National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education/University of Newcastle
Australia
Cathy Stone is an independent consultant and researcher in the field of higher education student equity, retention and success. She is a Conjoint Associate Professor in Social Work at the University of Newcastle, Australia and an Adjunct Fellow with the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education at Curtin University. Cathy has spent much of her career developing and managing student support and success strategies for both on-campus and online students. Her research and publications focus particularly on the experiences of mature-age, first-in-family and online students.
