Lisa McKay-Brown

Associate Professor Lisa McKay-Brown is an academic leader in the Faculty of Education at the University of Melbourne, where she serves as Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, Co-Leader of the Learning Intervention academic group, and Associate Professor in Learning Intervention within the Melbourne Graduate School of Education. She holds a PhD in education, Master of Education (MEd), Bachelor of Arts (BA), and Diploma of Teaching (DipT). With more than 25 years of teaching and leadership experience across a variety of education settings, she specializes in the inclusion of students with disabilities.

Internationally recognized for her research on school attendance, McKay-Brown serves on the Executive Board of the International Network for School Attendance. She leads the Faculty of Education Disability Research Collaboration, overseeing projects such as In2School, which addresses chronic school absenteeism, and Pathways2Participation, which employs Multi-tiered Systems of Support to enhance student attendance. Her work also encompasses international inclusive education initiatives in India and Latin America, focusing on how education systems marginalize young people with mental health disorders and other disabilities. McKay-Brown's scholarly output includes co-authorship of the book Responsive Teaching for Sustainable Learning: A Framework for Inclusive Education (Routledge, 2023) and peer-reviewed articles such as 'Embracing change: from recalibration to radical overhaul for the field of school attendance' (Frontiers in Education, 2023), 'Improving primary to secondary school transitions: A systematic review' (Educational Research Review, 2023), and 'A Critical Discourse Examination of Disability Policy Beliefs' (2022). Her research, cited over 610 times, influences practices in education and health sectors through collaborative projects.

Professional Email: lisamb@unimelb.edu.au