Academic Staff

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Qualifications: BA UQ, MEd Griffith

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

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.

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)

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

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