Rate My Professor Kay Lembo

Lembo’s research specializations center on science education, teacher professional development, and science teaching enhancement initiatives. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Southern Queensland, with her thesis titled Effective secondary science teacher professional development and growth: a Queensland case study. Key publications include the chapters Bringing real-world science into the classroom and Real-world science in the classroom (both 2018), as well as contributions to Teaching Secondary Science edited by Geoff Woolcott (2018). Additional works feature What teachers want from professional development in Agricultural Science (2014) and Science teaching - the common thread. In recognition of her early career impact, she received the Peter Doherty Teacher Postgraduate Scholarship in 2005 while teaching at Toowoomba State High School. Lembo has influenced the field through executive roles such as Vice President of the Science Teachers Association of Queensland, presentations at international conferences like the National Science Teachers Association, and leadership in National Science Week grants, workshops, and STEM career resources like Play Your Cards Right posters.