Biography
Elizabeth Hitches is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Social Science Research, University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Her research interests lie in inclusive education at a national and international level, as well as equity, achievement, and wellbeing for students with disability, chronic health conditions and/or accessibility requirements. Her research is currently exploring academic stress in higher education, and how this can be reduced in inclusive and accessible ways through a universal design for learning (UDL) lens. She is also a sessional academic teaching in inclusive education across various universities, and a teacher of research methods at the UQ. Elizabeth provides professional development workshops on accessibility, inclusion, and UDL, and co-hosts the ILOTA Things podcast, with colleagues Darren Britten and Joe Houghton, exploring inclusive learning opportunities through Artificial Intelligence (AI) and UDL. She is an Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an invited member of CAST's National Faculty.
