Fiona Mayne

Deputy Head of School (Research) at the Graduate School of Education, is a mid-career researcher whose work on young children’s rights, voice and agency in research has gained the attention of academics and practitioners. Fiona has a developing international profile, and has considerable expertise in qualitative participatory measures and methodologies for meaningful research with children. Her body of work to date has made a significant contribution to empirical, theoretical, and methodological knowledge in early years research ethics, children’s rights-based participatory research, and technology education. She teaches into technology education (primary), and child and adolescent development and pedagogy (primary/secondary) at the UWA Graduate School of Education.Fiona published an authored book entitled, . This book is significant as it supports the integration of child rights, agency and ethics as a living process, advocating for the transformation of the participatory experience of young children in research. Her current research interests include children's voice and agency in research, developing digital tools to support young children's mental health and wellbeing, and the use of digital technologies to enhance young children's outdoor learning.Fiona is the co-creator, with Dr Gemma Scarparolo, of the Children's VOICE initiative, a partnership between UWA and UNICEF Australia. GradCertTerTeachPhD (Education)The University of Western AustraliaThe University of Western Australia20182016BA(Hons) (Education)Curtin University2006 Senior LecturerUniversity of Western Australia2022–onwardsLecturerUniversity of Western Australia2016–2021PhD CandidateUniversity of Western Australia2011–2016LecturerCurtin University2010–2011TeacherEarly years/primary level2007–2010 2023Awarded a competitive complimentary registration to the 2023 Science on the Swan Conference (8-10 May) as a guest of UWA as Conference Sponsor.2023UWA Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning Citation Award.2022Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). Recognition of attainment against the UK Professional Standards Framework for teaching and learning support in higher education.2022Graduate School of Education Early-Career Researcher Award2021Western Australian Institute for Educational Research (WAIER) Early Career Award – a competitive award to recognize excellence early in an academic/research career2019ARC Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellowship ECR Mentoring Scheme University of Melbourne 5 days residential (February)2018FABLE Emerging Research Leader Scheme (ERLI)2018Early Childhood Australia (ECA) Doctoral Thesis Award Highly Commended2018UWA Student Guild Choice Teaching Award (Semester 1)2017EECERA Student Research Award (European Early Childhood Education Research Journal – EECERJ). Awarded to the student whose doctoral thesis exhibits the highest standard of scholarship and practitioner research originality2017UWA Centre for Education Futures Scholarship $10,000 – Using mixed-reality simulation technology to enhance classroom readiness of pre-service teachers: TeachLivE as the virtual classroom2017The Cameron Prize in Education (Graduate School of Education, UWA): Awarded to the student whose Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) thesis is the best piece of research submitted for a PhD in a designated 12-month period2016Dr Teck Jin Lian Memorial Prize in Education (Graduate School of Education, UWA): Awarded to the student who demonstrated the best track record of research achievements over the period of their candidature2011-2014Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) Scholarship2003-2004Curtin Vice-Chancellor's List Honors in 4 semesters – 2002 Sem2, 2003 Sem1 & Sem2 and 2004 Sem1 (Membership of Curtin University’s Vice-Chancellor's List is granted to the top 1 per cent of undergraduates across the university in all disciplines)