Her qualifications include a BA in Education and Psychology, an MA in Education, and a PhD in Education, specialising in Child Development from The University of Auckland, NZ. Her teaching experience both in New Zealand and internationally has been in mainstream university, college and Indigenous educational settings. Her research interest areas are Early Childhood Education, action research, transitions, and processes of teaching and learning. She has presented extensively at both national and international conferences on a variety of themes in Early Childhood Education. (97 words)