Dr. Nish Belford

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Nish Belford is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Monash University, where he teaches units in Visual Art Design Education for secondary students and Creative Arts Education for primary pre-service teachers. He has extensive international experience in art education, curriculum development, and educational policy, and he is also a practicing artist who integrates his roles as artist, researcher, and teacher. His research spans areas such as art-based research and teacher education, with a focus on culturally responsive pedagogies aimed at fostering inclusion and supporting cultural diversity in education. Key research interests include examining issues related to race, gender, and class through a postcolonial feminist lens, exploring themes of postcoloniality, migration transitions, and identity negotiation among transnational women of color. He is highly skilled in qualitative research methodologies, particularly autoethnography, narrative research, and visual research methods.

Research Interests

Experience

Senior Lecturer

2012-01-01 — Present

Monash University • Clayton, VIC, Australia

Teaching various units related to art education and engaging in research focused on culturally responsive teaching methods.

Awards

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ECR Grant Dean’s ECR Fund

2017-02-04
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Teaching and Learning Projects Scholarship

2018-06-25

Courses

Visual Art Design Education Creative Arts Education

Requirements for Monash University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:12
Reading
Required:13
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:18
Total
Required:79
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a related field
Application Checklist
  • Academic Transcripts
  • Proof of English Proficiency
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Copy of Passport
Specialization Notes

Requirements are standardized across the Faculty of Information Technology for most Master's programs including Computer Science and Data Science.