DrKimberley Pressick-Kilborn

From 2021, Kimberley is an Honorary Industry Fellow, having previously held the position of Senior Lecturer in the Teacher Education program at UTS (2004-2020).

Kimberley received her PhD in 2010 from the University of Sydney. Her thesis, 'Towards a sociocultural theory of interest development', focused on a research project that investigated processes involved in students' development of interest in learning Science and Technology in an authentic classroom context. She received the Beth Southwell Award for an Outstanding Educational Thesis from the NSW Institute for Education Research (2011).

Kimberley's research continues to focus on Science and Technology education and investigations into supporting students' interest in learning. Her projects seek to contribute to innovative teaching in schools and other contexts for learning, and her approach to education research is characterised by collaborations with practitioners. Kimberley has a growing number of publications in these areas and she has delivered related conference presentations within Australia and internationally.

Kimberley began her career as a primary teacher and she has Pre-school to Year 12 teaching experience in the independent school system. She has worked as a classroom teacher and coordinator of gifted education. In 1997, Kimberley was awarded the Teachers Guild of NSW Award for Excellence in the Early Years of Teaching. She has been actively involved in the delivery of professional development courses for inservice teachers for more than 20 years. In 2021, she returned to a primary classroom teaching position. Following time as a Deputy Head of Junior School in 2022-23, Kimberley has recently taken up a research lead role in a Sydney independent boys' school.