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Programmes
Postgraduate/Education: Professional studies
Teaching Area/Interests
Teaching areas: Early years of development and family,(particularly mothers') support in the early years of parenthood also Refining professional performance for teachers. Interests reside in these areas but also disability issues.
Research Interests (area & methodologies)
Both quantitative and qualitative methodologies, but the latter more current. Interest areas: Early years development of infants , support for their mothers (was PhD area), sibling conflict, evaluation of intervention programmes, alternative education children and adults with special needs, disability issues particularly integration into the community of people with intellectual disability (present project). The research indicated in professional links regarding premature infants operates from Adelaide University acknowledged member of team in recent Lancet (scientific journal) publication.
Professional Links
Member NZARE/OMEP/NZASID/ASSID research organisations. Employed by Counties Manukau Health Board /Auckland District Health Board psychometric assessment in longitudinal research related assessments for the monitoring of infants born prematurely,for purposes of monitoring new procedures in SCBU as well as the effects of steroid medication. Ongoing involvement in longitudinal study for 10 years.
University Committees served on
Presently:The First Years Journal member of editing committee also member of Research Ethics application/proposal committee. Past member of ACE Research Ethics Committee/Research Grants Committee/Professional Development for Supervisors Committee/Ethics proposal Support Committee.
Qualifications / Degrees
- Diploma of teaching (Primary) - Auckland College of Education
- Diploma of teaching (early childhood education) - Auckland College of Education
- BA (Education) - The University of Auckland
- MA (Hons 1st) - The University of Auckland
- Ph.D (Education, support for mothers of young children by early childhood centres) has been completed - Massey University, Palmerston North
Previous professional experience (prior to present position)
- 8 years primary teaching in range of Auckland schools,
- 25 years teaching in 2 early childhood centres as head teacher (overlapped academic study years, became part time allowing the following simultaneously):
- 3 years researcher at University of Auckland for research projects including member of Parents as First Teachers Northern evaluation team in conjunction with Otago University.
- 2 years lecturer University of Auckland, stage one/three bachelor degree programmes.
- 10 years (present position) unregistered developmental psychologist conducting psychological assessments for Middlemore and National Women's (now Auckland Hospital)
- 8 years researcher contracted to Auckland College of Education to work on various research projects: De-institutionalisation of People with Disability into the Community (Health Research Council funding), Alternative Education Programmes also various Ministry of Education projects including Building Capacity in Special Education, Integration into the Community of People with Intellectual Disability.
- 5 years lecturer (present position)
Other information, interests or things that drive you
Quality outputs, respect as a key feature of interactions with all learners. the importance of sharing research/information with others in the field, also current experiences of "grass roots" application. Translating theory into practice . Need to look beyond the superficial and stereotypical attitudes that become part of the repertoire for dealing with societal problems , rather than reflecting "an approved view"
