Current PhD students
Macklyn Makame Ambiasi
Enhancing autonomy and independence by parents of Pacific Islands children with disabilities in New Zealand
Supervised by Alex Gunn and Michelle Schaaf
Ravil Alan Atlas
The efficacy of Semi-Occluded Vocal Tract (SOVT) training using straws in secondary school singers
Supervised by Jeff Smith and David Berg
Sarah Rosannah Bartley
Exploring the effectiveness of an intervention, which focuses on maths problem solving and mindful self-compassion in reducing maths anxiety and increasing maths self-efficacy in year 7 and then exploring if the changes are maintained through years 8 and the transition to high school mathematics
Supervised by David Berg and Naomi Ingram
Fathima Rizna Bishri
Building Sustainable Communities through Community Education and Engagement: A Comparative Study of Sri Lanka and New Zealand in the face of Economic Challenges
Supervised and Susan Sandretto and Kim Brown
Aimee Joanna Grange
Emirati student stories of navigating university study: A narrative inquiry
Supervised by Kim Brown and Steven Sexton
Katie Lynn Guild
Investigating the effect of collaborative teaching environments on relationship building
Supervised by Michael Gaffney and Steven Sexton
Kalpani Savithri Karunanayake
An action research study on mitigating speaking anxiety in ESL learners
Supervised by Hunter Hatfield and Kim Brown
Elizabeth Mary Koni
Resilience: why are kiwi kids lacking it and how do we turn the tide?
Supervised by Naomi Ingram and Vivienne Anderson
Jenna-Lee Pfeifer
The Decolonisation of Early Childhood Kaiako Practice
Supervised by Michael Gaffney and Alex Gunn
Isikeli Sowani Raqitawa
Examining the Effectiveness of Indigenous Leadership in Promoting STEM Education for Sustainable Development in Fiji
Supervised by Steven Sexton and Matiu Ratima
Edi Subkhan
Teacher Agency in Curriculum Making: A Critical Analysis of the Merdeka Curriculum in Indonesia
Supervised by Kim Brown and Susan Sandretto
Ariana Manaia Tuson
Developing a headset treatment through cellular research, community focus groups, andassisting in clinical trials
Supervised by Reynolds and Matiu Ratima
Julia Sian Walne
Inservice learning in the ITP sector
Supervised by Hugh Morrison, Jane Tilson and Susan Sandretto
Yu-Vin Gabriel Weon
Education policy, school climate, wellbeing, student learning and assessment, academic achievement, and inclusive education
Supervised by David Berg and Ray Reichenberg
Adam James White
Student and lecturer perceptions of effective English language lecturer attributes and pedagogies within Korean university English education programmes
Supervised by Naomi Ingram and Susan Sandretto
Wen Yang
Diversity and Equity in Education from Multiple Perspectives
Supervised by Sonya Gaches and Michael Gaffney
Current EdD students
Rikke Hareby Betts
Children from a refugee background and early childhood education in Aotearoa New Zealand
Supervised by Alex Gunn and Sonya Gaches
Kerrin Felix Burnell
Supervised by Jeff Smith and David Berg
Samantha Vickrey Sasse Dalton
The relationship between authentic questions and critical thinking in Primary school classrooms
Supervised by Helen Trevethan and Susan Sandretto
Lianne Robyn Dudson
Transformative justice, challenging punitive justice and hierarchal models, education for peace, anti-bias education and indigenous ways of knowing and being
Supervised by Sonya Gaches and Alex Gunn
Adrian John Fastier
The effect of organisational and personal level factors on innovative teacher behaviour
Supervised by David Berg, Mustafa Asil, Keryn Pratt and Jenny Ward
Paula Christina Good
Interested in the importance of international professional development for teachers in China also interested in the importance of play - China compared with NZ ECE
Supervised by Sonya Gaches and Kim Brown
Belinda Julie Haig
Children
Supervised by Vivienne Anderson and Kim Brown
Juliette Hayes
I am interested in researching school leaders' personal faith and the possible impact this has on school culture, values and social justice
Supervised by David Berg, Hugh Morrison, and Sylvia Robertson
Peter Heron
The impact of Local Curriculum models on Māori students
Supervised by Matiu Ratima and Steven Sexton
Hamish Culhane McDonald
Successful, innovative, and diverse educational leadership, management and mentoring. The impact of building strong relational foundations on the success of leaders, teachers, and children
Supervised by Susan Sandretto and Sylvia Robertson
Gemma Oliver-Cowie
How leadership practices influence teacher wellbeing within Aotearoa me Te Wai Pounamu
Supervised by Helen Trevethan and Sylvia Robertson
Andrea Louise Robertson
Looking at focusing on literacy, AI and/or ADHD in girls/teachers
Supervised by Jane Tilson and Keryn Pratt
Siobhan Jane Stringer
Student engagement – students that are excluded from primary school and how their engagement if affected at a secondary level
Supervised by Helen Trevethan and Jane Tilson
Jemma Rachael Tippet
How Does Sharing Power with Children Shape a Teacher’s Thinking and Pedagogy?
Supervised by Alex Gunn and Michael Gaffney
Sarah Lynn Waterman
Investigating the use of drama methods as pedagogy to support learning of the Ministry of Education’s Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories curriculum
Supervised by Karyn Paringatai and Susan Sandretto
Georgina Megan Watts
Self-efficacy beliefs of music students and possibly developing a scale for how music teachers can influence students' self-efficacy
Supervised by David Berg and Keryn Pratt
Ben Wills
I have a number of areas that I'm interested in, such as: 21st Century skills/Attitudes to Learning; Language learning motivation; Gamification and the effects of video games; Social/psychological effects of device use; International education
Supervised by David Berg and Keryn Pratt
Past theses
The College of Education offers two doctoral programmes – the Doctor of Philosophy and the Doctor of Education. A number of PhD and EdD theses are available in full text.