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About Catriona Elek

BSc Macq, GradCert Ed Research Melb, MEd (Adult Education) UTS
Catriona Elek is a Research Fellow in the Effective Practice in Education team at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Catriona has a background in adult learning, education, health, and community services, including for First Nations communities and with a focus on the early years. Her current interests include understanding, supporting, and evaluating how educators, teachers, and leaders learn in their workplaces—how to support the translation of new knowledge and skills into sustained improvements in practice to facilitate professional growth and children’s learning and development outcomes.

Positions

February 2017 - Present Senior Project Coordinator, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI)
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Present Research Fellow, Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) ‐ Education Research, Policy and Development
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May 2019 - May 2021 Research Fellow, University of Melbourne ‐ Research in Effective Education in Early Childhood
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November 2014 - May 2019 Project Manager/Coordinator, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) ‐ Let's Read/Centre for Community Child Health
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December 2013 - October 2014 Manager, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) ‐ Let's Read National Early Literacy Program
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October 2012 - November 2013 Coordinator, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) ‐ Training and Development
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November 2011 - October 2012 Manager, SNAICC - National Voice for our Children ‐ Training and workforce development
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October 2008 - November 2010 Deputy Director/Manager, SNAICC - National Voice for our Children ‐ Resources and Training
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July 2006 - June 2008 Social Services Manager, Tangentyere Council Aboriginal Corporation
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March 2006 - June 2006 Training Officer, Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
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March 2005 - June 2006 Research Fellow, Lowitja Institute
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2001 - 2004 Coordinator, Hepatitis Council of NSW
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Education

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2016 - 2016 Graduate Certificate in Educational Research (Adult Education), University of Melbourne
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2001 - 2003 Master of Education (Adult Education), University of Technology Sydney
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1994 - 1998 Bachelor of Social Science, Macquarie University, Australia
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Reports (2)

Research Works (9)