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I am happy to be part of a school that is committed to diversity and social justice. Building strong connections between schools and communities is one way to put this commitment into action
Dr Sue Monk is a lecturer within the School of Education and Professional Studies at Griffith University. Sue's current teaching areas include valuing diversity, education and society, and the Master of teaching internship. Sue has 15 years experience as a primary school teacher in Queensland. She has also worked as a performer on Arts Council school tours in Queensland and Victoria. Sue's PhD and continuing research interests are framed around Intercultural Understanding with a specific focus on Latin America. Sue recently organised a colloquium titled "Interculturalism: Developing communities of practice in Higher Education" which focused on bringing together researchers from different disciplinary perspectives for a discussion on theories and practices of interculturalism in the fields of education and applied linguistics.
Dr Sue Monk
School of Education and Professional Studies
Lecturer in Diversity and Cultural Education
Fields of Expertise
- Latin American Studies
- Ethnomusicology
- Arts Practice and Cultural Identity
- Cultural Diversity
- Social Justice and Education
Speeches, Seminars and Presentations
Sue has presented her research at several conferences. One of her highlights includes:
- Australian Association for Research in Education Conference, Brisbane 2014. Cultural Diversity: Building receiprocal understanding and collaborative practices in postgraduate research
Industry Experience
- Professional Memberships: International Education Association of Australia, The Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia, Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), Queensland College of Teachers (QCT), The National Tertiary Education Union
- Service Roles: Internationalisation Working Party Griffith University and previously University of Queensland, Logan Teacher Education Industry Advisory Group (TEIAG), Equity Committee Griffith University, Sociology of Education Special Interest Group (Griffith University), Aborigional Education and Research Special Interest Group (Griffith University)
Research Expertise
Sue's research is focused around Intercultural Understanding. Her expertise includes investigating the experiences of Latin American migrants and their children in the Australian Education system; investigating classroom teacher's implementation of History and Intercultural Understanding in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community School; and investigating the ways in which indigenous knowledges are taught in different cultural contexts (Chile and Australia). Sue's research highlights include:
​Book: The Politics of Differentiation in Schools
Year: 2017 Publisher: Routledge
Developing identity and agency as an early career academic: Lessons from Alice
Year: 2017 Journal: Journal for Academic Development
Introducing a learner response system to pre-service education students: Increasing student engagement
Year: 2015 Journal: Journal for Active Learning in Higher Education
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