Dr Christine Grima-Farrell has taught in schools in various capacities for over 20 years. During this time she was awarded the NSW Premier’s Teaching award for Excellence in her work in the area of inclusive Education. She was also awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award to complete a PhD in the area of diversity and inclusion as she strives to raise an awareness of ways to merge research and practice to support the diverse needs of staff and students. Chris has presented both internationally and nationally. She has been well received in Washington at the Council of Exceptional Children’s conference and at the ISATT conference in Belgium.
Her research work is currently in the area of inclusion in an attempt to raise an awareness of ways to merge research and practice to support the diverse needs of staff and students. Chris has led school based projects on the significant factors that impact the translation of research to practice in classroom applications and has worked in implementing a whole school reading programs. Chris is currently lecturing and teaching in the areas of psychology, gifted and talented education, positive behaviours, inclusion and diversity.
