My work is guided by a vision for people of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds to thrive through education, health and civic participation. My research, teaching and community work center on advancing theoretic-strategic knowledge to shape multilingual and intercultural knowledge production and community participation in education and health.
I publish extensively on Indigenous and migrant knowledge approaches to doctoral education, teacher education, digital learning, and language education. I have collaborated with government and industry partners including NSW Office of Preventive Health, NSW Connect Child and Family Services, Microsoft, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Home Affairs, NSW Department of Education, Victorian Department of Education, Community Languages Australia, Victorian School of Languages, Ningbo Education Bureau, Fujian Department of Education, and International Baccalaureate Organization through various projects on intercultual research and leadership capacity building, Indigenous and migrant community engagement, digital education and teacher education.
I have had the priviledge of collaborating with and learning from around 50 culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia through various research, teaching and community roles.
Director, RMIT Community Languages Teacher Education Program - Since 2018
HDR Liaison, RMIT Social Equity Research Centre - Since 2024
Multicultural communities' health and wellbeing
Indigenous and migrant knowledge approaches
Connecting Indigenous and migrant communities
Transcultural doctoral education
International higher education policies
Community languages teacher education

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.
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