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Ms Judy Bailey
Senior LecturerResearcher (Mathematics Education) - Technology, Environmental, Mathematics, and Science Education Research CentreSenior Lecturer - Te Kura Toi Tangata, Division of Education ... more
Dr Nadine Ballam
Senior LecturerI am a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education and am located on the Tauranga campus. Prior to completing my Bachelor of Teaching (Hons) at the University of Waikato, I spent several years working in administration and the health ... more
Dr Amanda Bateman
Associate ProfessorDr, Professor Mere Berryman
Professor, Director of Poutama pounamuIn my work, I aim to challenge the pervasive and historical discourses that perpetuate educational disparities for Māori students and disrupt these through school leadership and reform initiatives. In my research, I combine understandings from kaupapa Māori and critical theories ... more
Dr Brenda Bicknell
Associate ProfessorMs Moana Brown
Regional Coordinator & MaoDr Cathy Buntting
Director, Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational ResearchCathy is Director of the award-winning Science Learning Hub and Principal Investigator for On2Science: Multiple affordances for learning through participation in online citizen science. Her research interests straddle science, technology and STEM education across the school years, with a strong ... more
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Associate Professor Nigel Calder
Associate ProfessorI have experience in a range of educational positions including teaching, management, curriculum advisory, research projects, resource publications, and research. While my academic work encompasses a diversity of contexts, my research and interests focus predominantly on using digital technologies and ... more
Richard Calderwood
Richard Calderwood has a background in economic geography, planning for retail location, marketing and supermarketing and is a Research Developer in the Institute for Business Research. His current research interests are in: advertising creativity, effectiveness, and strategy, retail marketing. Richard ... more
Professor Margaret Carr
ProfessorDr Wendy Carss
Senior lecturerI lecture in literacy education papers within the Bachelor of Teaching (primary) and Masters of Education programmes.Currently Programme Leader for the Bachelor of Teaching.Professional affiliations:- Elected member of the International Literacy Association's Board of Directors (2018-2021).- Member of the Waikato ... more
Ms Sue Cheesman
Senior Lecturer in Dance EducationDr Jeanette Clarkin-Phillips
Senior lecturerNOTE: Jeanette is currently on unpaid leave from the University of Waikato to fulfil a 2 year fixed-term contract at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). She can be contacted at: [email protected] a kindergarten teacher, Jeanette has been at ... more
Dr Donella Cobb
Senior LecturerDonella came to the Faculty of Education with a background as a teacher, Director of Music and Assistant Principal in primary schools in New Zealand, England, Africa and Australia. Donella currently teaches in the Bachelor of Teaching, Bachelor of Social ... more
Dr Claire Coleman
Lecturer; Academic Co-ordinator of Graduate Diploma of Primary TeachingI began my career in education as a puppeteer in a disability awareness education programme. Since then I have taught both general primary school and specialist drama in a variety of educational settings. I discovered process drama through my studies ... more
Miss Sheralyn Cook
LecturerBeverley Cooper
Senior LecturerCurrently Senior Lecturer and chair of the Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand (TEFANZ) which represents institutions who offer degree level Initial Teacher Education programmes ... more
Professor Bronwen Cowie
Associate Dean Research, ProfessorMy research is focussed on classroom interactions and learning, with an emphasis on Assessment for Learning in science and technology classrooms and culturally responsive pedagogy in science education. This aspect of my research is underpinned by a sociocultural view of ... more
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Dr. Nicola Daly
Senior LecturerI am a senior lecturer in Te Hononga, the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy in the Faculty of Education where I teach children's literature at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The main focus of my research is in the language used ... more
Dr Sue Dymock
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Associate Professor Chris Eames
Director Postgraduate Research and Programmes and Director, TEMS Education Research CentreDr Kerry Earl Rinehart
Senior LecturerI am a senior lecturer in the School of Education and Co-Editor of the Waikato Journal of Education.My PhD study was based on an interest in how school principals are judged in their work. It was titled Judging what they ... more
Dr Frances Edwards
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Dr Paul Flanagan
Senior LecturerI came from a professional background in counselling and supervision to teach in the post-graduate counsellor education programmes in Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education. These programmes (MCouns and specialist PGCertCouns) emphasise postmodern, poststructuralist, and narrative approaches.I have practiced ... more
Dr Dianne Forbes
Senior LecturerMy background is as a Primary School Teacher and Assistant Principal. I have worked in schools in Auckland, and my interests as a classroom teacher revolved around special needs and gifted and talented education, and the integration of ICT with ... more
Associate Professor Wendy Fox-Turnbull
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Mrs Jeanne Gilbert
Teaching FellowMrs Denyse Graham
Research ManagerMy responsibilities include developing research budgets and monitoring project accounts. ... more
Dr Laura Gurney
Senior LecturerI am a languages educator who specialises in the theorisation of language practice and languages in higher education. I am also an experienced translator.Divisional Teaching Excellence Award 2019 recipientUniversity of Waikato Teaching Excellence Award 2019 recipient ... more
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Ms Sharyn Heaton
Senior LecturerSharyn teaches in Māori education undergraduate and graduate courses and supervises masters and doctoral students across a range of Māori education topics. She has taught in primary schools, Kura Kaupapa Māori, Whare kura and PTE settings. Her field of research ... more
Dr Richard Hill
Senior LecturerI am senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education at the University of Waikato. I trained as a New Zealand primary school teacher, and taught in bilingual and kura kaupapa Māori schools before taking up my position at the University ... more
Dr Philippa (Pip) Hunter
Senior Lecturer, Social Sciences Education and Curriculum Studies: Te Hononga School of Curriculum and PedagogyDr Philippa Hunter Profile (2018) My fields of research and teaching include social sciences education, critical pedagogy, and curriculum perspectives. Key themes are curriculum as discursive policy, positioning, and production, teacher narratives, and identity work. These themes are evident in ... more
Mrs Leigh Hynes
Accredited FacilitatorCertified Google Education Trainer ... more
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Mrs Kath Jones
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Mrs Joan-Marie Kay
Teaching FellowJan-Marie Kellow
Facilitator at the Institute of Professional LearningMoE accredited, experienced facilitatorExperienced school leader and primary school teacherSpecialist in digital fluencies and learning with and about digital technologiesPassionate about student inquiry, future-oriented learning and deeper learning pedagogies ... more
Dr Janette Kelly-Ware
Senior Lecturer in ECEDr Elaine Khoo
Senior Research FellowProfessor Don Klinger
Pro Vice-Chancellor, Division of EducationDr Elmarie Kotzé
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Ms Maggie Lyall
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Dr Katrina McChesney
LecturerI am a lecturer in initial teacher education at the University of Waikato. Currently, I teach literacy and numeracy education and concepts of teaching and learning within the Bachelor of Teaching programme both at the Tauranga campus and online. I ... more
Professor Claire McLachlan
Honorary Professor, Wilf Malcolm Institute for Educational ResearchProfessor Claire McLachlan is an Honorary Professor in the Wilf Malcolm Insitute for Educational Research in the Faculty of Education. She is currently Dean, School of Education at Federation University in Victoria, Australia. She was previously Head of School, Te ... more
Associate Professor Rachel McNae
Director - Centre for Educational Leadership Research, Associate Professor, Master of Educational Leadership Programme LeaderDr Rachel McNae is Director of the Centre for Educational Leadership Research at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand and Co-Founder of The Good Human Project, an organisation supporting young people and their families to flourish. Rachel’s research ... more
Dr Carl Mika
Associate ProfessorNga mihi nui ki a koutou.My iwi affiliations are (among others) Tuhourangi and Ngati Whanaunga.I completed my PhD thesis in German Studies in 2013. The title of the thesis is 'Reclaiming mystery: A Māori notion of Being, in light of ... more
Dr Judith Mills
Lecturer - Mathematics EducationProfileI am a fully registered teacher. I taught for many years at all levels of the primary school, with a particular interest in teaching at the upper primary school level (years five to eight). I have always had an interest ... more
Dr Louise Milne
Senior lecturerProfessor Linda Mitchell
Professor Linda Mitchell is internationally recognised for her evaluation and analysis of early childhood education policies. Her research has influenced the development of policy frameworks that support good teaching and learning both in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. She is ... more
Dr Michele Morrison
Senior Lecturer, Master of Educational Management (MEdM) Programme LeaderDr Michele Morrison attunes practising and aspiring leaders to identity and practice that transforms educational settings and secures high performance, equity outcomes for all.An experienced teacher and senior school leader, Michele’s research and teaching focuses on the professional formation of ... more
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Corinne Nicholson
Professional Experience AdministratorI have been employed by The University of Waikato, Te Kura Toi Tangata School of Education for 24 years, and during the past 16 years I have worked within the Centre for Teacher Education. I am the Administrator for the ... more
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Associate Professor Sally Peters
Head of School, Te Kura Toi Tangata School of EducationMy main research interests relate to transitions, key competencies and children’s thinking (working theories). These interests interweave, with a central focus on the ways in which learning can be fostered within and across settings, and some of the dilemmas associated ... more
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Dr Elizabeth Reinsfield
Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Programmes; Senior lecturer2020: Awardee for the TEFANZ Emerging Researcher in Teacher Education Award.2019: Awardee for the Technology Education New Zealand (TENZ): Outstanding teacher educator in technology. Member of NCEA Achievement Standard Reference Group (2019); Curriculum Essence Review Group (Technology) (2019); Teaching Council ... more
Dr Jessica Cira Rubin
LecturerMy work as a teacher educator and education researcher builds from ten years experience teaching secondary English language arts. I think about literacies broadly and inclusively, and use conceptual frameworks that inspire and require critical reflection of ourselves, educational institutions ... more
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Dr Kathy Saunders
Teaching FellowI am a senior lecturer in science and biology and teach in both primary and secondary initial teacher education programmes as well as supervising research students in science education. I hold a BSc and Dip Tchg from University of Auckland, ... more
Mr. Derek Shafer
LecturerDerek has joined the University of Waikato with a background of Teaching English in New Zealand Secondary Schools. Derek’s work as a classroom specialist in critical thinking, digital literacy, and student engagement developed into broader interests in working with teachers ... more
Dr Sashi Sharma
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Mr Karaitiana Tamatea
Kaiurungi / Senior Lecturer2011 - current: Matatū Aotearoa (Education Council) Monitor for ITE Māori medium programmes.2009 – current: Kaiuringi of the Faculty of Education. Senior Management member and Mana whenua representative to the Dean.2008 - current: Co-Chair of Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Iwi Trust.1983 ... more
Dr Simon Taylor
LecturerSimon was born in Gisborne and his passion for astronomy as a young boy was sparked when his Scottish grandmother came to stay. He remembers how they would lie under the stars on summer nights chatting about moon exploration, time ... more
Mrs Gaynor Terrill
Associate Director IPL, and Facilitator - MathematicsProfessor Martin Thrupp
Martin Thrupp's research interests are in education policy, with a particular focus on school reform as it plays out in different national and local settings. He has previously undertaken research in England and across several other European countries as well ... more
Mrs Shirley Tuteao
Tainui te WakaTaupiri te MaungaWaikato te awaKawhia te moanaTahaaroa te hau kaingaMaketu,Te Koraha me Aruka nga maraeKo au te Maori me te Pacific Student Support coordinator mo te Kura Toi Tangata'Ko Te Reo me ona Tikanga te taonga hei arahi ... more
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