-2021)
External Consultant: Christian Heritage College, Master of Social Science Research (2015)
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Other Projects
External Expert
Global Leadership Institute: Institute of Higher Education Registration application (2022)
Global Leadership Institute: Master of Police Leadership, Graduate Diploma of Police Leadership, Graduate Certificate in Police Leadership, Graduate Certificate in Police Leadership (Cybersecurity) accreditation
Higher Education Registration application
Global Leadership Institute CRICOS registration (2023)
Website strategist for the 2023 launch of the Global Leadership Institute website