Robyn Babaeff

Robyn Babaeff is a Lecturer in the School of Educational Psychology & Counselling at Monash University's Faculty of Education. Her expertise spans early childhood education, diversity, heritage languages, and teacher professional development. She has held roles in preschool leadership and adult education.

Her research focuses on family dynamics, multilingualism, and professional partnerships in education. Key areas include leadership in early childhood contexts, teacher identity formation, and cross-cultural educational practices. Robyn has contributed to initiatives like the Team Teaching Professional Learning program and Respectful Relationships Professional Learning for Early Childhood Educators.

Her publications analyze Ghanaian headteacher leadership, Singaporean pre-service teacher professionalism, and heritage language preservation. Recent work emphasizes empirical reviews and critical discourse analysis in education policy.

• Grants/Projects: 6 projects as Chief Investigator (CI), including leadership development and teacher-parent collaboration initiatives.
• Labs/Teams: Collaborates with teams focused on early childhood education, professional learning, and diversity.