Dr. Serene Lin-Stephens

Dr Serene Lin-Stephens is an educator, researcher, and practitioner of career development learning. She has over 20 years of experience in vocational and career counselling, career education design and employability skills training. Serene is a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has facilitated the embedment of career development learning in over twenty university courses in Australia and Asia. Her recent teaching and research in vocational rehabilitation counselling at the Faculty of Medicine and Health, the University of Sydney highlights the health benefits of career development skills. Her research focuses on using visual narrative interventions to address employment-related anxiety. Her earlier work included the development of career information literacy, STEM employability, and positive career outcomes.

Serene is President-Elect of the Asia Pacific Career Development Association (APCDA) and has active affiliations with CDAA, NAGCAS, STAR, ASORC and RCAA. She promotes inter-disciplinary and cross-border collaboration by leading projects in creating career glossaries in Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese and Chinese (traditional and simplified), developing career education teaching packages for rural, regional and remote schools, enhancing membership engagement of the international career professional communities, and growing inter-university competitions. Through working with students in the Career Education program at RMIT, Serene hopes to advance collective efforts and investment in career education to fulfil individuals' potential and shape the future of work.