DrKaye Scott

Kaye is a lecturer at Deakin University, teaching and researching in the areas of literacy, deaf education and inclusion. Her doctorial thesis focuses on the relationship between reading comprehension, Theory of Mind and reading metaknowledge skills in deaf and hard of hearing students. Kaye holds a special interest in linking research to policy, a passion sparked when completing an Executive Master of Public Administration degree at the University of Melbourne.

As a teacher, Kaye has worked in various educational roles in country and city locations, in general and special education. She has held positions as a generalist teacher, specialist teacher and as a leader in schools. Her experience includes an extensive period as a literacy specialist and as a visiting (itinerant) teacher of the deaf. She established the Brighton Hearing Unit in Melbourne and was a founding member of the Victorian Deaf Education Institute (VDEI) in the Department of Education in Victoria.

Kaye is an Associate Review Editor for the Deafness & Education International journal and reviews articles for several international journals. She is the current chairperson of the National Association of Australian Teachers of the Deaf, and over the past ten years has presented at a number of national and international conferences.