Serene Lin-Stephens

Dr. Serene Lin-Stephens is a Senior Lecturer and Program Manager of the Postgraduate Program in Career Education and Development at RMIT University's School of Education. With over 20 years in vocational rehabilitation and career development, she specializes in integrating career education into university courses across Australia and Asia. She holds registrations as a Registered Professional Career Development Practitioner (RPCDP) and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Her research focuses on the health benefits of career development skills, employing both quantitative and qualitative methods to study interventions like visual narrative storytelling, employment anxiety, and STEM employability.

Key professional activities include:

• Designing career education programs for rural/remote schools
• Leading international collaborations to create multilingual career glossaries
• Quality management as an ISO-certified lead auditor (ISO 19011:2018 & ISO 9001:2015)

Her research emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, bridging education, psychology, and industry needs. Notable projects include investigating interview anxiety reduction through visual storytelling and analyzing employer-student misalignments in STEM career expectations.

Leadership roles include serving as President-Elect of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA) and active membership in global career development networks. She supervises Masters and PhD students focusing on career education design and practitioner engagement.