Research thesis supervision
Doctoral students
1. Dr Clint Arizmendi, Relative Truths Regarding Children's Learning Difficulties in an Queensland Regional Primary School: Adult Stakeholders' Positions, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, August 2005, co-supervised with Dr Nea Stewart-Dore.
2. Dr Hisham Bakr, An International On-Campus Doctoral Student's Experiences at an Australian University during Covid-19, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised with Associate Professor Mustafa Ally, Dr Meg Forbes and Dr Michael Lane.
3. Dr Alice Brown, The New Frontier: A Social Ecological Exploration of Factors Impacting on Parental Support for the Active Play of Young Children within the Micro-Environment of the Family Home, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, July 2012, co-supervised with Dr David Cleaver.
4. Dr Keith Cardwell, Workplace Competence for Recreational Diving Instructors through Situated Learning Environments in Established Communities of Practice, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2013, co-supervised with Dr Barbara Jack and then with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
5. Dr Tracey Lehua Chamlin, Managing Expectations: The Experiences of Early Career Teachers in Queensland, Australia, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Eseta Tualaulelei.
6. Dr Marie Cleary, The Discourses of Registered Nurses in Practice Fields: Negotiating Professionalism and the Demands of Work in 21st Century Australia, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
7. Dr Katrina Cutcliffe, Palimpest and Metonym: Early Modern Variants of the Leir Story, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Humanities and Communication, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Professor Laurie Johnston.
8. Dr Andy Davies, Understanding Modern Yoga Pedagogy and Curriculum: Exploring Sense-Making by Senior Western Yoga Teacher-Trainers, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, June 2016, co-supervised with Associate Professor Warren Midgley.
9. Dr Marie Davis, The Association between Change Styles and Job Satisfaction among Teachers Working in International Schools, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2009, co-supervised with Dr Marian Lewis.
10. Dr Aruna Devi, Preparing Teachers to Instruct Students with Autism in Inclusive Settings: Australian Pre-Service Teachers' and Recent Graduates' Perspectives - an Exploratory Case Study, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2019, co-supervised with Dr Rahul Ganguly.
11. Dr Matteo Dietz, Investigating Early Years Educators' Understanding of, Beliefs about and Practices of Active Play in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, 2023, co-supervised with Associate Professor Alice Brown.
12. Dr Trudy Dunne, At the Heart of School Change: The Experience of Participation in a Whole-School Revitalisation Project, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2007, co-supervised with Dr Rick Churchill.
13. Dr Dergam Etoom, Exploring Talent Management and Its Relationships with Employees' Performance in the Jordanian Telecommunication Organisations, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2021, co-supervised with Professor Raj Gururajan.
14. Dr Yvonne Findlay, The Voices of Experience: Teacher Educators Articulate Their Thoughts and Concerns about Current and Future Education Policy and Practice, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia 2018, co-supervised with Professor Margaret Baguley.
15. Dr Megan Forbes, An Exploration of the Influence of Engagement with Commemoration on the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal Health in South West Queensland, Australia, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Associate Professor Celmara Pocock and Professor Lorelle Burton.
16. Dr Karen Glasby, Young Autistic Adults: Transition Practices, Self-Determination, and Post-School Quality of Life, Doctor of Education thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Kay Ayre.
17. Dr James Hanley, The Continuation of the Ethics of Nano Nagle and the Queensland Presentation Congregation in the Documents of St Ursula's College, Yeppoon: A Case Study in Document Analysis, Doctor of Education, thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, 2002, co-supervised with Dr John Watts.
18. Dr Karen Hawkins, A Cry to Teach for Social Justice: Linking Early Childhood Education, Participatory Action Research, and Children's Literature, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, January 2010, co-supervised with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
19. Dr Katherine Herbert, Developing a Typology for Designing Learning and Teaching Professional Development Strategies for an Australian Regional University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised wtih Professor Luke van der Laan.
20. Dr Stephen Hughes, Teachers as Placemakers: How Primary School Teachers Design, Manage and Maintain Learning Spaces as Part of Their Daily Workflow, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2014, co-supervised with Professor Grace Pretty.
21. Dr John Hurley, Mental Health Nurse Identity at the Interface of Psychological Therapies: Commencing the Journey toward Emotionally Intelligent Nurse Training, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, June 2009, co-supervised with Associate Professor Cheryl Perrin.
22. Dr Kylie Hutchings Mangion, Human Cognitive Performance: A Neurophysiological Assessment of the Impact that Reverse Assessment Priming Has on Mental Workload, Performance and Cognitive Efficiency during Transient Information Processing, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, August 2016, co-supervised with Professor Raj Gururajan.
23. Dr David Jeffs, Queensland Regional, Rural and Remote Senior Secondary Student Perceptions of Enablers and Barriers to Successfully Completing Online Courses, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Professor Peter Albion and Associate Professor Martin Kerby.
24. Dr Cecily Jensen-Clayton, Disrupting Dangerous Illusions in International Education: Performativity, Subjectivity and Agency in English Language Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS), Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, July 2016, co-supervised with Associate Professor Stewart Riddle.
25. Dr Scott John, Reconceptualising Quality and Quality Judgements in Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, June 2000, co-supervised with Dr Beverley Moriarty.
26. Dr Benjamin A. Kehrwald, Social Presence and Learner Support: Understanding Learners' Experiences with Mediated Social Processes in Text-Based Online Learning Environments, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, March 2007, co-supervised with Honorary Professor Glen Postle.
27. Dr Martin Kerby, With Both Pen and Sword: The Life of Sir Henry (Harry) Gullett 1878-1940, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2017, co-supervised with Associate Professor Ken Edwards.
28. Dr Rosalind Kimmins, "You're Not a Leader Because You Stand Above Everyone. You're a Leader Because You're Willing to...Walk with Everyone": A Study of Student Leadership in a Peer-Assisted Learning Program at an Australian University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2021, co-supervised with Associate Professor Fernando Padro.
29. Dr Nathan Lowien, The Semiotic Construction of Evaluative Meaning in Videogames: Explicating the Portrayal of Values, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Elizabeth Curtis.
30. Dr Jo Luck, Lost in Translations: A Socio-Technical Study of Interactive Videoconferencing in Australian Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, March 2008, co-supervised with Professor Bobby Harreveld and Dr Lindy Isdale.
31. Dr Kheder Mahmoud, Realising the Vision of Technology Integration: A Case Study of K-12 Private Schools in the United Arab Emirates, Doctor of Education, thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Catherine Arden and Dr Jennifer Donovan.
32. Dr Md Shamsul Arifeen Khan Mamun, The Socio-Economic Effects of Digital Technologies on Australian Academics and Farmers, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, November 2015, co-supervised with Associate Professor Mafiz Rahman.
33. Dr Karl Matthews, Constructing Knowledge Management Capacity and Forms of Capital: A Qualitative, Ethnographic, Exploratory Case Study of an Australian Regional University Education Research Team, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2019, co-supervised with Professor Raj Gururajan and Dr Catherine Arden.
34. Dr Jenny McDougall, Changing Mindsets: A Study of Queensland Primary Teachers and the Visual Literacy Initiative, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, July 2004, co-supervised with Professor Bobby Harreveld.
35. Dr Bradley McLennan, Classroom Ready: Optimizing Pre-Service Teacher Classroom Management Self-Efficacy, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2017, co-supervised with Professor Peter McIlveen.
36. Dr Warren Midgley, Seeking to Understanding "Experiences of Difference" in Discussions with Saudi Students at an Australian University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2010, co-supervised with Associate Professor Warren Midgley.
37. Dr Teresa Moore, The Gap Between Hope and Happening: Feminist Consciousness Meets Phallocentric Smog in a Regional Australian University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, June 2003, co-supervised with Professor Leonie Rowan.
38. Dr Deborah L. Mulligan, "Time to Find a New Freedom": TOMNET and Men's Sheds - Meeting Older Men's Contributive Needs in Regions within South East and South West Queensland, Australia?", Doctor of Philosophy thesis 1, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2018, co-supervised with Honorary Professor Glen Postle.
39. Dr Deborah L. Mulligan, Thesis Writing as Grief Work: An Autoethnographic Journey into Identifying and Positioning the Bereaved Self in Doctoral Scholarship, Doctor of Philosophy thesis 2, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised with Dr Naomi Ryan.
40. Dr Karen Noble, Workplace Bullying in Early Childhood Education and Care Contexts: Experiences of Practitioners, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2008, co-supervised with Dr Jerry Maroulis.
41. Dr Karen Peel, Pedagogy beyond Compliance: Teachers Providing Opportunities for Students to Self-Regulate Their Learning in the Primary-Secondary Transition Years of Schooling, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australian, 2017, co-supervised with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
42. Dr Nona Press, Educating for a Profession: A Phenomenological Case Study of Professional Practice Preparation for Nursing from a Sociocultural Perspective, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2017, co-supervised with Associate Professor Coralie Graham and Dr Dolene Rossi.
43. Dr Dolene Rossi, Learning Relationships in Online Contexts: A Substantive Theory Constructed from the Integrated Analyses of Learner-Learner Interaction and Knowledge Construction in an Undergraduate Communication Course, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, January 2010, co-supervised with Professor Peter Albion and then with Associate Professor Shirley Reushle.
44. Dr Rian Roux, A Transformative Approach to Student Leadership Development in Australian Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Professor Marcus Harmes and Dr Catherine Arden.
45. Dr Nola Simpson, The Limits of Computers in Schools: An Actor-Network Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, July 2003, co-supervised with Professor Chris Bigum.
46. Dr Nick Todd, Servant Leadership in Higher Education: An Autoethnographic Account of One University Teacher's Journey Embedding Servant Leadership and Servant Teaching in Two Australian Online Enabling Courses, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised with Professor Lorelle Burton and Dr Frey Parkes.
47. Dr Mark Tyler, Critical Spirit Manifestation in TAFE Teachers and Their Work, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, April 2009, co-supervised with Dr Barry Fields.
48. Dr Patricia Tyrer, The Assessment of Children's Capacity to Pronounce Isolated Phonemes and Their Capacity to Read or Say Words Aloud in the English Language: Implications for Learning to Read, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, July 2012, co-supervised with Professor Shirley O'Neill.
49. Dr Natalia Veles, University Professional Staff in Collaborative Third Space Environments: A Multiple Case Study of the Australian and Singapore Campuses of One University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Australia, November 2020, co-supervised with Professor Abhishek Bhati.
50. Dr Bernadette Walker-Gibbs, The Search for Visual Literacy: Towards a post-Literacy Approach, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, September 2003, co-supervised with Professor Leonir Rowan.
51. Dr Marthy Watson, The Enactment of Drama in the Arts F-10 Curriculum: Connections and Controversies, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2021, co-supervised with Dr Katie Burke.
52. Dr Thomas Webster, "Doing What Works: A Substantive Grounded Theory of Teacher Perceptions and Uses of Technology in a Korean University General English Department, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2011, co-supervised with Associate Professor Jeong-Bae Son.
53. Dr Christie White, The Widening Participation Agenda in Higher Education in Australia: Theorising a Model of Service Delivery for Non-Academic Student Services to Support University Students from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2016, co-supervised with Dr Marian Lewis.
54. Dr Susan Wilson-Gahan, Super-Elite Athlete Performance in International and Professional Sports - the David Nilsson Story, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Professor Stuart Biddle and Associate Professor Robbie Mason.
55. Dr Bronwyn Wong, Not for Sale: The Challenge to Imbue a Kingdom-Shaping Christian School Education for Shalom in an Australian Market-Driven Context, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Dr Andy Davies and Dr Pam Harvey.
20.
Research Masters students
1. Clint Arizmendi, "It's Not a Struggle Where You Are on Your Own": Indigenous Australian Male Undergraduate Retention and the Interdependent Universe, Master of Education thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, February 2001, co-supervised with Dr Ken Purnell.
2. Luz Orbeta, The Professional Development of Teachers Who Will Teach in the Distance Education Mode in the Philippines, Master of Education thesis, Faculty of Education, Central Queensland University, Australia, February 2001, co-supervised with Ms Pat Moran.
3. Noel Miranda, Elementary Home-Based Education Centres for Geographically Isolated Children of the Philippines, Master of Education thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, 1999, co-supervised with Dr Ken Purnell.
Undergraduate Honours student
1. Robyn Rowan, What's in a Word? Discourses of Educational risk in a Queensland Regional Government Primary School, Bachelor of Education (Honours) thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, March 2002.
1. Dr Clint Arizmendi, Relative Truths Regarding Children's Learning Difficulties in an Queensland Regional Primary School: Adult Stakeholders' Positions, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, August 2005, co-supervised with Dr Nea Stewart-Dore.
2. Dr Hisham Bakr, An International On-Campus Doctoral Student's Experiences at an Australian University during Covid-19, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised with Associate Professor Mustafa Ally, Dr Meg Forbes and Dr Michael Lane.
3. Dr Alice Brown, The New Frontier: A Social Ecological Exploration of Factors Impacting on Parental Support for the Active Play of Young Children within the Micro-Environment of the Family Home, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, July 2012, co-supervised with Dr David Cleaver.
4. Dr Keith Cardwell, Workplace Competence for Recreational Diving Instructors through Situated Learning Environments in Established Communities of Practice, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2013, co-supervised with Dr Barbara Jack and then with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
5. Dr Tracey Lehua Chamlin, Managing Expectations: The Experiences of Early Career Teachers in Queensland, Australia, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Eseta Tualaulelei.
6. Dr Marie Cleary, The Discourses of Registered Nurses in Practice Fields: Negotiating Professionalism and the Demands of Work in 21st Century Australia, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
7. Dr Katrina Cutcliffe, Palimpest and Metonym: Early Modern Variants of the Leir Story, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Humanities and Communication, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Professor Laurie Johnston.
8. Dr Andy Davies, Understanding Modern Yoga Pedagogy and Curriculum: Exploring Sense-Making by Senior Western Yoga Teacher-Trainers, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, June 2016, co-supervised with Associate Professor Warren Midgley.
9. Dr Marie Davis, The Association between Change Styles and Job Satisfaction among Teachers Working in International Schools, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2009, co-supervised with Dr Marian Lewis.
10. Dr Aruna Devi, Preparing Teachers to Instruct Students with Autism in Inclusive Settings: Australian Pre-Service Teachers' and Recent Graduates' Perspectives - an Exploratory Case Study, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2019, co-supervised with Dr Rahul Ganguly.
11. Dr Matteo Dietz, Investigating Early Years Educators' Understanding of, Beliefs about and Practices of Active Play in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, 2023, co-supervised with Associate Professor Alice Brown.
12. Dr Trudy Dunne, At the Heart of School Change: The Experience of Participation in a Whole-School Revitalisation Project, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2007, co-supervised with Dr Rick Churchill.
13. Dr Dergam Etoom, Exploring Talent Management and Its Relationships with Employees' Performance in the Jordanian Telecommunication Organisations, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2021, co-supervised with Professor Raj Gururajan.
14. Dr Yvonne Findlay, The Voices of Experience: Teacher Educators Articulate Their Thoughts and Concerns about Current and Future Education Policy and Practice, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia 2018, co-supervised with Professor Margaret Baguley.
15. Dr Megan Forbes, An Exploration of the Influence of Engagement with Commemoration on the Social and Emotional Wellbeing of Aboriginal Health in South West Queensland, Australia, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Associate Professor Celmara Pocock and Professor Lorelle Burton.
16. Dr Karen Glasby, Young Autistic Adults: Transition Practices, Self-Determination, and Post-School Quality of Life, Doctor of Education thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Kay Ayre.
17. Dr James Hanley, The Continuation of the Ethics of Nano Nagle and the Queensland Presentation Congregation in the Documents of St Ursula's College, Yeppoon: A Case Study in Document Analysis, Doctor of Education, thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, 2002, co-supervised with Dr John Watts.
18. Dr Karen Hawkins, A Cry to Teach for Social Justice: Linking Early Childhood Education, Participatory Action Research, and Children's Literature, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, January 2010, co-supervised with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
19. Dr Katherine Herbert, Developing a Typology for Designing Learning and Teaching Professional Development Strategies for an Australian Regional University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised wtih Professor Luke van der Laan.
20. Dr Stephen Hughes, Teachers as Placemakers: How Primary School Teachers Design, Manage and Maintain Learning Spaces as Part of Their Daily Workflow, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2014, co-supervised with Professor Grace Pretty.
21. Dr John Hurley, Mental Health Nurse Identity at the Interface of Psychological Therapies: Commencing the Journey toward Emotionally Intelligent Nurse Training, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, June 2009, co-supervised with Associate Professor Cheryl Perrin.
22. Dr Kylie Hutchings Mangion, Human Cognitive Performance: A Neurophysiological Assessment of the Impact that Reverse Assessment Priming Has on Mental Workload, Performance and Cognitive Efficiency during Transient Information Processing, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, August 2016, co-supervised with Professor Raj Gururajan.
23. Dr David Jeffs, Queensland Regional, Rural and Remote Senior Secondary Student Perceptions of Enablers and Barriers to Successfully Completing Online Courses, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Professor Peter Albion and Associate Professor Martin Kerby.
24. Dr Cecily Jensen-Clayton, Disrupting Dangerous Illusions in International Education: Performativity, Subjectivity and Agency in English Language Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS), Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, July 2016, co-supervised with Associate Professor Stewart Riddle.
25. Dr Scott John, Reconceptualising Quality and Quality Judgements in Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, June 2000, co-supervised with Dr Beverley Moriarty.
26. Dr Benjamin A. Kehrwald, Social Presence and Learner Support: Understanding Learners' Experiences with Mediated Social Processes in Text-Based Online Learning Environments, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, March 2007, co-supervised with Honorary Professor Glen Postle.
27. Dr Martin Kerby, With Both Pen and Sword: The Life of Sir Henry (Harry) Gullett 1878-1940, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2017, co-supervised with Associate Professor Ken Edwards.
28. Dr Rosalind Kimmins, "You're Not a Leader Because You Stand Above Everyone. You're a Leader Because You're Willing to...Walk with Everyone": A Study of Student Leadership in a Peer-Assisted Learning Program at an Australian University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2021, co-supervised with Associate Professor Fernando Padro.
29. Dr Nathan Lowien, The Semiotic Construction of Evaluative Meaning in Videogames: Explicating the Portrayal of Values, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Elizabeth Curtis.
30. Dr Jo Luck, Lost in Translations: A Socio-Technical Study of Interactive Videoconferencing in Australian Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, March 2008, co-supervised with Professor Bobby Harreveld and Dr Lindy Isdale.
31. Dr Kheder Mahmoud, Realising the Vision of Technology Integration: A Case Study of K-12 Private Schools in the United Arab Emirates, Doctor of Education, thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Dr Catherine Arden and Dr Jennifer Donovan.
32. Dr Md Shamsul Arifeen Khan Mamun, The Socio-Economic Effects of Digital Technologies on Australian Academics and Farmers, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, November 2015, co-supervised with Associate Professor Mafiz Rahman.
33. Dr Karl Matthews, Constructing Knowledge Management Capacity and Forms of Capital: A Qualitative, Ethnographic, Exploratory Case Study of an Australian Regional University Education Research Team, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2019, co-supervised with Professor Raj Gururajan and Dr Catherine Arden.
34. Dr Jenny McDougall, Changing Mindsets: A Study of Queensland Primary Teachers and the Visual Literacy Initiative, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, July 2004, co-supervised with Professor Bobby Harreveld.
35. Dr Bradley McLennan, Classroom Ready: Optimizing Pre-Service Teacher Classroom Management Self-Efficacy, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2017, co-supervised with Professor Peter McIlveen.
36. Dr Warren Midgley, Seeking to Understanding "Experiences of Difference" in Discussions with Saudi Students at an Australian University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2010, co-supervised with Associate Professor Warren Midgley.
37. Dr Teresa Moore, The Gap Between Hope and Happening: Feminist Consciousness Meets Phallocentric Smog in a Regional Australian University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, June 2003, co-supervised with Professor Leonie Rowan.
38. Dr Deborah L. Mulligan, "Time to Find a New Freedom": TOMNET and Men's Sheds - Meeting Older Men's Contributive Needs in Regions within South East and South West Queensland, Australia?", Doctor of Philosophy thesis 1, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2018, co-supervised with Honorary Professor Glen Postle.
39. Dr Deborah L. Mulligan, Thesis Writing as Grief Work: An Autoethnographic Journey into Identifying and Positioning the Bereaved Self in Doctoral Scholarship, Doctor of Philosophy thesis 2, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised with Dr Naomi Ryan.
40. Dr Karen Noble, Workplace Bullying in Early Childhood Education and Care Contexts: Experiences of Practitioners, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2008, co-supervised with Dr Jerry Maroulis.
41. Dr Karen Peel, Pedagogy beyond Compliance: Teachers Providing Opportunities for Students to Self-Regulate Their Learning in the Primary-Secondary Transition Years of Schooling, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australian, 2017, co-supervised with Associate Professor Robyn Henderson.
42. Dr Nona Press, Educating for a Profession: A Phenomenological Case Study of Professional Practice Preparation for Nursing from a Sociocultural Perspective, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2017, co-supervised with Associate Professor Coralie Graham and Dr Dolene Rossi.
43. Dr Dolene Rossi, Learning Relationships in Online Contexts: A Substantive Theory Constructed from the Integrated Analyses of Learner-Learner Interaction and Knowledge Construction in an Undergraduate Communication Course, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, January 2010, co-supervised with Professor Peter Albion and then with Associate Professor Shirley Reushle.
44. Dr Rian Roux, A Transformative Approach to Student Leadership Development in Australian Higher Education, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Professor Marcus Harmes and Dr Catherine Arden.
45. Dr Nola Simpson, The Limits of Computers in Schools: An Actor-Network Analysis, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, July 2003, co-supervised with Professor Chris Bigum.
46. Dr Nick Todd, Servant Leadership in Higher Education: An Autoethnographic Account of One University Teacher's Journey Embedding Servant Leadership and Servant Teaching in Two Australian Online Enabling Courses, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2023, co-supervised with Professor Lorelle Burton and Dr Frey Parkes.
47. Dr Mark Tyler, Critical Spirit Manifestation in TAFE Teachers and Their Work, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, April 2009, co-supervised with Dr Barry Fields.
48. Dr Patricia Tyrer, The Assessment of Children's Capacity to Pronounce Isolated Phonemes and Their Capacity to Read or Say Words Aloud in the English Language: Implications for Learning to Read, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, July 2012, co-supervised with Professor Shirley O'Neill.
49. Dr Natalia Veles, University Professional Staff in Collaborative Third Space Environments: A Multiple Case Study of the Australian and Singapore Campuses of One University, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, College of Arts, Society and Education, James Cook University, Australia, November 2020, co-supervised with Professor Abhishek Bhati.
50. Dr Bernadette Walker-Gibbs, The Search for Visual Literacy: Towards a post-Literacy Approach, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, September 2003, co-supervised with Professor Leonir Rowan.
51. Dr Marthy Watson, The Enactment of Drama in the Arts F-10 Curriculum: Connections and Controversies, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2021, co-supervised with Dr Katie Burke.
52. Dr Thomas Webster, "Doing What Works: A Substantive Grounded Theory of Teacher Perceptions and Uses of Technology in a Korean University General English Department, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, February 2011, co-supervised with Associate Professor Jeong-Bae Son.
53. Dr Christie White, The Widening Participation Agenda in Higher Education in Australia: Theorising a Model of Service Delivery for Non-Academic Student Services to Support University Students from Low Socioeconomic Backgrounds, Doctor of Education thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2016, co-supervised with Dr Marian Lewis.
54. Dr Susan Wilson-Gahan, Super-Elite Athlete Performance in International and Professional Sports - the David Nilsson Story, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, School of Education, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2022, co-supervised with Professor Stuart Biddle and Associate Professor Robbie Mason.
55. Dr Bronwyn Wong, Not for Sale: The Challenge to Imbue a Kingdom-Shaping Christian School Education for Shalom in an Australian Market-Driven Context, Doctor of Philosophy thesis, Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts, University of Southern Queensland, Australia, 2020, co-supervised with Dr Andy Davies and Dr Pam Harvey.
20.
Research Masters students
1. Clint Arizmendi, "It's Not a Struggle Where You Are on Your Own": Indigenous Australian Male Undergraduate Retention and the Interdependent Universe, Master of Education thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, February 2001, co-supervised with Dr Ken Purnell.
2. Luz Orbeta, The Professional Development of Teachers Who Will Teach in the Distance Education Mode in the Philippines, Master of Education thesis, Faculty of Education, Central Queensland University, Australia, February 2001, co-supervised with Ms Pat Moran.
3. Noel Miranda, Elementary Home-Based Education Centres for Geographically Isolated Children of the Philippines, Master of Education thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, 1999, co-supervised with Dr Ken Purnell.
Undergraduate Honours student
1. Robyn Rowan, What's in a Word? Discourses of Educational risk in a Queensland Regional Government Primary School, Bachelor of Education (Honours) thesis, Faculty of Education and Creative Arts, Central Queensland University, Australia, March 2002.