Dr Amy Claughton is a lecturer in disability and inclusion with a focus on Trauma-Aware education. Her work is grounded in social justice and informed by the social model of disability. She explores the use of accessible and inclusive frameworks in both the school and tertiary contexts.  

Amy’s research interests include play, agency and inclusion. She also has a strong interest in Trauma-Aware practice and the role of educators responding to students’ experiences with trauma. She explores the systemic, structural and practical conditions that influence the shape and effectiveness of these approaches. Her methodological expertise includes Mosaic Approach, ethnography and dialogic exchange.  

Expanding on Amy’s area of interest is the experiences of parents who are also teachers. Amy has explored the tensions of parents who teach in navigating challenges in education. This includes how parents who teach navigate the education system when they parent children with dis/ability.  

Nature and its role in play and healing is also an area of interest for Amy. She has engaged in research about nature play, and its importance to risk, development and connection. She is passionate about play in all its forms, and explores its role in agency, development and nature.