Dr Jeana Kriewaldt (BEd, MEd, PhD) is Associate Professor at the Melbourne Graduate School for Education, University of Melbourne. Jeana began her career as a geography teacher before moving into teacher education. Her research spans geography and sustainability education policy and practice, and the related fields of professional knowledge, curriculum theory, and education policy. Jeana was a chief investigator a project that developed geography teaching standards. In the past decade she has expanded her research to bring distinctive knowledge and insights in teacher professional development