Lecturer
College of Education, Psychology and Social Work
I have been working in special education for over 20 years, teaching and leading in diverse school settings throughout both South Australia and New South Wales. This culminated in my principalship of a special school in NSW. Since 2011 I have been a lecturer at Flinders University.
In 2016 I gave a Tedx Talk on Inclusive Education: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FolCetXtYG0
In 2018 I was an invited speaker for the Adelaide Festival of Ideas.
Submitted thesis for Ed.D (Flinders University)
M.Sp Ed (Sydney University)
B.Ed (Flinders University)
AASE National President
AASE SA National President
The Inclusion Education Summit (2017) - Junior Scholar Award
Invited Speaker - (2018) Adelaide Festival of Ideas
Academic Advisory Member - All Means All
Member - ACARA Students with Disabilities Advisory Group
Professional Experience Coordinator (Special Education)
Individual Topic Coordination:
Inclusive Education
Special Education
Positive Behaviour
Australian Association of Special Education (AASE) - National President
Australian Association of Special Education (AASE) - SA Chapter President
RISE (Research in Inclusive and Specialised Education) - Member
Healthy Development Adelaide (HDA) - Research Member
Inclusive School Communities (ISC) Project - Steering Group Member
All Means All (Australian Alliance for Inclusive Education) - Academic Advisory Panel Member