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The Children’s Voices Centre brings together a diverse team of passionate researchers who undertake transformative research using interdisciplinary approaches.

We are a team of interdisciplinary researchers who are experts in education, nursing, allied health (speech-language pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, social work, paramedicine), communications, media, data science, and more.

Children are active co-researchers and participants in designing solutions to personal and societal issues ensuring that children have a direct say in their futures.

Distinguished Professor Sharynne McLeod

Centre Director, Children's Voices Centre
smcleod@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Tamara Cumming

Associate Director Workforce and Policy, Children’s Voices Centre
tcumming@csu.edu.au
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Kathy Cologon

Associate Professor Kathy Cologon

Associate Director, Children, Families and Communities, Children’s Voices Centre

kcologon@csu.edu.au
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Dr Carolyn Gregoric

Research Manager, Children's Voices Centre
cgregoric@csu.edu.au
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Emma Hayes

Senior Administrative Officer, Children's Voices Centre
cvc@csu.edu.au

Affiliated Charles Sturt Staff

Dr Donnah Anderson

School of Psychology

Emaildoanderson@csu.edu.au
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Dr Donnah Anderson doanderson@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/doanderscsueduau School of Psychology

Dr Helen L Blake

School of Education

Emailheblake@csu.edu.au
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Dr Helen L Blake heblake@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/helen-l-blake School of Education

Tana Cuming

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailtcuming@csu.edu.au
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Tana Cuming tcuming@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/tana-cuming School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Associate Professor Michael Curtin

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailmcurtin@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Michael Curtin mcurtin@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/mcurtincsueduau School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Dr Jessamy Davies

School of Education

EmailJDavies@csu.edu.au
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Dr Jessamy Davies JDavies@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/jdaviescsueduau School of Education

Dr Lysa Dealtry

School of Education

Emailldealtry@csu.edu.au
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Dr Lysa Dealtry ldealtry@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/ldealtrycsueduau School of Education

Dr Will Dobud

School of Social Work and Arts

Emailwdobud@csu.edu.au
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Dr Will Dobud wdobud@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/wdobud01csueduau School of Social Work and Arts

Dr Belinda Downey

School of Education

Emailbdowney@csu.edu.au
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Dr Belinda Downey bdowney@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/belinda-downey-2 School of Education

Professor Tina Du

School of Information and Communication Studies

Emailtdu@csu.edu.au
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Professor Tina Du tdu@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/jia-tina-du School of Information and Communication Studies

Natalie Ellis

Three Rivers Department of Rural Health

Emailnellis@csu.edu.au
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Natalie Ellis nellis@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/natalie-ellis Three Rivers Department of Rural Health

Dr Kate Freire

Three Rivers Department of Rural Health

Emailkfreire@csu.edu.au
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Dr Kate Freire kfreire@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/kate-freire Three Rivers Department of Rural Health

Katrina Gersbach

School of Social Work and Arts

Emailkgersbach@csu.edu.au
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Katrina Gersbach kgersbach@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/katrina-gersbach School of Social Work and Arts

Dr Leanne Gibbs

School of Education

Emaillgibbs@csu.edu.au
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Dr Leanne Gibbs lgibbs@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/leanne-gibbs School of Education

Professor Julian Grant

Rural Health Research Institute

Emailjugrant@csu.edu.au
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Professor Julian Grant jugrant@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/julian-gran Rural Health Research Institute

Hannah Greig

School of Psychology

Emailhgreig@csu.edu.au
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Hannah Greig hgreig@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/hannah-greig/ School of Psychology

Dr Joanne Grimmond

School of Education

Emailjgrimmond@csu.edu.au
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Dr Joanne Grimmond jgrimmond@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/joanne-grimmond School of Education

Kasey Hillyar

School of Education

Emailkhillyar@csu.edu.au
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Kasey Hillyar khillyar@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/kasey-hillyar School of Education

Dr Laura Hoffman

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emaillhoffman@csu.edu.au
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Dr Laura Hoffman lhoffman@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/lhoffm03csueduau School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Dr Rachel Hogg

School of Psychology

Emailrhogg@csu.edu.au
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Dr Rachel Hogg rhogg@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/rhogg05csueduau School of Psychology

Associate Professor Suzanne C. Hopf

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailshopf@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Suzanne C. Hopf shopf@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/shopf01csueduau School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Cyrena Hunt-Madden

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailchunt-madden@csu.edu.au
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Cyrena Hunt-Madden chunt-madden@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/cyrena-hunt-madden School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Associate Professor Brendon Hyndman

School of Education

Emailbhyndman@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Brendon Hyndman bhyndman@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/bhyndmancsueduau School of Education

Dr Nicola Ivory

School of Psychology

Emailnivory@csu.edu.au
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Dr Nicola Ivory nivory@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/nicola-ivory-2 School of Psychology

Janine Krecko

School of Education

Emailjkrecko@csu.edu.au
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Janine Krecko jkrecko@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/janine-krecko School of Education

Dr Kiprono Langat

School of Education

Emailklangat@csu.edu.au
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Dr Kiprono Langat klangat@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/klangatcsueduau School of Education

Dr Kate Margetson

Rural Health Research Institute

Emailkmargetson@csu.edu.au
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Dr Kate Margetson kmargetson@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/kate-margetson Rural Health Research Institute

Associate Professor Elizabeth (Libbey) Murray

School of Education

Emailemurray@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Elizabeth (Libbey) Murray emurray@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/elizabeth-murray School of Education

Professor Dominic O'Sullivan

School of Social Work and Arts

Emaildosullivan@csu.edu.au
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Professor Dominic O'Sullivan dosullivan@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/dosullivcsueduau School of Social Work and Arts

Dr Isabel Paton

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailipaton@csu.edu.au
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Dr Isabel Paton ipaton@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/isabel-paton School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Professor Manohar Pawar

School of Social Work and Arts

Emailmpawar@csu.edu.au
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Professor Manohar Pawar mpawar@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/mpawarcsueduau School of Social Work and Arts

Professor Azizur Rahman

School of Engineering

Emailazrahman@csu.edu.au
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Professor Azizur Rahman azrahman@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/azrahmancsueduau School of Engineering

Associate Professor Mehdi Rassafiani

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailmrassafiani@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Mehdi Rassafiani mrassafiani@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/mehdi-rassafiani School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Zoe Rodwell

School of Information and Communication Studies

Emailzrodwell@csu.edu.au
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Zoe Rodwell zrodwell@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/zoe-rodwell School of Information and Communication Studies

Dr Jessica Sears

School of Education

Emailjegraham@csu.edu.au
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Dr Jessica Sears jegraham@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/jessica-amy-sears/ School of Education

Dr Shukla Sikder

School of Education

Emailssikder@csu.edu.au
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Dr Shukla Sikder ssikder@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/ssikdercsueduau School of Education

Jennifer Simmonds

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Emailjesimmonds@csu.edu.au
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Jennifer Simmonds jesimmonds@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/jennifer-simmonds School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Dr Lindsay Smith

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Emaillmsmith@csu.edu.au
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Dr Lindsay Smith lmsmith@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/lindsay-smith School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Sarah Stenson

School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Emailsastenson@csu.edu.au
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Sarah Stenson sastenson@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/sarah-stenson School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences

Professor Sarah Verdon

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailsverdon@csu.edu.au
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Professor Sarah Verdon sverdon@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/sverdo02csueduau School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Dr Deborah Wise

School of Information and Communication Studies

Emaildewise@csu.edu.au
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Dr Deborah Wise dewise@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/deborah-wise School of Information and Communication Studies

Cherie Zischke

School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailczischke@csu.edu.au
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Cherie Zischke czischke@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/cherie-zischke School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Adjunct Staff

Dr Kelly Bittner

Research Interest: Education

Emailkbittner@csu.edu.au
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Dr Kelly Bittner kbittner@csu.edu.au https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xvjzjrMAAAAJ&hl=en Research Interest: Education

Altaituya Burnee

Research interest: Education

Altaituya Burnee Research interest: Education

Associate Professor Kathryn (Kate) Crowe

Research interest: Education, Speech Pathology

Emailkcrowe@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Kathryn (Kate) Crowe kcrowe@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/kcrowecsueduau Research interest: Education, Speech Pathology

Dr Lisa Furlong

Research Interest: Speech Pathology

Emaillfurlong@csu.edu.au
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Dr Lisa Furlong lfurlong@csu.edu.au https://www.flinders.edu.au/research Research Interest: Speech Pathology

Dr Travis Holland

Research interest: Communication

Emailtholland@csu.edu.au
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Dr Travis Holland tholland@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/travis-holland/publications/ Research interest: Communication

Dr Marie Ireland

Research interest: Education, Speech-Language Pathology

Emailmaireland@csu.edu.au
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Dr Marie Ireland maireland@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/marie-ireland Research interest: Education, Speech-Language Pathology

Dr Olivia Karaolis

Research Interest: Education

Emailokaraolis@csu.edu.au

Dr Olivia Karaolis okaraolis@csu.edu.au Research Interest: Education

Dr Rena Lyons

Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emailrlyons@csu.edu.au
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Dr Rena Lyons rlyons@csu.edu.au https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2QH7WUIAAAAJ&hl=en Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Associate Professor Jinjin Lu

Research Interest: Education

Emailjlu@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Jinjin Lu jlu@csu.edu.au https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Hf18UfAAAAAJ&hl=en Research Interest: Education

Dr Olebeng Mahura

Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emailomahura@csu.edu.au

Dr Olebeng Mahura omahura@csu.edu.au Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Dr Michelle Malan

Research interest: Education, Speech-Language Pathology

Emailmichbrown@csu.edu.au
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Dr Michelle Malan michbrown@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/michbrowcsueduau Research interest: Education, Speech-Language Pathology

Emeritus Professor Lindy McAllister

Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emaillmcallister@csu.edu.au
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Emeritus Professor Lindy McAllister lmcallister@csu.edu.au https://profiles.sydney.edu.au/lindy.mcallister/publications Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Professor Jane Margaret McCormack

Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emailjmccormack@csu.edu.au
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Professor Jane Margaret McCormack jmccormack@csu.edu.au https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jane-Mccormack-2 Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Dr Amanda Niland

Research Interest: Early Childhood Education

Emailaniland@csu.edu.au
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Dr Amanda Niland aniland@csu.edu.au https://profiles.sydney.edu.au/amanda.niland/publications Research Interest: Early Childhood Education

Associate Professor Ben Phạm

Research interest: Education

Emailbpham@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Ben Phạm bpham@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/ben-ph%E1%BA%A1m Research interest: Education

Dr Camilla Porsanger

Research Interest: Education, Language and Identity

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Dr Camilla Porsanger https://www.nord.no/en/about/employees/camilla-adleide-porsanger Research Interest: Education, Language and Identity

Dr Gill Rutherford

Research Interest: Inclusive Education and Disability Studies

Emailgirutherford@csu.edu.au
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Dr Gill Rutherford girutherford@csu.edu.au https://ourarchive.otago.ac.nz/esploro/profile/gillian_rutherford/output/all?institution=64OTAGO_INST Research Interest: Inclusive Education and Disability Studies

Associate Professor Mari Saha

Research Interest: Education

Emailmsaha@csu.edu.au
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Associate Professor Mari Saha msaha@csu.edu.au https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Mari-Saha-2199817303 Research Interest: Education

Aliza Salvador

Research Interest: Inclusion, Advocacy and Social Justice

Emailasalvador@csu.edu.au
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Aliza Salvador asalvador@csu.edu.au https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/aliza-salvador/ Research Interest: Inclusion, Advocacy and Social Justice

Matthew James Stapleton

Research Interest: Education

Emailmstapleton@csu.edu.au

Matthew James Stapleton mstapleton@csu.edu.au Research Interest: Education

Professor Carol Kit Sum To

Research Interest: Speech and Language Development

Emailcto@csu.edu.au
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Professor Carol Kit Sum To cto@csu.edu.au https://web.edu.hku.hk/faculty-academics/tokitsum Research Interest: Speech and Language Development

Dr Van H. Tran

Research interest: Education, Linguistics

Emailvtran@csu.edu.au
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Dr Van H. Tran vtran@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/van-tran Research interest: Education, Linguistics

Dr Audrey Wang

Research interest: Education, Psychology

Emailauwang@csu.edu.au
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Dr Audrey Wang auwang@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/auwangcsueduau Research interest: Education, Psychology

Dr Karla Washington

Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emailkwashington@csu.edu.au
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Dr Karla Washington kwashington@csu.edu.au https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=oP2ZHlsAAAAJ&hl=en Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Professor Lynn Williams

Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emaillywilliams@csu.edu.au
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Professor Lynn Williams lywilliams@csu.edu.au https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lBV-Xc4AAAAJ&hl=en Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emily-Jane Woodhead

Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Emailewoodhead@csu.edu.au
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Emily-Jane Woodhead ewoodhead@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/emily-jane-woodhead/ Research Interest: Speech-Language Pathology

Professor Katie Therese Wright

Research Interest: Rights of the Child

Emailkatwright@csu.edu.au
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Professor Katie Therese Wright katwright@csu.edu.au https://katiewright.info/publications/ Research Interest: Rights of the Child

Current Higher Degree Research Students

Sarah Bartlett

Education, Rural Health Research Institute

Emailsabartlett@csu.edu.au
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Sarah Bartlett sabartlett@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/sarah-bartlett Education, Rural Health Research Institute

Stephanie Chukwudi

Laura Delli-Pizzi

Psychology

Emailldelli-pizzi@csu.edu.au
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Laura Delli-Pizzi ldelli-pizzi@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/laura-delli-pizzi Psychology

Melanie Elderton

Suzanne Garrett

Kasey Hillyar

Mohammad Hossai

Alam Hossain

Sara Kablaoui

Felicity Laurence

Paige Lee

Deborah Magee

Holly McAlister

Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailhmcalister@csu.edu.au
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Holly McAlister hmcalister@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/holly-mcalister Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Ryan McGrath

Arifa Rahman

Education

Emailarrahman@csu.edu.au
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Arifa Rahman arrahman@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/arifa-rahman Education

Sarah Stenson

Mehedi Tajrian

Harsharan Thethi

Louise Wells

Salima Yeung

Graduated Higher Degree Research Students

Dr Josephine Bampoe

Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Emailjbampoe@csu.edu.au
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Dr Josephine Bampoe jbampoe@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/josephine-bampoe Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences

Dr Jenny Dwyer

School of Education

Emailjedwyer@csu.edu.au
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Dr Jenny Dwyer jedwyer@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/jenny-dwyer School of Education

Dr Cathie-Anne Matthews

Education

Emailcamatthews@csu.edu.au
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Dr Cathie-Anne Matthews camatthews@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/cathie-anne-matthews Education

Dr Goutam Roy

Education

Emailgroy@csu.edu.au
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Dr Goutam Roy groy@csu.edu.au https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/persons/goutam-roy Education

Current Higher Degree Research Students: Other Universities

Ibrahim Althagafi

University of Tasmania

Ibrahim Althagafi University of Tasmania

Íris Ösp Bergþórsdóttir

University of Iceland, Iceland

Íris Ösp Bergþórsdóttir University of Iceland, Iceland

Karen Foster

Edith Cowan University

Karen Foster Edith Cowan University

Kathryn Gregory

University of Tasmania

Kathryn Gregory University of Tasmania

Sarah Olson

University of Newcastle

Sarah Olson University of Newcastle

Anniek Van Doornik

University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Anniek Van Doornik University of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Louise Wightman

Flinders University

Louise Wightman Flinders University

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