Angelina trained as a primary teacher and began her career in education in 1990. Before moving into the university sector, Angelina taught for 16 year in Queensland State Schools, including Caboolture SS, Healy SS (Mt Isa) and Pacific Paradise SS. Angelina has also spent time teaching English to secondary school students in Shanghai whilst on a teaching exchange.

As a lecturer in the School of Education and the Arts, Angelina's main role involves coordinating and teaching pre-service teachers during their professional experience placements. Angelina is currently the Head of Program for the Bachelor of Education (Primary). As an Early Career Researcher, Angelina's key research interests focus on the professional experience in initial teacher education, mentoring and the relationships formed between pre-service teachers and mentor teachers, workplace learning and teacher professional development. Angelina's doctoral research investigated the use of alternative mentoring models for pre-service teacher education placements. Angelina's research has been published both nationally and internationally, and she regularly presents at education conferences.

Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education

Griffith University

University of South Australia

Central Queensland University

'Valuing Quality Teaching' Student Choice Award 2010 - Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education

'Valuing Quality Teaching' Student Choice Award 2011 - Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education 

Dotcom kids go with the flow - The Sunday Mail (Qld) 3/4/11 - Kathleen Donaghey (Author)

Angelina taught in Queensland primary schools for 16 years before joining the School of Education and the Artsat Central Queensland University as a lecturer in education. Angelina has wide experience in education and mentored many pre-service teachers as a classroom teacher.

1. Social Educator's Association of Queensland (SEAQ)
2. Australian Association of Researchers in Education (AARE)
3. Australian Teacher Educator's Association (ATEA)

Angelina is currently the Vice President of SEAQ

Angelina is interested in the professional placement in pre-service teacher education. In particular she has a keen interest in the professional relationships that occur between mentor teachers and pre-service teachers during the professional placement. Angelina is also interested in what makes an effective mentor and how this might impact on the future development of quality teachers. Angelina is also interested in professional development for teachers, particularly those who mentor pre-service teachers.