Diane Hansford is a lecturer in English, literacies and language education, working in teacher education within the School of Education (Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education) at the University of New England (UNE), Armidale. Diane is an experienced teacher, having worked in primary schools, universities and in professional development for teachers. Her areas of expertise include primary English, literacy and EAL/D teaching.
Prior to working at UNE, Diane worked as a primary school teacher; English Second Language teacher; Multicultural/ESL Advisor with Catholic Education in Sydney; and Curriculum Consultant K–12 in the northwest region of New South Wales. Diane is currently President of the Australian Literacy Educators’ Association (ALEA), Northern NSW Local Council.