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Dr Susan SandrettoProfessor
BA(UC Davis) MA DipTchg(CSU Sacramento) PhD(Otago)

Dunedin Campus
Tel +64 3 479 8820
Email susan.sandretto@otago.ac.nz

Biography

I arrived in New Zealand in 1997 from California where I was a Spanish Immersion primary school teacher.  I worked as a research assistant and guest lecturer at the University of Otago in the Faculty of Education and the Higher Education Development Centre from 1999.  I completed my doctorate at Otago in 2004 and was appointed as a lecturer that same year. My research interests include multiliteracies, critical literacy, gender issues in education and practitioner research. I teach across the primary teacher education and education studies programmes and supervise at the postgraduate level.

Publications

Sandretto, S. (2025). Engaging students in dialogue. In J. Abbiss, T. Wendt Samu & M. Thrupp (Eds.), The professional practice of teaching in Aotearoa New Zealand. (7th ed.) (pp. 170-189). Cengage Learning. Chapter in Book - Research

Li, K., Sandretto, S., & Sexton, S. (2024). Neoliberal English private tutoring working culture and tutor identity. Proceedings of the Combined New Zealand Association of Language Teachers (NZALT) Biennial Conference and the Fédération Internationale des Professeurs de Langues Vivantes (FIPLV) World Congress. (pp. 93-94). Retrieved from https://nzalt2024.org/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Wells, P., Tilson, J., & Sandretto, S. (2024, October). Juggling the hybrid thesis in the humanities. College of Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. [Department Seminar]. Other Research Output

Sandretto, S. (2024). Reflecting on and growing your critical literacy pedagogies [Workshop]. Proceedings of the New Zealand Literacy Association (NZLA) National Literacy Symposium: Building resilient minds with critical literacy. Retrieved from https://nzla.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sandretto, S. (2024). Critical literacy: We can't wait any longer to plant the seeds [Keynote]. Proceedings of the New Zealand Literacy Association (NZLA) National Literacy Symposium: Building resilient minds with critical literacy. Retrieved from https://nzla.org.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

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