Rate My Professor Poulomee Datta

Poulomee Datta is a Senior Lecturer in Inclusive Education at Macquarie University’s School of Education. She earned her Doctor of Philosophy in Inclusive Education and Educational Psychology from the University of Adelaide between 2009 and 2013, complemented by B.A., M.A., B.Ed., and MPhil degrees from the University of Calcutta, India. Throughout her career, she has engaged in teacher education and training in Special and Inclusive Education at institutions including the University of Adelaide, Australian Catholic University (ACU), and Macquarie University. In leadership capacities, she served as Director of the Primary Teacher Education program at Macquarie University from 2021 to 2022 and as National Course Coordinator for the Graduate Certificate in Education/Educational Studies and Master of Education programs at ACU from 2015 to 2016, overseeing units across six campuses. Post-doctorate from 2013 to 2023, she has supervised five Master of Education students as primary supervisor from 2015 to 2018, and in 2019, two PhD candidates and one Master of Education Research student to completion, all in Inclusive Education.

Datta specializes in Special and Inclusive Education, Disability Studies, Educational Psychology, and Behaviour Management. She has participated in national and international research projects to enhance educational outcomes for students with special needs and disabilities, successfully completing three externally funded projects with the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), Brisbane Catholic Education (BCE), and Australian Special Education Principals’ Association (ASEPA), as well as contributing to the ARC-funded iTEACH project at ACU in 2019. Her publications encompass a sole-authored book, Students with Intellectual Disabilities: Insights, Implications and Recommendations (Springer, 2014), four book chapters (Springer, Palgrave Macmillan), 31 peer-reviewed journal articles, six chapters, three commissioned reports, and one book among 42 research outputs. Key articles include “Self-concept and vision impairment: a review” (British Journal of Visual Impairment, 2014), “The impact of vision impairment on students’ self-concept” (International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2016), and recent works in Autism (2025) and Autism and Developmental Language Impairments (2025). With 699 citations on Google Scholar, her research has notable impact. Awards include Outstanding Student Publication Award (2011, University of Adelaide School of Education), Graduate Scholar Award (2012, UCLA), Research Capacity Building Award (2015, ACU), and Outstanding Early Career Researcher Award (2016, ACU Faculty of Education and Arts).