Awards and achievements

Membership of professional bodies and associations

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, UK
• South African Association for Institutional Research (SAAIR)

Teaching and Learning Interests

• Managing Organisations
• Human Resource Management
• Psychology

Research Interests

• Student Engagement
• Emotional Intelligence
• Higher Education Policy
• Graduate Attributes
• Recognition of Prior Learning

Selected Publications

• Stephenson, SL.  (2016). Student Engagement and EQ: Challenges and Opportunities. In C. Paris et al (Eds.). Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Emerging Research Paradigms in Business and Social Science. Dubai, UAE: Middlesex University Dubai. ISBN 9789948189848.

• Stephenson, SL. Undertaking Reviews in Higher Education Institutions. The Independent Journal of Teaching and Learning, Vol 5, 2010

• Botha, J, Favish, J and Stephenson, SL. Institutional Audits: A Comparison of the Experiences of Three South African Universities, Quality in Higher Education, Vol 14 No 1, 2008

• Stephenson, SL. Saving Quality from Quality Assurance, Perspectives, Vol 8 No 2, July 2004

• Smout, MA and Stephenson, SL. Quality Assurance in South African Higher Education: A New Beginning, Quality in Higher Education, Vol 8 No 2, 2002