Katrina (Ekaterina) is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Monash University. Her research focuses on the digital literacies of children and adults from refugee and migrant backgrounds. It investigates the ways in which these groups use digital technologies in English as an Additional Language (EAL) for life, learning and employment. It aims to enhance educational policies and pedagogies for digital literacies in EAL/TESOL settings locally and internationally. Katrina's research projects in EAL contexts have examined innovative teaching and learning with technologies, in-service and pre-service teachers’ experience with digital literacies, teaching online and leadership for change during the Covid-19 pandemic, AI literacy and technology use in communities from Afghanistan, Myanmar, Ethiopia, Somali, Vietnam, Iraq and China as they settle in Australia. 

Katrina publishes in the field of digital literacies and TESOL. She has provided expert advice to the government regarding digital literacies in the EAL curriculum in schools and the AMEP (Adult Migrant English Program) sector. In 2021-2022, Katrina led the development and implementation of the AMEP Digital Literacies Framework and Guide (PDF downloads). Katrina is a recipient of a number of professional awards.

Before moving to Australia, Katrina taught English language in a variety of contexts from primary to tertiary education. She teaches in the Faculty's teacher education undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Katrina is currently a Course Leader for MTESOL.

Digital literacies /new literacies

The use of digital technologies in language education including TESOL

Generative AI and AI literacy

AI bias and critical AI literacy

Multimodality and digital multimodal composing

Refugee and migrant communities

Strengths-based practices and technology

Sociocultural theories of language, technology and education

Visual research methodology