Staff
Academic Staff
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Ms Melody Anderson
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Ms Jane Bird Ms Jane Bird is currently a Lecturer in Drama Education at The University of Melbourne. She lecturers in both undergraduate and post graduate studies of Drama Education. Jane is the co-author of the VCE student textbook series ‘Acting Smart’ for both Drama and Theatre Studies that are in their 5th edition. She has had ongoing relationships with the VCAA in various roles from writing curriculum documents and exam papers to performance examiner for Drama and Theatre Studies. Jane taught in a range of Secondary schools both government and Independent. She is currently completing her Masters of Education at the University of Melbourne focusing on the processes of constructing an ethnographic performance.
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Mr Robert Brown Mr Robert Brown is a visual arts lecturer working in primary and early childhood education. He also acts as Project Manager at The University of Melbourne's Early Learning Centre, Abbottsford, a research and demonstration centre that provides an arts-centred early childhood program for children aged 3-5 years. Robert is currently undertaking a three year role as Senior Research Associate in an ARC project investigating the practices of ArtPlay a unique facility established by The City of Melbourne, that provides artist-led programs for children. Robert's on-going research interests include teacher reflection, indigenous story and storytelling, culture and the arts, and arts-centred pedagogies.
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Ms Noelle Cahill
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Dr Kate Donelan Dr Kate Donelan is a Senior lecturer and Assistant Dean (Equal Opportunity) in the Graduate School of Education. She coordinates Drama within pre-service and post-graduate arts education programs. Her academic work focuses on drama and arts education in primary, secondary, tertiary and community education and qualitative research methods for arts educators.
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Mr Phil Egan
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Dr Peter Ferguson Coming originally from a teaching background, Peter Ferguson's academic research in recent years has focused on students' perceptions of schooling, particularly during the middle years; curriculum design and implementation; assessment; and, teacher accreditation and professional standards frameworks. He teaches in the Primary Bachelor of Education, the graduate Diploma of Education and the Masters programs at the University of Melbourne. He also supervises twelve post graduate students researching in various areas of students' and teachers' perceptions of learning and teaching priorities and policies as well as curriculum design and implementation.
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Mr Ian Godfrey
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Dr Trevor Hay Deputy Cluster Leader Trevor Hay is a Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education. His area of specialisation is Comparative and Intercultural Education. He has written biographical and fictional works on China and has published numerous short stories, audio books and radio productions. He is a specialist in Chinese theatre of the Cultural Revolution. He has also written extensively on uses of narrative in educational research and is currently a member of an ARC research team documenting the lives of children separated from schooling by long periods of chronic illness. He is also working with Chinese postgraduate students on issues related to pedagogy in the teaching of Chinese language and literature.
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Dr Wes Imms Dr Wes Imms is a Senior Lecturer at the Graduate School of Education and teaches a range of undergraduate and post-graduate arts-focused subjects in Visual Literacy, Gender, Curriculum and Teacher Training, and Culture.
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Dr Neryl Jeanneret Dr Neryl Jeanneret is a Senior Lecturer in the Graduate School of Education and co-ordinates Music within pre-service and post-graduate arts education program. Her academic work focuses on music and arts education in primary, secondary, tertiary and community education. Neryl holds a BA, DipEd, MEd(with merit) and a PhD from the University of Sydney. Both her MEd and PhD focussed on teacher education in music. She has played an active role in music education curriculum and policy development in Australia and has held leadership positions in professional associations at state, national and international levels.
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Dr Barbara Kameniar Dr Barbara Kameniar’s research interests are broad. They include curriculum reform; national identity; race, religion and education; and women in Buddhism. She is an ethnographer who is currently working on two longitudinal research projects: (1) Global Flows and Regional Living. This is a five year, collaborative project which focuses on issues of social difference and education in a regional town in South Australia. (2) Examination of an educational program for Buddhist ‘nuns’ in regional Thailand. This project draws on Barbara’s previous research into the beliefs and practices of the mae chi in regional Thailand that dates back to the early 1990s. Barbara is a teacher and curriculum specialist with extensive professional experience in middle school and secondary curriculum design and implementation. Her university teaching is in the fields of social justice; teaching, learning and pedagogy; religion, race and gender; Humanities, and curriculum reform.
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Dr Pam Macintyre Dr Pam Macintyre teaches in the Bachelor of Education Primary Course, the Bachelor of Teaching and Master of Education courses, specialising in children’s and young adult literature. She was the Victorian Judge for the Children’s Book Council Awards in 1996 and 1997, a member of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Committee from 1994 to 1996, has been a judge for the Aurealis Awards, the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and the Nestle Write around Australia Competition. She is a member of the National Executive of the Children’s Book Council of Australia, a member the Schools Programming Committee of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival and a member of the Australasian Children’s Literature Association for Research (ACLAR). She regularly reviews children’s and young adult books for the Australian Book Review and occasionally for The Age. She is the editor of the quarterly journal Viewpoint: on books for young adults. Pam’s major research interests are children’s and young adult literature, particularly Australian fiction, and its reception. Her special interest is in the history of Australian children’s literature, specifically of the women who wrote for children.
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Dr Julianne Moss Dr Julianne Moss is a Senior Lecturer in Curriculum, Teaching and Learning. Her qualifications include a PhD(Deakin University); B.A.(Visual Arts); Graduate Diploma in Special Education and Master of Special Education. Since her appointment in 2002, Julianne has created a research focus located in curriculum and practitioner inquiry. Collaborating with colleagues, nationally and internationally she contributes to the theoretical advancement of curriculum inquiry, particularly through the use of visual narrative. Julianne's research interests include inclusive education, teacher education pedagoy and teacher inquiry.
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Professor John O'Toole Professor John O'Toole has spent a number of years researching the impact of drama and peer teaching on conflict and bullying in schools. He is currently involved in three research projects with major performing and creative arts venues, investigating the cultural capital they produce, and the real effects on young people and children, in terms of artistic understanding, engagement, learning outcomes and cultural citizenship. John's qualifications include: BA/MA (Cambridge UK, 1962/1965), Advanced Diploma of Drama in Education (Durham UK 1970), M.Ed (Newcastle upon Tyne, 1977), PhD (Queensland 1990). He is author or co-author of many standard publications on drama, including the first book on Theatre in Education (1977), Dramawise (1988 - now also in Chinese, Italian and Danish), The Process of Drama (1992), Pretending to Learn (2002 – Australian primary Textbook of the Year 2003; now also in Chinese and Danish) and Cooling Conflict (2005).
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Mr Richard Sallis Mr Richard Sallis is a lecturer in Drama education. He holds a Bachelor of Education, Rusden College, Victoria, Australia and a Masters of Education, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Richard's research interests include masculinities and arts (drama) education, ethnographic performance. |
Mr Andrew Swainston Andrew Swainston completed a Bachelor of Education degree Melbourne State College in 1983. In 2000 he completed a Masters Degree (Music Education) at the Institute of Education, University of London. Andrew worked as a music teacher for 20 years in Australia and the UK. He was Head of Music for five years at Lilian Baylis School in North Lambeth, London. In recent years Andrew was Music Director and Arts Co-ordinator at Williamstown High School Middle Years campus. Since 2006 he has been a music education lecturer at the University of Melbourne and is currently undertaking a PhD studying the experiences of music teachers in their first two years of teaching. He is a regular columnist for the national music education publication ‘Music in Action’ and was a member of the UK based World Music big band ‘Bassa Bassa’ from 1991-1994. |
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Ms Marnee Watkins Ms Marnee Watkins is currently a Lecturer in Visual Arts Education at The University of Melbourne. She lectures in the undergraduate Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Teaching programs in visual arts in education, and supervises undergraduate research projects. Prior to her current tertiary position, Marnee spent 23 years teaching in primary schools in the Northern Territory and Victoria, with an extensive involvement in system wide curriculum development (in the NT). She is currently completing her Doctorate of Education at the University of Melbourne focusing on art rich picturebooks and their affordances for provoking thinking and inquiry in the primary classroom. |
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Miss Emma Brimfield Miss Emma Brimfield is the Senior Administrator for Artistic and Creative Education and Language and Literacy Education. Her main duties include management of cluster finances such as research grants and consultancies, website development and graphic design. She is currently involved with the redevelopment of the ACE, LALE, Viewpoint magazine and LASS websites. She is also a member of the Graduate School's Communication Working Party and has instigated a number of faculty-wide initiatives including the redevelopment of the Graduate School's intranet and website. Emma holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree (University of Tasmania) with majors in Human Resource Management and Marketing. She has worked within the higher education sector for a number of years undertaking diverse roles including Alumni Relations Officer, Student Administrator and Development Assistant.
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Ms Marie-Claire Moloney Miss Marie-Claire Moloney is the Administrative Officer of both the Artistic and Creative Education Cluster and the Language and Literacy Education Cluster. Coming from a background of hospital administration and school-teaching, she handles daily problem-solving and administrative requirements of the two clusters, including management of colloquiua and meetings, maintenance and I.T. issues, and assistance with project work. Marie-Claire’s university life started with her degree in Arts and Music, with a special interest in Ethnomusicology, major in History and minor in French. She has worked as a Casual Relief Teacher for 2 years and as Admissions officer in various Melbourne hospitals. |