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Dr Carly Lassig

Faculty of Education,
School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education

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Name
Dr Carly Lassig
Position(s)
Lecturer
Faculty of Education,
School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education
Discipline *
Curriculum and Pedagogy, Specialist Studies in Education
Phone
+61 7 3138 3233
Email
Location
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Qualifications

PhD (Queensland University of Technology), Bachelor of Education (Hons 1) (Griffith University)

Professional memberships
and associations

Professional memberships and associations

* Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Biography

Dr Carly Lassig is a Lecturer in the QUT Faculty of Education with a passion for social justice, equity, and inclusion. Her research and teaching interests include:

  • creativity
  • inclusive education
  • diversity, social justice, and equity
  • gifted students and gifted education
  • students who are  twice-exceptional
  • differentiation
  • Universal Design for Learning
  • cognition, intelligence, and learning
  • grounded theory methodology

Carly’s PhD, “Perceiving and pursuing novelty: A grounded theory of adolescent creativity” used grounded theory methodology to research student voice in relation to young people’s experiences of creativity within and beyond the school environment. Carly’s background is as a primary and middle school teacher, having taught nationally and internationally. She has also worked as an Australian Curriculum project officer with Independent Schools Queensland.

This information has been contributed by Dr Carly Lassig.

Publications


For more publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.

Awards

Awards and recognition

Type
Committee Role/Editor or Chair of an Academic Conference
Reference year
2015
Details
Conference convening committee member, and abstract reviewer and editor, for the international IRATDE/AAEGT/QAGTC conference, Illuminating the spectrum of giftedness and talent development.
Type
Editorial Role for an Academic Journal
Reference year
2018
Details
Editorial panel member and book review editor of the Australasian Journal of Gifted Education (2016-present)
Type
Editor/Contributor of a Prestigious Work of Reference
Reference year
2015
Details
Invited by Juliet Corbin to contribute a section to "Basics of qualitative research: Techniques and procedures for developing grounded theory" (Corbin & Strauss, 2015), a seminal grounded theory methodology text.
Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2017
Details
Vice President of the Queensland Association for Gifted and Talented Children (2013-2017); State Management Committee Member (2009-2017)
Type
Appointment to State/National/International Reference Group or Government Committees
Reference year
2015
Details
Queensland Studies Authority Equity Committee representative (2013-2014)
Type
Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
Reference year
2013
Details
QUT Executive Dean's Commendation for higher degree research (Outstanding PhD thesis award)
Type
Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
Reference year
2013
Details
Keynote speaker at the Sydney K-12 conference on Creative and Critical Thinking in the Australian Curriculum
Type
Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
Reference year
2012
Details
Keynote speaker for Teachers as Researchers conference
Type
Keynote Speaker/Expert Panel Member/Invited Speaker for a Conference
Reference year
2015
Details
Invited speaker at the Australian Primary Principals Association's Queensland conference

Supervision

Current supervisions

  • Best practice in gifted education: A review of a Queensland school's extension and enrichment program
    Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Associate Professor Deborah Henderson
  • Teaching higher ability students, including twice exceptional, within the classroom by changing teacher and student perceptions, and encouraging rigorous and challenging differentiation
    Professional Doctorate, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Donna Tangen

Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)