Background
Spronken-Smith, Rachel was born on August 16, 1965 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Daughter of David Ross and Joy Smith.
Spronken-Smith, Rachel was born on August 16, 1965 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Daughter of David Ross and Joy Smith.
Bachelor of Science with honors in Geography, University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1987. PGDipTertT, University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 2002. Doctor of Philosophy in Geography, University British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, 1994.
Research meteorologist New Zealand Meteorological Service, New Zealand, 1988—1989. Lecturer senior lecturer geography University Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1994—2004. Senior lecturer higher education University Otago, 2004—2008, associate professor higher education geography, since 2009.
Member of Improving University Teaching Board, National Center Tertiary Teaching Excellence, Interdisciplinary Network Learning & Teaching, Meteorological Society New Zealand, New Zealand Geography Society, Higher Education Research and Development Society Australasia (member national committee 2004-2008).
Married Harold Spronken, August 12, 1989. Children: Liam Spronken, Abby Spronken.