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Dr Susan Hill

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: susan.hill@ecu.edu.au
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1833-2500

Dr Susan Hill is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in the School of Education.

Background

Susan has worked on a range of education and training related programs and research projects in universities and public sector settings in Australia, UK and USA. As a Senior Research Fellow and Research Advisor at ECU for more than 20 years, Susan worked closely with academic staff and postgraduate students to build research capacity.

Her broad research interests include literacy practices, school-based support for students experiencing disadvantage, and post-compulsory education pathways.

Awards and recognition

  • 2021 - Winner, Engagement Australia Excellence Awards in the category of Outstanding Engagement for Research Impact. Citation: ‘Better Beginnings’: The development and impact of a State library and University partnership on a family literacy program.

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, England, 1991.
  • Teacher's Certificate, Other NSW higher ed institution, 1985.
  • Bachelor of Education, Nedlands College, 1981.
  • Diploma of Teaching, Western Australian Secondary Teachers College, 1977.

Research Outputs

2024

Journal Articles

  • Hill, S., Miller, M., Devine, A., Genoni, A., Wenden, E., Byrne, M. (2024). Supporting nutrition education in low socioeconomic schools in Western Australia. Issues in Educational Research, 34(1), 58-76.
  • Hill, S., Barratt-Pugh, C., Johnson, N., Barblett, L. (2024). Receptiveness of the Kindytxt universal early literacy texting program by parents from low, medium, and high socioeconomic communities. Early Childhood Education Journal, Advance online publication, 1-15. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-024-01788-5.

2023

Journal Articles

  • Hill, S., Byrne, M., Wenden, L., Devine, A., Miller, M., Quinlan, H., Cross, D., Eastham, J., Chester, M. (2023). Models of school breakfast program implementation in Western Australia and the implications for supporting disadvantaged students. Children and Youth Services Review, 145(February 2023), Article number 106770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2022.106770.
  • Main, S., Hill, S., Paolino, A. (2023). Improving the reading skills of struggling secondary students in a real-world setting: issues of implementation and sustainability. Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties, 28(1), 73-95. https://doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2023.2210588.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Thwaite, A., Adam, H., Urquhart, Y., Hill, S. (2022). Introduction of Phonological Concepts in an Initial Teacher Education Literacy Unit. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 47(1), 30-48. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2022v47n1.3.
  • Lummis, G., Morris, J., Ferguson, C., Hill, S., Lock, G. (2022). Leadership teams supporting teacher wellbeing by improving the culture of an Australian secondary school. Issues in Educational Research, 32(1), 205-224. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworks2022-2026/569.
  • 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.
  • Barratt-Pugh, C., Barblett, L., Knaus, M., Cahill, R., Hill, S., Cooper, T. (2022). Supporting parents as their child's first teacher: Aboriginal parents' perceptions of KindiLink. Early Childhood Education Journal, 50(6), 903-912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-021-01221-1.
  • Cunningham, C., Hill, S., Zhang, W. (2022). Gender equality and educational leadership in Chinese schools. Power and Education, 14(1), 66-81. https://doi.org/10.1177/17577438211058965.

Reports

2021

Journal Articles

  • Pogorzelski, S., Main, S., Hill, S. (2021). A survey of Western Australian teachers’ use of texts in supporting beginning readers. Issues in Educational Research, 31(1), 204-223. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/10171.
  • Scott, J., Hill, S., Barwood, D., Penney, D. (2021). Physical literacy and policy alignment in sport and education in Australia. European Physical Education Review, 27(2), 328-347. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336X20947434.
  • Morris, J., Lummis, G., Ferguson, C., Lock, G., Hill, S., Nykiel, A. (2021). Balancing school improvement strategies with workload pressures: a participatory action research case study. Educational Action Research, 2021(Article in Press), 20p.. https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2021.2000878.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Morris, J., Lummis, G., Lock, G., Ferguson, C., Hill, S., Nykiel, A. (2020). The role of leadership in establishing a positive staff culture in a secondary school. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, 48(5), 802-820. https://doi.org/10.1177/1741143219864937.
  • Main, S., Backhouse, M., Jackson, R., Hill, S. (2020). Mitigating reading failure in adolescents: Outcomes of a Direct Instruction reading program in one secondary school. Australian Journal of Language and Literacy, 43(2), 152-166. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/8457.

2019

Reports

  • Byrne, M., Quinlan, H., Wenden, L., Hill, S. (2019). International School Leadership Program Evaluation Final Report November 2019. Australia. Western Australian Primary Principals Association.
  • Hill, S., Penney, D., Lummis, G. (2019). Compulsory science and mathematics subjects in senior secondary school in other jurisdictions Final Report Volume 1. Australia. Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

2018

Reports

  • Barratt-Pugh, C., Barblett, L., Cooper, T., Knaus, M., Hill, S., Ferguson, C., McLean, C. (2018). Evaluation of the KindiLink Pilot Initiative in Western Australia Volume 3: Case Studies (2016-2018) June 2018. Australia. Department of Education of WA. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11988.
  • Barratt-Pugh, C., Barblett, L., Cooper, T., Knaus, M., Hill, S., Ferguson, C., McLean, C. (2018). Evaluation of the KindiLink Pilot Initiative in Western Australia Volume 4: Reflective Journal. Australia. Department of Education of WA. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11989.
  • Barratt-Pugh, C., Barblett, L., Cooper, T., Knaus, M., Hill, S., Ferguson, C., McLean, C. (2018). Evaluation of the KindiLink Pilot Initiative in Western Australia Volume 2: Survey Data (2016-2018). Australia. Department of Education of WA. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11987.
  • Byrne, M., Hill, S., Wenden, L., Devine, A., Miller, M., Quinlan, H., Shaw, T., Eastham, J., Cross, D. (2018). Evaluation of the Foodbank WA School Breakfast and Nutrition Education Program. Australia. Foodbank WA, Department of Education, Department of Health, Department of Regional Development. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11990.
  • Barratt-Pugh, C., Barblett, L., Cooper, T., Knaus, M., Hill, S., Ferguson, C., McLean, C. (2018). Evaluation of the KindiLink Pilot Initiative in Western Australia Volume 1: Overview and Key Findings. Australia. Department of Education of WA. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/ecuworkspost2013/11986.

2017

Journal Articles

  • O'Rourke, J., Main, S., Hill, S. (2017). Commercially available digital game technology in the classroom: Improving automaticity in mental-maths in primary-aged students. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 42(10), 50-70. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2017v42n10.4.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Callcott, D., Hammond, L., Hill, S. (2015). The synergistic effect of teaching a combined explicit movement and phonological awareness program to preschool aged students. Early Childhood Education Journal, 42(4), 13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10643-014-0652-7.

2014

Conference Publications

  • Hackling, M., Murcia, K., Ibrahim-Didi, K., Hill, S. (2014). Methods for multimodal analysis and representation of teaching-learning interactions in primary science lessons captured on video.. Proceedings of the ESERA 2013 Conference: Science Education Research For Evidence-based Teaching and Coherence in Learning (1-8). European Science Education Research.

Research Projects

  • Optimising social return on investment of the Foodbank WA School Breakfast Program through integrated, whole-school approaches to supporting disadvantaged students., Foodbank, Scholarships to support Industry Engagement PhD Projects, 2020 ‑ 2025, $45,000.
  • Improving parental engagement in children's learning and school readiness through a literacy-based text messaging program. , Ian Potter Foundation, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2023, $209,000.
  • Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis of the Foodbank Sensations for Adults program, Foodbank, Grant, 2021 ‑ 2023, $60,000.
  • Investigation of the Impact of the New North Education Initiative, New North Education Initiative, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2022, $145,000.
  • Evaluation of the Youth Connections Program, Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre, Department of Social Services - Youth Connections Program, 2020 ‑ 2021, $10,000.
  • Compulsory science and mathematics subjects in senior secondary school in other jurisdictions, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Grant, 2018 ‑ 2019, $39,968.
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