Cambridge Humanities and Social Sciences for Queensland 8 Second Edition Online Teaching Suite

Kate Buchanan is a Geography and Humanities teacher at St Thomas More College. She has worked in Queensland schools for six years and has experience teaching Geography, History and Religion across Years 7–12. Prior to teaching, Kate was an urban planner and demographer. She has experience as a QCAA endorser and confirmer for Geography and as a committee member of the GTAQ. Kate is passionate about the importance of Geography as a discipline to help students understand the world and their place in it. 

Jarod Costantini is the Director of Staff Development at Stuartholme School. He has worked in Queensland schools for over 15 years and has experience in several different areas of leadership alongside teaching classes in Years 9 and 10 Economics and Business and Years 11 and 12 Economics.

Kimberley Diehm (lead author: Civics & Citizenships) has developed a broad understanding of Humanities curriculum over her ten-year teaching career. She is passionate about delivering engaging Business and Civics and Citizenship courses from Years 7 to 12, with a specific focus on student-centered learning, authentic case studies and examining contemporary issues.

Benjamin Hegerty (lead author: History) is a History teacher and Head of Humanities and Social Sciences at Stuartholme School in Brisbane. He is an executive member and past Vice-President of the Queensland History Teachers’ Association (QHTA) and has contributed to the QCAA in various roles, as the Brisbane Central District Review Panel Chair for Ancient History, QCAA Subject Matter Expert for Ancient History, Lead Endorser and Lead Confirmer.  Ben was involved as a contributing author for the Cambridge University Press textbook, Senior Ancient History for Queensland.

Nina Holland has been a high school teacher since 2003, teaching humanities subjects Senior Geography and junior Humanities. Within this job, Nina has also created opportunities for teachers to network and share their knowledge through the development of the ‘Gold Coast GeoNet’. Nina is currently an Experience Senior Teacher with Education QLD and part of the GTAQ committed to Building Geography in Queensland as she is passionate about sharing more geography with more teachers. 

Richard Leo has taught a range of subjects in the humanities, including history, in South Australia and Queensland. Before moving into teacher education he was Head of Humanities at Nambour Christian College. Currently he lectures in Education and History at CHC Higher Education in Brisbane where he also coordinated the Graduate Diploma of Education program.

Cameron Martens is the Head of the Humanities Department at Matthew Flinders Anglican College. Following studies in Law, History and Education at the University of Queensland, he served in the Australian Government here and overseas before returning to a teaching career in English, Modern History and Legal Studies. He is currently a Lead Confirmer and a Lead EA Marker in Modern History for the QCAA. 

Ryan Slavin has been teaching Humanities subjects for over a decade. He has headed Humanities departments and led eLearning and literacy, among other teaching and learning positions, at numerous schools. He has been a member of the Executive for the Queensland History Teachers’ Association for many years and is the editor of the Association’s eJournal publication. Ryan has written for Cambridge University Press, including Senior Modern History for Queensland published in 2019.