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photo of PROF Suzanne Carrington
Head of School
Qualifications
DipT Griffith, BEd MEdSt in SpecEd James Cook, PhD UQ.
Research Interests
Learning disabilities/difficulties; Inclusive education; Teacher beliefs and attitudes.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 320  |  Phone: 3138 3725
Email: sx.carrington@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Denise Beutel
Lecturer

Qualification: Bachelor of Applied Science (Applied Chemistry) from QIT; Grad. Dip. Teaching (Secondary) from KGCAE and EdD from QUT

Research Interests: Middle years of schooling, pedagogy, school reform, teacher induction and phenomenography.

Location: A BLOCK Level 3 308  |  Phone: 3138 8671
Email: d.beutel@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Derek Bland
Lecturer Engaging Diverse Learners

Qualifications: PhD Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Brisbane (awarded April 2007). Master of Education (Research) QUT, 2003, Graduate Diploma of Education (Art) (Distinction), Riverina College of Advanced Education (Charles Sturt University), 1980, Majors: Education practice; Curriculum studies,Diploma of Art (App. Art), Riverina College of Advanced Education (Charles Sturt University), 1979, Majors: Graphics; Art research; photography.

Research interests: young people as researchers - participatory action research, students at risk, role of imagination in engagement with education

Location: A BLOCK Level 3 319  |  Phone: 3138 3469
Email: d.bland@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Peter Boman
Lecturer
Qualifications: BA (Hons) UQ, Grad Dip Social Science (Health Counseling) UniSA, Grad Dip Education (Secondary) UniSA, PhD UniSA. Research interests: optimism, resilience, anger, counselling, classroom management.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 326  |  Phone: 3138 3934
Email: peter.boman@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Marilyn Campbell
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications: BA Sydney, DipEd UNE, BEd QUT, DipEd UNE, MEdSt GradDipPsych PhD UQ. Research Interests: Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents; Behaviour disorders; Bullying; Counselling in educational settings; Peer coaching; Promotion of mental health in schools.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 315B  |  Phone: 3138 3806
Email: ma.campbell@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Sarojni Choy
Lecturer in Adult Learning

Qualifications: PhD, MEd, BEd, Diploma in Teaching

Research interests: Adult education, Vocational education and training (VET), Workplace learning and workforce development, Leadership for change, Diversity, Policy

Location: A BLOCK Level 3 316  |  Phone: 3138 3425
Email: s.choy@qut.edu.au
 
photo of MS Leanne Crosswell
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 305  |  Phone: 3138 3459
Email: l2.crosswell@qut.edu.au
 
photo of ASPRO Brian Delahaye
Associate Professor
Qualifications: BBus(Mgt) QIT, MBA UQ, PhD Griffith Research Interests: Adult learning, self directed learning, knowledge management, human resource development, management development, management of change, older learners, youth learners, communities of practice.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 309  |  Phone: 3138 3738
Email: b.delahaye@qut.edu.au
 
photo of ASPRO Lisa Ehrich
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
Dip T. (BCAE), B.Ed (BCAE), M.Ed.Admin (UQ), PhD (QUT) .
Research Interests
Leadership ,principalship,professional development,mentoring,phenomenology.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 318  |  Phone: 3138 3038
Email: l.ehrich@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Ruth Fielding-Barnsley
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
BTeach BEd (SpecEd) PhD UNE.
Research Interests
Beginning and family literacy; Dyslexia; Education for gifted and talented children; Children with learning difficulties.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 322  |  Phone: 3138 9615
Email: r.fielding-barnsley@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Tricia Fox
Senior Lecturer
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 307  |  Phone: 3138 3798
Email: t.fox@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Linda Gilmore
Senior Lecturer
Qualifications
BA BEdSt MPsychEd PhD UQ.
Research Interests
Down syndrome; Rare chromosome disorders; Community attitudes toward disability; Motivation; Self-regulation; Developmental approaches to crime prevention.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 314  |  Phone: 3138 9617
Email: l.gilmore@qut.edu.au
 
photo of MS Suzanne Hudson

Qualifications:
Currently involved in a PhD study on middle schooling, MEd (Southern Cross University), TESOL, TEFL, BEd (Deakin University), DipTeach (Southern Cross University).

Research Interests:
Middle Schooling; Community Engagement, Teacher Induction

Location: J BLOCK  |  Phone: 5316 7404
Email: sm.hudson@qut.edu.au
 
photo of PROF Val Klenowski
Professor
Qualifications
BA, BEd, Dip. Ed, M.Ed. PhD
Research Interests
Chief research interests include: curriculum development and implementation; curriculum, pedagogy and assessment; evaluation and assessment; classroom assessment practice; portfolios for learning and assessment; assessment practice in Higher Education; teacher education and professional development.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 301A  |  Phone: 3138 3415
Email: val.klenowski@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Louise Mercer
Lecturer
Qualifications: B.A. (English, History & Fine Arts) from the University of Queensland; B.Ed. (Elementary Education) from the University of Alberta, M.A. (Reading Education) from the University of British Columbia; & Ph.D. (School Psychology ) from the University of British Columbia Research Interests : Learning disabilities/difficulties especially with regard to the development of literacy skills; Impact of social-emotional factors especially anxiety and depression; Self-regulation and self-efficacy; Assessment and intervention
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 328  |  Phone: 3138 3233
Email: kl.mercer@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Amanda Mergler
Lecturer
Qualifications
Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology), Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), Grad. Dip Legal and Justice Studies, Grad Cert in Public Administration. Doctor of Philosophy (Education).
Research Interests
Personal responsibility in adolescents and young adults, moral and emotional development, qualitative research, values-based education, the development of pre-service teachers morals and values.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 303  |  Phone: 3138 3308
Email: a.mergler@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Jan Millwater
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 329  |  Phone: 3138 3046
Email: j.millwater@qut.edu.au
 
photo of PROF Hitendra Pillay
Professor
Qualifications
BEd MA USP, MSc PhD UNSW.
Research Interests
Adult Education; Industry based training: Learning and cognition; Spatial problem solving; Technology based learning environments; Education reform in developing countries.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 321  |  Phone: 3138 3030
Email: h.pillay@qut.edu.au
 
photo of MS Teresa Sedgley
Lecturer

Qualifications: Assoc. Dip. Biol. Lab Tech. UCQ, BA Murdoch University, Post. Grad. Dip. UQ, Master of Psychology UQ, MAPS

Research Interests: Biological and psychological factors associated with trauma. Developmental processes in trauma. PTSD. Coping and Cognitive processes. Temperament. Literacy. Early Intervention.
Location: A BLOCK Level 3 306  |  Phone: 3138 3270
Email: t.sedgley@qut.edu.au
 
photo of MS Judy Smeed
Lecturer

Qualifications: BA UQ, MEd Griffith

Interest areas: Curriculum; curriculum change; strategic planning and Analysis and use of educational data

Location: A BLOCK Level 3 315A  |  Phone: 3138 0002
Email: j.smeed@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Rebecca Spooner-Lane
Lecturer

Qualifications: BABehSci(Psy), GU, BA(Hons) Psy, GU, PhD, QUT
Research Interests: professional development among preservice and beginning teachers and early career academics, mentoring, and burnout.

Location: A BLOCK Level 3 304  |  Phone: 3138 8619
Email: rs.spooner@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Donna Tangen
Lecturer -Engaging Diverse Learners

Qualification: PhD, Masters of Ed. (Career Guidance), Grad Cert TESOL, BA/BEd

Research Interest: Diversity of learning/teaching, teacher efficacy, behaviour management, environmental education (particularly in relation to engaging diverse learners)

Location: A BLOCK Level 3 301  |  Phone: 3138 3807
Email: d.tangen@qut.edu.au
 
photo of DR Catherine Weir
Lecturer

Qualifications: Bsc, BEd (JCU); MEd (USyd); PhD (UQ)

Research Interests: Curriculum theory; Classroom Assessment Practices; Middle Years of schooling; Critical Discourse Theory and Analysis

Location: A BLOCK Level 3 310  |  Phone: 3138 8552
Email: c.weir@qut.edu.au