School welcomes new staff
The School of Education welcomes the following new staff in 2011:
Dr Emma Charlton
Lecturer in Education (Warrnambool)
Emma Charlton is a new member of the teaching team for the Associate Degree of Arts, Business and Sciences, and is based at the Warrnambool campus.
Emma comes to Deakin from the University of Cambridge where she was a Research Associate working with Associate Professor Dominic Wyse, Professor Maria Nikolajeva, Dr Liz Taylor, Dr Gabrielle Cliff Hodges and Pam Pointon. This interdisciplinary project used the Australian children's book My Place by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins to explore the place-related identities of children in two primary schools in the east of England. There are two publications that have come out of the project:
- Place-related identities through texts: from interdisciplinary theory to research agenda. British Journal of Educational Studies, 59 (1), 63 - 74.
- Place-related identity, texts, and transcultural meanings. British Educational Research Journal. ifirst
Also at Cambridge Emma worked as a researcher with Dr Linda Hargreaves and Ruth Kershner on children's awareness of learning and knowledge; and with Dr Ros McLellan and Professor Maurice Galton on a review of Creative Partnerships.
Emma completed her PhD, entitled Stories of sacrifice and entitlement: how differences between students shape their possible subjectivities in classrooms, through the University of Queensland in 2010, supervised by Dr Amanda Keddie and Professor Martin Mills. Prior to moving to the U.K. Emma taught within the education programme at the University of Queensland, and worked as a research assistant on a number of projects interested in gender reform in Australia, and gendered classroom experiences in the Commonwealth. Her research interests centre around student identity, in particular notions of place and difference and the discourses that shape possibilities for student subjectivities.
Professor Christine Halse
Chair in Education
Christine Halse is a sociologist of education, specialising in curriculum. She is a leading scholar in research examining the ways that curriculum, policy and cultures construct individuals and identities, particularly among those marginalised by race, gender, health, or socio-economic status.
Her publications in this area have been highly acclaimed. A Terribly Wild Man: The life of the Rev Ernest Gribble (Allen & Unwin, 2002) examined how race relationship shape Aboriginal/non-Aboriginal identities during the 20th century and was nominated for the 'Westfield Waverly Award for Excellence in Research in the Creation of a Literary Work of Merit'. Inside Anorexia: The experiences of girls and their families (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2008) illustrated the diverse cultures of experience of eating disorders.
Chris' work on intercultural relations has been applied to international education, assessment, studies of Asia, and environmental studies. She has led numerous multi-method evaluations for national and international education agencies to bring research to bear on significant social and educational policy problems. Her work has also been at a grassroots level with Indigenous communities, teachers and schools to link research and practical action, particularly in curriculum and teacher professional development.
Chris has been a key figure in opening up questions about ethical research practice and policy and her writing on research ethics is prescribed in graduate courses across the USA, UK, Canada and Australia. The development of doctoral students and early career researchers has been a key focus of her research and professional practice. She is in high demand as a doctoral supervisor and mentor, and has received university and Carrick Institution (ALTC) awards for her leadership in these areas.
Chris has held continuous research grants from the ARC, government and not-for-profit agencies since beginning her academic career. She has held invited appointments at the University of Seattle (USA), University of British Columbia (Canada), Seton Hall University (USA), Nagoya University (Japan) and the Hong Kong Institute of Education (China). She frequently serves on Steering and Advisory Committees for major curriculum initiatives, and is in strong demand as a keynote conference speaker and media commentator.
Professor Trevor Gale
Chair in Education Policy and Social Justice
Trevor Gale is currently Professor of Education Policy and Social Justice and, until recently, founding director of the National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education, an Australian Government funded research centre hosted at the University of South Australia. Prior to this, he was Associate Dean (Research Degrees) in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. He is the founding editor of Critical Studies in Education and a past (2005) President of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) and board member of the Asia-Pacific Education Research Association (APERA). In 2009 he was appointed by the Deputy Prime Minister as a founding member of the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC) and, until recently, he also served on the National Quality Council (NQC). He was an expert member of DEEWR's working group which developed the recently released Indicator Framework for Higher Education Performance Funding. Trevor was awarded his PhD by the University of Queensland. He is a policy sociologist with research interests in social justice in schooling, vocational and higher education, drawing primarily on the theoretical resources of Bourdieu and, to a lesser extent, Appadurai, Bauman and Said. He has taught courses in policy sociology, the sociology of education, the sociology of teaching, and qualitative research methodologies. He is author and co-author of numerous books, book chapters, journal articles and other research publications. He is frequently invited to deliver keynote addresses at national conferences. Internationally, he is well known for his seminal text, Just Schooling (OUP 2000) with Kathleen Densmore, for his Foucauldian theorisation of policy methodology and, more recently, for his reframing of student equity issues in higher education in terms of 'mobility', 'aspiration' and 'voice'. His latest books are Schooling in Disadvantaged Communities (Springer 2010) with Carmen Mills and Educational Research by Association (Sense 2010) with Bob Lingard. He is guest editor of three special journal issues on student equity in higher education, appearing in 2011: in the Cambridge Journal of Education, the Australian Educational Researcher, and Critical Studies in Education. He has been a chief investigator on 30 funded research projects, totaling just under $1.8m in research funding: $1.62m funded by government, $70K funded by schools, city councils and philanthropic organisations, and $88K funded by internal university grants. He currently has under review an ARC Discovery grant submission with Marie Brennan, Sam Sellar and Lew Zipin, theorising the capacitation of student aspirations in the context of current schooling and higher education policy in Australia. He has recently completed a meta-analysis of students' transition into higher education, funded by the ALTC.
Associate Professor Julianne Moss
Curriculum and Pedagogy (Burwood)
A/Prof Julianne Moss (PhD Deakin; M. Spec Ed; Grad.Dip. Spec Ed; B.A (Vis Arts); TTC Tas) has come from the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne where she was Cluster head and member of Artistic and Creative Education (ACE), an academic group, committed to pro-active and collaborative approaches to educational research and research-led change. Prior to joining the University of Melbourne she was Assistant Head of School for the Bachelor of Teaching Program in the Faculty of Education at the University of Tasmania. Before entering teacher education Julianne was a school principal and teacher in the Tasmanian government school sector and a teacher of Visual Arts in the Northern Territory. Her research interests centre on leading change through a focus on curriculum theory, curriculum leadership, practitioner inquiry and qualitative research methodology, notably visual methods. Julianne's research program is developed from questions of equity, participation and agency and show sustained links to schools, school systems and professional learning. Since the award of her PhD from Deakin University in 2000, Julianne has contributed more than 100 publications that include book chapters, refereed journal articles, reports, professional books and other publications in a range of high standing international and national peer review publications and conference proceedings. As a Chief Investigator, she has been awarded competitive research and university teaching development funds in excess of $450,000 dollars. In the past ten years Julianne has supervised 18 higher degree research students to timely completion, with three students receiving major university prizes. Her consultancy income is in excess of a million dollars, having worked with major government bodies such as the Ministry of Education Singapore, Department of Education in Victoria. In 2009 Julianne completed a review of the foundation curriculum for Victoria Police. She is active in the research community as an International editorial board advisory member for Education Policy Analysis Archives; Journal of Research in Special Educational Needs; International Journal of Whole Schooling. She regularly reviews for early childhood, teacher education, action research, health and sport journals and leading international research centres and programs including the Social Sciences and Research Council of Canada; Centre for Research in Pedagogy and Practice, National Institute of Education Singapore and Arizona State University, USA.
Ms Liz Rouse
Lecturer in Early Childhood Education
Ms Liz Rouse comes from ACU where she was a lecturer in ECE and course advisor for the first year cohort. Prior to ACU, Liz was the coordinator of the industry group studying the Diploma of Children's Services at NMIT and senior curriculum developer/course development manager for the Bachelor of Education (Early Years) degree, the first four year education degree to be accredited in Australia for delivery by an Institution other than a University. Liz has also worked at Victoria University, as well as at Deakin University in the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education at the Geelong campus and the Institute of Koorie Education. She is currently undertaking her Doctor of Education degree at Victoria University, due for submission in 2011, investigating the professional practice of early childhood education and care practitioners as it applies to the relationships they form with families. In addition, she is involved in research investigating efficacy and relevance of the infant/toddler practicum in a pathway teacher training qualification and also research examining the career choices and destinations of pre-service teachers studying in a dual sector teaching degree. Liz was instrumental in gaining funding from the state government to undertake a pilot for the second topic. In addition, Liz is currently the chair of the Course Development Advisory Committee for the Bachelor of Early childhood education and care currently being developed by Box Hill Institute and executive member of Early Childhood Australia (Victorian Chapter). She is also a member of the Committee of Management for Community Child Care, a board member of early Childhood management Services and a member of the VCAA Working Party for the implementation of the Victorian Early Years Learning and development Framework. Liz is a founding member of the Victorian Early Childhood Research Consortium.
Dr Claire Charles
Lecturer in Education Studies (Burwood)
Claire Charles comes to Deakin from the Faculty of Education at Monash University, where she taught in the Bachelor of Secondary Education, and the Graduate Diploma (Secondary) courses. Her teaching and research interests are broadly located within the Sociology of Education, focusing on the subjectivities and relationships encouraged within western, neoliberal societies and how they are shaped and mediated by education. She has a particular interest in young women's identities, and was recently awarded a Faculty grant from Monash University ($7, 400) to undertake further research in this area. Dr. Charles has published 10 refereed journal articles and 3 book chapters, mostly arising from her work exploring young women's subjectivities, popular culture and education. She is the co-convenor of the 'Gender, Sexualities and Culture' special interest group within the Australian Association for Research in Education.
Dr Scott Webster
Senior Lecturer in Education Studies (Burwood)
Scott Webster is a senior lecturer working in education, specifically teaching in the areas of educational philosophy and curriculum theory. He gained his PhD from the University of Qld and Griffith University after completing his Masters degree at Oxford University. His particular research focus is upon spirituality, the meaning of life, existentialism and Dewey. He has published an academic book titled "Educating for Meaningful Lives" (2009) and written 15 articles and chapters in peer reviewed publications, and presented 20 conference papers. He has been nominee for supervisor of the year at Monash University and has also been nominated for a national award for teaching excellence while working in high schools in Qld. As well as working in the roles of course adviser and coordinator, Scott has also been program leader at Monash University where he was involved in redesigning the structure of teaching programs.
Dr Ghodra Kamyab
Lecturer in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) (Burwood)
Ghodra Kamyab is a lecturer in TESOL at school of education. He has a Ph.D. in linguistics from Monash University, with a focus on analysis of academic discourse. Ghodra has extensive teaching experience at secondary and tertiary education both in Australia and overseas. At Deakin University, Ghodra is responsible for chairing and lecturing undergraduate and postgraduate units of linguistics and language testing and assessment.
Dr Naoko Araki-Metcalfe
Senior Lecturer in Teaching Languages other than English TLOTE (Burwood)
Dr Naoko Araki-Metcalfe completed her BEd (1999), MEd (2001) and PhD (2006) at the University of Melbourne. Her PhD thesis was titled ‘The Waterhole: Using educational drama as a pedagogical tool in a foreign language class at a public primary school in Japan'. It focused on the internationalisation of Japan and its effect on Japanese education, in particular the recent educational reforms for the implementation of the English language curriculum into Japanese public primary schools. Naoko has taught Japanese LOTE at both primary and secondary schools in Victoria, and from 2007-2009 was Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Humanities, Fukuoka JoGakuin University in Japan, and in 2009 at Nakamura Gakuin University. She is fluent in Japanese and English and is Founder and Director of International Education, an English/Japanese language school in Fukuoka. She has published in NJ - Drama Australia Journal and a range of handbooks for English language development. In 2008, Naoko received a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) (2,990,000 yen - about AUD$40,000) to research the implementation of educational drama as a pedagogical tool for cross-curriculum English language programs to motivate students' English language learning.
Dr Lou Preston
Lecturer in Education (HSE) (Waurn Ponds)
Dr Lou Preston has worked at the University of Ballarat (where she was Deputy Head of School - Teaching and Learning, in 2008 and 2009) and Monash University. She received her PhD in Education from Melbourne University in 2008 and has extensive experience teaching in secondary and tertiary education settings in the subject areas of Geography, Social and Environmental Education, and Outdoor Education. She has also taught Teacher Education units related to curriculum theory and design, professional practice, approaches to assessment and learning and effective learning environments. Lou's research interests are in Environmental Education & ethics, pedagogy and place. Her publications include 4 articles in peer refereed journals, 1 book chapter and 10 conference papers. She is a reviewer for the Australian Journal of Outdoor Education and an active member of the Geography Teachers Association of Victoria (GTAV) and the Victorian Outdoor Education Association (VOEA) and a member of various local, national and international environmental groups. In 2008 Lou received an Australian Learning & Teaching Council award of $10,000 for a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in Outdoor and Environmental Education. In 2008 I received an Australian Learning & Teaching Council award of $10,000 for a Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in Outdoor and Environmental Education.
Dr Bonnie Yim
Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education (Waurn Ponds)
Dr Bonnie Hoi-Yin Yim has just joined Deakin University as a senior lecturer in the School of Education. Bonnie was previously at the University of South Australia (UniSA) and the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). She is an active researcher in the field of early childhood education. Her research interests include child development, cross-cultural issues in early childhood, research methods, active learning engagement of young children and arts education. In 2007-2010, a total of eight journal articles and two book chapters were published. Currently, one journal article and a book are in press. Also, there is a journal article currently under review, and a book chapter is also in progress. As part of a teaching team, Bonnie was awarded a UniSA Teaching Excellence Award in 2008. In November 2010, Bonnie was part of a UniSA transnational team that had worked in Singapore and received an award for the Best Collaborative Partnership. Bonnie has been conducting joint-research with researchers from UniSA, USQ, the SEED Institute in Singapore, the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education, and the University of West Indies. She had been a research associate of four important university grants and a recipient of two research funds in previous workplaces (a total of AUD$138,850)
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