Associate Professor
Chrystal Whiteford
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Education
Biography
Chrystal is a senior lecturer in early childhood and primary mathematics education at QUT. Her key teaching and research areas include:- STEM education
- Mathematics education in early childhood and primary settings
- Early childhood education and care
Personal details
Positions
- Associate Professor
Faculty of Creative Industries, Education & Social Justice,
School of Education
Keywords
STEM Education, Early Childhood Maths, Primary Maths, Mathematics Education
Research field
Curriculum and pedagogy, Specialist studies in education
Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2020
Qualifications
- PhD (Queensland University of Technology)
Professional memberships and associations
Early Childhood Australia (ECA)
Teaching
Currently, Chrystal is teaching:
- EUB302 - Early Childhood Mathematics Education 2
- EUB208 - Primary Mathematics Curriculum Studies 2
- EAN615 - Mathematics in Early Childhood
- EUN107 - Mathematics and Numeracy 1
Publications
Filter publications:
A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/chrystal.whiteford
Supervision
Current supervisions
- Coaches' Perspectives on Bullying of Coaches in Elite Swimming
MPhil, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Marilyn Campbell - Exploring Bullying of Gifted Students in Saudi Arabia
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Marilyn Campbell - Factors impacting on Australian school staff's intervention in bullying incidents
PhD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Marilyn Campbell - From Belonging to Action: A Longitudinal, Cross-Cultural Mixed-Methods Study of Attribution Pathways and Bystander Behaviour in Adolescent Cyberbullying
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Marilyn Campbell - The Maths Pipeline: From School to Home - Understanding of Parent Mathematics Engagement in Emergency Education
PhD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Grace Sarra - The Transition from Home to Boarding School: An investigative study into the transitional experiences for Year 7 boys from student, parent and staff perspectives
EdD, Associate Supervisor
Other supervisors: Professor Marilyn Campbell - Transitioning into teaching: The evolving stories of early career teachers
EdD, Principal Supervisor
Other supervisors: Associate Professor Denise Beutel
Completed supervisions (Doctorate)
Completed supervisions (Masters by Research)
- Out-of-field teaching in a specialized science high school system in the Philippines: a Bourdieusian perspective (2026)
- Children's perspectives of what they want others to do when told about victimization (2024)
- Two-Way Dialogue on Akatyerr (Desert Raisin) in a Female Indigenous Middle Years Class: Towards Cultural Inclusivity in Mathematics Curriculum and Pedagogic Practice (2022)
Supervision topics
The supervisions listed above are only a selection.