Associate Professor Tess Lea
Director, School for Social and Policy Research
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Applied Research and Projects
The National Accelerated Literacy Program http://www.nalp.edu.au/ and http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/acceleratedliteracy.htm
The Invisible Parents Project, an ARC Linkage project in partnership with The Smith Family – a project exploring reasons why parents do not engage with peri-urban schools http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/invisibleparents.htm
Exploring the myth of the single solution: An anthropological study of housing maintenance and infrastructure issues in Australia, an ARC linkage project with Healthabitat http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/housingforhealth.htm
ABRACADABRA in Australia – a trial of interactive literacy software to improve outcomes for disadvantaged learners in early childhood classroom settings, a collaborative research and interventionary project with Concordia University, Canada, funded by the Telstra Foundation http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/abracadabra.htm
Creating an integrated health and education research focus – a work in progress collaboration with the Menzies School of Health Research and allied partners
Creative Tropical City: Mapping Darwin’s Creative Industry Potential, and ARC linkage project with Dr Susan Luckman from the University of South Australia and Associate Professor Chris Gibson, Wollongong university, together with Associate Professor Donal Fitzpatrick from CDU School of Arts http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/creative_tropical_city.html
Joining health and education interventions in early childhood seeks to to conduct a review of the available evidence to improve the likelihood of school readiness for Indigenous populations http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/Joining_Health-Education_Research.html
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Prospective Post-graduate Students - Honours, MA and PhD by Research
Tess' research projects each include opportunities for post-graduate students to work as research assistants, or to carry out independent research, with the possibility of accessing funds for fieldwork or learning how to apply for such. Students whose research interests mesh closely with those set out both Tess’s profile and current projects are encouraged to contact Associate Professor Lea on (08) 8946 7241.
Students interested in studying in the MA or PhD programs at Charles Darwin University should consult the research office website for application requirements and details http://www.cdu.edu.au/research/office/postgradresearch.html
For further information please consult the school's staff research profiles http://www.cdu.edu.au/sspr/research-students.html
