Josephine Ryan

Josephine Ryan serves as English/Literacy Education Lecturer and Deputy Head at the School of Education, Australian Catholic University. With over 28 years of continuous service since 1993, she contributes to both teacher education curriculum development and institutional leadership in Victoria.

Her research centers on contemporary literacy challenges in digital environments, teacher preparation systems, and school-university partnership models. Key interests include text creation/comprehension in digital contexts, reflective practice frameworks, and solutions for teacher shortages - particularly examining how practicum placement breakdowns during the pandemic exposed systemic vulnerabilities in teacher education pipelines.

Her publication portfolio reveals consistent focus on teacher education innovation, with recent work analyzing placement system failures during COVID-19 and longstanding exploration of reflective practice methodologies. The 2021 research demonstrates how 600-school placement networks collapsed while smaller integrated partnerships (70 schools) maintained functionality through dedicated federal funding and structured communication channels.

• Principal investigator in Australian Research Council project: 'Teaching workforce development through integrated partnerships' (2018-2021)
• Recipient of Australian Learning and Teaching Council grant (2009) for rural teacher education partnerships

Ryan's practical experience bridges secondary English teaching in Australia/USA with doctoral research on gender and class in English education. Her current work emphasizes creating 'genuine teaching experiences' through sports program collaborations and advocating for workload adjustments that enable meaningful supervision of pre-service teachers.