Aspa Baroutsis (PhD) is a senior lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Education. She is known nationally for her research in media sociology, focused on portrayals of teachers, teaching, and schools across traditional print and social media; learning engagement and student voice across mainstream and alternative school settings; and digital pedagogies and school learning spaces that support student belonging and participation. Aspa has been awarded significant research income, including her current Australian Research Council Linkage grant. She has authored over 30 research publications in scholarly journals and with notable book publishers, co-authoring a number of these publications with leading scholars in the field.