I am a Lecturer in Teacher Education at the Faculty of Education at Monash University. I started my career as a secondary school science teacher before taking on leadership roles as a science head and vice-principal in a large secondary school in Singapore.

My research focuses on (1) increasing teacher diversity and (2) raising the status of the teaching profession. The central tenet of my research is social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in educational settings.

My 2021 PhD thesis, “Optimising the professional adaptation of Asian Australian immigrant teachers”, examined the professional adaptation experiences of immigrant teachers and how their teaching knowledge is shaped by the change in educational contexts associated with the migration experience. 

I was awarded the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Gold Medal from Nanyang Technological University for outstanding performance in the Masters programme in 2012 and the Early Career Researcher Presentation Award by the British Education Research Association (BERA) in 2020. In 2022, I received the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA) Early Career Researcher Grant to support my research in teacher knowledge development.

Teacher Diversity, Teacher Status, Teacher Development, Transition into Teaching, Career Change Teachers, Teacher Attraction, Teacher Retention, Teacher Belonging

Executive Committee: Australia Teacher Education Association

Editorial Team: International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives

I would like to hear from prospective research students who are interested in exploring issues related to:

(1) Teacher Diversity - This might include the experiences or professional transition of teachers and pre-service teachers from ethnic and culturally diverse backgrounds, immigrant/migrant teachers, overseas-trained teachers, minority teachers, and career-change teachers.

(2) Teacher Status—This might include issues related to teachers' professional status and the prestige of the teaching profession, teacher professionalisation, teacher recruitment and retention, professional identity, teacher workplace conditions, autonomy, and sense of belonging to the profession.

EDF2063 - Planning for Teaching & Learning

EDF2064 - Assessing Teaching & Learning

EDF5848 - Teaching, Learning & Child Development

EDF5611 - Investigating Educational Issues in Global Context