Sonia White

Associate Professor Sonia White is a faculty member in the School of Education at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), part of the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice. Her research focuses on early childhood development, educational neuroscience, and the cognitive mechanisms underlying learning processes. She leads the Healthy Child Program in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child and has expertise in behavioral, eye-tracking, and EEG/EMG methodologies. Sonia holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and has contributed to numerous competitive grants and philanthropic projects, including the Children's Vision research program at QUT.

• Education:
  • PhD (University of Cambridge)
  • MPhil in Educational Research (University of Cambridge)
  • BEd and BAppSci (Queensland University of Technology)

Her research interests span early learning, digital engagement, and evidence-based interventions to support children's academic and social-emotional development. Sonia has been recognized with awards such as the QUT Vice-Chancellor's Excellence for Research Award (2017) and an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (2016).

Key projects include the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child and studies on self-regulation, screen time, and mathematics anxiety. She has supervised multiple PhD and Master’s students, focusing on topics like developmental language disorder, place value understanding, and social-emotional competencies. Sonia also contributes to academic leadership roles, including Associate Editor for The Australian Educational Researcher.