Fiona Longmuir

Fiona Longmuir (PhD), is a Lecturer in Educational Leadership at Monash University. Her doctoral research was completed at the University of Melbourne in 2017 and investigated principal leadership in two Victorian secondary schools that used innovative, student-centred approaches to transform their schools. Current research interests include leadership for social cohesion, community engagement and student agency in schools.

Fiona worked for over 15 years in Victorian government primary schools and held leadership positions for much of this time. For over ten years she worked as Senior Consulting Researcher – Director of Research in Innovative Professional Practice at Educational Transformations in Melbourne, Victoria. This role saw her lead and contribute to research projects that have investigated education systems, school effectiveness and school leadership across Australia and around the world.