Anne Suryani

Anne Suryani is a Senior Research Fellow in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. She holds a PhD in Educational Psychology with a Mollie Holman Medal for the best doctoral thesis in education. Anne has extensive experience working in a range of government-funded, consultancy and grant-based educational research in the Asia-Pacific Region. She has strong quantitative skills and experience in large-scale survey design and analysis as well as longitudinal and comparative studies. Her current research focuses on preparing future teachers, drawing upon educational psychology and cross-cultural studies to inform these practices. Anne’s research interests include teacher motivation, teacher education, teacher professional development, religion and education, and educational policy. 

Her monograph ‘Embracing diversity: Preparing future teachers to foster religious tolerance’ discusses Indonesian student teachers’ experience of religious diversity and in/tolerance as well as how religious beliefs can shape the way future teachers view their teaching practices and pedagogies. 

In 2022, Anne received the Australia-Indonesia Institute Studies and Cultural Leadership Award from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade in recognition of her LIFT Studies initiative.

Project website: Leading to Improve Future Teachers (LIFT) Studies