معرفی
Nikki Masters serves as Lecturer in Educational Psychology and Child Development at Charles Sturt University's School of Education, based in Albury/Wodonga. Transitioning to a continuing academic role in 2025 after 18 years as a part-time sessional lecturer, she leverages over 20 years of primary classroom experience and a decade in inclusive education to inform her teaching philosophy centered on understanding student learning needs.
Her academic qualifications include:
- PhD in Gifted Education (2015)
- Master of Education (Special Education)
- Graduate Diploma in Education (Literacy Studies)
- Graduate Certificate in Gifted Education
- Bachelor of Education (Educational Studies)
- Diploma of Teaching (Primary)
Masters' research integrates educational psychology with practical inclusive education frameworks, focusing on school transitions for gifted children and teacher roles in student mental health. Her current international project examines mental health support systems in rural educational contexts across Australia, India, and China, building on doctoral work that captured gifted children's perspectives on school entry.
Collaborating with Drs. Brian Moore and Sarah Redshaw, she has completed data analysis for the "Attitudes towards teachers supporting student mental health" project with multiple publications pending. Her teaching portfolio includes EED216 (Child Development: The Primary Years) and ESS419/509 (Principles of Inclusive Education), directly applying her research to pre-service teacher training.
