Tania Leach

Dr. Tania Leach is a Senior Lecturer in Curriculum and Pedagogy at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), affiliated with the School of Education. Her expertise lies in educational leadership, system reform, and policy implementation, supported by 18 years of experience in both schooling and university sectors. She has held roles such as Associate Dean of Learning, Teaching, and Student Success, and was recognized with the 2017 Queensland Excellence in Leadership Award and the 2022 Research in Educational Leadership and Management Award.

Leach holds a BEd, MEd, and PhD from USQ, with her doctoral research focusing on system leaders' challenges. Her research interests include educational policy, data-driven practices, and rural teacher development. She has led grants on topics like STEM club frameworks and digital pedagogies, contributing to over 869 article downloads.

Her work emphasizes system-wide growth through leadership, with recent studies exploring rural teacher success, STEM club effectiveness, and pandemic impacts on teacher self-efficacy. Leach advises doctoral research on leadership, policy, and education technology, reflecting her commitment to advancing educational practices globally.