Marguerite Westacott

Marguerite Westacott serves as an Associate Lecturer in Tertiary Access Studies at the University of the Sunshine Coast, teaching foundational courses including TPP101 Academic Skills for Success, TPP102 ICT for Academic and Professional Applications, and TPP108 Professional People Skills for Study, Community and Society. Her role emphasizes curriculum innovation through interdisciplinary integration of mental health, game-based learning, and career development frameworks.

Her academic credentials comprise:

• Bachelor of Visual Arts
• Graduate Diploma of Education (Secondary)
• Master of Educational Studies (Guidance and Counselling)

Westacott's research synthesizes her multidisciplinary expertise through art-led methodologies, currently investigating how Futures Studies concepts can transform career education curriculum. Her PhD work examines human anticipatory aesthetics and agency within more-than-human futures, positing that career education must evolve to address global implications of human actions. This integrates her background in visual arts and art therapy with educational theory to develop proactive curricular models.

Professional experience spans education, private practice, small business, and community sectors, encompassing teaching, leadership, counselling, art therapy, consulting, curriculum development, and governance roles. She maintains active community engagement through volunteer work while developing innovative pedagogical approaches at UniSC.