Joanne Lunn

Joanne Lunn is an Adjunct Professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in the Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice, School of Education. She concurrently holds a Professor position in QUT's School of Early Childhood & Inclusive Education, focusing on epistemic cognition, reflexive decision-making, and teacher preparation for diverse classrooms. Her ARC Discovery project (DP180100160) bridges epistemic cognition and reflexive frameworks to advance socially just teaching.

Education:
PhD and MEd from Queensland University of Technology; BEd from Mitchell College of Advanced Education; DipT from Brisbane College of Advanced Education.

Research Focus:
Her work investigates how epistemic cognition shapes teaching practices, particularly in early childhood contexts. Key areas include: teacher educators' reflexive decision-making for inclusive pedagogy; moral reasoning in children's social inclusion; and transdisciplinary approaches to equity in education. She emphasizes intercultural competence, ethical teaching, and critical reflection in professional development.

Publication Trends:
Recent articles (2022-2025) explore epistemic reflexivity, diversity education, and early childhood professionalism. Themes include teacher preparedness for multicultural classrooms, children's moral evaluations of inclusion, and innovative methodologies like Social Labs.

Grants & Projects:

• ARC Discovery: Educating Preservice Teachers to Teach Diverse Learners (2018)
• ARC Linkage: Identifying strategies to grow/sustain early years workforce (2014)
• ARC Discovery: Changing relationships between children's moral reasoning and epistemic beliefs (2013)

Supervision:
She mentors doctoral and master's candidates in education, with completed projects on teacher identity, intercultural competence, and quality improvement in early childhood settings. Specific examples include studies on PNG teacher training and parental separation impacts.