Dr Jo Traunter

Dr Joanne Traunter is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education in the faculty of Arts, Culture and Education. Jo is additionally the Academic Lead for Education, Childhood and Youth Studies.

Dr Traunter focuses her teaching and research interests in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC). She is an experienced lecturer at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in national and international contexts and supports doctoral candidates towards PHD. Jo brings over twenty years of pedagogical experience working in the ECEC sector to her teaching.

Dr Traunter's research focuses on young children's learning through the creation of environments of inquiry, in particular creative, arts based experiences in a variety of settings, with a particular interest in learning in natural environments.

Jo additionally has significant interest in developing research activity with young children using participative methodologies, exploring understandings of agency, voice and pedagogical engagement with children's ideas.