Jan Cameron
Position
Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
Qualifications
BSc
MSocSc (Waik.)
DPhil (Waik.)
University Administration
Assistant-Vice-Chancellor (Academic), 1998- (formerly Pro-Vice-Cancellor (Academic))
Dean of Arts, 1996-1998
University Proctor, 1992-1995
University Representative
- NZVCC (CUAP)
- NZVCC University Entrance Sub-committee
- Christchurch College of Education Council, 2002-2006
NZVCC Representative
- Joint Consultative Group with NZQA
- Interinstitutional Quality Assurance Bodies Joint Consultative Group
- NZQA Entrance Working Party, 2006
- TEC Working Party on Performance Indicators, 2007-2008
- Secondary Principals and Leaders Forum
Previous Employment
- Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Sociology, 1983; 1985-2004
- Contract Researcher, 1977-1981; 1984
- Secondary school teacher, 1969-1976
Current Responsibilities
- Assistant Vice-Chancellor (Academic) responsible for academic quality assurance, including teaching and learning
- Portfolio responsibilities include professional relationships with secondary schools
- Management responsibility for AQuA, UCTL and Sport Science
- Chair of Academic Committee, Academic Programmes Committee, Academic Appeals Committee and Teaching and Learning Committee
Research interests
Sport and leisure; sexuality; families and secrecy; evaluation methodology; survey design and analysis
Publications
Publications have focused on adolescent sexuality and contraceptive behaviour; childlessness and infertility; and the social construction of parenthood, including Why Have Children? (1990) and Without Issue (1997). Recent research has been on management of secrecy in same-sex relationships. She has also carried out evaluation research for voluntary agencies and in schools. Research in sport includes issues related to women and leadership in sport; doping in sport; and construction of athletic scholarships as labour migration. Publications include Trail Blazers (1995) and New Zealanders and U.S. Athletic Scholarships (1998).