Dr Lisa Ryan

Dr Lisa Ryan
NameDr Lisa Ryan
Email Addresslisa.ryan@unisq.edu.au
Job TitleLecturer (Curriculum and Pedagogy - Primary Education)
QualificationsDipT McAuleyColl, BEdSt Qld, MEnvEd Griffith, PhD Southern Cross
DepartmentSchool of Education and Creative Arts
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DipT
McAuleyColl
1990
BEdSt
Qld
1995
MEnvEd
Griffith
2001
PhD
Southern Cross
2017

Current Supervisions

Research TitleSupervisor TypeLevel of StudyCommenced
Fatal words: An eco-linguistic discourse analysis on fire and flood coverage in the Australian media.Associate SupervisorDoctoral2025
Negotiating the SET Plan in Southeast Queensland: Pasifika students' experiences'Associate SupervisorDoctoral2022

The place of pedagogy in an uncertain world: Propositions for pedagogical justice

Riddle, Stewart, Barton, Georgina, Burke, Katie, Carter, Susan, Christopher, Vicki, Getenet, Seyum, Lowien, Nathan, Nicholls, Claire D., Peel, Karen, Ryan, Lisa, Salton, Yvonne, SueSee, Brendan and Teo, Aaron. 2025. "The place of pedagogy in an uncertain world: Propositions for pedagogical justice ." Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education. 46 (6), pp. 717-728. https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2025.2573347

Old Wine in New Bottles for Australian Readers: Captain Cook and Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey in Children’s Picture Books

Kerby, Martin, Tualaulelei, Eseta, Ryan, Lisa, Baguley, Margaret and Bedford, Alison. 2025. "Old Wine in New Bottles for Australian Readers: Captain Cook and Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey in Children’s Picture Books." Journal of Australian Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/14443058.2025.2573628

How to confront climate denial: literacy, social studies and climate change by James S. Damico and Mark C. Baildon

Keogh, Rebecca and Ryan, Lisa. 2024. "How to confront climate denial: literacy, social studies and climate change by James S. Damico and Mark C. Baildon." Asia Pacific Journal of Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2024.2350741

Listening to young children with/in nature: relational, pedagogical, and community approaches that work

Black, Ali and Ryan, Lisa. 2023. "Listening to young children with/in nature: relational, pedagogical, and community approaches that work." Davis, Julie and Elliott, Sue (ed.) Young Children and the Environment: Early education for sustainability. United Kingdom. Cambridge University Press.

Early career researchers’ collective advocacy work within an Australian university context

Larsen, Ellen, Salton, Yvonne, Fanshawe, Melissa, Gaunt, Lorraine, Ryan, Lisa, Findlay, Yvonne and Albion, Peter. 2024. "Early career researchers’ collective advocacy work within an Australian university context." The Australian Educational Researcher. 51, pp. 275-296. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13384-022-00604-6

A Visual Analysis of Meet … Captain Cook (2011) – a Modern Australian Picture Book

Baguley, Margaret, Bedford, Alison, Ryan, Lisa, Kerby, Martin and Tualaulelei, Eseta. 2023. "A Visual Analysis of Meet … Captain Cook (2011) – a Modern Australian Picture Book." Australian Art Education. 44 (3), pp. 3-16.

A Deep Dive into Sustainability Leadership Through Education for Sustainability

Ferreira, Jo-Anne L., Ryan, Lisa D. and Davis, Julie M.. 2022. "A Deep Dive into Sustainability Leadership Through Education for Sustainability." English, Fenwick W. (ed.) The Palgrave Handbook of Educational Leadership and Management Discourse. Switzerland. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 829-849

Global Imaginaries of the Eco-Schools Teacher: A postcolonial discourse analysis

Ryan, Lisa. 2022. "Global Imaginaries of the Eco-Schools Teacher: A postcolonial discourse analysis." 11th World Environmental Education Congress. Prague, Czech Republic 14 - 18 Mar 2022

Pursuing epistemological plurality in South Africa's Eco-Schools: Discursive rules for knowledge legitimation

Ryan, Lisa and Ferreira, Jo-Anne. 2019. "Pursuing epistemological plurality in South Africa's Eco-Schools: Discursive rules for knowledge legitimation." Southern African Journal of Environmental Education. 35, pp. 1-19. https://doi.org/10.4314/sajee.v35i1.2

Sustainability Focused CoP: Enabling Transformative Education

Ashford, Theresa, Archer-Lean, Clare, Ashford, Graham, Taylor, Jane, Keys, Noni, Thomsen, Dana, Ryan, Lisa and Baldwin, Claudia. 2017. "Sustainability Focused CoP: Enabling Transformative Education." McDonald, Jacquie and Cater-Steel, Aileen (ed.) Implementing Communities of Practice in Higher Education: Dreamers and Schemers. Singapore. Springer. pp. 281-302

Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems

Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa and Davis, Julie. 2015. "Developing Knowledge and Leadership in Pre-Service Teacher Education Systems." Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 31 (2), pp. 194-207. https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2015.24

Planning for Success: Factors Influencing Change in Teacher Education

Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa and Tilbury, Daniella. 2014. "Planning for Success: Factors Influencing Change in Teacher Education." Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 30 (1), pp. 136-146. https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2014.39

A Response to Reorienting Teacher Education Towards Sustainability

Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa and Tilbury, Daniella. 2014. "A Response to Reorienting Teacher Education Towards Sustainability." Australian Journal of Environmental Education. 30 (1), pp. 147-148. https://doi.org/10.1017/aee.2014.40

Mrs van der Merwe loves her birds

Ryan, Elizabeth (Lisa). 2013. "Mrs van der Merwe loves her birds." 7th World Congress on Environmental Education (WEEC 2013). Marrakech, Morocco 09 - 14 Jun 2013 Marrakech, Morocco.

Working the System: A Model for System-Wide Change in Pre-Service Teacher Education

Ferreira, Jo-Anne and Ryan, Lisa. 2012. "Working the System: A Model for System-Wide Change in Pre-Service Teacher Education." Australian Journal of Teacher Education. 37 (12), pp. 29-45. https://doi.org/10.14221/ajte.2012v37n12.3

Whole-School Approaches to Sustainability

Ryan, Elizabeth. 2011. "Whole-School Approaches to Sustainability." Newman, Julie and Robbins, Paul (ed.) Green Education: An A-to-Z Guide. United States. SAGE Publications Ltd. pp. 447-450

Learning `otherWISE': Being wise about consumption

Neil, Cameron, Bentley, Matthew, Ryan, Elizabeth, Donahoo, Daniel, Bergmann, Iris and Fien, John. 2009. "Learning `otherWISE': Being wise about consumption." Corcoran, Peter Blaze and Osana, Phillip M. (ed.) Young People, Education, and Sustainable Development: Exploring Principles, Perspectives, and Praxis. Netherlands. Wageningen Academic Publishers. pp. 273-280

Mainstreaming sustainability into pre-service teacher education in Australia

Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa, Davis, Julie, Cavanagh, Marian and Thomas, Janelle. 2009. Mainstreaming sustainability into pre-service teacher education in Australia. North Ryde, Australia. Macquarie University. https://doi.org/10.13140/2.1.1092.5767

Mainstreaming education for sustainable development in initial teacher education in Australia: a review of existing professional development models

Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa and Tilbury, Daniella. 2007. "Mainstreaming education for sustainable development in initial teacher education in Australia: a review of existing professional development models." Journal of Education for Teaching. 33 (2), pp. 225-239. https://doi.org/10.1080/02607470701259515

Whole-school approaches to sustainability: a review of models for professional development in pre-service teacher education

Ferreira, Jo-Anne, Ryan, Lisa and Tilbury, Daniella. 2006. Whole-school approaches to sustainability: a review of models for professional development in pre-service teacher education. North Ryde, Australia. Macquarie University.

Young people aren't all totally into 'stuff'

Ryan, Lisa, Donahoo, D. and Winfree, T.. 2005. "Young people aren't all totally into 'stuff'." Ecos. 126, pp. 10-11.