Rate My Professor Hernan Cuervo

Hernan Cuervo is a Professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne, where he serves as Director of the Youth Research Collective within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. His research interests center on the sociology of youth, particularly youth transitions, rural young people and the tensions between their aspirations and senses of belonging, and the application of theory of justice to rural educational issues. Cuervo coordinates and lectures subjects in the Master of Education, Graduate Certificate of Education Research, Master of Teaching, and undergraduate breadth subjects. He is a Chief Investigator on the Life Patterns research program, which examines lifelong learning, relationships, and family dynamics across generations. Previously, he held positions as Associate Dean of Diversity and Inclusion in the Faculty of Education, Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate of Education Research, and Convenor of the Rural Education Special Interest Group at the Australian Association for Research in Education. Cuervo holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Buenos Aires.