Jennifer Gore

Laureate Professor Jenny Gore is Director of the Teachers and Teaching Research Centre at the University of Newcastle in Australia. Her research tackles persistent educational challenges through comprehensive programs of research on teacher development, pedagogical reform, enhancing student outcomes, and the formation of student aspirations. Jenny has been awarded more than $33 million in research funding and her publications have been cited 16,000 times. A recipient of the Paul Brock Memorial Medal in 2018 for outstanding contributions to social justice and evidence-informed policy, practice, and research, Jenny was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of NSW in 2021, recognising NSW leaders in their fields. She has also been recognised by the Australian Council for Deans of Education for outstanding contributions to education reform and as an elected Fellow of the American Educational Research Association for her expertise across diverse research traditions and as a Fellow of The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. Jenny was named Australia’s leading researcher in 2022 in the field of teaching and teacher education, an award that filters for both quality and impact, and was most recently awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2024 Australia Day Honours for significant service to tertiary education.