The Department of Education is a unique and progressive department that engages with education’s most pressing questions and challenges. Our innovative initial teacher education programs in early childhood, primary and secondary education create outstanding educators. Through our research and teaching we explore the role of education systems, educators, children and young people in shaping equitable and remarkable futures. 

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Ondine Bradbury Lecturer, Education obradbury@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Mia Y Chen Lecturer, Early Childhood Education miachen@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Dr Jennifer Cutri Lecturer, Early Childhood Education  jcutri@swinburne.edu.au AA327  
Melinda Davis Senior Lecturer, Literacy Education melindadavis@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Dr Anamika Devi  Senior Lecturer, Early Childhood Education  adevi@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Ms Janine Forbes-Rolfe Lecturer and Course Director, Secondary Education +61 3 9214 4866
jforbesrolfe@swinburne.edu.au
AS327  
Dr Catherine Hartung Senior Lecturer, Education +61 3 9214 8514
chartung@swinburne.edu.au
AS327  
Associate Professor Wendy Goff Deputy Chair, Department of Education wgoff@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Dr Sarika Kewalramani Senior Lecturer, Education skewalramani@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Professor Karen Malone Professor, Education kmalone@swinburne.edu.au AS321  
Queena Lee Lecturer, Early Years Education queenalee@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Robert New Lecturer, Education rnew@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Andrea Ng Lecturer, Early Childhood Education andreang@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Dr Maryanne Pale Lecturer, Education +61 3 9214 4611
mpale@swinburne.edu.au
AS327  
Professor Sivanes Phillipson Chair, Education +61 3 92143531
sphillipson@swinburne.edu.au
AMDC901a  
Dr Gerarda Richards Senior Lecturer, Early Years Education gerardarichards@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Anne Rohde Lecturer, Indigenous Education arohde@swinburne.edu.au AS327  
Professor Ninetta Santoro Adjunct Professor, Education nsantoro@swinburne.edu.au    
Katrina Van Vuuren Lecturer, Education +61 3 9214 4762
kvanvuuren@swinburne.edu.au
AS327  
Associate Professor Damien Lyons Associate Professor, Literacy Education dlyons@swinburne.edu.au    
Kitty Catharina Janssen Lecturer, STEM Education and Assessment  kjanssen@swin.edu.au AS327  
Tamara Ellis Lecturer, Education tlellis@swinburne.edu.au    
Erin Gamage Lecturer, Education egamage@swinburne.edu.au    
Kimberly Vause Lecturer, Education kvause@swinburne.edu.au    

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