MsCatherine McCluskey
Graduate Researcher
Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
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- Graduate ResearcherFaculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
BIO
Catherine is a PhD candidate researching young children's embodiment of mathematics in outdoor spaces. She works for the Department for Education in South Australia supporting early years numeracy. Previously she was an early childhood academic with University of South Australia and an early years numeracy consultant with Catholic Education in South Australia (CESA).
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT
- Graduate ResearcherDeakin University, Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Lecturer Early Childhood Mathematics EducationUniversity of South Australia, Education Futures, Adelaide, Australia1 Mar 2016 - 25 Jan 2022
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Policy Manager - Early YearsDepartment for Education, Curriculum and Learning, Adelaide, Australia31 Jan 2022 - 19 Jul 2026
- Early Years Numeracy ConsultantCatholic Education South Australia, Numeracy Team, Adelaide, Australia18 Jan 2010 - 20 Jan 2014
DEGREES
- MPhil (Mathematical patterning)Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia18 Apr 2011 - 17 Apr 2016
- Master of Education (Gifted Education)Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaMar 2008 - Nov 2009
CERTIFICATIONS
- Graduate Certificate in Neuroscience (Learning)Flinders University, Adelaide, AustraliaMar 2007 - Nov 2007
FIELDS OF RESEARCH
- Early childhood education
- Mathematics and numeracy curriculum and pedagogy
- Context learning
AREA/FACULTY
- Faculty of Arts and Education
DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE
- School of Education