Jennifer Mansfield

Jennifer Mansfield is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Curriculum Teaching & Inclusive Education at Monash University. She transitioned from roles as a scientist and secondary school science teacher to specialize in pre-service teacher education. Her research focuses on teachers' professional knowledge development, science education as a human endeavor, and the nature of science. Mansfield leads or co-leads projects on Problem-Based Learning (PBL) in STEM, practical work in science education, and cross-faculty studies on students' views of scientific inquiry.

Research Interests:

• Teacher professional knowledge and learning
• STEM education and PBL frameworks
• Practical work in secondary science classrooms
• Science as a human endeavor and creativity in education
• Pedagogical equilibrium theories

Awards:

• Dean’s ECR Project Award (2017)
• Jeff Northfield Memorial Award (2019)
• Monash Warwick Alliance Activation Award (2023)

Grants/Projects:

• ARC-funded Exploring Problem-Based Learning in Schools (2020–2025)
• Cross-faculty study on biomedical students' scientific inquiry views
• Leadership in teacher professional development programs

Mansfield actively collaborates internationally and contributes to education policy discussions through media features and conferences.