Rate My Professor Deborah Price

Deborah Price, APrf and Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Wellbeing, holds the position of Graduate Research Coordinator in the School of Education, College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences at Adelaide University. Her academic background includes a PhD, Master of Education, Master of Education Studies in Educational Psychology, Graduate Certificate in Mathematics Education, Bachelor of Education in Special Education, and Diploma of Teaching. Previously at the University of South Australia, she served as Research Degree Coordinator and Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Wellbeing in Education Futures, Deputy Director of the Centre for Research in Education Wellbeing, and Portfolio Lead for Partnerships on the executive of the Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion.

Dr Price's research and scholarship focus on inclusive education and wellbeing advocating capability and codesign approaches that value the diversity and voice of young people, encompassing social justice and equity, disability studies, special education, inclusive education and curriculum, learner, educator, and community wellbeing, youth studies, relationships and identity, bullying and cyberbullying, alternative education, culturally responsive pedagogies, and initial teacher education. Key publications include 'Well teachers, well students: An exploration of beginning teachers' wellbeing' (2010, co-authored with Faye McCallum), 'Pedagogies for inclusion of students with disabilities in a national curriculum' (2015), 'Public libraries and access for children with disabilities and their families: A proposed inclusive library model' (2017), 'A qualitative exploration of cyber-bystanders and moral disengagement' (2014), 'The Australian Curriculum over a decade: the status of the promises, problems, and possibilities' (2022), 'Applying decolonising practices to change curricular practices' (2024), and contributions to 'Making Humanities and Social Sciences come alive' (2025). She led the Youthworx South Australia initiative collaborating with local councils and not-for-profits to re-engage youth through film-making and acted as Chief Investigator for teacher wellbeing research commissioned by the Australian Independent Schools Association, New South Wales. As President of the Australian Curriculum Studies Association, she contributes to educational leadership and policy.