I am an Associate Professor at Monash University with an international research profile in graduate employability, education-to-work transitions, globalisation and intercultural education. My research is driven by a central question: how can education better enable students to develop and mobilise the resources, agency and capabilities needed to navigate increasingly complex educational and professional futures?

A distinctive contribution of my scholarship has been advancing new ways of conceptualising graduate employability. I developed the concepts of agentic capital, the capitals-based approach to graduate employability, and the Employability Agency Framework, which position employability as more than the acquisition of skills. My work explains how individuals develop, connect and strategically mobilise personal and external resources in response to opportunities, constraints and changing contexts. These ideas have informed research internationally and have been applied by researchers and practitioners across diverse educational settings and student populations.

My research combines theoretical innovation with applied educational impact. I work across higher education, vocational education, government, industry and philanthropic sectors to translate research into programs, frameworks and practices that strengthen employability, student agency and intercultural learning. At Monash and through external partnerships, I have contributed to reimagining student transitions and designing evidence-informed approaches that enable students to take greater ownership of their learning and career development.

I have led and contributed to major national and international projects with a combined value exceeding AUD $3 million, supported by organisations including the Australian Government, LEGO Foundation, Tanoto Foundation, AVETRA and VSA. Major initiatives include The Job Ready Program, Learning Experiences of Vocational Students, Graduate Employability and Leadership, and PRESET. These collaborations span Australia and the Asia-Pacific and connect research with pressing educational, workforce and social challenges.

My scholarship has been published in leading international journals, including Higher Education, Higher Education Research & Development, and the Journal of Studies in International Education. I also contribute to developing the next generation of researchers by supervising PhD candidates investigating employability, transitions and education across diverse international contexts.

Before joining Monash, I completed my MA and PhD in Educational Studies at the University of Queensland (UQ), while also gaining experience in Australian schools and university teaching. I subsequently held a postdoctoral research fellowship at UQ before commencing my academic career at Monash.

My teaching spans education-to-work transitions, graduate employability and globalisation and is closely integrated with my research. Across my research, teaching and engagement, I seek to shape how employability and educational transitions are understood, researched and translated into practice, with particular emphasis on enabling individuals to exercise agency and thrive amid changing global, technological and labour-market conditions.

Employability

Transitions

Internationalization

Education to work transitions 

International students 

Higher education

Vocational education