Researcher

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Fields of Research (FoR)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education, Sociology of Education, Education Studies not elsewhere classified

Biography

Katherine Thompson (B.A. Duke University; M.A. Ed. Wake Forest University) has taught in a variety of secondary and tertiary settings in the United States, Australia, and Tanzania. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW Sydney (Bedegal Country), and a sessional academic and research assistant within the UNSW School of Education, working in the fields of LGBTQ+ families and health, Indigenous...view more

Katherine Thompson (B.A. Duke University; M.A. Ed. Wake Forest University) has taught in a variety of secondary and tertiary settings in the United States, Australia, and Tanzania. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Centre for Social Research in Health at UNSW Sydney (Bedegal Country), and a sessional academic and research assistant within the UNSW School of Education, working in the fields of LGBTQ+ families and health, Indigenous education, sociocultural contexts of education, and equity in education.


My Qualifications

M.A. Ed. Secondary English Education (Wake Forest University), B.A. English (Duke University)


My Awards

Rainbow Families HDR Scholarship - 2024

Vice Chancellor's Teaching Award - Programs that Enhance Learning - Master of Teaching Indigenous Education Program 2021

Dean's Learning & Teaching Awards 2019 - Rising Star Award

Nominee - UNSW President's Awards 2017 - Collaboration

UNSW Staff Excellence Award: Excellence in Community Engagement - UNSW Matraville Education Partnership 2016


My Research Activities

HDR Candidate, Centre for Social Research in Health: Experiences in 'Rainbow Family' formation in Australia: what can we learn from the stories of queer people seeking to become parents?

A Qualitative and Quantitative Study of Indigenous Content in Curriculum (2022-2025)

Teaching Social Justice in Initial Teacher Education (2024-2025)

Culturally Nourishing Schooling Project (2020-2024)

Cultural Residents Project (2020-2022)

Culture, Community and Curriculum Project (2016-2018)

 

 

 


My Teaching

EDST1108: Indigenous Perspectives in Education

EDST5115: Social and Political Contexts in Education

EDST1104: Social Perspectives in Education

EDST2070: Culture, Identity and Education

Master of Teaching Indigenous Education Intensive

Nura Gili Winter School and Pre-Education Programs

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Publications

by Ms Katherine Meta Thompson