Jodie Hunter
Contact
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Information
Professor | Massey University
Areas of expertise:
Education
Indigenous knowledge systems
Funds of knowledge
Available for:
Advisory Committee | Collaborative Projects | Media enquiries | Mentorship & career advice | Masters & PhD Research supervision | Panelist & Speakerships |
“Whatever you choose to do, leave tracks. That means don’t do it just for yourself. You will want to leave the world a little better for your having lived.”
Jodie believes in education for social justice and equity, and recognising the strengths of all learners and their community.
About
Jodie is a New Zealand researcher & academic of Cook Islands Māori descent. Her PhD research focused on mathematics education, developing early algebraic reasoning in primary classrooms. This included a focus on teacher professional development, classroom and mathematical practices, and student perspectives.
Jodie’s research interests include culturally sustaining mathematics pedagogy, funds of knowledge in mathematics for Pacific people and social justice and equity in mathematics education. Her work, undertaken with Pacific diaspora communities in Aotearoa New Zealand, Cook Islands and Niue, aims to transform and re-invent pedagogical practices and support teachers so that they can develop ambitious and culturally responsive mathematics teaching. Central to this area is the need to consider the cultural, linguistic and social contexts of Pasifika students and to develop stronger home/community and school partnerships.
Academic Qualifications
Doctor of Philosophy (Mathematics), Plymouth University, UK
Masters in Mathematics Education, Massey University
Postgraduate Diploma - Primary School Teaching, University of Auckland
Bachelor of Arts (History), University of Auckland
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
Pacific Education Foundation
New Zealand Council of Educational Research Board
Financial Education Board, Pacific Academy of Sciences
Accolades
Foundation Fellow, Pacific Academy of Sciences
Board Chair, New Zealand Council of Educational Research
Fellow, Rutherford Discovery Fellowship
Scholar, Fullbright Research Fellowship
Visiting Professor, Leverhulme Trust
Award Recipient, ‘Defining Excellence Early Career Researcher’ award, Massey University, 2016
Team Award Recipient, Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia Research, 2018