Rate My Professor Lisa Kervin

Professor Kervin’s research focuses on young children’s engagement with literate practices, adult-child interactions in writing and play contexts, and digital technologies in early childhood education. Her forthcoming ARC Future Fellowship from 2025 investigates Intergenerational Play. In 2024, she received the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for significant service to tertiary education and research in early childhood digital literacy. Notable publications include the textbook Research for Educators, 3rd edition (2023, co-authored with Steven Howard, Rachel Jones, and Anthony McKnight), and Teaching: Dilemmas, Challenges and Opportunities (2023). Other key works feature “Powerful and playful literacy learning with digital technologies” (2012), “Digital play in the early years: A systematic review” (2024, co-authored with C. Chu and S. Edwards), and contributions to teacher education and pedagogy. Through leadership in transdisciplinary initiatives like the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, involving multiple universities and partners, Kervin advances quality education, curriculum development, and educational technology.