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Naralle Coetzee

Rev Dr Narelle Coetzee

Director of Academic Analytics and Projects; Senior Lecturer (Old Testament Studies)

Biography

Narelle is the Director of Academic Analytics and Projects, as well a Senior Lecturer in Old Testament Studies. She graduated in 2016 with her PhD from the University of Birmingam. Her research interests include narrative-geography, wilderness, laments, Pentecostal hermeneutics as well as higher education.

Narelle is a member of the Biblical Studies, Faith-Based Education and Pentecostal Studies research clusters.

Qualifications

PhD (University of Birmingham), Wild God in the Wilderness: Why does Yahweh choose to appear in the wilderness in the Book of Exodus? – 2016

Master of Divinity (Southern Cross College/SCD) – 2009

Grad Dip Midwifery (with Distinction) (University of Western Sydney) – 2004

B Nursing (Hons) (University of Canberra) – 2000

Certificate IV TAE (ProSkills) – 2009

  • Research Publications

    Book Chapters

    • 2023
      • Coetzee, N., Bickmore-Brand, J., Greentree, J., & Murison, C. (2023). Christian Higher Education Providers and Graduate Attributes: Tokenistic or Purposeful? In Miner, M & Beilharz, K., Embracing Diversity: Formative Christian Higher Education and the Challenge of Pluralisms (pp. ). Information Age Publishing. | External link
    • 2022
      • Coetzee, N., Bickmore-Brand, J., & Greentree, J. (2022). Graduate Attributes: Maintaining the Faith in Initial Teacher Education In Williams, P., and Pearce., K., Revealing Jesus in the Learning Environment: In Celebration of Teaching (pp. 117-148). Avondale Academic Press.
    • 2013
      • Melton, N.J.(2013). 'Wilderness: Holy Yahweh's Innate Habitat?' In Lee Roy Martin (ed), A Future for Holiness: Pentecostal Explorations (pp. 9-23). CPT Press.
    • 2011
      • Melton, N.J.(2011). 'Wooly Sheep and New Fields: The Old Testament and Singleness,' In Lily Arasaratnam (ed), P.S. I'm Single: Reflections on Singleness. (pp. 34-70). APSS.

    Journal Articles

    • 2024
      • Coetzee, N.J., Bickmore-Brand, J., and Greentree, J. (2024). Graduate attributes in Australian Christian higher education providers: Faith and faculty. International Journal of Christianity and Education, 29(2) 122-140.
    • 2022
      • Coetzee, N.J. & Austin, E.M.(2022). To Build or To Be: An Intertextual Exploration of Sarai's Scheme. Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 23 (1) 59-72. | External link
      • Coetzee, N.J.(2022). Moses' Embodied Encounter: Bare Feet Grounded in the Wilderness (Exodus 3.1-4.17). Journal of Pentecostal Theology, 31 1-15.
    • 2021
      • Coetzee, N. J., Arasaratnam-Smith, L. A., & Hodson, C (2021). The double-edged sword of ‘best aspects’ and ‘needs improvement’ in student experiences: A qualitative analysis. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 18(3). | External link
    • 2011
      • Melton, N.J.(2011). “Lessons of Lament: Reflections on the correspondence between the Lament Psalms and early Australian Pentecostal Prayer. Journal of Pentecostal Theology, 20, no. 1 68-80.
    • 2009
      • Melton, N.J.(2009). “A Pentecostal Lament: Is there a correspondence between the form of the biblical lament psalms and early Australian Pentecostal Prayer?”. Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 12 39-72.

  • Scholarship

    Internal and External Grants

    • 2020
      • AC Internal Research Grant, $4000, Alphacrucis College

    Presentations

    • 2020
      • Guest Interviewee on "Seasons of Solace" (2020), River's Edge Church (youtube channel), Sydney Australia, 16 May 2020
    • 2016
      • "Trembling and Wandering at Mount Sinai: A Comparison of the People’s Response" (2016), Presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the Society of Pentecostal Studies, San Dimas, CA, 01 Jan 2016
    • 2015
      • Between a Rock and the Back of God: A Narrative-Geographical Exploration of Exodus 33:18-23 (2015), Parramatta, 01 Sep 2015
      • 'Embodied Encounter: A Closer Look at Moses' Unshod Feet (Exodus 3).' (2015), Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the Society of Pentecostal Studies., Lakeland, Fl., 12 Mar 2015
    • 2014
      • 'To Build or To Be: A Pentecostal's Intertextual Exploration of Sarai's Scheme.' (2014), Presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Pentecostal Studies., Springfield, MI., 01 Jan 2014
    • 2013
      • 'Wilderness: Holy Yahweh's Innate Habitat?' (2013), Presented at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Society of Pentecostal Studies., Seattle, WA, 01 Jan 2013

    Professional Memberships


    Fellowship of Biblical Studies (since 2009)

    Society of Pentecostal Studies (since 2012)


  • Teaching

    Not currently teaching

  • Supervision

    • Current
      • Bradshaw, R, Dynamics of Knowledge Sharing in HEIs: A Qualitative study of three different settings (working title) (PhD thesis)