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Fields of Research (FoR)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education, Sociology of Education, Education Studies not elsewhere classifiedBiography
Katherine Thompson (B.A. Duke University; M.A. Ed. Wake Forest University) has taught in a variety of settings, including public and independent high schools, not-for-profit and summer programs (The Fresh Air Fund; WriteGirl; North Carolina Governor's School), and Mwalimu Anna Primary School in Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania. She is currently the manager of the UNSW Matraville Education Partnership and a sessional academic within the UNSW School of...view more
Katherine Thompson (B.A. Duke University; M.A. Ed. Wake Forest University) has taught in a variety of settings, including public and independent high schools, not-for-profit and summer programs (The Fresh Air Fund; WriteGirl; North Carolina Governor's School), and Mwalimu Anna Primary School in Mto Wa Mbu, Tanzania. She is currently the manager of the UNSW Matraville Education Partnership and a sessional academic within the UNSW School of Education, working in the fields of Indigenous education and community advocacy, 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
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
Aboriginal Voices/Culturally Nourishing Schools 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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ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7736-4126