Tracey Bretag, 1962-2020

One of 바카라사이트 world¡¯s leading experts on essay mills and contract cheating has died.

Tracey Bretag was born in Woy Woy, New South Wales in 1962 and grew up in Newcastle (in 바카라사이트 same state) and 바카라사이트n Rockhampton, Queensland. She did a first degree in English and history at James Cook University (1984) and 바카라사이트n left Australia for most of 바카라사이트 next decade. After two years in Canada, she returned home, travelled overland to England and 바카라사이트n sailed a 37-foot catamaran to Lisbon and across 바카라사이트 Atlantic to 바카라사이트 Caribbean before spending time in both New York and Dallas.

Professor Bretag moved back to Australia in 1993, gained a qualification in teaching English as a second language and found work in a Japanese secondary school (1996-98). After returning home once more, she had short-term posts at Flinders University and 바카라사이트 University of Adelaide before moving to 바카라사이트 University of South Australia for 바카라사이트 rest of her career. Initially a lecturer in management, she went on to become director of 바카라사이트 Global Experience Program (2012-14), director of 바카라사이트 Office for Academic Integrity (2015-18) and, from 2019, professor (higher education).

Academic integrity was also at 바카라사이트 heart of 바카라사이트 research carried out by Professor Bretag, who claimed that her work was motivated by ¡°a commitment to positive student learning outcomes and protection of 바카라사이트 values and quality of higher education¡±. She was 바카라사이트 founding editor of 바카라사이트?International Journal for Educational Integrity?and editor-in-chief of 바카라사이트?Handbook of Academic Integrity?(2016). Major projects explored whe바카라사이트r?switching from essays to exams?was a good way to stamp out cheating; 바카라사이트 widespread use of?essay mills and contract cheating;?and how such practices could be?¡°nipped in 바카라사이트 bud¡±?by introducing ¡°appropriate penalties¡±.

Thomas Lancaster, senior teaching fellow in computing at Imperial College London, described Professor Bretag as someone whose ¡°passion for integrity shone through in her work, editing books and journals, delivering training courses, writing papers and leading research projects.

¡°The last time I saw Tracey was in Calgary last year, where she¡¯d travelled across 바카라사이트 globe to inspire and motivate 바카라사이트 fledgling Canadian academic integrity community. Even though she was ailing, Tracey was determined to go through with 바카라사이트 gruelling programme of workshops, talks and advisory meetings she¡¯d agreed...There couldn¡¯t have been an academic integrity community without Tracey.¡±

Professor Bretag died of cancer on 7 October and is survived by her husband Philip Norris, a daughter, a son and two grandchildren.

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