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Jessamy Davies is a Lecturer in Teacher Education at Charles Sturt University's School of Education, based at the Albury-Wodonga campus since 2013. She teaches across Bachelor of Education (Birth-5), Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary), and Master of Education programs with expertise in rural and regional education contexts.
Education:
- Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) (Honours Class 1), Charles Sturt University
- PhD (Education), Charles Sturt University (2019)
Research Focus: Dr. Davies specializes in educational transitions—particularly school entry in rural Australia—through interdisciplinary lenses examining children's voices, educator networks, and curriculum continuity. Her work integrates early childhood pedagogy with global frameworks like the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, emphasizing participatory methods such as art-based communication to capture children's perspectives.
Publication Trends: Recent 2024 outputs reveal a concentrated focus on international child voice methodologies, analyzing 200 children's drawings across 24 countries to inform Sustainable Development Goal 17 partnerships. This work bridges education, healthcare policy, and cross-cultural communication while maintaining strong rural Australian contextualization.
Awards:
- Charles Sturt Excellence Awards: Research (2023)
Professional Engagement: As lead investigator in ARC-funded projects and coordinator of the Children Draw Talking initiative, Davies actively translates research into practice through community workshops on school transition preparation. Her collaborations span 40+ international researchers across speech pathology, early childhood education, and policy development.
Research Communities: Active in Early Childhood Australia (ECA), Pedagogies of Educational Transitions (POET) Research Group, Charles Sturt Early Childhood Research Group, and EECERA's Transitions Special Interest Group.
