Amanda White
Associate Professor
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, NSW AUS
“Starting small is the key.”
Milestones
My road in life took a while to figure out.
Cadetship position offered at Coopers and Lybrand - 1997
Left the profession to take an academic role - 2002
Earned my doctorate - 2009
Posted my first video on YouTube and welcomed my first son into the world in 2012
Invited to give my first conference keynote in 2014
Won my university's teaching award (2016), welcomed my 2nd son & then 6 months later a national citation for teaching
Promotion to Senior Lecturer (tenured, the equivalent of Associate Professor in the USA)
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Education
High School
St George Girls High School (Australia)
St George Girls High School (Australia)
Career
Associate Professor
I teach undergrad students about audit
Career Roadmap
My work combines:
My work combines:
Education
Technology
Teaching / Mentoring
Day to Day
Every day is different - I'll have teaching responsibilities usually for an entire day, then on a different day I'll prep for all of those classes. The rest of the week I'm usually working on projects to improve the student learning experience.
Advice for Getting Started
Here's the first step for college students
An internship while in university.
Recommended Education
My career is related to what I studied. I'd recommend the path I took:
Hurdles
The Noise I Shed
From Peers:
"Teaching isn't important - research is - so make sure you focus on that."
Challenges I Overcame
Self doubt
