Annetta Cayas

Annetta Cayas is a researcher affiliated with Queensland University of Technology (QUT). She holds a PhD in Education, awarded in 2025, focusing on parenting practices and schooling through institutional ethnography. Her research interests include educational sociology, school-community partnerships, gender and sexuality education, and student wellbeing. Cayas has contributed to peer-reviewed journals such as the Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education and International Journal of Educational Research. Her work emphasizes transformative learning in teacher education, systemic reviews of educational partnerships, and frameworks for student wellbeing. She has collaborated on projects addressing LGBTQ+ inclusion in education and institutional support for schooling.