Meet the Team

BEd, MEd (Educational Psychology)

Tiffany has extensive knowledge and experience as a leader of educational professional learning, translation of research into practice, and developing and delivering innovative evidence informed projects and programs. She is passionate about building the research capabilities of schools and educators, empowering transformational change, which in turn enables students to thrive. She has broad experience in a range of educational contexts, both internationally and nationally.

BA (Hons), PhD, Postgrad Cert (Evaluation)

Lesley has experience in education, academia and the private sector. Her approach to research and evaluation is both interdisciplinary and intersectional. Her area of interest is knowledge translation and impact, primarily supporting teachers to bridge the research to practice gap. Past projects and publications focus on intercultural education, democratic engagement, respectful relationships, domestic violence, gender, sexuality and identity.

BSocSci, MLitt

Crichton has analysed school trends for two decades and is currently completing his PhD focusing on school demographics. Prior to moving into educational research, he worked at the ABS in economic and social statistics. He has worked across sectors and with schools nationally to support their use of data. His research examines educational inequality, regional schools, funding, and the changing demographics of students and the workforce.

BEd (Hons), PhD, CELTA

Rachel has a wide range of experience across school education, academia and government. She believes strongly in taking an interdisciplinary approach to research and is particularly interested in supporting the work of teachers through individualised action research. Her past projects and publications explore situated learning, community entanglement, teacher professional learning, arts, creativity and the impact of new and emerging technologies.

BBusAdmin

Rakshinda is a committed, self-directed and highly skilled business support professional with exceptional administrative skill. She is proactive and reliable, with a meticulously detail –oriented approach to develop operation processes. Her past experience on Moodle, CRM, Basware, PEGA, Study Global & PRISM helps her to quickly adapt any IT systems. Rakhshinda has extensive knowledge and experience from working across the higher education’s admission and student services areas.