Dr Satine Winter ~ Lecturer

Dr Satine Winter is a Lecturer in Inclusive Education and Educational Psychology in Education at the undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Disability/Diversity

Dr Winter is proactive about realising the rights of children and adults with disability and those from diverse backgrounds in society. Satine’s experience with disability and diversity spans raising children who identify as having autism, multiple disabilities or as gifted/twice-exceptional, teaching in special and inclusive education including mainstream settings and teaching in the higher education sector in Initial Teacher Education undergraduate and postgraduate courses including inclusive education, special education, indigenous education and disability/diversity. 

Expertise

Dr Winter's expertise is specifically in Autism Spectrum Disorders, families of children with ASD, collaborating with parents and professionals and the rights of children with disabilities. Satine's experience includes teaching autism postgraduate courses in the Autism Centre of Excellence, Griffith University. Satine's expertise also covers:

• Universal Design for Learning,
• Differentiation & Adjustments
• Disability & Diversity across multiple educational settings
• Nationally Consistent Collection of Data (NCCD)

Research

Dr Winter is a Fellow with The Cairns Institute, James Cook University and an Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith Institute for Educational Research, Griffith University.

Satine actively researches in the field of autism, disability, inclusive education, policy/legislation and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and is passionate about translating research into practice. For example, please see the Autism CRC Knowledge Centre - Structured Teaching for some examples of an eLearning package developed by Dr Satine Winter for teachers on how to help students with autism (& others) in the mainstream classroom with executive functioning skills. The page is still being updated by the Autism CRC.

Partnerships - Catholic Education

Dr Satine Winter is a member of the Catholic Education Community Consultative Committee and welcomes communication, contact or enquiries in her role as a member on this committee about the current Catholic Secondary College being built and co-located on the JCU Cairns campus.

Teaching

• ED1481: Educational Psychology: Learners and Learning (Level 1; TSV)
• ED3442: Inclusive Education: Differentiated Learning for Students with Special Needs and Abilities (Level 3; CNS & TSV)
• ED4991: Independent Study 1 (Level 4; TSV)
• ED5960: Teaching for Learning in Diverse Primary School Contexts (Level 5; CNS)
• ED5965: Teaching for Learning in Diverse Secondary School Contexts (Level 5; CNS)

Interests

Research

• Autism Spectrum Disorders Inclusive/Special Education Teaching to Diversity & Disability Differentiation Universal Design for Learning Sociology of Disability Disability & Education Policy/Legislation Human Rights National Disability Insurance Scheme Defence Families & Defence Special Needs Parent/Professional Training and Collaboration

Experience

• 2020 to present - First Year Exp Coordinator, CASE - Education (Cairns)
• 2019 to present - Fellow, The Cairns Institute, JCU (Cairns)
• 2018 to present - Adjunct Research Fellow, GIER, Griffith University (Brisbane)

Research Disciplines

• Curriculum and pedagogy (3901)
• Specialist studies in education (3904)

Awards

• 2010 - Australian Association for Special Education Brisbane Branch Award
• 2009 - National Innovative Curriculum Award ~ Australian Curriculum Studies Association

Memberships

• 2007 - Golden Key International Honour Society

Other

• 2013 to 2015 - University Council (Board) Member, Griffith University
• 2007 to 2009 - University Council (Board) Member, Griffith University

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Reitano P and Winter S (2017) Negotiating the teaching of history in times of curriculum reform: the narrative accounts of four Australian primary teachers. The Curriculum Journal, 28 (3), Article: 7, pp. 403-420, DOI:10.1080/09585176.2016.1270218.

Book Chapters

• Winter S (2019) Special Education: from disability to exceptionality. In: Encyclopaedia of the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Quality Education. Springer, Cham, Switzerland

Advisory Accreditation: I can be on your Advisory Panel as a Secondary Advisor.

These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• The impact of personality on academic help seeking in tertiary education and its long-term effects on student retention. (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Intersectionality: What Constitutes Effective Teaching Practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Students with Disability (PhD , Secondary Advisor)