Fields of Research

Specialist studies in education
English and literacy curriculum and pedagogy (excl. LOTE, ESL and TESOL)
Secondary education
Professional ethics
Sociology of education
Education policy
Teacher education and professional development of educators
Applied sociology, program evaluation and social impact assessment
Other education
Social policy
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student engagement and teaching
Higher education
Social geography
Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy
Education assessment and evaluation
Continuing and community education
Criminology
Social change
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander curriculum and pedagogy
Cultural geography
Technical, further and workplace education
Curriculum and pedagogy
Political science
Curriculum and pedagogy theory and development
Inclusive education
Education systems
Work integrated learning (incl. internships)
Environmental assessment and monitoring
Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation
Community child health
Computer vision and multimedia computation
Health and community services
Gender, sexuality and education
Causes and prevention of crime

Research Objectives

Equity and access to education
Expanding knowledge in human society
Other education and training
Learner and learning
Religion
Teacher and instructor development
Expanding knowledge in education
Policies and development
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education engagement and attendance outcomes
Justice and the law
Teaching and curriculum
Assessment, development and evaluation of curriculum
Carers' support
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education
Early childhood education
Social class and inequalities
Children's services and childcare
Management, resources and leadership
Higher education
Rehabilitation and correctional services
Work and family responsibilities
Pedagogy
Crime prevention
Community health care
Neonatal and child health
Gender and sexualities
Gender aspects in education

Career Best Publications

Educational alternatives for marginalised youth; Australian Educational Researcher
Ethics and Education Research; Sage
Excluded from school: getting a second chance at a ‘meaningful’ education; International Journal of Inclusive Education
Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research; Routledge
Negotiating risk and hope: a case study of alternative education for marginalized youth; Schools for marginalized youth: an international perspective
Philosophy of hope: concepts and applications for working with marginalized youth; Journal of Youth Studies
Putting the jigsaw together: Flexible Learning Programs in Australia Final Report
Raising educational attainment: how young people’s experiences speak back to the Compact with young Australians; Critical Studies in Education
Youth transition in Australia: challenging assumptions of linearity and choice; Journal of Youth Studies
Youth ‘at risk’: further marginalizing the marginalized?; Journal of Education Policy

Research Publications

Literacy teaching practice in Tasmanian schools - Phase 2 Report for the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training and Practice in Government Schools
'Schools are for us': The importance of distribution, recognition and representation to creating socially just schools; Mainstreams, Margins and the Spaces In-between: New possibilities for education research
A Framework for Quality Flexible Learning Programs; Harnessing the Transformative Power of Education
A place-based critical pedagogy in turbulent times: restoring hope for alternative futures; Critical pedagogy in the 21st century: a new generation of scholars
A re-conceptualisation of change, continuity and inequality in young people's lives
A spatial approach to understanding teachers' 'classroom readiness' for teaching literacy; 4th International ProPEL Conference 2019: Provocations and Possibilities
A trialectical approach to understanding ‘classroom readiness’ for teaching literacy; Studies in Continuing Education
ACEL TAS Public Discourse Award of the Australian Council for Educational Leaders
Alternative education and social justice: considering issues of affective and contributive justice; Critical Studies in Education
An Evaluation of the Launceston Big Picture School: Executive Summary and Report
Attending School Every day Counts - But Kids in Out-of-home Care are Missing Out; Essays that got the World Talking 2022 - Reckoning with Power and Privilege
Attending school every day counts - but kids in out-of-home care are missing out
Australian School-based Apprenticeships for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students in Tasmania. Final Report
Beacon program at Cressy District High School: Case study
Benefits of turnaround programs for disadvantaged youth: Reframing accountabilities; Journal of Youth Studies Conference
Breaking down the sense of ‘us and them' in a regional town; Schools, Communities and Social Inclusion
Case Study: Hunter TAFE Skills for Tomorrrow Program
Case Study: SEDA Sports Development Program Darwin
Case Study: Youth off the Streets, Key College
Challenging the logic behind government policies for school completion; Journal of Educational Administration and History
Connection, connectivity and choice: learning during COVID-19 restrictions across mainstream schools and Flexible Learning Programmes in Australia; Australian Journal of Social Issues
Connection, Connectivity, and Choice: Learning During Covid-19 Restrictions across Mainstream Schools and Flexible Learning Programs in Australia
Consistency in the messiness: Report on the establishment of successful Flexible Learning Programs in Australia
Conundrums for youth policy and practice; Interrogating conceptions of “vulnerable youth” in theory, policy and practice
Distance travelled: outcomes and evidence in flexible learning options; Australian Educational Researcher
Education and Equity in Times of Crisis: Learning, Engagement and Support; Palgrave Macmillan
Education at the Heart of the Children’s Court: Evaluation of the Education Justice Initiative Final Report
Education Policy 'At Risk'; Controversies in Education
Educational alternatives for marginalised youth; Australian Educational Researcher
Educational Transition from Custody: Final report
Elaborating a framework for communicating assessment aims in higher education; Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education
Ethical Challenges in Visual Educational Research; Visual Research Methods in Educational Research
Ethics and Education Research; Sage
Evaluation of the Education Justice Initiative: Interim Report
Excluded from school: getting a second chance at a ‘meaningful’ education; International Journal of Inclusive Education
Exploring Ethical Issues in Youth Research: An Introduction; Young
Exploring the affective dimension of teachers’ work in alternative school settings; Teaching Education
Flexible learning for better earnings; Insight
Formal frameworks as resources for ethical youth research; Negotiating ethical challenges in youth research
Harnessing the Transformative Power of Education; Brill|Sense
Impact Evaluation of the Teacher Internship Placement Program: Final Report
Impact of Department of Education staff completing the Graduate Certificate of Inclusive Education
Improving educational connection for young people in custody
Improving the Outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students within Catholic Education Tasmania
Improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students within Catholic Education Tasmania
Improving the outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students within Catholic Education Tasmania: literature review
Inclusive, engaged learning: New momentum in engagement policy and practice in Tasmania; Education Transforms 2017
Initial teacher education for teaching literacy: Phase 3 Report for the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training, and Practice in Government Schools
Initial teacher education for teaching literacy: Review of literature - Phase 1b Report for the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training and Practice in Government Schools
Interest, learning, and belonging in flexible learning programmes; International Journal on School Disaffection
Interrogating Conceptions of 'Vulnerable Youth' in Theory, Policy and Practice; Sense Publishers
It takes a special type of teacher. An investigation into the capabilities of staff working with disengaged students; International Journal of Inclusive Education
Learning at home during COVID-19: Effects on vulnerable young Australians. Independent Rapid Response Report
Learning Choices: A Map for the Future
Learning from Reciprocal Peer Observation: A collaborative self-study; Studying Teacher Education
Literacy teaching in Tasmania: challenges and opportunities for spatial innovation; 49th Institute of Australian Geographers Conference
Literacy Teaching in Tasmania: Teaching Practice and Teacher Learning - Final Report for the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training, and Practice in Government Schools
Literacy Teaching Practice in Tasmanian Schools: Stakeholder Report - Phase 2 of the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training, and Practice in Government Schools
Making ethical deliberations public: Some provisional resources for youth research ethics; Youth Studies Australia
Making ethical deliberations public: Some provisional resources for youth research ethics; Youth Studies Australia
Making Schools Different: Alternative Approaches to Educating Young People; Sage Publications Ltd
Making sense of school learning environments as infrastructures of care and spatial typologies; Australian Geographer
Negotiating Ethical Challenges in Youth Research; Routledge
Negotiating risk and hope: a case study of alternative education for marginalized youth; Schools for marginalized youth: an international perspective
One size does not fit all: belonging and marginalised youth; Education and Belonging
Ongoing inequality in a 'knowledge economy': Perceptions and actions; International Studies in Sociology of Education
Outcomes from Flexible Learning Options for disenfranchised youth: what counts?; International Journal of Inclusive Education
Overview, conclusions and implications; Gauging the Value of Education for Disenfranchised Youth: Flexible Learning Options
Passport to a Positive Future: Evaluation of the Melbourne Academy
Philosophy of hope: concepts and applications for working with marginalized youth; Journal of Youth Studies
Professional Learning in Flexible Learning Programs: Supporting staff to foster socially inclusive schooling
Psychosocial justice for students in custody; Journal of Psychosocial Studies
Putting the jigsaw together: Flexible Learning Programs in Australia Final Report
Raising educational attainment: how young people’s experiences speak back to the Compact with young Australians; Critical Studies in Education
Re-imagining Schooling for Education; Palgrave Macmillan
Reflecting on Belonging, Space, and Marginalised Young People; Interrogating Belonging for Young People in Schools
Reflective Thinking for Pre-service Teachers
School data walls: sociomaterial assemblages to aid children’s literacy outcomes; Children's Geographies
Schooling practices for marginalized students - practice-with-hope; International Journal of Inclusive Education
SKYS 2Faze and Young Parents program: Case study
St Luke’s Educational Services Unit (ESU): Case study
Student voice and the community forum: finding ways of 'being heard' at an alternative school for disenfranchised young people; British Educational Research Journal
Supporting Expecting and Parenting Teens (SEPT) Trial - Independent Evaluation: Final Report
Teaching in alternative and flexible education settings; Teaching Education
Teaching literacy: Review of literature - Phase 1 Report for the Review of Literacy Teaching, Training and Practice in Government Schools
Teaching to the NAPLAN writing test. Why some teachers do and some teachers don’t; ALEA National Conference
The context of flexible learning options; Gauging the Value of Education for Disenfranchised Youth: Flexible Learning Options
The Transformative Potential of Education; Harnessing the Transformative Power of Education
Towards a whole school approach to literacy: Snapshots from Tasmania; ALEA National Conference
Townsville Flexible Learning Centre: Case study
Understanding Tasmanian School Students' Post-School Pathway Intention: Phase Three: Analysis of TASC and University of Tasmania data
Understanding Tasmanian School Students' Post-School Pathway Intentions
Understanding Tasmanian School Students' Post-School Pathway Intentions: Phase Two: 2020 Student Survey
Understanding Tasmanian School Students’ Post-School Pathway Intentions: Phase 3: Analysis of TASC and University of Tasmania data
Uneven impacts of COVID-19 on the attendance rates of secondary school students from different socioeconomic backgrounds in Australia: a quasi-experimental analysis of administrative data; Australian Journal of Social Issues
Valued outcomes in the counter-spaces of alternative education programs: success but on whose scale?; Geographical Research
Vulnerability as a precondition for resistance and agency: young women in a regional community; Journal of Applied Youth Studies
What keeps young people interested in learning?
Whole school change for literacy teaching and learning: purposes and processes; Language and Education
Wirreanda Adaptive Vocational Education (WAVE) program: Case study
Year 8 and Year 10 students' views and experiences in Collective Ed. schools in 2019
Young people, education and hope: Bringing VET in from the margins; International Journal of Inclusive Education
Your Stories: Evaluation of Launceston Big Picture School
Youth transition in Australia: challenging assumptions of linearity and choice; Journal of Youth Studies
Youth ‘at risk’: further marginalizing the marginalized?; Journal of Education Policy

Research Projects

Improving education for young people in remand: forging a prison to school pipeline; Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation (LMCF)
Increasing Educational Aspiration in Tasmania Northwest; Tasmanian Community Fund (TasCF)
Who is left behind? Responding to the educational needs of students experiencing disadvantage in the COVID-19 recovery; Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRFPP)
Brave Program Research 2022-2025
Collective Education - Summative evaluation
Educational Transition from Custody
Factors Affecting the Establishment of Flexible Learning Programs
Impact evaluation of the Aboriginal Student Engagement Australian School-based Apprenticeship (AES ASbA) Project
Impact evaluation of the Teacher Internship Placement Program
Impact of DoE staff completing the Graduate Certificate of Inclusive Education
Improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students
Launceston Big Picture School Evaluation
Packages of Learning Evaluation
Project specific evaluation of the Supporting Expectant and Parenting Teens (SEPT) program
Project specific evaluation of the Supporting Expectant and Parenting Teens (SEPT) program - part 2
Review of Literacy Teaching, Training and Practice in Government Schools
Underwood Centre Research Position
Working It Out

Research Candidate Supervision