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Dr Susan Main

Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 6528
Email: s.main@ecu.edu.au.blah.qa
Campus: Mount Lawley  

Dr Susan Main is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Edith Cowan University.

Background

She specialises in inclusive and special education, literacy intervention, and teacher professional learning. Dr Main is known for delivering quality student experiences, mentoring future educators, and leading impactful research projects that address national and international educational priorities. She collaborates with community, industry, and global academic partners to improve educational practices, particularly for students with diverse learning needs. Her research is published in national and international journals and she has contributed to shaping policy and practice through her academic, editorial, and professional service contributions.

Professional Associations

  • 2020 - Current Institute of Special Educators (InSpEd), Board Member (National)
  • 2019 - Current Institute of Special Educators (InSpEd), Member of the Panel of Experts (National)
  • 2019 - Current Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA)
  • 2011- Current Australian Association of Special Education (AASE), WA President and National Council Member
  • 2010 - 2014 Sexuality Education Counselling and Consultancy Agency (SECCA), Board member (WA)
  • 2014 - 2016 Co-Editor, Australian Journal of Teacher Education
  • 2013 - Current Editorial Board Member, Australian Journal of Teacher Education
  • 2013 - 2015 Editorial Review Board member, The International Journal of Whole Schooling

Research Interests

  • Instructional coaching
  • Effective pedagogy in Literacy
  • Classroom management and challenging behaviours
  • Use of technology to support learning.
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