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Magazine article
We spoke to kids after the Lismore floods. To recover, they told us they need support, time and hugs
Published 13/03/2025
The Conversation
Many children in Queensland and northern New South Wales have had their lives disrupted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Schools were closed (about 14 were still shut as of Thursday afternoon), families hunkered down and then the clean-up and repair efforts began.
For students in Lismore, the past week will have likely brought back memories of the catastrophic floods in the area in 2022.
Our research on the Lismore floods (which is awaiting publication in two peer-reviewed journals) contains key lessons for how communities and schools can support young people after Cyclone Alfred and other disasters.
Magazine article
Children learn science in nature play long before they get to school classrooms and labs
Published 23/09/2021
The Conversation, September 23, 2021
New research demonstrates the many aspects of nature play that make it a great way for young children to gain STEM knowledge
Magazine article
Climate change: young people striking from school see it for the life-threatening issue it is
Published 14/02/2019
The Conversation, February 14, 2019
In these divided times, young people are uniting to claim a political platform and fight climate change.
Magazine article
Educational researchers, show us your evidence but don’t expect us to fund it
Published 19/03/2018
The Conversation
Despite the Federal Government’s teacher education reforms and the push for evidence-based teaching, less than 2% of ARC research funding is directed to educational research.