Meet the team behind this project
Key Researchers
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Assoc Prof Maryanne Theobald
Maryanne is Associate Professor in Education at Queensland University of Technology, (QUT). AsPro Maryanne Theobald is pioneering the use of video-stimulated participatory approaches that enable children to contribute their perspectives of their childhood, to research, and teacher-researchers. Maryanne's research applies interactional approaches of ethnomethodology and conversation analysis on to study...
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Prof Susan Danby
Fields of ExpertiseEducation SystemsLinguisticsSociologyHealth CommunicationPragmaticsQualificationsPhD (Interaction and Social Order in Preschool), 1998, The University of Queensland, AustraliaMaster of Education (Early Childhood), 1989, Loyola University, USABachelor of Educational Studies, 1983, The University of Queensland, AustraliaCurrent Positions 2012 – 2017 Australian Research Council Future Fellow School of Early Childhood, Faculty of Education, Queensland...
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Assoc Prof Gillian Busch
Gillian is the Head of Program, Early Childhood and a course coordinator of a number of courses in the Bachelor of Education. Gillian’s PhD (The Social Orders of Family Mealtime) was awarded the Early Childhood Australia Doctoral Thesis Award (2012). Gillian is currently involved in several research projects including young...
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Assoc Prof Ilana Mushin
Ilana is a linguist whose research interests include: interactions between discourse, cognition and grammar, pragmatics, perspective-taking in discourse, Conversation Analysis, typology, narrative structure, language shift and language maintenance, Australian First Nations Languages. Ilana is currently a Chief Investigator on the ARC Discovery Project ‘Conversational interaction in Aboriginal and Remote Australia’...
Research Assistants
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Cathy Nielson
Cathy Nielson first trained in research methodology as an undergraduate Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) student. Since graduating in 2017 with first-class honours and registering as a teacher Cathy has undertaken supply work in the early years of primary schools and kindergartens. As a senior research assistant across a number...
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Elizabeth Briant
Elizabeth Briant is a Senior Research Assistant, Sessional Academic and PhD candidate in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice. Her background is in secondary teaching, and she now teaches in undergraduate and postgraduate education courses at QUT. Her primary research interest is in understanding the growing use...
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Shelley Radanovic
Shelley Radanovic is an experienced research assistant, tutor in the Faculty of Education, and art teacher. Shelley has a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graduate Diploma of Early Years, and recently completed a Masters of Education (research), Children’s perspectives on creativity and its role in their lives.
Teachers-as-Researchers
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Lisa Curtis
Lisa is an Early Childhood teaching professional and has worked with Education Queensland for 20 years. In her 20 years of teaching Lisa has developed a strong philosophy and believes that connections underpin everything at school, from establishing an essential sense of belonging for existing and new students alike, to...
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Erin Mirah
Erin has been been a Primary school teacher with Education Queensland for over 8 years. Erin’s teaching experiences have been centred in linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms which have enabled her to develop a strong teaching philosophy that understands the power of embracing and connecting with the culture of students...
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Louise Rana
Louise is a primary school teacher working for Education Queensland with most of her experience focused on early childhood teaching (P-2). In more recent years, Louise has been inspired by the Walker approach, which gives children opportunities to develop life skills through planned and purposeful play. As well as this,...
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Tyler Moore
Tyler is a primary school teacher working for Education Queensland, who is passionate about making sure all students feel safe and supported in their learning environment. Tyler strive’s to give students opportunities to learn through inquiring about the world around them and supporting each other. In her time as a...