Angela's research involves Food sustainability and food innovation, regional foods and food education research. Angela is also interested in the complex relationship between human agency, technology and the environment (materials and ingredients as both a resource and drain on ecology) and the human scale of food technology education as an enterprise, and the economic and societal influences as driving factors that define food sustainability. Her doctoral thesis examined the evolution of food curriculum studies in New South Wales and to what extent Food Technology in secondary schooling is placed to offer a pathway into an undergraduate degree in Food Science and Technology. A particular focus involved Technacy Genre Theory as an empirical tool to identify and measure inter-relationships and subtle differences between typologies of technology practice. The research is aligned with the Australian Institute Food Science and Technology Incorporated and the Food Technology Association of Australia as a common interest to improve the direction of Food Technology curriculum in secondary schooling and to ensure emerging policy and economic demand for food innovation expertise in the industry is met.
Journal Articles
Clarifying food innovation education for the global green new deal (with Kurt W. Seeman), Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (2012)
There is an increasing need for food and beverage industries to develop a culture of...
The teaching of food technology in secondary schools (with Kurt Seeman), Food Australia (2011)
This paper presents findings from a recent Australian study that investigated perceptions of 'food technology'...
Book Chapters
Food innovation and technacy genre theory: implications for teaching and learning (with Kurt Seeman), Current trends in technology and society (2012)
One of the most rapidly developing and ubiquitous areas on offer in many school curriculums...
The green growth knowledge economy: implications for technology and design teachers (with Kurt Seeman and Jason Newcombe), Current trends in technology and society (2012)
How societies learn, design and develop a green growth focus in knowledge innovations are the...
Reports
Food Technology, Innovation and Teacher Education Summary of survey findings (2010)
This report presents a summary of findings from data collected during 2009 as part of...
Conference Proceedings
The teaching of food technology in secondary schools (with Kurt W. Seemann), 43rd Annual Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Convention, Creating the Future of Food (2010)
This paper presents a summary of findings from a recent Australian study that investigated perceptions...
Clarifying sustainable food technology futures through technacy genre theory (with Kurt W. Seemann), Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Technological Learning and Thinking, ‘Moving to Think: Culture, Design, Sustainability, Human Ingenuity’ (2010)
In order for education systems to nurture a culture of innovation and sustainability in the...
The silent death of food technology rigor in school curriculum (with Kurt W. Seemann), Exploring technology education: solutions to issues in a globalised world: Proceedings of the 5th Biennial International Conference on Technology Education Research (2008)
There is a major concern in the world supply of food (Martin, 2007; World Health...
It’s time to study values at the core of food technology education (with Kurt W. Seemann), Values in technology education. Proceedings of the 4th Biennial International Conference on Technology Education Research (2006)
This paper seeks to explore the values of academic culture in the secondary teaching genre...
Innovation education in NSW design and technology curriculum (with Kurt W. Seemann), Learning for innovation in technology education: Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Technology Education Research (2004)
Do technology teachers in secondary schools and academic stakeholders share the national vision of knowledge...
Thesis
A Critical Examination of Food Technology, Innovation and Teacher Education: A Technacy Genre Theory Perspective (2012)
The broad goal of this thesis was to examine the extent to which Food Technology...