Sarah Isabella Leberman is a New Zealand

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academic, as of 2012 is a full professor at the

Massey University Massey University () is a Public university, public research university in New Zealand that provides internal and distance education. The university has campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North, and Wellington. Data from Universities New Zealand ...

Academic career

After a 1999

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titled '' 'The transfer of learning from the classroom to the workplace: a New Zealand case study ' '' at the

Victoria University of Wellington Victoria University of Wellington (), also known by its shorter names "VUW" or "Vic", is a public university, public research university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of New Zealand Parliament, Parliament, and w ...

, Leberman moved to the

, rising to full professor.

Awards and honours

In 2019, Leberman won the NEXT Woman of the Year in the Sport category. In the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours, Leberman was appointed a

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, for services to women, sport and tertiary education. In 2020 Leberman received the Zonta New Zealand Woman of the Biennium Award.

Selected works

Books

# Leberman, Sarah, and Lex McDonald. ''The transfer of learning: Participants' perspectives of adult education and training''. Routledge, 2016

Peer reviewed journal articles

For up to date publication list refer to https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sarah_Leberman

References

External links

* * * Living people New Zealand women academics Year of birth missing (living people) Victoria University of Wellington alumni Academic staff of Massey University Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit New Zealand women writers {{NewZealand-academic-bio-stub