Charmaine Davis

Charmaine Davis is a Lecturer in Academic Communication and Humanities at the University of Southern Queensland, employed continuously since 2014 within the Tertiary Preparation Pathway program. She specializes in preparing equity-group students for undergraduate studies through academic communication and humanities instruction.

Her educational background includes:

• Master of Learning and Development from University of Southern Queensland (2014)

Research focuses on enabling education for underrepresented cohorts, with key interests in:

• Academic communication pedagogy
• Humanities curriculum design for pathways students
• Structural barriers in higher education access
• Indigenous student support systems
• Regional/rural educational equity
• Socioeconomic disadvantage mitigation

Her 2023 co-authored research analyzes enabling programs as critical equity mechanisms, demonstrating their effectiveness in preparing disadvantaged students for undergraduate success through integrated academic skills development. These programs serve over 32,000 Australian students annually, with disproportionate representation from Indigenous, low-SES, and regional backgrounds.

As an executive member of the National Association of Enabling Educators of Australia (NAEEA), she actively shapes national policy advocacy and professional standards for enabling educators.