Olivia is a Lecturer in Postgraduate and HASS Education in the School of Education.
Current teaching
- EDU6195 - Advanced Seminar
- HSS6711 - Humanities and Social Sciences Education Foundations
- HSS6712 - Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences Education
- HSS3110 - Planning and Teaching Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences
- HSS3213 - Assessment and Learning in Lower Secondary Humanities and Social Sciences
- EDU6187 - Advanced Seminar
- SSE6622 - Planning Assessment for the Lower Secondary Social Sciences
Background
Olivia's professional experience as a teacher includes eight years teaching HASS and English in a variety of Perth public and private schools.
Awards and recognition
- Government of Western Australia Research Training Program Scholarship
- Western Australian Institute for Educational Research (WAIER) – Annual Research Grant, 2019
- Fogarty Foundation Postgraduate Student Researcher Prize 2019
National and international research awards
- UWA Dean's List Award Recipient for PhD Thesis - 2020
- 3Minute Thesis: Matariki Network International Finals - Runner-up
Research Interests
- Teacher expectations
- Ability grouping/streaming
- Grounded theory methods
- Composite narratives