Donna Pendergast

Donna Pendergast is the Arts, Education and Law Group Director of Engagement at Griffith University, Australia. She is former Dean of the School of Education and Professional Studies for fourteen years at Griffith University, Australia. She specialises in early and middle years research and teacher education, school reform, and student engagement. Donna received the Research Supervision Award in the 2017 Griffith University Vice Chancellor's Research Excellence Awards and in 2018 she was...See more

Donna Pendergast is the Arts, Education and Law Group Director of Engagement at Griffith University, Australia. She is former Dean of the School of Education and Professional Studies for fourteen years at Griffith University, Australia. She specialises in early and middle years research and teacher education, school reform, and student engagement. Donna received the Research Supervision Award in the 2017 Griffith University Vice Chancellor's Research Excellence Awards and in 2018 she was honored with the Australian Council for Educational Leadership Miller-Grassie Award for Outstanding Leadership in Education. In 2022 she was awarded the Outstanding Contribution to Education Award from the Australian Council of Deans of Education. See less