I have supervised both Masters and Doctoral students. The research focus for these studies has included:
student identity
teachers' support needs
professional learning and development
action research
language teaching
teaching quality
learning environments
Higher degree research projects where I have helped guide students towards completion include:
Asih, Ria. (2020). The critical role of sources of efficacy information in a mandatory professional development program: Implementation in a less privileged region of Indonesia [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. UNSW, Sydney.
Lelei, Helen. (2019). A case study of policy and actions of Rivers State Nigeria to improve teaching quality and the school learning environment [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. UNSW, Sydney.
Luong Phan, Nhu Hien. (2018). A case study of the support needs of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teachers at Foreign Language Centres in Vietnam [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. UNSW, Sydney.
Edwards, Emily. (2017). English language teachers becoming action researchers: A sociocultural analysis and questions of sustainability [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. UNSW, Sydney.
Khang, Mai Chiếm. (2016). Pre-service teachers’ perceptions about teaching speaking at high schools in Vietnam [Unpublished doctoral thesis]. UNSW, Sydney.
Qian, Lui. (2015). The Changes in Chinese EFL Learners’ Cultural Identity: A Case Study Investigating the English Learning Experiences of Five EFL Students [Unpublished master's thesis]. Beijing Normal University.
Based on a nomination by my students, in 2017, I was awarded an Arc Post Graduate Supervisor Award in recognition of "exemplary, engaging and inspiring supervision of higher degree research candidates" by UNSW, Sydney.