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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students

Name	Thesis title	Supervisors
Jane Athota	Pedagogical documentation and digital documentation platforms with artificial intelligence in infant-toddler settings: Insights from multiple case studies.	Professor Sandie Wong Professor Linda Harrison
Bhumika Bhatia	TBC	TBC
Trevor Carroll	Educator-child and children's peer talk as vehicles for learning language in early childhood centres	Associate Professor Emilia Djonov Dr Sarah Powell Associate Professor Jane Torr Dr Belinda Davis
Lynette Cheng	Exploring picture book selection and usage in early years education: A study on resources and critical multimodal literacy practices	Dr Sarah Powell Associate Professor Alice Chik Professor Sandie Wong
Akram Eshaghi	Navigating the middle: Exploring the conditions and complexities of area managers' work in early childhood education in Australia	Professor Fay Hadley Professor Sandie Wong
Sene Gide	Culturally and linguistically diverse directors in early childhood education: Recognition, enablers and constraints.	Professor Sandie Wong Professor Linda Harrison Professor Frances Press Dr Belinda Davis
Anna Grogan	The power of playful talk: Exploring educator-child decontextualised talk in early childhood	Associate Professor Rebecca Andrews Professor Penny Van Bergen Professor Sheila Degotardi
Meg Liang	Including same-sex parented families in early childhood education in Australia	Professor Fay Hadley Associate Professor Rebecca Andrews
Xuanying Lin	Early childhood educators' conceptualisation of wellbeing and experiences of a wellbeing intervention	Professor Sandie Wong Professor Rebecca Bull Dr Nicole Jamison
Ziqin Liu	Play material ecologies and their affordances for toddlers' play: A cross-cultural study in Chinese and Australian ECEC settings	Professor Sheila Degotardi Dr Nicole Jamison
Joanne Ng	WIP- psychosocial safety climate in ECEC services and early childhood teachers' retention intention	Professor Sandie Wong Professor Fay Hadley
Ling Sheng	Infants' language experiences in Australian and Chinese early childhood education and care (ECEC) settings: A cross-cultural study	Associate Professor Emilia Djonov Associate Professor Rebecca Andrews Associate Professor Jane Torr Professor Jiangbo (Helen) Hu
Tanya Simpfendorfer	Defining practices for agency in early childhood: A design-based research study with infant-toddler educators	Professor Sheila Degotardi Dr Belinda Davis
Rongle Tan	English learning apps for young children in China: A critical multimodal case study	Associate Professor Emilia Djonov Associate Professor Alice Chik
Zhenyu Yang	Children's self-initiated questions and responses in free play: How responses shape participation in everyday practices	Professor Sheila Degotardi Associate Professor Rebecca Andrews
Ting Zhou	Shared reading of wordless picturebooks in Chinese Australian families: Exploring its potential to support children's multilingualism and multimodal development	Associate Professor Emilia Djonov Associate Professor Alice Chik

Master of Research (MRes) students

Name	Thesis title	Supervisors
Jia Hao Lee	Quality rating and improvement systems and educator well-being: A case study approach to understanding educators' experiences through self-determination theory	Professor Sandie Wong Professor Rebecca Bull
Paul Myatt	Piano teacher practices and student outcomes: A mixed-methods study of piano teachers' pathway and practice	Dr Sarah Powell Associate Professor John De Nobile
Sonia Sin	Negotiating agency and rights: Consent practices with infants and toddlers in ECEC settings	Professor Sheila Degotardi Dr Nicole Jamison