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Key publications
Research funding
Supervising & teaching
Career

Key details

Areas of expertise

  • Initial teacher education
  • STEM education

Available to supervise research students

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About Andrew Welsman

Dr Andrew Welsman is a Teaching Focused Academic researcher and educator at Victoria University and Research Associate in the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities. A former secondary school educator, his teaching and research interests centre on issues affecting STEM education, the pedagogical impacts of digital technologies, and initial teacher education.

Qualifications

  • PhD (University of Guelph)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) (Trent University)
  • Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning (Secondary) (University of Canterbury)

Key publications

Year Citation
2014 Bahlai, C. A., Schaafsma, A. W., Lagos, D., Voegtlin, D., Smith, J. L., Andrew, Welsman., Xue, Y., DiFonzo, C., & Hallett, R. H. (140801). Factors associated with winged forms of soybean aphid and an examination of North American spatial dynamics of this species in the context of migratory behaviour. Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 16(3), (240-250).

doi: 10.1111/afe.12051

2010 Frewin, A. J., Xue, Y., Welsman, J. A., Broadbent, A. B., Schaafsma, A. W., & Hallett, R. H. (101001). Development and Parasitism by Aphelinus certus (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae), a Parasitoid of Aphis glycines (Hemiptera: Aphididae). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 39(5), (1570-1578).

doi: 10.1603/EN09312

2008 Bahlai, C. A., Welsman, J. A., Macleod, E. C., Schaafsma, A. V., Hallett, R. H., & Sears, M. K. (080801). Role of visual and olfactory cues from agricultural hedgerows in the orientation behavior of multicolored Asian lady beetle (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 37(4), (973-979).

doi: 10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[973:ROVAOC]2.0.CO;2

2007 Bahlai, C. A., Welsman, J. A., Schaafsma, A. W., & Sears, M. K. (071001). Development of Soybean Aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) on Its Primary Overwintering Host, <I>Rhamnus cathartica</I>. Environmental Entomology, 36(5), (998-1006).

doi: 10.1603/0046-225x(2007)36[998:dosaha]2.0.co;2

2007 Welsman, J. A., Bahlai, C. A., Sears, M. K., & Schaafsma, A. W. (070601). Decline of soybean aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) egg populations from autumn to spring on the primary host, Rhamnus cathartica. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 36(3), (541-548).

doi: 10.1603/0046-225X(2007)36[541:DOSAHA]2.0.CO;2

Research funding for the past 5 years

Funding details for this researcher are currently unavailable.

Supervision of research students at VU

Available to supervise research students

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Teaching activities & experience

At Victoria University, Andrew teaches into the Diploma of Education Studies (ICT and STEM) and the Master of Teaching (Secondary).

Awards

Year Award
2024

Excellence in Teaching (Programs that enhance learning) - IBILTA

Professional memberships

  • Member, Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australia

Media appearances

03rd April 2025

Why we should worry about smart glasses in schools

By Janine Arantes and Andrew Welsman