Karen is the Director of Professional Experience, Faculty of Education, and Senior Lecturer of Psychology Education in the School of Curriculum, Teaching and Inclusive Education at Monash University. Her research interests relate to teacher education, including: developing the pedagogical knowledge of pre-service teachers; exploring teachers' curriculum making (policy, broker, school and classroom); teaching psychological science in integrated ways to engage learners to explore its value, complexity and relevance within our society; and the value of coteaching in Initial Teacher Education.

Karen aims to raise the profile of teaching psychology in schools, especially establishing psychology's place in the curriculum and ongoing support and advocacy for psychology teachers as professionals. She is interested in developing shared meanings for teaching psychology as a contemporary science, and ways to connect and build on learning experiences for fostering psychological literacy for more hopeful, just and sustainable futures. 

Psychology education (Psychology teachers, teaching and learning of psychology)

Teaching climate change education, socioscientific/ societal issues.

Teacher education, curriculum making, out-of-field teaching, coteaching, and teachers' pedagogical knowledge.

Monash Education Research Groups:

Education, Environment and Sustainability (EES) Research Group

Plants + People + Pedagogies Research Group

Transforming Initial Teacher Education for Social Impact Research Group

Science Education Research Group

Monash University

Monash Sustainable Development Insitute - Affiliate Member

Centre to Impact AMR - Education, Engagement & Communities  - Working party member

Little Food Festival - STEM Food Sustainability coordinator

EDF5175 & EDF5176 Psychology education in secondary schools A & B

EDF5855 The teaching profession and the professional teacher

EDF1062 Approaches to teaching and learning

EDF5137 & EDF5138 General science education in secondary schools A & B

EDF4252 Integrated approaches to science learning and teaching

EDF4069 Transition to the profession

EDF3075 Developing transdisciplinary pedagogies

EDF4006 Transition and professional engagement

EDF5127 & EDF5128 Chemistry education in secondary schools A & B

EDF5183 & EDF5184 General Method and Teaching Specialisms units A & B

EDF5941, EDF5942, EDF5943 & EDF5944 Professional Experience Units