Dr. Asha Elizabeth Thomas is a Teaching Focused Lecturer in Industry Placements in the Work Integrated Learning Academic (WILA) team at La Trobe University . She is committed to creating learning experiences that are practical, inclusive, and directly connected to the realities of today's professional environment.

With over 15 years of work-integrated teaching, research, and leadership experience in designing and delivering doctoral, postgraduate and undergraduate programs in Management and Commerce across multiple universities in Australia and India, Dr. Thomas brings a student-centred approach to every classroom. Her teaching integrates AI tools, blended learning, and active pedagogy to equip students with the skills that industry partners value.

Her research spans Work Integrated Learning and AI integration, corporate governance, financial markets, and educational equity, access and inclusion, with 50+ publications in refereed journals, over AUD $75,000 in competitive research grants, and 200+ students supervised across doctoral, postgraduate, and undergraduate levels.