School of Education

• Immersive Violence and Aggression De-escalation Experience (IVADE), Department of Health WA, Future Health Research and Innovation Fund - Innovation Challenge 2023 - Sustainable Health Priorities, 2024 ‑ 2026, $474,122.
• Co-design of a novel immersive educational experience targeting the mining and resources sector for Year 9/10 high school students, Construction Training Fund, Grants, 2024 ‑ 2025, $225,000.
• AI-driven virtual character animation for aggression and violence de-escalation training in virtual reality, Department of Health WA, Future Health Research and Innovation Fund - Generative AI Applications, 2024, $49,967.
• Virtual-reality-enhanced advanced tactical parachute training, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Defence Science Collaborative Research Grants, 2021 ‑ 2024, $346,145.
• Investing in your bones: supporting lifelong health and performance, Arthritis Foundation of WA, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2024, $307,694.
• Cybersecurity curriculum in WA primary and secondary schools, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Grant, 2022 ‑ 2024, $170,210.
• Development and evaluation of a novel gamified education package enhancing pandemic preparedness for frontline healthcare response staff and students, Department of Health WA, Future Health Research and Innovation FHRI Focus Grants: COVID-19, 2021 ‑ 2024, $224,446.
• Cybersecurity education in Australia - does it meet the mark?, Cyber Security Research Centre Ltd, Cyber Security Research Centre PhD Scholarship, 2020 ‑ 2024, $198,500.
• Meningococcal Infection, Awareness Prevention and Protection (MIapp) – Improving and evaluating adolescent access to meningococcal education through the use of an app, Lotterywest, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2024, $290,910.

Journal Articles

• Milford, S., Vernon, L., Scott, J., Johnson, N. (2024). Parent Self-Efficacy and Its Relationship with Children’s Screen Viewing: A Scoping Review. Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies, 2024(Article in press), Article number 8885498. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8885498.
• Ibrahim, A., McKee, M., Sikos, L., Johnson, N. (2024). A Systematic Review of K-12 Cybersecurity Education Around the World. IEEE Access, 12(2024), 59726 - 59738. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3393425.
• Bui, TH., Johnson, N. (2024). Self-regulation and metacognition in the flipped classroom from EFL students’ perspectives and learning experiences at a Vietnamese university. Issues in Educational Research, 34(1), 19-36.
• Andrew, L., Barwood, D., Boston, J., Masek, M., Bloomfield, L., Devine, A. (2023). Serious games for health promotion in adolescents – a systematic scoping review. Education and Information Technologies, 28(5), 5519-5550. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10639-022-11414-9.
• Hoang, D., McAlinden, M., Johnson, N. (2023). Extending a learning ecology with virtual reality mobile technology: oral proficiency outcomes and students’ perceptions. Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, 17(3), 491-504. https://doi.org/10.1080/17501229.2022.2070626
• Barratt-Pugh, C., Hill, S., Johnson, N., Barblett, L., Parker, A. (2022). Designing and Implementing a Family Literacy Program Through Smartphones: How Does Recruitment Method Influence Uptake and Attrition?. Early Childhood Education Journal, Article in press(Article in press), 12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-022-01433-z.
• Hoang, D., Johnson, N., McAlinden, M. (2022). Students’ Perceptions and Real-Life Use of Mobile Technologies in EFL Learning. Computer Assisted Language Learning: an international journal, 23(3), 186-206. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/1429.
• Milford, S., Vernon, L., Scott, J., Johnson, N. (2022). An Initial Investigation into Parental Perceptions Surrounding the Impact of Mobile Media Use on Child Behavior and Executive Functioning. Human Behaviour and Emerging Technologies, 2022(16 March 2022), Article number 1691382. https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/1691382.
• Le, TN., Johnson, N. (2022). Supporting and managing EFL students’ online learning in Vietnamese blended learning environments. Issues in Educational Research, 32(3), 1001-1019. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/1301.
• Le, TN., Allen, B., Johnson, N. (2022). Blended learning: Barriers and drawbacks for English language lecturers at Vietnamese universities. E-Learning and Digital Media, 19(2), 225-239. https://doi.org/10.1177/20427530211048235.
• Johnson, N., Francis, Z. (2022). Positive family relationships in a digital age: Hearing the voice of young people. Children and Society: the international journal of childhood and children's services, 36(5), 933-948. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12548 .
• Slater, E., Barwood, D., Cordery, Z. (2022). Pre-service teachers' use of ICT to collaborate to complete assessment tasks. The Australian Educational Researcher, 2022(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00580-x.
• Johnson, N. (2021). Digital labour and temporal priorities within a secondary school. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 30(5), 659-671. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2021.1946419.
• Barwood, D., Smith, S., Miller, M., Boston, J., Masek, M., Devine, A. (2020). Transformational game trial in nutrition education. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 45(4), 18-29. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2020v45n4.2.

• ECU's Simulation and Immersive Digital Technologies Group (SIDTG)
• Arthritis Osteoporosis WA
• Singular Health Group

• Mrs Carol Puddicombe - PhD Thesis: Design and Technology in Western Australia: Exploring the journey of Pre-Service Teachers.
• Ms Zina Cordery - PhD Thesis: Use of Virtual Reality technology in education.
• Mr Marco Tolemi - MBR Thesis: Exploring lived experiences In Design and Technology Initial Teacher Education: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Rapid Prototyping.