The partnership was set up in 2019 by Professor Anthony Welch, University of Sydney , and Professor Meeri Hellstén, Stockholm University, to foster comparative and international research alignments among early career- to senior level researchers. 

The joint activities provided during her visit involve our 5th Joint Research Webinar and various meetings with our research networks throughout her stay. Dr McCormick will present on her comparative and international research in the ICER Colloquium Program. Please join us online!

ICER Colloquium Presentation 13 September 09.00-11.00

Speaker: Dr Alex McCormick, University of Sydney
Title: "Love and pedagogy in doctoral supervision: a duoethnography navigating complex positionings within decolonising contexts"
Chaired by: Meeri Hellstén, The International and Comparative Education Research group (ICER)

Biographical:

Dr. Alex McCormick is (since 2008) a Senior Lecturer in Comparative and International Education in the Sydney School of Education and Social work (SSESW). Alex is Associate

Alex McCormick, University of Sydney

Dean (Postgraduate Coursework) in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, led the Master of Education, International Stream to 2023 and teaches undergraduate pre-service educators.

Alex has taught in Japan and China and has taught adults and young people at non-government and private institutions in Australia and worked with NGOs assisting refugees with education and relocation in the UK and Australia. In her research, Alex explores issues of equity in education and international development policy and discourse, with particular attention to global social policies. 

Alex is a Co-Editor for the Comparative Education Review (CER) and current Co-President of the Oceania Comparative International Education Society (OCIES), formerly Vice-President, Secretary and Senior Editor of the International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives.

For questions about her visit, please contact Meeri Hellstén