I began my academic career as a university lecturer and worked in schools in Australia while completing my MA and PhD in Educational Studies at the University of Queensland (UQ). Following my doctoral studies, I held a postdoctoral research fellowship at UQ before joining Monash University as a lecturer.

My research focuses on graduate employability, globalisation, and intercultural education and pedagogies. I have investigated how pedagogical practices operate across diverse socio-cultural contexts; how students and graduates develop and mobilise resources to negotiate employability and career transitions; and how children are supported in their early years as they transition into school. My research spans multiple educational sectors—including higher education, schools, and vocational training—and has been conducted in Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Japan.

I have led and contributed to a number of significant projects, such as The Job Ready Program (Australian Government), Learning Experiences of Vocational Students (AVETRA and VSA), Graduate Employability and Leadership (Tanoto Foundation), and PRESET (LEGO Foundation). My work has been published in leading journals including Higher Education, Higher Education Research & Development, and the Journal of Studies in International Education. I also supervise a cohort of PhD students researching employability and transitions across diverse international contexts.

My teaching areas include university-to-workplace transition, graduate employability, intercultural education, pedagogical practices, globalisation, and school–family partnerships.

At Monash University, I currently serve as the Education Representative in the School of Education, Culture and Society (ECS) and as a member of the Career Impact Working Group. Beyond the university, I am an Associate Editor of Higher Education Research & Development and a regular reviewer for Higher Education and other international journals.

Employability

Transitions

Internationalization

Education to work transitions 

International students 

Higher education

Vocational education