Sara Tolbert

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Currently Professor of Science and Environmental Education at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, I have worked for over twenty years in primary, secondary, and adult education in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and Latin America (Mexico and Guatemala). I also hold an Adjunct Professorship at the University of Canterbury in Aotearoa New Zealand. My expertise is in science curriculum studies, sustainability/environmental education, critical pedagogy, feminist science studies in education, and justice, leadership and social change in education. I teach courses in science education, environmental/sustainability education, and teacher education. My current research focuses on reimagining science education in the Anthropocene, leadership for social justice in mathematics and science education, solidarity in science and education, and science education in multilingual classrooms.

Experience

  • 2025–present
    Professor, Monash University
  • 2024–2025
    Associate Dean (Research), University of Canterbury
  • 2024–2025
    Professor, University of Canterbury
  • 2019–2023
    Associate professor, University of Canterbury
  • 2017–2019
    Associate Professor, University of Arizona
  • 2011–2017
    Assistant Professor, University of Arizona

Education

  • 2011 
    University of California, Santa Cruz, PhD Education (Science Education/Social Contexts of Education)

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