The day-to-day affairs of the Association are managed by an elected Executive Committee of some 15 or so members, most of whom are elected by the general membership of the Association. The composition of the Executive and terms of office for the various positions are specified in the Association's Constitution. Current membership is shown below.
Contact details for individual members are provided for the purposes of correspondence to do with members' individual portfolios only.
General correspondence to the Executive should be directed via the AARE Office.
| Position | Name and Contact Details |
|---|---|
| President 2021-2022 |
Prof Allyson Holbrook University of Newcastle allyson.holbrook@newcastle.edu.au |
| President Elect 2022 |
Prof Julie McLeod University Of Melbourne jemcleod@unimelb.edu.au |
| Secretary 2021-2023 |
Prof John Lester Newcastle University john.lester@newcastle.edu.au |
| Treasurer 2022-2024 |
Prof Michele Simons Western Sydney University michele.simons@westernsydney.edu.au |
| Editor AER 2020-2022 |
A/Prof Nicole Mockler University of Sydney nicole.mockler@sydney.edu.au |
| Communications Co-ordinator 2022-2023 |
Dr Abbey MacDonald University of Tasmania abbeym@utas.edu.au |
| Co-opted Conferences Standing Committee Chair 2022-2024 |
Dr Kathryn Grushka University Of Newcastle kath.grushka@newcastle.edu.au |
| Ordinary Member Early Career Researcher 2022-2023 |
Dr Ellen Larsen University of Southern Queensland ellen.larsen@usq.edu.au |
| Indigenous Researcher Liaison 2022-2024 |
Prof Gawaian Bodkin-Andrews Western Sydney University g.bodkinandrews@westernsydney.edu.au |
| Co-opted Indigenous Member | VACANT |
| Ordinary Member 2022-2023 |
Dr Olivia Johnston Edith Cowan University o.johnston@ecu.edu.au |
| Ordinary Member 2021-2022 |
Dr Sara Weuffen University of New South Wales s.weuffen@unsw.edu.au |
| SIGs Co-ordinator 2021-2023 |
A/Prof Ilektra Spandagou University Of Sydney ilektra.spandagou@sydney.edu.au |
| Ordinary Member Postgraduate Student 2021-2022 |
Miss Natalie Downes Univeristy Of Canberra natalie.downes@canberra.edu.au |
| Research Development Co-ordinator 2022-2024 |
Prof Anna Sullivan University of South Australia anna.sullivan@unisa.edu.au |
| Chair, Selection Committee, Award for Doctoral Research in Education | Prof Susan Danby Queensland University of Technology s.danby@qut.edu.au |
| AARE Public Officer | Prof Robert Hattam University of South Australia robert.hattam@unisa.edu.au |
| Executive Office | Ms Amanda Mehegan AARE office@aare.edu.au |
| SIG & Administration Assistant | Susie Knight AARE aare@aare.edu.au |
Call for nominations for the Executive Committee of AARE.
Nominations have closed for 2021
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Abbey MacDonald ECR Representative 2016 -2017