Expertise spanning the full spectrum of educational research
Our members come from the School of Education and Professional Studies, other Griffith University faculties and other national and international institutions. Follow the links to our Experts staff profile pages to find out more about our individual research strengths, background, research supervision, funded research and publications.
Our team
Director
Associate Professor Steven Hodge
Associate Professor Hodge's research and teaching interests focus on three key areas:
- Adult education
- Vocational education and training
- Curriculum design and development.
Deputy Director
Associate Professor Jennifer Alford
Associate Professor Alford's research and teaching interests focus on three key areas:
- English/EAL/D and Literacy
- Critical Literacies
- Policy Analysis and Teacher Agency.
Professional Staff
Mrs Jo-Anne Sakrzewski
Administrative Support Officer
Members and expertise
Dr Peyman Abkhezr
Career development, career counselling, qualitative career assessment, narrative inquiry, storytelling
Professor Dawn Adams
Autism, Intellectual disabilities, mental health and behaviour
Professor Peter Grootenboer
Mathematics education, practice theory, action research and middle leadership
Associate Professor Brooke Harris-Reeves
Employability focused curriculum, Curriculum and pedagogy, Retention and transition initiatives
Dr Danielle H. Heinrichs
Multilingualism, multilingual public health communications, cross cultural well being
Dr Mingyan Hu
International higher education, AI in education, curriculum studies, second language acquisition
Dr Alexandra Johnston
Autistic wellbeing across the lifespan, thriving in academia, early childhood
Dr Harry Kanasa
STEAM Inquiry-based learning; Integrating indigenous science; Using thinking tools to enhance thinking
Dr Yoriko Kikkawa
Curriculum and pedagogy, simulation-based training, cross disciplinary and cultural research
Dr Henry Kwok
Sociology of education, pedagogic discourse, critical literacy, post-truth
Dr Candace Kruger
Music Education, Indigenous Education (Knowledge and Pedagogical Practice)
Professor Kevin Larkin
Primary and digital technologies in mathematics education and early years STEM education
Dr Natalie Lazaroo
Cultural citizenship, decolonising methodologies and arts-based research
Dr Anh Hai Le
Lifelong learning, vocational education, industry-education, mixed-methods research
Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech
Applied linguistics, second language teaching, literacies
Dr Charmaine Logan-Fleming
Service Learning, Authentic assessment, Retention and leadership for women and girls in sport
Associate Professor Sama Low-Choy
Statistician, environmental management, maths education, data science
Dr Amanda McKay
Critical Perspectives in educational leadership and policy, school leaders' work and lives.
Associate Professor Katherine Main
Adolescent development, collaborative teaching, and junior and middle schooling
Dr Stephanie Malone
Factors that influence early academic development and autism
Associate Professor Tim Mavin
Aviation, vocational education and training, distributed cognition and joint cognitive systems
Professor Christine McDonald
Science education, nature of science, and curriculum and pedagogy
Associate Professor Glenda McGregor
Alternative and democratic schooling, curriculum, social justice and education
Dr Loraine McKay
Critical reflection, identity, inclusive education, resilience, agency
Dr Sonal Nakar
Ethical awareness and understanding; Teacher education and preparation
Associate Professor Jessica Paynter
Autism, evidence-based practice, knowledge translation and emergent literacy
Professor Donna Pendergast
Middle years education, teacher efficacy, and teacher education and development
Dr Sorrel Penn-Edwards
Self-reflection, resilience, Arts, literature, writing, Leximancer, phenomenography
Dr Ren Perkins
Indigenous teachers, Teacher education, strengths-based approach in indigenous education
Dr Simon Petty
Classroom and Instrumental Music Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy
Dr Thu Pham
Indigenous student success, Indigenous students in higher education, Leadership in higher education
Professor Fran Press
Early childhood education and care (ECEC): policy, quality, workforce, leadership and Inter-professional work
Associate Professor Sarah Prestridge
Use and integration of ICT, digital literacy and online professional learning
Dr Tasha Riley
Social justice in education, diversity education and Indigenous education
Dr Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
Gifted and talented education, special and inclusive education, disability; student engagement
Dr Judy Rose
Sociology of education, innovative mixed methods, social justice, domestic and family violence
Professor Leonie Rowan
Gender and education, University teaching and learning, Educational and social justice
Dr Kelly Shoecraft
Plurilingualism, Translanguaging pedagogies, Second Language Acquisition, TESOL, Bilingual Education
Associate Professor Kate Simpson
Autism, participation and sensory behaviours
Professor Parlo Singh
Sociology of education, politics of curriculum, and pedagogy and teacher professional development
Associate Professor Popi Sotiriadou
Program Design, Authentic Assessment, Work Integrated Learning, Students-as-Researchers
Dr Wayne Usher
School and community health, Phys Ed, modern classroom practices, curriculum development
Dr Christa van Aswegen
Early childhood education, educational psychology, gifted and talented education, parental engagement, internationalisation
Associate Professor Marleen Westerveld
Language and literacy, autism and developmental disability, early childhood to adolescence
Associate Professor Susan Whatman
Health, physical education, curriculum, pedagogy and Indigenous education
Dr Elizabeth Wheeley
Learning beyond formal education contexts, Insider voice, University teaching and learning
Associate Professor Michelle Whitford
Employability, WIL, Transferable skills, Students as partners, First Nations perspectives
Dr Benjamin Williams
Health and physical education, initial teacher education, and HPE curriculum and policy
Dr Linda Willis
Parent Engagement, Humanities, Literacy and Social Sciences Education, Inquiry Curriculum
Associate Professor Stuart Woodcock
Inclusive education, learning disabilities, attribution theory and classroom management
Dr Jason Zagami
Educational Technologies, Computing, Augmentation, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Gaming, Thinking, Cognition, Consensus, Self-study
Professor Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt
Management Education, Organisation Development and Community Engagement
Associate Professor Jennifer Alford
English/EAL/D and Literacy, critical literacies, policy analysis, teacher agency
Dr Sakinah Alhadad
Learning sciences, epistemic and social justice, evidence-informed Practice, teacher education
Associate Professor Jeanne Allen
Innovation in partnership, teacher education, and professional experience and mentoring
Professor Peter Anderson
Teacher Professional Development, Australian Indigenous education, curriculum and pedagogical interventions, educational systems
Associate Professor Debbie Bargallie
Researching racism for Indigenous employees in the Australian Public Service
Professor Stephen Billett
Lifelong learning, workplace learning, and vocational education and training
Dr Ana Borges
Health education, Education for violence prevention, Cross-cultural education, Violence against women
Associate Professor Jennifer Cartmel
School Age Child Care, Children's Services - Policy and Pedagogy, Intergenerational Practice
Professor Sarojni Choy
Adult and vocational education, workplace learning and continuing education training
Dr Nicole Dargue
Autism, gesture, non-verbal communication, comprehension, learning, neuropsychology
Professor Christine-Edwards-Groves
Classroom interaction, dialogic pedagogies, English and literacy education, learning practices, action research, middle leadership
Professor Rob Ellis
Qualitative variation of outcomes, student and teacher experience, quality and innovation.
Dr Amy Kim Eun-Ji
Cross-cultural science education, global citizenship education, curriculum studies
Professor Beryl Exley
English and Literacy Curriculum and Pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
Dr Kym Fry
Design research, STEM education, inquiry pedagogy, constructivism and Global citizenship education
Professor Susie Garvis
Early childhood education, quality improvement, policy, teacher competence & education
Dr Kathy Gibbs
Special needs and diverse education, teaching practices to address diverse student abilities
Adjunct members
- Associate Professor Marit Aas
- Dr Aspa Baroutsis
- Dr Wendi Beamish
- Professor Catherine Beavis
- Dr Lori Beckett
- Professor Christopher Bigum
- Dr Ashleigh Bullot
- Dr Trevor Clark
- Dr Ian Davis
- Emeritus Professor Neil Dempster
- Professor Julie Dunn
- Dr Anna Du Plessis
- Associate Professor Jo-Anne Ferreira
- Professor Laurent Filliettaz
- Emeritus Professor Glenn Finger
- Professor Bev Fluckiger
- Associate Professor David Geelan
- Dr Lyn Gilmour
- Dr Jill Girdwood
- Mr Hugh Guthrie
- Dr Feifei Han
- Professor Hannu Heikkinen
- Dr Gayle Hemsley
- Professor Patricia Howlin
- Dr Yijun Hu
- Emeritus Professor Greer Johnson
- Emeritus Professor Deb Keen
- Dr Lisbeth Kitson
- Professor Ulrich Kortenkamp
- Dr Henry Kwok
- Professor Silke Ladel
- Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech
- Dr Sherilyn Lennon
- Associate Professor Ian Munro
- Dr Alexander Muspratt
- Dr Michelle Neumann
- Dr Lisa Palethorpe
- Associate Professor Michelle Pidgeon
- Professor Jacqueline Roberts
- Professor Jacqui Rodgers
- Dr Viviana Sappa
- Dr Kassandra Soo
- Dr Madonna Stinson
- Dr Kerry Taylor-Leech
- Dr Roberta Thompson
- Professor Tony Townsend
- Dr Madonna Tucker
- Professor Paivi Tynjala
- Professor Allan Walker
- Dr Linda Willis
- Dr Benjamin Williams