Susie is a Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education.  She has a Bachelor of Early Childhood Education from the University of South Australia, a Master's of Gifted Education from Flinders University and a PhD in Early Childhood Education from the University of South Australia. Susie is currently on secondment to the Office for Early Childhood Development to implement the recommendations from the Royal Commission into Early Childhood Education and Care. Susie was highly involved in the Royal Commission in 2023, appearing as an expert witness before the Hon. Julia Gillard and writing multiple submissions that informed the 43 recommendations in the final report. Susie has over twenty years' experience in leadership and teaching in the preschool and schooling sectors in South Australia. Her PhD research examined the teacher self-efficacy beliefs of early years teachers in South Australia utilising a qualitative multiple case study design.  The study was underpinned by Social Cognitive and Ecological theories. Her research examined the teacher's self-efficacy beliefs, sources of their beliefs and the influence of their beliefs on their practice. The study proposed an Ecological Framework for Teacher Self-Efficacy Development situating teacher self-efficacy formation and development within an enabling ecological system. Susie's research has significantly informed her work in supporting preservice teachers transition to graduate teachers by engaging with democratic pedagogies to co-design supportive learning frameworks in initial teacher education programs.