Three intersecting and related areas; the role of empathy (Stein 1964) in creative pedagogy and its relationship to education, sociology, psychology (Verducci 2000) and teacher professional learning. My work explores the tensions regarding the areas of empathy, access and equity facilitated through creative practices and pedagogies. My theoretical model of empathy moves from passive modes to transformative praxis (Freire, 1994; Jefferson & Anderson 2017) in applied settings. I research in interdisciplinary spaces particularly in ways that creative pedagogies and theatre making can support and generate transformation in schools and other contexts, including in the Asia Pacific.
