Biography and expertise

Biography

Dr Mellie Green has been a primary school teacher for over 25 years, with 20 of those in the classroom and teacher-librarianship, and five in curriculum leadership.

Research

She completed her PhD in 2021. Her doctoral research explored student engagement in reading for enjoyment in the upper primary years. Her areas of research passion are: use of children’s literature in the primary classroom, reading instruction, curriculum and pedagogy.

Teaching

She is a Literacy and English teaching lecturer with a love of high-quality children’s books.

Other

Mellie is also an active member of the Departing Radically in Academic Writing (DRAW) group.

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Organisational affiliations

Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University

Education

Information and Communication (Librarianship)
1991–1994, Bachelor of Science (Hons), University of North Lond
Primary Education
1995–1996, PGCE, Open University UK
Arts Education
2008–2009, PGCE, Australian Catholic University (Australia, Brisbane) - ACU
Masters of Education
2013–2014, Master of Education(MEd, MEd, EdM, MAEd, MSEd, MSE, or MEdL), University of Queensland (Australia, Brisbane) - UQ
PhD
2018–2021, Doctor of Philosophy, University of Queensland (Australia, Brisbane) - UQ