Rate My Professor Simone White

Professor Simone White serves as Dean of the School of Education at RMIT University. She is a leading expert in teacher education and professional learning, with a focus on preparing teachers for diverse contexts, particularly rural, regional, and remote areas. Her research spans teacher education policy, teacher learning, professional experience, and building and maintaining university-school and community partnerships. White has contributed significantly to several major research initiatives. She was a key member of the ARC Discovery project 'Teacher Education for Rural and Regional Australia (TERRAnova)' and the ARC Linkage project 'Studying the Effectiveness of Teacher Education (SETE)'. She led the Office for Learning and Teaching (OLT) federal grant project supporting teachers to engage and partner with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents and caregivers. Currently, she is Chief Investigator on three ARC projects: two with colleagues at Queensland University of Technology examining career change teachers and hard-to-staff schools, and one led by the University of South Australia on precariously employed teachers. Through her work, White connects research, policy, and practice, breaking down traditional boundaries between academics, policymakers, communities, and practitioners.