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Lecturer
School of Education
Areas of expertise: science education
Email: Sarah.taouk@acu.edu.au
Location: ACU Strathfield Campus
HDR Supervisor accreditation status: Not accredited
ORCID ID: 0009-0008-1453-9783
I am a lecturer in the school of education at the Australian Catholic university. My specialisation is in science education.
My research experience begins in medical research where I spent over 10 years researching Respiratory Disorders such as Asthma and Lymphangiolyomyomatosis (LAM). Moving into education as a tertiary science educator, my research focus includes looking at Asynchronous online learning and addressing teacher confidence when teaching science. Current project collaborations include: investigating engagement and connectedness of students in online Asynchronous platforms in ITE, and research in changing the way ITE students feel about teaching science.
Cain, M., Sheehan. H. & Taouk, S. (2024, under review). "It doesn't feel like we've had the chance to really connect". The crucial need for social presence in fully asynchronous teacher education. Teaching and Teacher Education. Manuscript Number: TATE-D-23-01797
Sheehan, H., Cain. M., & Taouk, S. (2024, under review). There's not really an opportunity to have those networks": Pre-service teachers experiences of relationality in asynchronous online learning contexts. American Educational Research Journal.
Cain, M. (2024). Care, community, and connection in fully asynchronous online Initial Teacher Education [Conference Presentation] Australian Teacher Education Association, July 10-12. Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
Boustany S., Burgess J. K., Moir L. M., Weckmann M., Lau J. Y., Grafton K., Baraket M., Hansbro P. M., Hansbro N. G., Foster P. S., Black J. L. and Oliver B. G. "Reduction of tumstatin in asthmatic airways contributes to angiogenesis, inflammation, and hyperresponsiveness." Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010, 181(2):106-15. Reduction of tumstatin in asthmatic airways contributes to angiogenesis, inflammation, and hyperresponsiveness.
Burgess JK, Boustany S, Moir LM, Weckmann M, Lau JY, Grafton K, Baraket M, Hansbro PM, Hansbro NG, Foster PS, Black JL, Oliver BG.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Jan 15;181(2):106-15. doi: 10.1164/rccm.200904-0631OC. Epub 2009 Oct 29.
Bailey S. R., Boustany S., Burgess J. K., Hirst S. J., Sharma H. S., Simcock D. E., Suravaram P. R. and Weckmann M. "Airway vascular reactivity and vascularisation in human chronic airway disease." Pulm Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Oct;22(5):417-25.
Borger P., Matsumoto H., Boustany S., Gencay M. M., Burgess J. K., King G. G., Black J. L. and Roth M. "Disease-specific expression and regulation of CCAAT/enhancer-binding proteins in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease." Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology. 2007, 119(1):98-105.
Burgess J. K., Ge Q., Poniris M. H., Boustany S., Twigg S. M., Black J. L. and
Johnson P. R. "Connective tissue growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor from airway smooth muscle interact with the extracellular matrix." American Journal of Physiology, Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2006, 290(1):L153-61.
Burgess J. K., Oliver B. G., Poniris M. H., Ge Q., Boustany S., Cox N., Moir L. M., Johnson P. R. and Black J. L. "A phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor inhibits matrix protein deposition in airways in vitro." Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology. 2006, 118(3):649-57.
Johnson P. R., Burgess J. K., Ge Q., Poniris M., Boustany S., Twigg S. M. and
Black J. L. "Connective tissue growth factor induces extracellular matrix in asthmatic airway smooth muscle." American Journal of Respiratory Critical Care Med. 2006, 173(1):32-41.
Black J. L., Ge Q., Boustany S., Johnson P. R., Poniris M. H., Glanville A. R., Oliver B. G., Moir L. M. and Burgess J. K. "In vitro studies of lymphangioleiomyomatosis." European Respiratory Journal. 2005, 26(4):569-76.
Burgess J. K., Blake A. E., Boustany S., Johnson P. R., Armour C. L., Black J. L., Hunt N. H. and Hughes J. M. "CD40 and OX40 ligand are increased on stimulated asthmatic airway smooth muscle." Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology. 2005, 115(2):302-8.
Burgess J. K., Ge Q., Boustany S., Black J. L. and Johnson P. R. "Increased sensitivity of asthmatic airway smooth muscle cells to prostaglandin E2 might be mediated by increased numbers of E-prostanoid receptors."
Journal of Allergy Clinical Immunology. 2004, 113(5):876-81.
Aad P.Y., J. Ibrahim, C. Al-Fahel, S. Boustany, N. El Ghossein Malouf. 2014. Effect of antimocrobial substitution with Bacillus Subtilus on broiler health and performance. 66th Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production, Book of Abstracts 30: 296. Wageningen academic press.
Sarah Boustany, Maree. H. Poniris, Brian. G. Oliver, Lyn. M. Moir, Judith. L. Black, Amy McLean and Janette. K. Burgess. "ANGIOGENIC INHIBITOR, TUMSTATIN, ABSENT IN ASTHMATIC AIRWAY TISSUE."
Oral presentation at the 12th Asia Pacific Society of Respirology meeting, Gold Coast, Australia, 2007.
Boustany, M. H. Poniris, B. G. Oliver, L. M. Moir, J. L. Black, A. McLean and J. K. Burgess. "ABSENCE OF TUMSTATIN, AN ANGIOGENIC INHIBITOR, IN ASTHMATIC AIRWAY TISSUE." Oral presentation at the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand annual meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 2007.
Boustany, M. H. Poniris, B. G. Oliver, J. L. Black, L. M. Moir and J. K. Burgess. "ABSENCE OF TUMSTATIN, AN ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FACTOR, IN LUNG TISSUE FROM PATIENTS WITH LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS."
Poster presentation at the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand annual meeting, Auckland, New Zealand, 2007.
Boustany, M. H. Poniris, B. G. Oliver, L. M. Moir, J. L. Black, A. McLean and J. K. Burgess. "ABSENCE OF AN ENDOGENOUS ANGIOGENIC INHIBITOR IN ASTHMATIC AIRWAY TISSUE." Poster presentation at the American Thoracic Society annual meeting, San Francisco, USA, 2007.
Boustany, M. H. Poniris, B. G. Oliver, J. L. Black, L. M. Moir and J. K. Burgess. "ANTI-ANGIOGENIC FACTOR TUMSTATIN AND ITS ABSENCE IN LUNG TISSUE FROM PATIENTS WITH LYMPHANGIOLEIOMYOMATOSIS."
Poster presentation at the 6th International Young Investigators' Symposium on Smooth Muscle, Sydney, Australia, 2007.