DEE Postgraduate Research Candidates
Diversities, Ethics and Education Research Program
The DEE EdD program focuses on research-led practice and practice-led research and is designed to build a new generation of education leaders who are critical innovators of research-led professional practice.
Based on the latest international research on the doctorate, candidates produce three significant research-led innovations in their workplace that are accompanied by scholarly research papers and an evidence-based narrative of their professional development and growth and the impact of their research and professional practice.
The cohort model of delivery is a key part of the DEE EdD program. Course content is tailored to meet the specific needs of each cohort. Candidates work in collaborative, problem-solving teams with different research mentors (supervisors) during candidature so they have access to the best support for the professional and research challenges that they are working to address.
Mentors (supervisors) teaching in the program are nationally and internationally renowned as research experts. They have won multiple competitive research grants, including ARC grants, prestigious state and national teaching awards, and are published in the top ranking journals in their fields.
Current Students and Dissertation Topics
Chris Charles (EdD) ‘Building a collaborative culture of inquiry, teamwork and enhanced pedagogies in a low SES environment utilising flexible staffing models’. Supervisory Panel: Nida Denson and Peter Bansel
Rod Leonarder (EdD) ‘Ethical Decision Making as a Means of Building Capacity in Schools in an Era of Unprecedented Generational Change’. Supervisory Panel: Moira Carmody and Jorge Knijnik
Alexandra Mandel (EdD) ‘Building ethical and respectful relationships for innovative cultures in schools and school systems through using policy to build a culture of mental health and well-being in the school setting’. Supervisory Panel: Moira Carmody and Nida Denson
Carol Marshman (EdD) ‘Teacher motivation, commitment and interactive professionalism: the heart of building ethical and respectful relationships for innovative cultures in schools and school systems’. Supervisory Panel: Moira Carmody and Nida Denson
Marie Murphy (EdD) ‘Building ethical and respectful relationships for socio-cultural diversity in school: The Space Between, Parents and Pedagogy’. Supervisory Panel: Peter Bansel and Tania Ferfolja
Linda O'Brien (EdD) ‘Using socio-cultural diversity as an asset through dance and music’. Supervisory Panel: Kerry Robinson and Peter Bansel
Warren Parkes (EdD) ‘How has the implementation of the Digital Education Revolution been use to build innovative cultures in secondary schools?’ Supervisory Panel: Kerry Robinson and Arathi Sriprakash
Kathleen Seto (EdD) ‘Building ethical and respectful relationships of students and teachers in light of the impact of the increased schooling age: an investment in Student Engagement’. Supervisory Panel: Peter Bansel and Moira Carmody
Elizabeth Angel (PhD) 'Motivating Factors influencing Nursing as a Career Choice'. Supervisory Panel: Rhonda Craven, Nida Denson and Maree Johnson
Katrina Newey (PhD)'Bullying Embraces the Virtual World: Elucidating the Psychosocial Determinants and Outcomes of Traditional vs Cyber- Bullying Types'. Supervisory Panel: Rhonda Craven and Nida Denson
Evan Smith (PhD) 'Taming Transgender: Screen Representations of the Trans-genre'. Supervisory Panel: Sara Louise Knox, David McInnes and Kerry Robinson
Annette Tzavaras (PhD) 'The Lure of the East'. Supervisory Panel: Moira Carmody and Peter Bansel
Dominic Lees (PhD)
Elicia Barrett (PhD)
