Associate ProfessorLihua Xu

Associate Professor

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact

  • Associate Professor
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education/Research for Educational Impact
  • +61 3 522 72656 (Work)
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interests include:

  • Science, mathematics and interdisciplinary STEM education
  • Gender equity in STEM education
  • Classroom Research
  • International Comparative Studies
  • Video-based Research Methodologies
  • Teacher expertise, professional learning and teacher education

GRANTS

  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Invergowrie STEM Hub Phase Four project
    26 May 2025 - 31 May 2027
    People funded by this grant:
    The Invergowrie Foundation - $506,021.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Girls as Leaders in STEM (GALS)
    16 Mar 2023 - 31 Dec 2028
    People funded by this grant:
    The Invergowrie Foundation - $1,060,571.00
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Invergowrie STEM Hub
    1 Jul 2022 - 30 Jun 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    The Invergowrie Foundation - $400,000.00
  • GRANT
    Primary teachers adaptive expertise in interdisciplinary maths and science
    27 May 2021 - 31 Dec 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP210101171 - $103,434.74
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    STEM and Entrepreneurship in Primary Schools
    1 Nov 2019 - 31 Jan 2021
    People funded by this grant:
    Department of Education & Early Childhood Development - CONTR2019/02586 - $80,000.00
  • GRANT
    Girls as leaders in STEM (GALS)
    1 Oct 2018 - 1 Oct 2019
    People funded by this grant:
    The Invergowrie Foundation - $60,000.00
  • GRANT
    Enriching mathematics and science learning: an interdisciplinary approach
    5 Apr 2018 - 5 Apr 2020
    People funded by this grant:
    ARC - Discovery Projects - DP180102333 - $446,724.23
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Collaborative Teacher Practice Action Research Project
    9 Nov 2015 - 28 Feb 2017
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria - $136,015.40
  • CONTRACT RESEARCH
    Primary Mathematics and Science Specialist Professional Learning Program February/March 2015
    16 Mar 2015 - 16 Mar 2015
    People funded by this grant:
    DETVic Grant - Research - Department of Education and Training Victoria - $6,818.18