Rate My Professor Chad Morrison

Chad Morrison is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Dean of Engagement (Schools and Youth) in the School of Education at Murdoch University, within the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences. With a background in primary school teaching, he earned his PhD in Education from the University of South Australia in 2012. Prior to joining Murdoch in December 2020, Morrison served as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at Curtin University from July 2018 to December 2020. His academic career is dedicated to teacher education and professional development, with research focusing on initial teacher education, professional experience, teacher professional identity, resilience, wellbeing, and transitions across career phases. Morrison investigates policy and organizational factors shaping teaching practices, as well as family and community impacts on child and youth development, schooling, and educator growth. Through his role as Associate Dean, he engages with schools and youth to support thriving communities and young people.

Morrison has authored and co-authored numerous influential publications in leading education journals. His highly cited works include 'Teacher identity and early career resilience: Exploring the links' (2011, with J. Pearce, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 306 citations), 'Teacher identity in the early career phase: Trajectories that explain and influence development' (2013, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 161 citations), 'Looking for leadership: the potential of dialogic reflexivity with rural early-career teachers' (2017, with J. Willis et al., Teachers and Teaching, 64 citations), 'Enacting policy: the capacity of school leaders to support early career teachers through policy work' (2014, with A.M. Sullivan, The Australian Educational Researcher, 60 citations), and 'Purpose, practice and theory: Teacher educators' beliefs about professional experience' (2016, Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 50 citations). Recent contributions encompass 'Changes in mentor teacher participation in postgraduate secondary initial teacher education: Climatic conditions preceding workforce reform' (2025, with A.L. Hilton et al., Australian Journal of Teacher Education), 'School-based teacher educators' use of a teaching performance assessment as a boundary object' (2025, with K. Dehle et al.), and 'A Framework for Supporting Teacher Development and Transition' (2024, with S. Fielder and S. Ledger). Morrison has supervised PhD students, including principal supervision roles, and held positions such as Chair of the Western Australian School Experience Committee, contributing to advancements in teacher preparation and professional practice across Australia.