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A/ProfKaren Nonis

Associate Professor

School of Education

Orcid identifier0000-0002-0249-9621
  • Associate Professor
    School of Education
  • Curtin University, School of Education, Perth, Western Australia

BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH IMPACT

PhD & BSc (1st Class Hons, UWA); PGDHE (NTU, Singapore). At the School of Education, Curtin University, Perth Western Australia she lectures in Inclusive Education and Diversity for Undergraduate student teachers in Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary. She is external consulting editor for the Journal of the International Association of Special Education (USA) and Early Childhood, Development and Care (UK) and Asia Pacific Journal of Education, Singapore. As a former Principal in a Special School for children with physical disabilities, she applied her knowledge to this field and has since been a strong advocate for teachers and leaders working with children with additional needs. Her experience spans from school supervisory roles working with special schools and regular teachers in Singapore. Her previous employment was in pre-service education including Masters and PhD at the National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore at the Department of Early Childhood and Special Needs Education (2000-2014). Her experience includes her leadership as Principal in a Special School, to Master Coordinator for all Special Schools in Singapore and mentorship to colleagues in the Professional Experience (Teaching Practicum), teaching and supervision of beginner students in regular classrooms and Early Childhood Educational Centres and Masters and PhD students. She has worked with the International Office (National Institute of Education, NTU, Singapore) in consultancy programmes in Educational and Leadership Programmes for the Ministry of Education, Kingdom of Bahrain and supporting further and career advancement for The Singapore Armed Forces (2009 – 2014). Research Interests includes Teacher Education, Inclusive Education, Motor Skills Development. She has collaborated and published in varied journals including, Journal of the International Association of Special Education, International Journal of Childhood, Counselling and Special Education, Infants and Young Children, Early Child Development and Care, The Journal of Physical Education and Recreation (Hong Kong), Asian Journal of Exercise and Sports Science and Human Movement Science, and chapters in books and a collaborative Monograph.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Unit Coordinator
    Curtin University, School of Education, Bentley, WA, Perth, Australia1 Aug 2014 - Apr 2026
  • Lecturer
    Curtin University, Curtin University, Bentley, Australia1 Aug 2014 - 31 Dec 2026

DEGREES

  • PhD, Motor Control Development and Learning
    The University of Western Australia, Human Movement and Exercise Science, Perth, Australia
  • BSc ( 1st Class Hons), Double Major, Anatomy & Human Bio; Motor Control Development and Learning
    The University of Western Australia, Australia, Perth, Australia1 Mar 1987 - 31 Dec 1990
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education
    The Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore1 Jan 2003 - 30 Jun 2003

CERTIFICATIONS

  • ICCP 1 Introduction to ATSI and Culture
    Curtin University, Bentley, Australia1 Nov 2022 - present
  • ICCP 1
    Curtin University, Bentley, Australia14 Jun 2022 - present
    Completion of level 1 of the Indigenous Cultural Capabilities Framework (ICCF) via the Dookern ver Ngaarn - cook and eat experience.
  • Ethics Reviewer Course
    Curtin University,, Perth, Western Australia15 May 2021 - present
  • Research Integrity
    Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia1 Nov 2019 - present
  • People and Culture Business Writing Skills
    Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia1 Nov 2018 - present
  • People and Culture, Designing and Delivering Presentations
    Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia4 Jun 2018 - present
  • HDR Supervisors
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia1 Jun 2016 - present
    Culture, Language & the whole graduate experience; Exploring best practices in International Graduate Supervision
  • Course and Teaching Quality
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia9 May 2016 - present
    Group Map Community of Practice
  • Organisational Development Unit
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia2 May 2016 - present
    Leading Others, Communicating with Influence
  • An Introduction to Management and Achieves
    Curtin University, Perth, Australia11 Jun 2018 - present
  • Micro Credential Course
    University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia6 Apr 2021 - present
    Higher Dinstinction - Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Higher Education
    The Nanyang Technological University, The National Institute of Education, Early Childhood and Special Education Needs, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore1 Jun 2003 - 1 Jun 2004
    Other

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Creoles and pidgins Portuguese based
    Can speak and understand
  • Malay
    Can read, write, speak and understand

ROLE

  • Staff

SUPERVISOR LEVEL

  • Level 1 (Primary Supervisor): The lead academic responsible for overseeing the candidate's research and progress.

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • 3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy
  • 3903 - Education systems
  • 3904 - Specialist studies in education

DEPARTMENT

  • School of Education