Associate Professor Clarence Ng, Learning and Learners
Professor Susan Edwards, Early Childhood Futures
Professor Vince Geiger, STEM Education
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Meet our researchers, visiting scholars and honorary appointments at the Institute for Learning Sciences and Teacher Education, as well as current Higher Degree Research students.
ILSTE hosts a team of eminent researchers and international scholars, research students and professional staff working in a range of capacities in support of our research.
Browse our researchers, staff, students and graduates, and find out how to get in touch.
Associate Professor Lenore Adie, Associate Professor
Dr Jill Fielding-Wells, Senior Research Fellow
Professor Michele Haynes, Professor
Dr Michele Herrington, Research Fellow
Dr Jenny Martin, Research Fellow
Dr Karen McLean, Senior Lecturer
Professor Kathy Mills, Professor
Dr Melanie Spallek, Research Fellow
Dr Thorsten Scheiner, Research Fellow
Associate Professor Laura Scholes, Associate Professor
Dr Christopher Ambrey, Senior Project Manager
Jacinta Bartlett, Research Project Officer
Alinta Brown, Research Assistant
Dr Jen Cope, Senior Project Officer
Ms Lesley Friend, Research Assistant
Dr Elizabeth Heck, Research Assistant
Christine Jackson, Senior Research Officer
Mr Timothy Katiba, Research Assistant
Dr Andrew Smith, Senior Research Project Manager
Ms Jo Macri, Senior Project Officer
Ms Catherine Delzoppo, Research Assistant
Lesley Friend
Nathan Lowien
Phung Tien Nguyen
Maryam Razmjoee
Marijne Medhurst
Bessie Stone
Associate Professor Tomas Hojgaard, Aarhus University
Professor Jill Porter, University of Reading
Professor Diana C. Pullin, Boston College, Massachusetts
Professor Katsuhiro Yamazumi, Kansai University
Professor Theo van Leeuwen, University of Technology, Sydney
Associate Professor Susan Bridges - awarded to 23 February 2020 - in recognition of her outstanding achievements in medical and dental education as well as her expertise and significant strengths in the area of research.
Associate Professor Mary Macken-Horarik - awarded to 10 September 2021 – in recognition of her international reputation and scholarly expertise in the field of Senior Secondary English Curriculum.
Dr Graham Maxwell - awarded 10 April 2020 - in recognition of his national and international reputation as a leader in the area of educational assessment.
Professor Harry Daniels - awarded to 23 February 2020 - in recognition of his reputation as an internationally-renowned expert educational researcher and his willingness to provide research mentorship and rise the profile of ACU in international research communities
Professor Theo van Leeuwen - awarded to 12 October 2020 - in recognition of his leadership in the field of social semiotics, in particular his development of social semiotics theories and methods for the analysis of multimodal communication.
De Lee-Anne Perry AM - awarded to 9 April 2021 - in recognition of her reputation as a leader in the field of education and acknowledges her willingness to collaborate with ACU in partnership building, developing excellent teacher education programs and in building enhanced capacity in Catholic schools through collaborative professional development and policy formation.
Mr Mike Byrne - awarded for 3 years to 15 June 2019 - in recognition of his extensive professional experience and willingness to support the work of ACU and ILSTE in developing strong educational networks with Catholic Education and Dioceses.
Professor Gordon Stobart - awarded to 23 February 2020 - in recognition of his reputation as an internationally-renowned expert in education assessment and his willingness to provide international strength to the educational assessment profile of the ILSTE.
Professor Rudolph Straesser - awarded to 10 April 2020 - in recognition of his publication record in Mathematics Education, his preparedness to provide strategic advice about publication and project application opportunities and willingness to participate in joint research projects with Australian Catholic University.
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