Sarah McDonald

(she/her)

Sarah McDonald is a senior lecturer based at the School of Education, Adelaide University. Her research interests are in gendered subjectivities, girlhood, social mobility, social barriers, and inequalities in education.

Experience

  • 2026–present
    Senior lecturer, School of Education, Adelaide University
  • 2022–2025
    Lecturer, Education Futures, University of South Australia

Education

  • 2021 
    University of South Australia, PhD (Sociology of Education)
  • 2018 
    Flinders University, Master of Education (Education Research, Evaluation & Assessment)
  • 2007 
    Flinders University, Bachelor of Education
  • 2005 
    University of Adelaide , Bachelor of Arts

Professional Memberships

  • South Australian English Teachers Association
  • Australian Association for the Teaching of English
  • Australian Association for Research in Education
  • The Australian Sociological Association
  • American Educational Research Association

Contact Sarah for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision