Optimising the Third Space in Higher Education: Case Studies of Intercultural and Cross-Boundary Collaboration (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781032195100)

Natalia Veles is an experienced researcher, educator, and manager-practitioner based at James Cook University (JCU), Australia, with the doctoral student supervision affiliation with the University of Southern Queensland and research collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Having worked in educational leadership in Russia, China, New Zealand, and Vietnam, she embodies a third space professional identity: her scholarship and professional practice, commitment to improving learner engagement and increasing collaboration among university actors drive her research and teaching pursuits. Natalia holds a PhD in higher education research. Her academic background is in applied linguistics, organisational sociology, intercultural psychology, and career development within the interdisciplinary higher education research, with a particular curiosity for how organisational boundaries and discursive spaces impact collaboration.