Dr Smyth is one of the leads of the Collaborative Health, Education, Self and Society (CHESS) Lab at ANU.
The CHESS lab is a multi-disciplinary research group working together to collaboratively solve real-world problems “in the wild”. We are particularly interested in applied research focusing on education, health and wellbeing.
The Lab works collaboratively on three core foci:
- Understanding, developing and innovating student experience, teaching and learning approaches, and student outcomes in Higher Education
- Exploring the roles of self-concept, identity, social interaction, self-expression (including the creative arts), tolerance for uncertainty and leadership skills in student and professional education, development and wellbeing.
- Exploring the nexus between social science, art and education, and creating opportunities for transdisciplinary, interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary education and communication.