Anne-Marie Morrissey

Dr Anne-Marie Morrissey is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education in the School of Education at Deakin University. Prior to her university work, Anne-Marie had extensive experience as an early childhood teacher and centre director in preschools, childcare centres and schools in Australia and the United Kingdom. She also had involvement in national quality assurance processes through 11 years’ experience as a moderator with the former National Childcare Accreditation Council. Anne-Marie has played a key role in several research projects. She is a Chief Investigator on the Victorian State Wide Professional Mentoring Program for Early Childhood Teachers, a \$1.3 million partnership with Victoria University and the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.